- Copa Merconorte
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Copa Merconorte Founded 1998 Region Northern South America
(CONMEBOL)Number of teams Varied per year Most successful club 
Atlético Nacional
(two titles)The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico. The name was a counterpart to the Copa Mercosur, which was based on the actual Mercosur economic pact between Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile (no Merconorte trade bloc actually exists). It was superseded by the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.
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Format
In 1998 and 1999, twelve teams played in the competition. The teams were divided in three groups of four teams each. The matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best runner-up qualified for the semifinals. The semifinals were played in two legs, as well as the finals. In 1999, the Bolivian teams played a qualifying playoff before the first phase of Copa Merconorte.
In 2000 and 2001, sixteen teams played in the competition. The teams were divided in four groups of four teams each. The matches were played in two legs. The group winners qualified for the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals were played in two legs.
Winners
Key
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time * Bold – Indicates the winner in two-legged finals Finals
Year Country Home team Score Away team Country Venue Location Refs 1998 COLAtlético Nacional 3–0 Deportivo Cali COLAtanasio Girardot Medellín, Colombia COLDeportivo Cali 1–1 Atlético Nacional COLPascual Guerrero Cali, Colombia Atlético Nacional won 4–1 on aggregate 1999 COLAmérica de Cali 1–2 Santa Fe COLPascual Guerrero Cali, Colombia COLSanta Fe 0–1 América de Cali COLNemesio Camacho Bogotá, Colombia Tied 2–2 on aggregate; América de Cali won 5–3 on penalties* 2000 COLMillonarios 0–0 Atlético Nacional COLNemesio Camacho Bogotá, Colombia COLAtlético Nacional 2–1 Millonarios COLAtanasio Girardot Medellín, Colombia Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate 2001 COLMillonarios 1–1 Emelec 
ECUNemesio Camacho Bogotá, Colombia ECUEmelec 1–1 Millonarios COLGeorge Capwell Guayaquil, Ecuador Tied 2–2 on aggregate; Millonarios won 3–1 on penalties* Performances
By club
Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up Atlético Nacional2 0 1998, 2000 — Millonarios1 1 2001 2000 América de Cali1 0 1999 — Deportivo Cali0 1 — 1998 Emelec0 1 — 2001 Santa Fe0 1 — 1999 By city
City Won Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up Medellín2 0 Atlético Nacional (2) — Bogotá1 2 Millonarios (1) Millonarios (1); Santa Fe (1) Cali1 1 América de Cali (1) Deportivo Cali (1) Guayaquil0 1 — Emelec (1) By country
Country Won Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up Colombia4 3 Atlético Nacional (2); Millonarios (1); América de Cali (1) Deportivo Cali (1); Millonarios (1); Santa Fe (1) Ecuador0 1 — Emelec (1) Clubs
By semifinal appearances
Team Number of
AppearancesYears in Semifinals Millonarios3 1998, 2000, 2001 Atlético Nacional2 1998, 2000 Emelec2 2000, 2001 
Alianza Lima1 1999 América de Cali1 1999 
Caracas1 1999 Deportivo Cali1 1998 El Nacional1 1998 
Guadalajara1 2000 Necaxa1 2001 Santa Fe1 1999 Santos Laguna1 2001 By nation
Country Semifinals Number of Clubs Clubs Colombia8 5 Millonarios (3), Atlético Nacional (2), América de Cali (1), Deportivo Cali (1), Santa Fe (1) Mexico3 3 Guadalajara (1), Necaxa (1), Santos Laguna (1) Ecuador2 2 El Nacional (1), Emelec (1) Peru1 1 Alianza Lima (1) Venezuela1 1 Caracas (1) Number of participating clubs by nation
Nation Number of clubs Clubs Colombia5 América de Cali, Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Santa Fe Mexico5 Guadalajara, Necaxa, Pachuca, Santos Laguna, Toluca Ecuador4 Aucas, Barcelona, Emelec, El Nacional Peru3 Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Universitario 
Bolivia3 Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, The Strongest Venezuela3 Caracas, Deportivo Italchacao, Estudiantes de Mérida 
United States2 Kansas City Wizards, MetroStars 
Costa Rica1 Alajuelense See also
References
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