2002 Copa Sudamericana

2002 Copa Sudamericana

2002 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	August 28 - December 11
Teams	21 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners-up	Atlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	98 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rodrigo Astudillo (4) Gonzalo Galindo (4) Pierre Webó (4)
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The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana, a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It took place between August 28 and December 11. After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent, CONMEBOL decided to create another tournament bearing the continent's name.^[1] Nine association's clubs entered the first competition, with one not sending a representative; Brazilian clubs did not participate due to the late organization of the tournament and schedule conflicts.

The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Nacional Táchira and Monagas in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. During the match, Carlos Bravo became the first player to score a goal in the competition. Pierre Webó, a player from Cameroon playing for Nacional, became the first non-South American topscorer of any South American tournament. San Lorenzo, invited for being the winners of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, won the competition after thrashing Atlético Nacional 4-0 on aggregate and became the first winners of the Copa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Argentina 4 + 1 berths	San Lorenzo	2001 Copa Mercosur champion
	Racing (Argentina 1)	2001 Apertura champion
	River Plate (Argentina 2)	2002 Clausura champion
	Boca Juniors (Argentina 3)	Best 2001–02 average among non-champions
	Gimnasia (La Plata) (Argentina 4)	Second best 2001–02 average among non-champions
Bolivia 2 berths	Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1)	2001 Liga de Fútbol champion
	Bolívar (Bolivia 2)	2001 Liga de Fútbol runner-up
Chile 2 berths	Cobreloa (Chile 1)	2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
	Santiago Wanderers (Chile 2)	2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Colombia 2 berths	América de Cali (Colombia 1)	2002 Apertura champion
	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2)	2002 Apertura runner-up
Ecuador 2 berths	Barcelona (Ecuador 1)	2002 First Stage winner
	Aucas (Ecuador 2)	2002 First Stage runner-up
Paraguay 2 berths	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)	2002 Apertura champion
	Libertad (Paraguay 2)	2002 First Stage winner
Peru 2 berths	Universitario (Peru 1)	2002 Apertura champion
	Alianza Lima (Peru 2)	2002 Apertura runner-up
Uruguay 2 berths	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	2001 Primera División champion
	Danubio (Uruguay 2)	2001 Primera División runner-up
Venezuela 2 berths	Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1)	2002 Clausura champion
	Monagas (Venezuela 2)	2002 Clausura runner-up

Tie-breaking criteria

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Based on Article 15 in the CONMEBOL regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

1. superior goal difference;
2. higher number of goals scored;
3. draw.

In the first stage, third stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals, a penalty shootout is carried out instead of a draw.^[2]

Preliminary round

Main article: 2002 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round

In the Preliminary round, 10 teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The round begin on August 28 and ended on September 12. The winner of each tie advanced to the First Round. Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	Pen.
Monagas	3:3	Deportivo Táchira	0–2	3–0	+1:−1	—
Libertad	6:0	Cerro Porteño	2–0	1–0	—	—
Oriente Petrolero	3:3	Bolívar	2–4	1–0	−1:+1	—
Universitario	0:6	Alianza Lima	0–1	0–1	—	—
Barcelona	6:0	Aucas	2–1	1–0	—	—

First round

Main article: 2002 Copa Sudamericana First Round

In this stage, 11 teams, along with five winners from the preliminary round, will play two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against one another. The winner of each tie advances to the quarterfinals. The round was played from September 3 to September 26. Team #1 will play the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	Pen.
River Plate	1:4	Racing	0–1	0–0	—	—
San Lorenzo	6:0	Monagas	3–0	5–1	—	—
Boca Juniors	1:4	Gimnasia (La Plata)	3–1	0–0	—	—
Libertad	1:4	Bolívar	0–2	1–1	—	—
Nacional	4:1	Danubio	1–1	2–0	—	—
Alianza Lima	3:3	Barcelona	0–1	2–1	0:0	6:5
Santiago Wanderers	0:6	Cobreloa	0–1	2–3	—	—
América de Cali	0:6	Atlético Nacional	0–1	1–2	—	—

Final stages

Main article: 2002 Copa Sudamericana Final Stages

Teams from the Quarterfinals onwards will be seeded depending on which First Round tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match D1 will have the 1 seed).

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Racing	1	2	3 (3)
		San Lorenzo	3	0	3 (4)
									San Lorenzo	1	4	5
									Bolívar	2	2	4
		Gimnasia (La Plata)	1	2	3
		Bolívar	4	0	4
																San Lorenzo	4	0	4
															Atlético Nacional	0	0	0
		Nacional	0	3	3
		Alianza Lima	1	1	2
									Nacional	1	2	3 (3)
									Atlético Nacional	2	1	3 (5)
		Santiago Wanderers	1	1	2 (5)
		Atlético Nacional	2	0	2 (6)

Quarterfinals

Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals from the first round. The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of October 1, with the second leg taking place the week of October 30. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	Pen.
Racing	3:3	San Lorenzo	1–3	2–0	0:0	3:4
Gimnasia (La Plata)	3:3	Bolívar	1–4	2–0	−1:+1	—
Nacional	3:3	Alianza Lima	0–1	3–1	+1:−1	—
Santiago Wanderers	3:3	Atlético Nacional	1–2	1–0	0:0	5:6

Semifinals

The first leg of the semifinals will took place the week of November 5, with the second leg taking place the week of November 13.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	Pen.
San Lorenzo	3:3	Bolívar	1–2	4–2	+1:−1	—
Nacional	3:3	Atlético Nacional	1–2	2–1	0:0	3:5

Final

Main article: 2002 Copa Sudamericana Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game will move onto a penalty shootout if necessary.

November 27, 2002 19:10 (UTC-3)	Atlético Nacional	0 – 4	San Lorenzo	Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)
		(Report)	Saja  2' (pen.) Michelini  25' Romagnoli  52' Astudillo  67'

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December 11, 2002 21:10 (UTC-3)	San Lorenzo	0 – 0	Atlético Nacional	Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,779 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
		(Report)

References

1. ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2002". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/sudamcup02.html. Retrieved March 21, 2004. 
2. ^ "COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 6. http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 

External links

• CONMEBOL
• Sudamericana 2002