Copa Mercosur


Played on two occasions in 1995 and 1996 between the member countries of Mercosur (in 1996, Brazil did not enter). Not to be confused with the Copa Mercosur for clubs which had its first edition in 1998.


Palmares

Year   Winners
1995   Brazil
1996   Uruguay

Number of titles

Brazil      1
Uruguay     1


Copa Mercosur 1995 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)

The first round was played by the teams that competed in the 
Panamerican Games at the end of March 1995.

The final was contested between the U-20 teams preparing for
the World Youth Cup 1995.

Semifinals
Mar  2 Brazil    2-0 Uruguay
       Argentina 3-0 Paraguay

Final
May 25 Argentina 1-1 Brazil            [4-5 penalties]


Copa Mercosur 1996 (Maldonado, Uruguay)

Played between U-23 teams in a mini-league; Brazil withdrew.

       Argentina 1-0 Paraguay          [Romeo]
       Uruguay   2-1 Paraguay          [Sum, Lemos; Ferreira]
       Uruguay   1-1 Argentina         [Rotundo; Crespo; 7-6 on pen]


Final Table:

 1.Uruguay         2  1  1  0  3- 2  5  [*]
 2.Argentina       2  1  1  0  2- 1  4
 3.Paraguay        2  0  0  2  1- 3  0

[*] additional point for penalty shootout victory

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Prepared and maintained by Héctor Pelayes, Martín Tabeira and José Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Héctor Pelayes (hectorpelayes@hotmail.com), Martín Tabeira (martintab@hotmail.com) and José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 15 Jan 2000

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