2011 Copa Sudamericana

2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes

2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sul-americana de Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	August 2 – December 14
Teams	39 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	70
Goals scored	172 (2.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eduardo Vargas (6 goals)
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The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 10th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner will qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship. Independiente were the defending champion, but they lost to LDU Quito in the round of 16.

Qualified teams

Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela have adopted new qualification methods for this tournament:

• The Bolivia 3 berth went to the 2010 Torneo de Invierno winner (the berth eventually went to the 2010 Torneo de Invierno runner-up as the 2010 Torneo de Invierno winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores).
• The Ecuador 3 berth went to the 2010 Serie A second stage winner (the berth eventually went to the 2011 Serie A first stage third place as the 2010 Serie A second stage winner gained a higher berth in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in top two in the 2011 Serie A first stage).
• The Venezuela 2 and Venezuela 3 berths went to the two winners of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana playoffs, which were contested by the eight best-placed teams in the 2010–11 season aggregate table not already qualified for the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

Association	Team (berth)	Qualification method
Argentina 6+1 berths	Independiente	2010 Copa Sudamericana champion
	Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 1)	2010–11 Primera División 1st place overall
	Estudiantes (Argentina 2)	2010–11 Primera División 2nd place overall
	Godoy Cruz (Argentina 3)	2010–11 Primera División 3rd place overall
	Lanús (Argentina 4)	2010–11 Primera División 4th place overall
	Arsenal (Argentina 5)	2010–11 Primera División 5th place overall
	Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6)	2010–11 Primera División 7th place overall
Bolivia 3 berths	Aurora (Bolivia 1)	2010 Clausura 3rd place
	The Strongest (Bolivia 2)	2010 Apertura 4th place
	San José (Bolivia 3)	2010 Torneo de Invierno runner-up
Brazil 8 berths	Atlético Paranaense (Brazil 1)	2010 Série A 5th place
	Botafogo (Brazil 2)	2010 Série A 6th place
	São Paulo (Brazil 3)	2010 Série A 9th place
	Palmeiras (Brazil 4)	2010 Série A 10th place
	Vasco da Gama (Brazil 5)	2010 Série A 11th place
	Ceará (Brazil 6)	2010 Série A 12th place
	Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 7)	2010 Série A 13th place
	Flamengo (Brazil 8)	2010 Série A 14th place
Chile 3 berths	Deportes Iquique (Chile 1)	2010 Copa Chile champion
	Universidad Católica (Chile 2)	2011 Apertura classification phase winner
	Universidad de Chile (Chile 3)	2011 Copa Sudamericana playoff winner
Colombia 3 berths	Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1)	2010 Copa Colombia champion
	Santa Fe (Colombia 2)	2010 Primera A 2nd best-placed non-champion
	La Equidad (Colombia 3)	2010 Primera A 3rd best-placed non-champion
Ecuador 3 berths	Emelec (Ecuador 1)	2011 Serie A first stage winner
	LDU Quito (Ecuador 2)	2010 Serie A second stage winner
	Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3)	2011 Serie A first stage 3rd place
Paraguay 3 berths	Libertad (Paraguay 1)	2010 Primera División best-placed champion
	Nacional (Paraguay 2)	2010 Primera División 2nd best non-champion
	Olimpia (Paraguay 3)	2010 Primera División 3rd best non-champion
Peru 3 berths	Universitario (Peru 1)	2010 Descentralizado 2nd best-placed non-finalist
	Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 2)	2010 Descentralizado 3rd best-placed non-finalist
	Juan Aurich (Peru 3)	2010 Descentralizado 4th best-placed non-finalist
Uruguay 3 berths	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	2010–11 Primera División champion
	Fénix (Uruguay 2)	2010–11 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalist
	Bella Vista (Uruguay 3)	2010–11 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-finalist
Venezuela 3 berths	Trujillanos (Venezuela 1)	2010 Copa Venezuela champion
	Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2)	2011 Copa Sudamericana playoffs winner with better record
	Yaracuyanos (Venezuela 3)	2011 Copa Sudamericana playoffs winner with worse record

Draw

The draw was originally to be held on June 14, 2011 at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay,^[1] but was postponed by CONMEBOL due to disruptions to air traffic in the region by the volcanic eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, first to June 16,^[2] and then to June 21,^[3] and finally to June 28, with the venue switched to the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[4]

The tournament is played in single-elimination format. The draw mechanism was as follows:^[5]

• In the First Stage, the sixteen teams which qualify through berths 2 and 3 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil were drawn against each other. The matchups were based on countries: Bolivia v Paraguay, Chile v Uruguay, Colombia v Peru, Ecuador v Venezuela.
• In the Second Stage, the eight winners of the First Stage were drawn against the eight teams which qualify through berth 1 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil.
• The six teams from Argentina (excluding the defending champions Independiente) were drawn against each other in the Second Stage. The matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4.
• The eight teams from Brazil were drawn against each other in the Second Stage. The matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5.
• The fifteen winners of the Second Stage, together with the defending champions Independiente, were assigned a "seed" in the round of 16, which was used to determine the bracket of the final stages, and which team host the second leg in each tie.

Change of sponsorship

During the draw, CONMEBOL announced that Bridgestone would replace Nissan Motors as the primary sponsor of the tournament. The official name of the tournament would be changed accordingly to the Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana.^[6]

Schedule

All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.

Stage	First leg	Second leg
First Stage	August 3, 10, 17	August 10, 17, 24
Second Stage	August 10, 31 September 7, 14	August 24 September 7, 14, 21
Round of 16	September 28 October 5, 19	October 12, 19, 26
Quarterfinals	November 2	November 9, 16
Semifinals	November 23	November 30
Finals	December 7	December 14

Preliminary stages

Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages

The first two stages of the competition are the First Stage and Second Stage. Both stages are largely played concurrent to each other.

First stage

The First Stage began on August 2 and ended on August 25.^[7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Nacional	4:1	San José	0–0	1–0	—	—	—
Santa Fe	4:1	Universidad César Vallejo	1–1	2–0	—	—	—
Fénix	1:4	Universidad de Chile	0–1	0–0	—	—	—
Deportivo Anzoátegui	3:3	Deportivo Quito	0–1	2–0	+1:−1	—	—
The Strongest	3:3	Olimpia	0–2	2–1	−1:+1	—	—
Juan Aurich	0:6	La Equidad	0–2	1–2	—	—	—
Universidad Católica	4:1	Bella Vista	1–1	3–0	—	—	—
LDU Quito	4:1	Yaracuyanos	1–1	1–0	—	—	—

Second stage

The Second Stage began on August 10 and ended on September 22.^[7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Vélez Sársfield	4:1	Argentinos Juniors	0–0	4–0	—	—	—
Nacional	0:6	Universidad de Chile	0–1	0–2	—	—	—
Palmeiras	3:3	Vasco da Gama	0–2	3–1	0:0	0:1	—
Libertad	6:0	La Equidad	1–0	1–0	—	—	—
Universitario	6:0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	2–1	2–0	—	—	—
Estudiantes	3:3	Arsenal	0–2	1–0	−1:+1	—	—
Deportivo Cali	2:2	Santa Fe	1–1	1–1	0:0	1:1	5–6
Botafogo	6:0	Atlético Mineiro	2–1	1–0	—	—	—
Emelec	0:6	Olimpia	1–2	1–2	—	—	—
Godoy Cruz	2:2	Lanús	2–2	0–0	0:0	2:0	—
Trujillanos	0:6	LDU Quito	1–4	0–1	—	—	—
São Paulo	3:3	Ceará	1–2	3–0	+2:−2	—	—
Aurora	4:1	Nacional	1–1	5–2	—	—	—
Atlético Paranaense	0:6	Flamengo	0–1	0–1	—	—	—
Deportes Iquique	1:4	Universidad Católica	1–2	0–0	—	—	—

Final stages

Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana final stages

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which second stage tie they won (i.e., the winner of Match O1 would be assigned the 1 seed, etc.; Independiente were assigned the 5 seed).^[8] In each two-legged tie, the higher-seeded team (Team 1) will play the second leg at home.^[5]

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	1	Vélez Sársfield	2	1
	16	U. Católica	0	1
							1	Vélez Sársfield	1	3
							8	Santa Fe	1	2
	8	Santa Fe	1	4
	9	Botafogo	1	1
													1	Vélez Sársfield
	4	Libertad	0	2
	13	São Paulo	1	0
							4	Libertad	0
							12	LDU Quito	1
	5	Independiente	0	1
	12	LDU Quito	2	0
	2	U. de Chile	4	1
	15	Flamengo	0	0
							2	U. de Chile	2
							7	Arsenal	1
	7	Arsenal	0	3
	10	Olimpia	0	2
													3	Vasco da Gama
	3	Vasco da Gama	1	8
	14	Aurora	3	3
							3	Vasco da Gama	0	5
							6	Universitario	2	2
	6	Universitario (p)	1	1 (3)
	11	Godoy Cruz	1	1 (2)

Note: The bracket may be adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that two teams from the same country would face each other in the semifinals.

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 26.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Vélez Sársfield	4:1	Universidad Católica	2–0	1–1	—	—	—
Universidad de Chile	6:0	Flamengo	4–0	1–0	—	—	—
Vasco da Gama	3:3	Aurora	1–3	8–3	+3:−3	—	—
Libertad	3:3	São Paulo	0–1	2–0	+1:−1	—	—
Independiente	3:3	LDU Quito	0–2	1–0	−1:+1	—	—
Universitario	2:2	Godoy Cruz	1–1	1–1	0:0	1:1	3–2
Arsenal	4:1	Olimpia	0–0	3–2	—	—	—
Santa Fe	4:1	Botafogo	1–1	4–1	—	—	—

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on November 1 and will end on November 17.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Vélez Sársfield	4:1	Santa Fe	1–1	3–2	—	—	—
Universidad de Chile	S2	Arsenal	2–1	Nov. 17
Vasco da Gama	3:3	Universitario	0–2	5–2	+1:−1	—	—
Libertad	S4	LDU Quito	0–1	Nov. 17

Semifinals

Note: If two teams from the same association reach the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.

Teams			Scores		Tie-breakers
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	GD	AG	Pen.
Vélez Sársfield	F1	Winner of S4
Winner of S2	F2†	Vasco da Gama

^† Order of legs may be reversed based on actual seeding of the two teams.

Finals

Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana Finals

If the teams are tied on goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule will not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, the title will be decided by penalty shootout.^[5]

Note: Order of legs may be reversed based on actual seeding of the two teams.

	Winner of F2	v	Winner of F1

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	Winner of F1	v	Winner of F2

Top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active in the competition.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Eduardo Vargas	Universidad de Chile	6
2	Hernán Barcos	LDU Quito	4
	Omar Pérez	Santa Fe	4
	Óscar Rodas	Santa Fe	4
	Raúl Ruidíaz	Universitario	4
	Guillermo Franco	Vélez Sársfield	4
4	Augusto Andaveris	Aurora	3
	Luis Bolaños	LDU Quito	3
	Pablo Zeballos	Olimpia	3
	Alecsandro	Vasco da Gama	3
	Bernardo	Vasco da Gama	3

See also

• 2011 Copa Libertadores
• 2012 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2012 Suruga Bank Championship

References

1. ^ "Sorteo Copa Sudamericana el 14 de junio [Copa Sudamericana Draw on June 14]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 30, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sorteo-Copa-Sudamericana-el-14-de-junio-20110530-0007.html. Retrieved May 31, 2011. 
2. ^ "Postergado el Sorteo de la Copa Sudamericana 2011 para el jueves 16 de junio [Draw postponed the 2011 Copa Sudamericana on Thursday June 16]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 9, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-para-el-jueves-16-de-junio-20110609-0002.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 
3. ^ "Postergado nuevamente el Sorteo de la Copa Sudamericana 2011: será el martes 21 de junio [Drawing again postponed the Copa Sudamericana 2011: will be Tuesday June 21]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 14, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-nuevamente-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-sera-el-martes-21-de-junio-20110614-0002.html. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
4. ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2011: Sorteo el martes 28 de junio en Buenos Aires [Copa Sudamericana 2011: Draw on Tuesday 28 June in Buenos Aires]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 15, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Sudamericana-2011-Sorteo-el-martes-28-de-junio-en-Buenos-Aires-20110615-0001.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana Reglamento 2011 (Spanish)
6. ^ Fue sorteada la Copa Sudamericana
7. ^ ^{a b} Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011 - Programa de Partidos - 1a. y 2a. Fase
8. ^ Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011: Cuadro de desarrollo desde Octavos de Final

External links

• Official webpage (Spanish)
• Results (Spanish)