| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 July – 9 November 2000 | 
| Teams | 16 (from 7 associations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 | 
| Goals scored | 148 (2.74 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
The 2000 Copa Merconorte was an association football tournament held in 2000. Atlético Nacional of Colombia beat another Colombian club, Millonarios, in the final.
Participants
| Country | Team | 
|---|---|
(1 berth)  | 
The Strongest | 
(3 berths)  | 
América de Cali | 
| Atlético Nacional | |
| Millonarios | |
(1 berth)  | 
Alajuelense | 
(3 berths)  | 
Barcelona | 
| El Nacional | |
| Emelec | |
(4 berths)  | 
Guadalajara | 
| Necaxa | |
| Pachuca | |
| Toluca | |
(3 berths)  | 
Alianza Lima | 
| Sporting Cristal | |
| Universitario | |
(1 berth)  | 
Estudiantes de Mérida | 
Group stage
Each team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first placed team advanced to the second round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 
Source: 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 
Source: 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 5–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 
Source: 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 
Source: 
Semifinals
First leg
| Guadalajara  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 75' | Aristizábal 73' | 
| Emelec  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenig 6' (pen), 52' Juarez 8'  | 
Ramírez 4' Jiménez 20' Suárez 80'  | 
Second leg
| Atlético Nacional  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 20',35' Aristizábal 54' (pen)  | 
(pen 4–2) | Ruiz 24' Morales 43' Nava 90'  | 
| Millonarios | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Millán 12' Pérez 53'  | 
Finals
First leg
Second leg
| Atlético Nacional | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno 8' Aristizábal 49'  | 
Jiménez 56' | 
Champion
| Copa Merconorte  2000 Winners  | 
|---|
![]() Atlético Nacional Second Title  | 
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