2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América
Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011
Copa Santander Libertadores da América 2011 |
| Tournament details |
| Dates |
January 25–June 22, 2011 |
| Teams |
38 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions |
| Champions |
Santos (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
Peñarol |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
138 |
| Goals scored |
358 (2.59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Roberto Nanni
Wallyson
(7 goals each) |
| Best player |
Neymar[1] |
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The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year. Brazilian club Internacional were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Uruguayan team Peñarol in the round of 16. Internacional was succeeded by Brazilian club Santos, who won their third title after defeating Peñarol in the two-legged finals.[2] Santos qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.
Qualified teams
For 2011, the following changes were made to the overall qualification scheme:
- The 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion would earn a berth in the tournament.[3] However, the country of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion would not gain an extra berth. The Copa Sudamericana champion would take the lowest-placed berth already assigned to the country if they did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores through domestic performance.[4]
Moreover, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico have adopted new qualification methods for this tournament:
- The Bolivia 3 berth went to the 2010 Clausura runner-up.
- Chile, because of its one-off double round-robin format for 2010 due to the 2010 Chile earthquake, used a different qualification method. The Chile 1 berth went to the season champion, the Chile 2 berth went to the best-placed team after the first 17 rounds (if this team also finish as season champion, the berth went to the season runner-up), and the Chile 3 berth went to the winner of a special Liguilla.
- The Peru 3 berth would go to the first stage winner so long as they finish within the first 8 positions of the aggregate table at the end of the season (if this team also finish as season champion or runner-up, the berth would go to the best-placed non-finalist; while the first stage winner can choose whether to enter the Copa Libertadores as Peru 1/Peru 2 or Peru 3, it is unlikely they choose to enter as Peru 3 as they would enter the First Stage instead of the Second Stage).
- Uruguay did not use the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores for the 2009–10 season due to Uruguay's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Uruguay 2 berth went to the season runner-up and the Uruguay 3 berth went to the best-placed non-finalist in the season's aggregate table.
- The Mexico 2 and Mexico 3 berths went to the second and third best-placed eligible teams in the 2010 Apertura classification phase instead of going through the InterLiga (which would not be played anymore; the 2010 InterLiga edition was the last one).
Teams in bold qualify directly for the Second Stage.
Draw
The draw for the 2011 Copa Libertadores was held on November 25, 2010 in Asunción.[5][6] The drawing procedure for the 12 teams in the first stage was to alternatively draw a team from each pot. The drawing procedure for the 26 teams in the second stage was to draw out the pots beginning with Pot 1. One team from each pot would be placed, in the order of being drawn, into one of eight groups from 1 to 8. When drawing from Pot 3, if a team had been placed in a group where a team from the same football association was already placed, they were moved to the subsequent group until they were no longer in a group with a team from the same association. However, a first stage winner may be drawn with a team from the same association in the second stage.
For the first time, the seeded teams for the second stage were changed. Up until 2010, the 8 seeded teams included the reigning champion, and clubs from the football associations of Argentina and Brazil. For 2011, the seeded teams consisted of berths 1 from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, and berths 2 from Argentina and Brazil. The reigning champion–Internacional–was berth 1 for Brazil. For 2012, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay would all have their berth 1 teams be seeded teams instead of the berth 1 teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[7]
Prior to the draw, it was announced that Caracas would be one of the eight seeded teams. During the draw, however, Deportivo Táchira was accidentally drawn as the seeded team for Group 4 and Caracas was drawn into Group 5 as a non-seeded team. After the ceremony, CONMEBOL recognized their error and transferred Caracas over to Group 4 and Deportivo Táchira over to Group 5.[8]
| Second Stage |
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Pot 2 |
Pot 3 |
Pot 4 |
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1Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place.[6]
Schedule
All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.[6]
First stage
The First Stage began on January 25 and ended on February 3. Team 2 played the first leg at home.
Second stage
The Second Stage, played in home-and-away round-robin format, began on February 9 and ended on April 20. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout stages.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Knockout stages
The last four stages of the tournament (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals) form a single-elimination tournament, contested by the sixteen teams which advance from the Second Stage.[9] The 16 qualified teams are seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[10] In each two-legged tie, the higher-seeded team (Team 1) played the second leg at home.[9]
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
The Round of 16 began on April 26 and ended on May 5.
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals began on May 11 and ended on May 19.
Semifinals
The Semifinals began on May 25 and ended on June 2.
Finals
If the teams were tied on goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[9]
Santos won on points 4–1.
Top goalscorers
Awards
Player of the week
See also
References
- ^ "Neymar recebe troféu de melhor jogador da Taça Libertadores 2011 [Neymar was awarded as the Best Player of the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores]" (in Portuguese). globoesporte. November 24, 2011. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2011/11/neymar-recebe-trofeu-de-melhor-jogador-da-taca-libertadores-2011.html. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Brazil's Santos wins Copa Libertadores". ESPN. 23 June 2011. http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6695349/neymar-helps-brazil-santos-wins-copa-libertadores. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Magnífico sorteo de la Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2010 en Asunción [Magnificent draw of the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana in Asunción]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. April 28, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage='full'.
- ^ "Copa América 2011: Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay cabezas de serie [Copa America 2011: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay seeded]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. October 18, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=17102&viewpage='full'.
- ^ "La Copa Santander Libertadores 2011 inicia su camino este jueves 25 en Asunción [The 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores beings its journey this Thursday the 25th in Asunción]" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 21, 2010. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=17492&viewpage='full'. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c Estelar Sorteo de la Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011
- ^ Romero, Kenny (25 November 2010). "Chocolateando el destino" (in Spanish). DeChalaca. http://dechalaca.com/informes/opinion/chocolateando-el-destino. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Conmebol enredada: La suerte está echada" (in Spanish). Venezuela es Futbol. 25 November 2010. http://www.venezuelaesfutbol.com/noticia.php?id_noticia=7629&categoria_id=7. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ a b c Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Reglamento (Spanish)
- ^ Así continúa la Copa Santander Libertadores
- ^ "Estadisticas Individual [Individual Statistics]". Fox Deportes. Ofensiva. http://msn.foxsports.com/fse/libertadores/stats. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (February 19, 2011). "Walter Montillo: "No esperábamos un resultado como el que se dio con Estudiantes" [Walter Montillo: "We did not expect that result against Estudiantes"]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=18703&viewpage='full'. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (February 27, 2011). "Patricio Rodríguez: "La Copa Libertadores no se parece a nada, es única" [Patricio Rodríguez: "The Copa Libertadores is not similar to anything, it is unique"]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=18854&viewpage='full'. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Olivera: "Era clave el triunfo para no perderle pisada al resto" [Juan Manuel Olivera: "The win was key so we do not get trampled by the rest"]". CONMEBOL. March 6, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=18989&viewpage='full'. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Luis Cabezas: "Nunca soñé con hacer dos goles en la Copa Libertadores" [Luis Cabezas: "I never dreamed of making two goals in the Copa Libertadores"]". CONMEBOL. March 13, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=19118&viewpage='full'. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (March 19, 2011). "Carlos Bacca: "Mi objetivo es ser el goleador de la Copa Libertadores" [Carlos Bacca: "My objective to the be the top goalscorer of the Copa Libertadores"]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=19231&viewpage='full'. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "Villanueva: "Lo mejor para un delantero sudamericano es hacer un gol en la Libertadores" [Villanueva: "The mejor thing for a South American forward is to score a goal in the Libertadores"]". CONMEBOL. March 27, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=19326&viewpage='full'. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Thiago Ribeiro, el mejor de la 10a. semana de la Copa Santander Libetadores [Thiago Ribeiro, the best of the 10th week of the Copa Santander Libertadores]". CONMEBOL. April 3, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Thiago-Ribeiro-el-mejor-de-la-10a.-semana-de-la-Copa-Santander-Libetadores-20110403-0004.html. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (April 10, 2011). "Nanni, el mejor de la 11a semana [Nanni, the best of the 11th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Nanni-el-mejor-de-la-11a-semana-20110410-0002.html. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (April 16, 2011). "Barcos, el jugador de la 12a. semana [Barcos, the player of the 12th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Barcos-el-jugador-de-la-12a-semana-20110416-0001.html. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (April 22, 2011). "Fabbro, el mejor de la 13a. semana [Fabbro, the best of the 13th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Fabbro-el-jugador-de-la-13a-semana-20110422-0002.html. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Pratto, el jugador de la 14a semana [Pratto, the player of the 14th week]". CONMEBOL. April 30, 2011. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Pratto-el-jugador-de-la-14a-semana-20110430-0001.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (May 6, 2011). "Moreno, el jugador de la 15a semana [Moreno, the player of the 15th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Moreno-el-jugador-de-la-15a-semana-20110506-0004.html. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (May 6, 2011). "Martínez, el jugador de la 16a semana [Martínez, the player of the 16th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Martinez-el-jugador-de-la-16a-semana-20110514-0001.html. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (May 21, 2011). "Moralez, el jugador de la 17a semana [Moralez, the player of the 17th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Moralez-el-jugador-de-la-17a-semana-20110521-0001.html. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Lanza, Javier (May 28, 2011). "Rodríguez, el jugador de la 18a semana [Rodriguez, the player of the 18th week]". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Rodriguez-el-jugador-de-la-18a-semana-20110528-0001.html. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
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