Copa Mercosur

Copa Mercosur
	Vasco; San Lorenzo ; (1 title each)
Television broadcasters	PSN

The Copa Mercosur (Spanish pronunciation:

CONMEBOL Cup. These two, Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur, were replaced in 2002 by the Copa Sudamericana

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Format

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.

Final venues

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

Finals

Year	Country	Champion	Runner-up	Country	1st leg	1st leg Venue	2nd leg	2st leg Venue	Playoff	Playoff Venue
1998	BRA	Palmeiras	Cruzeiro	BRA	1–2	Mineirão	3–1	Palestra Itália	1–0	Palestra Itália
1999	BRA	Flamengo	Palmeiras	BRA	4–3	Maracanã	3–3	Palestra Itália	–	–
2000	BRA	Vasco da Gama	Palmeiras	BRA	2–0	São Januário	0–1	Palestra Itália	4–3	Palestra Itália
2001	ARG	San Lorenzo	Flamengo	BRA	0–0	Maracanã	1–1 (4–3 p)	Pedro Bidegain	–	–