2000 Copa dos Campeões

The 2000 Copa dos Campeões was the first edition of the football competition held in Brazil. It was carried out in a neutral field in two states in the Northeast Region — Alagoas and Paraíba.[1]

2000 Copa dos Campeões
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates22 June – 25 July
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsSão Paulo (state) Palmeiras (1st title)
Runner-upPernambuco Sport
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)4 players
(3 goals each)
2001 →

In the final, Palmeiras defeated Sport 2–1 to win their first title and a place in the group stage of the 2001 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification
  América Mineiro 2000 Copa Sul-Minas champions
  Cruzeiro 2000 Copa Sul-Minas runners-up
  Flamengo 2000 Campeonato Carioca champions
  Goiás 2000 Copa Centro-Oeste champions
  Palmeiras 2000 Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions
  São Paulo 2000 Campeonato Paulista champions
  São Raimundo 2000 Copa Norte champions
  Sport 2000 Copa Nordeste champions
  Vitória 2000 Copa Nordeste runners-up

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Goiás (A) 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Vitória (A) 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3   São Raimundo 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo   4–2   Goiás 3–2 1–0
Palmeiras   4–2   Cruzeiro 3–1 1–1
América Mineiro   2–4   Sport 2–1 0–3
São Paulo   2–0   Vitória 0–0 2–0

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo   2–2   Palmeiras 2–1 0–1
Sport   4–3   São Paulo 1–2 3–1

Final

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Palmeiras  2–1  Sport
Asprilla   32'
Alberto   54'
Report Nildo   90+1'

References

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  1. ^ "História da Copa dos Campeões". Folha Online. 22 April 2003.
  2. ^ "Palmeiras ampliou rol de títulos nacionais há 20 anos na Copa dos Campeões". UOL. 17 July 2020.