2001 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 2001 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 25th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 17 January to 7 March 2001.^[1]

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Caio Martins and Maracanã	22	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	25	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Edson Passos and Maracanã	24	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Caio Martins and Maracanã	24	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	25	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	21	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	24	Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	25	Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared), 1999

The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A, with the teams of Rio de Janeiro, and Group B, with the teams of São Paulo. The clubs from Group A plays against clubs from Group B. The two best teams of each group advanced to the semifinals, and the winners from semifinals, to the finals.

Following is the summary of the 2001 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fluminense	4	2	2	0	11	6	+5	8	Qualified to semifinals
2	Botafogo	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	5
3	Vasco da Gama	4	1	1	2	1	5	−4	4
4	Flamengo	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	10	Qualified to semifinals
2	São Paulo	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
3	Corinthians	4	1	2	1	8	8	0	5
4	Palmeiras	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3	4

28 February 2001 (2001-02-28)

Botafogo	1–4	São Paulo
Rodrigo 50'	Report	Carlos Miguel 49' Luís Fabiano 51', 85' França 62'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 35,672

Referee: Alfredo Loebling

7 March 2001 (2001-03-07)

São Paulo	2–1	Botafogo
Kaká 79', 81'	Report	Donizete 39'

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 71,668

Referee: Jorge Rabello