2001 Copa Bolivia Explained

Copa Bolivia
Year:	2001
Country:	Bolivia
Defending Champions:	The Strongest
Champions:	Bolívar (4th title)
Runner-Up:	Real Santa Cruz
Prevseason:	2000
Nextseason:	2002

This is the sixth edition of Copa Bolivia. This season have different format. Defending champions are The Strongest after beating in Montero 3-1 Guabirá. In the 2000 final occurred an incident when Guabira was losing 0-2 La Barra Brava of Guabira throw a lot of firework to The Strongest team and also the referee. Iberoamericana and Real Santa Cruz withdrawn from this tournament.

First stage

Second stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up and third place advance to the third stage (For Pando and Tarija Winners and runner-up)
4th placed teams enter to the Loser's Round (For Pando and Tarija 3rd place).

La Paz

Estadio Hernando Siles is the stadium chosen.
Mariscal del alto Qualified as the best loser

Santa Cruz

Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera is the stadium chosen.

Cochabamba

Estadio Felix Capriles is the chosen stadium.

Tarija

Tarija and Pando would only have six teams because of the Bolivian Football Clubs Ranking.
Estadio IV Centenário would host all the matches.

Pando

Estadio Gran Cobija would host the matches.

Beni

Estadio Gran Mamoré would host the matches.

Group stage

Note that Oruro Royal withdrawal from the group as their plane crashed in Los Andes, but they'll play in Loser's Round.

Group AStandingsResults

Group BStandingsResults

Loser's round

The last 14th

Mariscal del Alto Qualified as the best loser.
The rules of the loser's round is that the 2 teams team that score more goal than the other they

'll qualify for the las 6th.

Loser's round

The last 8th

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

For the first time the final will be play in an exterior country and that's in Ecuador the decision was made by Bolivian Football Federation.