Colombia reached the top in the CONMEBOL Copa América when it became champion in the edition played at home in 2001. The ‘cafeteros’ reached the title with a great campaign, in which they won their 6 games, Óscar Córdoba held a clean sheet from beggining to end, and Victor Aristazábal was the top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals. 

Francisco Maturana was the coach who lead Colombia to its first title in history, and Iván Ramiro Córdoba scored the decisive goal in the final to win the desired cup in their homeland.