2001 Copa América Group A Explained

Group A of the 2001 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2001 Copa América. It comprised Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Group play ran from 11 to 17 July 2001.

Colombia won the group and faced Peru, the second-best third-placed finishers, in the quarter-finals. Chile finished second and faced Mexico—the runners-up of Group B—in the quarter-finals. Ecuador and Venezuela finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

All times are in local, Colombia Time .

Matches

Ecuador vs Chile

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GK 12Oswaldo Ibarra
DF 4 Ulises de la Cruz
DF 3 Iván Hurtado
DF 17Giovanny Espinoza
DF 6 Raúl Guerrón
MF 19
MF 20
MF 10
MF 16
FW 13Ángel Fernández
FW 11
Substitutions:
DF 18
MF 21
FW 8
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
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GK 1 Sergio Vargas
DF 5
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
DF 16Ricardo Rojas
DF 14Mauricio Aros
MF 17
MF 18Marco Villaseca
MF 3
MF 8 Alejandro Osorio
FW 9
FW 15
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 13
DF 4
Manager:
Pedro García

Colombia vs Venezuela

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GK 1 Óscar Córdoba
DF 16Jersson González
DF 2
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 4 Roberto Carlos Cortés
MF 20Gerardo Bedoya
MF 13
MF 24Giovanni Hernández
MF 19Freddy Grisales
FW 10
FW 18
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 7
MF 8
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
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GK 1 Rafael Dudamel
DF 2
DF 3 José Manuel Rey
DF 4 Wilfredo Alvarado
DF 17Jorge Rojas
MF 5 Miguel Mea Vitali
MF 8 Luis Vera
MF 11
MF 18
FW 7
FW 9
Substitutions:
MF 14
FW 16
MF 15
Manager:
Richard Páez

Chile vs Venezuela

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GK 1 Sergio Vargas
DF 5
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
DF 16Ricardo Rojas
DF 14
MF 17
MF 18Marco Villaseca
MF 19Pablo Galdames
MF 8
FW 9 Reinaldo Navia
FW 15
Substitutions:
DF 4
DF 7
MF 11
Manager:
Pedro García
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GK 1 Rafael Dudamel
DF 3 José Manuel Rey
DF 4
DF 6 Elvis Martínez
DF 13Leonel Vielma
MF 5
MF 8 Luis Vera
MF 10
MF 11
MF 18
FW 7
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 15
MF 20
Manager:
Richard Páez

Colombia vs Ecuador

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GK 1 Óscar Córdoba
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 2 Iván Córdoba
DF 16Jersson González
DF 20Gerardo Bedoya
MF 17Juan Carlos Ramírez
MF 13John Restrepo
MF 24
MF 19Freddy Grisales
FW 15Elkin Murillo
FW 10
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 23
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
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GK 1 José Cevallos
DF 3 Iván Hurtado
DF 4 Ulises de la Cruz
DF 6
DF 17Giovanny Espinoza
MF 5 Juan Carlos Burbano
MF 10
MF 18
MF 19Édison Méndez
FW 11Agustín Delgado
FW 13Ángel Fernández
Substitutions:
MF 20
MF 21
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Ecuador vs Venezuela

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GK 12Oswaldo Ibarra
DF 3 Iván Hurtado
DF 4 Ulises de la Cruz
DF 6
DF 17Giovanny Espinoza
MF 5 Juan Carlos Burbano
MF 16
MF 19Édison Méndez
MF 21
FW 11Agustín Delgado
FW 13Ángel Fernández
Substitutions:
MF 7
DF 18
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
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GK 1 Rafael Dudamel
DF 3 José Manuel Rey
DF 4 Wilfredo Alvarado
DF 6 Elvis Martínez
DF 13Leonel Vielma
MF 5
MF 8
MF 10Gabriel Urdaneta
MF 11
MF 18
FW 7 Daniel Noriega
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 14
MF 15
Manager:
Richard Páez

Colombia vs Chile

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GK 12Miguel Calero
DF 14Iván López
DF 2
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 20Gerardo Bedoya
MF 6
MF 17Juan Carlos Ramírez
MF 24
MF 19Freddy Grisales
FW 10
FW 15
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 11
MF 23
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
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GK 1 Sergio Vargas
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
DF 16Ricardo Rojas
DF 2
DF 7 Eros Pérez
MF 3 Claudio Maldonado
MF 18Marco Villaseca
MF 19
MF 11
FW 9
FW 15
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 10
MF 20
Manager:
Pedro García

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