| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August – 20 December 2000 | 
| Teams | 20 (from 5 associations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Vasco da Gama (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Palmeiras | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 75 | 
| Goals scored | 239 (3.19 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Romário (11 goals) | 
The Copa Mercosur 2000 was the 3rd staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 1 August 2000 and concluded on 20 December 2000 with Vasco da Gama beating Palmeiras in the final.
Participants
| Country | Team | 
|---|---|
|  Argentina (6 berths) | Boca Juniors | 
| Independiente | |
| River Plate | |
| Rosario Central | |
| San Lorenzo | |
| Vélez Sársfield | |
|  Brazil (7 berths) | Atlético Mineiro | 
| Corinthians | |
| Cruzeiro | |
| Flamengo | |
| Palmeiras | |
| São Paulo | |
| Vasco da Gama | |
|  Chile (3 berths) | Colo-Colo | 
| Universidad Católica | |
| Universidad de Chile | |
| .svg.png.webp) Paraguay (2 berths) | Cerro Porteño | 
| Olimpia | |
|  Uruguay (2 berths) | Nacional | 
| Peñarol | |
Details
- The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays the other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up.
- From the quarter finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  RIV |  FLA |  VEL |  UC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  River Plate | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Universidad de Chile | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 
Source: 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  CRU |  PAL |  IND |  CAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Independiente | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 |  Universidad Católica | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | — | 
Source: 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  ROS |  SAO |  CER |  COL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rosario Central | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 4–4 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Colo Colo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 
Source: 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  BOC |  NAC |  OLI |  COR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Olimpia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 0–1 | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 |  Corinthians | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 
Source: 
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  MIN |  VAS |  PEÑ |  SAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 |  Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Peñarol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 |  San Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 
Source: 
Quarter-finals
First leg
| Flamengo  | 1–2 |  River Plate | 
|---|---|---|
| Juan  66' |  51' Saviola  81' Ortega | 
| Atlético Mineiro  | 2–0 |  Boca Juniors | 
|---|---|---|
| Marques  45' Capria  81' | 
Second leg
| River Plate  | 4–3 |  Flamengo | 
|---|---|---|
| Saviola  53' Aimar  83' Cardetti  87' Ortega  90' |  46' Edílson  64' Juan  84' Petković | 
River Plate won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Rosario Central  | 1–0 |  Vasco da Gama | 
|---|---|---|
| Díaz  90' | 
1–1 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won 5–4 on penalties.
Palmeiras won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Boca Juniors  | 2–2 |  Atlético Mineiro | 
|---|---|---|
| Barijho  10', 42' |  38' Cláudio Caçapa  90' André Neles[1] | 
Atlético Mineiro won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
| River Plate  | 1–4 |  Vasco da Gama | 
|---|---|---|
| Cardetti  71' |  22' Romário  32' Júnior Baiano  51'Juninho Paulista  65'Pedrinho | 
| Palmeiras  | 4–1 |  Atlético Mineiro | 
|---|---|---|
| Tuta  1', 43' Paulo Turra  3' Basílio  78' |  64' (pen.) Cláudio Caçapa | 
Second leg
| Vasco da Gama  | 1–0 |  River Plate | 
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Paulista  46' | 
Vasco da Gama won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Atlético Mineiro  | 0–2 |  Palmeiras | 
|---|---|---|
|  46' Tuta  87' Juninho | 
Palmeiras won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Vasco da Gama  | 2–0 |  Palmeiras | 
|---|---|---|
| Juninho Pernambucano  45' Romário  77' | 
Second leg
| Palmeiras  | 1–0 |  Vasco da Gama | 
|---|---|---|
| Neném  21' | 
Final
| Palmeiras  | 3–4 |  Vasco da Gama | 
|---|---|---|
| Arce  36' (pen.) Magrão  37' Tuta  45+1' |  59' (pen.), 69' (pen.), 93' Romário  86' Juninho Paulista | 
| Copa Mercosur 2000 Winner | 
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| Vasco da Gama First Title | 
References
- ↑ Note: At that time, he was known simply as André.
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