| Copa Mercosur | |
| Organiser: | CONMEBOL |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| Region: | South America |
| Number Of Teams: | 20 |
| Related Comps: | Copa Merconorte |
| Most Successful Club: |  Palmeiras Flamengo Vasco San Lorenzo (1 title each) |
| Broadcasters: | PSN |
| American: | yes |
The Copa Mercosur (pronounced as /es/, Portuguese: Copa Mercosul pronounced as /pt/, "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up, together with the Copa Merconorte, as natural replacement to the CONMEBOL Cup. These two, Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur, were replaced in 2002 by the Copa Sudamericana.
Twenty teams played in the tournament. The teams were divided in five groups of four teams each and the matches were played in two legs. The group winners and the best three runners-up qualified for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, the semifinals were played in two legs. In 1998 and 2000 the finals were played in three legs. In 1999 and 2001 the finals were played in two legs.
Throughout the brief history of the competition a total of five venues were used to host the final series:
| Belo Horizonte | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Buenos Aires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineirão | Estádio Palestra Itália | Maracanã Stadium | Estádio São Januário | Estadio Pedro Bidegain | |
| Capacity: 61,800 | Capacity: 27,600 | Capacity: 78,800 | Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 48,000 | |
| width=50px | Year | Country | width=120px | Champion | width=120px | Runner-up | Country | 1st leg | 1st leg Venue | 2nd leg | 2st leg Venue | Playoff | Playoff Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Palestra Itália | ||||||||||||
| Team | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 1998 | 1999, 2000 |
| Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 2001 |
| San Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | 2001 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | 2000 | |
| Cruzeiro | 0 | 1 | 1998 | |
| width=6% | Country | width=1% | Won | width=1% | Runners-Up | Winning Clubs | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 4 | Flamengo (1); Palmeiras (1); Vasco da Gama (1) | Palmeiras (2); Flamengo (1); Cruzeiro (1) | |||
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | San Lorenzo (1) | ||||
| Year | Player (team) | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | 8 | ||
| 2000 | 11 | ||
| 2001 | 10 |