Copa Sudamericana 2008

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Copa Sudamericana
year = 2008
other_titles = Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2008

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dates = July 30 - December 3
num_teams = 34
confederations = 12
venues =
cities =
champion_other =
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third_other =
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matches = 39
goals = 116
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|PAR Marco Lázaga (4 goals)
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updated = September 24, 2008

The Copa Sudamericana 2008 tournament will be the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament. The draw for the tournament took place on June 10, 2008 in Buenos Aires and the competition will be played between July 30 and December 3.cite news |title=La Copa Sudamericana comenzará el 30 de julio y la CSF promete novedades |url= http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=665123&s=copasud&type=story&campaign=rss&source=ESPNdeportesCOPASUD |publisher=ESPN Deportes |date=2008-04-04 |accessdate=2008-05-31 |language=Spanish] Arsenal de Sarandí are the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season.

Qualification

A total of 34 teams are participating in the Copa Sudamericana 2008, from 12 associations (10 from CONMEBOL and 2 from CONCACAF). ;Qualifying Methods

Preliminary round

A preliminary round will start the Copa Sudamericana. All the second placed teams from each South American country, excluding Brazil and Argentina, will contest this round. Four winners procede to the First Round. Team #1 plays at home first.

First round

The First Round will consist of twenty-eight teams each playing two-legged matches. Twenty-four teams qualified directly to this round. The fourteen winners procede to the Round of 16. Team #1 plays at home first.

Knockout stage

16TeamBracket-2LegNoSeeds | RD1= Round of 16
RD2= Quarterfinals
RD3= Semifinals
RD4= Finals
group1=
group2=
group3=
RD1-team01= flagicon|ECU LDU Quito
RD1-score01-1= 0
RD1-score01-2= 1
RD1-score01-agg= 1
RD1-team02= flagicon|ARG Boca Juniors *
RD1-score02-1= 4
RD1-score02-2= 1
RD1-score02-agg= 5
RD1-team03= flagicon|CHI U. Católica *
RD1-score03-1= 1
RD1-score03-2= 0
RD1-score03-agg= 1
RD1-team04= flagicon|BRA Internacional
RD1-score04-1= 1
RD1-score04-2= 0
RD1-score04-agg= 1
RD1-team05= flagicon|MEX Guadalajara *
RD1-score05-1= 2
RD1-score05-2= 4
RD1-score05-agg= 6
RD1-team06= flagicon|BRA A. Paranaense
RD1-score06-1= 2
RD1-score06-2= 3
RD1-score06-agg= 5
RD1-team07= flagicon|URU Defensor *
RD1-score07-1= 1
RD1-score07-2= 1
RD1-score07-agg= 2
RD1-team08= flagicon|ARG River Plate
RD1-score08-1= 2
RD1-score08-2= 2
RD1-score08-agg= 4
RD1-team09= flagicon|COL América de Cali *
RD1-score09-1= 1
RD1-score09-2= 1
RD1-score09-agg= 2
RD1-team10= flagicon|BRA Botafogo
RD1-score10-1= 0
RD1-score10-2= 3
RD1-score10-agg= 3
RD1-team11= flagicon|ARG Arsenal
RD1-score11-1= 1
RD1-score11-2= 0
RD1-score11-agg= 1
RD1-team12= flagicon|ARG Estudiantes *
RD1-score12-1= 2
RD1-score12-2= 0
RD1-score12-agg= 2
RD1-team13= flagicon|MEX San Luis *
RD1-score13-1= 2
RD1-score13-2= 0
RD1-score13-agg= 2
RD1-team14= flagicon|ARG Argentinos Jrs
RD1-score14-1= 1
RD1-score14-2= 2
RD1-score14-agg= 3
RD1-team15= flagicon|PER Áncash *
RD1-score15-1= 0
RD1-score15-2= 0
RD1-score15-agg= 0
RD1-team16= flagicon|BRA Palmeiras
RD1-score16-1= 0
RD1-score16-2= 1
RD1-score16-agg= 1
RD2-team01= flagicon|ARG Boca Juniors
RD2-score01-1=
RD2-score01-2=
RD2-score01-agg=
RD2-team02= flagicon|BRA Internacional *
RD2-score02-1=
RD2-score02-2=
RD2-score02-agg=
RD2-team03= flagicon|MEX Guadalajara
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RD2-score03-2=
RD2-score03-agg=
RD2-team04= flagicon|ARG River Plate *
RD2-score04-1=
RD2-score04-2=
RD2-score04-agg=
RD2-team05= flagicon|BRA Botafogo
RD2-score05-1=
RD2-score05-2=
RD2-score05-agg=
RD2-team06= flagicon|ARG Estudiantes *
RD2-score06-1=
RD2-score06-2=
RD2-score06-agg=
RD2-team07= flagicon|ARG Argentinos Jrs
RD2-score07-1=
RD2-score07-2=
RD2-score07-agg=
RD2-team08= flagicon|BRA Palmeiras *
RD2-score08-1=
RD2-score08-2=
RD2-score08-agg=
RD3-team01= S1
RD3-score01-1=
RD3-score01-2=
RD3-score01-agg=
RD3-team02= S4
RD3-score02-1=
RD3-score02-2=
RD3-score02-agg=
RD3-team03= S2
RD3-score03-1=
RD3-score03-2=
RD3-score03-agg=
RD3-team04= S3
RD3-score04-1=
RD3-score04-2=
RD3-score04-agg=
RD4-team01= F1
RD4-score01-1=
RD4-score01-2=
RD4-score01-agg=
RD4-team02= F2
RD4-score02-1=
RD4-score02-2=
RD4-score02-agg= (*)"Indicates that the team plays at home for the first leg"

Round of 16

The Round of 16 will be played by the fourteen winners from the First Round, plus River Plate and Boca Juniors. As in the First Round, these teams will play two-legged matches. Team #1 plays at home first.TwoLegResult|Guadalajara|Mexico|6–5|Atlético Paranaense|Brazil|2–2
4–3

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals will be played by the eight winners from the Round of 16. As in the First Round, these teams will play two-legged matches. Team #1 plays at home first.

emi-finals

The Semi-finals will be played by the four winners from the Quarter-finals. As in the First Round, these teams will play two-legged matches. Team #2 plays at home first.

Final

The Final will be played by the two winners from the Semi-finals. As in the First Round, these teams will play two-legged matches. Team #2 plays at home first.

References