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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Merconorte
| yearr = 2000
| image = 
| size = <!-- in pixels; just enter an integer-->
| alt = 
| caption = 
| dates = 4 July – 9 November 2000
| num_teams = 16
| associations = 7
| champion_other = {{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|COL}} [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]
| matches = 54
| goals = 148
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|COL}} [[León Darío Muñoz]] (6)
| prevseason = [[1999 Copa Merconorte|1999]]
| nextseason = [[2001 Copa Merconorte|2001]]
| updated = 
}}

The '''2000 Copa Merconorte''' was the 3rd edition of [[Football (soccer)|association football]] tournament [[Copa Merconorte]] held in 2000. [[Atlético Nacional]] of [[Colombia]] beat another Colombian club, [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]], in the final.

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=125|Country
!width=150|Team
|-
|rowspan="1"|{{BOL}}<br /><small>(1 berth)</small>
|[[The Strongest]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{COL}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small>
|[[América de Cali]]
|-
|[[Atlético Nacional]]
|-
|[[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica]]<br /><small>(1 berth)</small>
|[[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{ECU}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small>
|[[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] 
|-
|[[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]]
|-
| [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] 
|-
|rowspan="4"|{{MEX}}<br /><small>(4 berths)</small>
|[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
|-
|[[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]
|-
|[[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]  
|-
|[[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]]  
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{PER}}<br /><small>(3 berths)</small>
|[[Alianza Lima]] 
|-
|[[Sporting Cristal]]
|-
| [[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]] 
|-
|rowspan="1"|{{VEN}}<br /><small>(1 berth)</small>
|[[Estudiantes de Mérida]]
|-
|}

==Group stage==
Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first placed team advanced to the second round.

===Group A===
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|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=GUA|name_GUA={{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
|team2=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]]
|team3=EST|name_EST={{flagicon|VEN}} [[Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club|Estudiantes de Mérida]]
|team4=AME|name_AME={{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]]

|win_GUA=3|draw_GUA=2|loss_GUA=1|gf_GUA=12|ga_GUA=7
|win_NAC=2|draw_NAC=3|loss_NAC=1|gf_NAC=7|ga_NAC=6
|win_EST=2|draw_EST=1|loss_EST=3|gf_EST=9|ga_EST=11
|win_AME=1|draw_AME=2|loss_AME=3|gf_AME=3|ga_AME=7

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to [[#Semifinals|Semifinals]] 
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=

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|match_AME_NAC=0–0
|match_AME_EST=1–2
|match_AME_GUA=1–0

|match_NAC_AME=1–0
|match_NAC_EST=2–1
|match_NAC_GUA=3–3

|match_EST_AME=3–0
|match_EST_NAC=1–1
|match_EST_GUA=2–3

|match_GUA_AME=1–1
|match_GUA_NAC=1–0
|match_GUA_EST=4–0

}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL  |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=ATL|name_ATL={{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
|team2=ALA|name_ALA={{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
|team3=NEC|name_NEC={{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]
|team4=ALI|name_ALI={{flagicon|Peru}} [[Alianza Lima]]

|win_ATL=3|draw_ATL=1|loss_ATL=2|gf_ATL=10|ga_ATL=8
|win_ALA=2|draw_ALA=3|loss_ALA=1|gf_ALA=9|ga_ALA=7
|win_NEC=1|draw_NEC=4|loss_NEC=1|gf_NEC=5|ga_NEC=5
|win_ALI=1|draw_ALI=2|loss_ALI=3|gf_ALI=6|ga_ALI=10

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to [[#Semifinals|Semifinals]] 
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->
|match_ALA_ATL=3–0
|match_ALA_ALI=2–1
|match_ALA_NEC=2–2

|match_ALI_ATL=2–3
|match_ALI_ALA=1–1
|match_ALI_NEC=1–0

|match_ATL_ALA=2–0
|match_ATL_ALI=4–1
|match_ATL_NEC=0–0

|match_NEC_ALA=1–1
|match_NEC_ALI=0–0
|match_NEC_ATL=2–1

}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL  |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=MIL|name_MIL={{flagicon|COL}} [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]]
|team2=TOL|name_TOL={{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]]
|team3=BAR|name_BAR={{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]]
|team4=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} [[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]

|win_MIL=3|draw_MIL=3|loss_MIL=0|gf_MIL=11|ga_MIL=6
|win_TOL=2|draw_TOL=2|loss_TOL=2|gf_TOL=15|ga_TOL=11
|win_BAR=1|draw_BAR=3|loss_BAR=2|gf_BAR=6|ga_BAR=10
|win_UNI=1|draw_UNI=2|loss_UNI=3|gf_UNI=7|ga_UNI=12

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to [[#Semifinals|Semifinals]] 
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->
|match_BAR_MIL=0–2
|match_BAR_TOL=2–0
|match_BAR_UNI=1–1

|match_MIL_BAR=1–1
|match_MIL_TOL=5–5
|match_MIL_UNI=1–0

|match_TOL_BAR=4–0
|match_TOL_MIL=0–0
|match_TOL_UNI=4–1

|match_UNI_BAR=2–2
|match_UNI_TOL=3–2
|match_UNI_MIL=0–2

}}

===Group D===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL  |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|section=Group D
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=EME|name_EME={{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]]
|team2=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|Peru}} [[Sporting Cristal]]
|team3=PAC|name_PAC={{flagicon|Mexico}} [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]
|team4=ORI|name_ORI={{flagicon|BOL}} [[Oriente Petrolero]]

|win_EME=3|draw_EME=1|loss_EME=2|gf_EME=6|ga_EME=5
|win_CRI=2|draw_CRI=3|loss_CRI=1|gf_CRI=10|ga_CRI=6
|win_PAC=3|draw_PAC=0|loss_PAC=3|gf_PAC=6|ga_PAC=7
|win_ORI=1|draw_ORI=2|loss_ORI=3|gf_ORI=7|ga_ORI=11

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to [[#Semifinals|Semifinals]] 
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->
|match_EME_PAC=1–0
|match_EME_ORI=2–1
|match_EME_CRI=1–0

|match_PAC_EME=1–0
|match_PAC_ORI=2–1
|match_PAC_CRI=1–0

|match_ORI_EME=0–0
|match_ORI_PAC=3–1
|match_ORI_CRI=1–1

|match_CRI_EME=2–2
|match_CRI_PAC=2–1
|match_CRI_ORI=5–1

}}

==Semifinals==
===First leg===

{{footballbox
|date = October 18
|team1 =  [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] {{flagicon|Mexico}}
|goals1 = [[Marco Antonio Ruiz|Ruiz]] 75'
|score = 1&ndash;1
|report= 
|team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
|goals2 = [[Víctor Aristizábal|Aristizábal]] 73'
|stadium = [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = October 19
|team1 =  [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] {{flagicon|Ecuador}}
|goals1 = [[Alejandro Kenig|Kenig]] 6' ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen]]), 52'<br />[[Carlos Juarez (footballer)|Juarez]] 8'
|score = 3&ndash;3
|report= 
|team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Millonarios]]
|goals2 = [[Raúl Ramírez (footballer)|Ramírez]] 4'<br />[[Xavier Jiménez|Jiménez]] 20'<br />[[Jaime Suárez|Suárez]] 80' 
|stadium = [[Estadio George Capwell]], [[Guayaquil]]}}

===Second leg===

{{footballbox
|date = October 25
|team1 =  [[Atlético Nacional]] {{flagicon|Colombia}}
|goals1 = [[León Darío Muñoz|Muñoz]] 20',35'<br />[[Víctor Aristizábal|Aristizábal]] 54' ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen]])
|score = 3&ndash;3
|report= <small>([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen]] 4&ndash;2)</small>
|team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] 
|goals2 = [[Marco Antonio Ruiz|Ruiz]] 24'<br />[[Ramón Morales|Morales]] 43'<br />[[Alejandro Nava|Nava]] 90'
|stadium = [[Estadio Atanasio Girardot]], [[Medellín]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = October 26
|team1 =  [[Millonarios]]{{flagicon|Colombia}}
|goals1 = [[Oscar Millán]] 12'<br />[[Andrés Eduardo Pérez|Pérez]] 53'
|score = 2&ndash;0
|report= 
|team2 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Nemesio Camacho]], [[Bogotá]]}}

==Finals==
===First leg===
{{footballbox
|date = November 2
|team1 =  [[Millonarios]]{{flagicon|Colombia}}
|goals1 = 
|score = 0&ndash;0
|report= 
|team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[Nemesio Camacho]], [[Bogotá]]}}

===Second leg===

{{footballbox
| date = November 9
| time = 
| team1 = [[Atlético Nacional]]{{flagicon|Colombia}}
| goals1 = [[Tressor Moreno|Moreno]] 8'<br />[[Víctor Aristizábal|Aristizábal]] 49'
| score = 2&ndash;1
| report = 
| team2 = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Millonarios]]
| goals2 = [[Juan Carlos Jiménez|Jiménez]] 56'
| stadium = [[Atanasio Girardot]], [[Medellín]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

==Champion==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Copa Merconorte <br />2000 Winners
|-
|{{flagicon|COL|size=100px}}<br />'''[[Atlético Nacional]]'''<br/>'''Second Title'''
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2000&slangab=S 2000 Copa Merconorte game summaries]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_estadisticas.jsp?evento=1092&ano=2000&slangab=S 2000 Copa Merconorte stats]

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