1999 Copa Merconorte
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July – 22 December 1999 |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  América de Cali (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Santa Fe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 122 (2.9 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Juan Enrique García (6) |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 Copa Merconorte was the 2nd edition of association football tournament Copa Merconorte held in 1999. América de Cali of Colombia beat Santa Fe also of Colombia in the final.
Participants
| Country | Team |
|---|---|
 Bolivia(1 berth) |
The Strongest |
| Colombia (4 berths) |
América de Cali |
| Atlético Nacional | |
| Millonarios | |
| Santa Fe | |
 Ecuador(3 berths) |
Barcelona |
| El Nacional | |
| Emelec | |
 Peru(3 berths) |
Alianza Lima |
| Sporting Cristal | |
| Universitario | |
| Venezuela (1 berth) |
Caracas |
Group stage
Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME
|
NAC
|
ATL
|
UNI
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América de Cali
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | El Nacional
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Atlético Nacional
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Universitario
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI
|
BAR
|
MIL
|
STR
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Barcelona
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Millonarios
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | The Strongest
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE
|
CAR
|
EME
|
CRI
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Caracas
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Emelec
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | ||
| 4 | Sporting Cristal
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals
First leg
| América de Cali | 3–1 | Alianza Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Téllez 43' 46' 76' | Chiquinho 81' (pen) |
Second leg
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 | América de Cali |
|---|---|---|
| Llanos 76' Baylón 82' |
||
| Penalties | ||
Salazar  Chevez  Baylón Hinostroza Sáenz |
3–4 | Oviedo González Moreno Posada Gómez |
| Santa Fe | 1–1 | Caracas |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 87' | Vera 49' | |
| Penalties | ||
| López Vallecilla Díaz Rojas Cano |
4–2 | Rivas Bidoglio Miranda Vera |
Finals
First leg
| América de Cali | 1–2 | Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|
| Pérez 12' | Hernández 77' Moreno 83' |
Second leg
| Santa Fe | 0–1 | América de Cali |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo 59' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| López Díaz González Vallecilla |
3–5 | Moreno González Pérez Castillo Gómez |
Champion
| Copa Merconorte 1999 Winners |
|---|
 América de Cali First Title |
