- Copa Mercosur
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Copa Mercosur Founded 1998 Region South America (CONMEBOL) Number of teams 20 Most successful club 
Palmeiras (2)The Copa Mercosur (English: Mercosur Cup, Portuguese: Copa Mercosul) was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement to CONMEBOL Cup. It was later replaced by Copa Sudamericana in 2002.
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Format
Twenty teams played in the tournament. The teams were divided in five groups of four teams each and the matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best three runners-up qualified for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, the semifinals were played in two legs. In 1998 and 2000 the finals were played in three legs. In 1999 and 2001 the finals were played in two legs.
Finals
Key
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time * Bold – Indicates the winner in two-legged finals Year Country Home team Score Away team Country Venue Location Refs 1998 BRACruzeiro 2–1 Palmeiras BRAMineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil BRAPalmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro BRAPalestra Itália São Paulo, Brazil BRAPalmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro BRAPalestra Itália São Paulo, Brazil Palmeiras won 6–3 on points 1999 BRAFlamengo 4–3 Palmeiras BRAEngenhão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BRAPalmeiras 3–3 Flamengo BRAPalestra Itália São Paulo, Brazil Flamengo won 4–1 on points 2000 BRAVasco da Gama 2–0 Palmeiras BRASão Januário Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BRAPalmeiras 0–1 Vasco da Gama BRAPalestra Itália São Paulo, Brazil BRAPalmeiras 3–4 Vasco da Gama BRAPalestra Itália São Paulo, Brazil Vasco da Gama won 6–3 on points 2001 BRAFlamengo 0–0 San Lorenzo 
ARGMaracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ARGSan Lorenzo 1–1 Flamengo BRAPedro Bidegain Buenos Aires, Argentina Tied 2–2 on aggregate; San Lorenzo won 4–3 on penalties* Performances
By club
Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Palmeiras1 2 1998 1999, 2000 Flamengo1 1 1999 2001 San Lorenzo1 0 2001 — Vasco da Gama1 0 2000 — Cruzeiro0 1 — 1998 By country
Country Won Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up Brazil3 4 Flamengo (1); Palmeiras (1); Vasco da Gama (1) Palmeiras (2); Flamengo (1); Cruzeiro (1) Argentina1 0 San Lorenzo (1) — See also
References
Copa CONMEBOL era, 1992–1999Seasons Copa Merconorte era, 1998–2001Seasons Copa Mercosur era, 1998–2001Seasons Football in South America (CONMEBOL) Argentina (AFA)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Primera División · Copa Argentina
Bolivia (FBF)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Liga de Fútbol Profesional · Copa Aerosur Brazil (CBF)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Série A · Copa do Brasil
Chile (FFC)
Colombia (FCF)
Ecuador (FEF)
Paraguay (APF)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Primera División
Peru (FPF)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Primera División
Uruguay (AUF)National team · Women's national team · Under-20 National team · Under-17 National team · Primera División
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- Defunct CONMEBOL club competitions
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