2001 Copa Norte

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	17 February – 18 March
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	São Raimundo (3rd title)
Runner-up	Paysandu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	76 (2.53 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Babá Delmo Edil Marcelo Cabeção (5 goals each)

The 2001 Copa Norte was the fifth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 10 clubs, Amazonas and Maranhão have two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Pará, Piauí, Rondônia and Roraima with one each.^[1]

In the finals, São Raimundo drew Paysandu 1–1 on aggregate, but won the title for having made the best campaign. São Raimundo won your third title and earn the right to play in the 2001 Copa dos Campeões.^[2]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 1 berth	Rio Branco	2000 Campeonato Acreano champions
Amapá 1 berth	Mazagão	2000 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up
Amazonas 2 berths	Nacional	2000 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	São Raimundo	2000 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Maranhão 2 berths	Moto Club	2000 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Maranhão	2000 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place
Pará 1 berth	Paysandu	2000 Campeonato Paraense champions
Piauí 1 berth	River	2000 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Rondônia 1 berth	Genus	2000 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima 1 berth	Atlético Roraima	2000 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Raimundo (A)	6	4	2	0	11	3	+8	14	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Genus (A)	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
3	Rio Branco	6	1	2	3	5	8	−3	5
4	Atlético Roraima	6	1	0	5	3	10	−7	3

Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paysandu (A)	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nacional	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
3	Moto Club	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	4

Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	River (A)	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Mazagão	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5
3	Maranhão	4	0	3	1	4	5	−1	3

Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Bracket

	Semi-finals						Finals
	River	2	0	2
	Paysandu	2	2	4
							Paysandu	1	0	1
							São Raimundo	0	1	1
	Genus	0	0	0
	São Raimundo	3	4	7

Finals

11 March 2001

17:00 UTC−3

Paysandu	1–0	São Raimundo
Edil 86'	Report

Estádio da Curuzu, Belém

Attendance: 8,900

Referee: Jamir Carlos Garcez

18 March 2001

18:00 UTC−3

São Raimundo	1–0	Paysandu
Alberto 87'	Report

Vivaldão, Manaus

Attendance: 21,835

Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebeling

Tied 1–1 on aggregate. São Raimundo won for having made the best campaign.

References