2011 Copa Sudamericana

2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes
Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes 2011
Copa Bridgestone Sul-americana de Clubes 2011
Tournament details
Dates August 2 – December 14, 2011
Teams 39 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Chile Universidad de Chile (1st title)
Runners-up Ecuador LDU Quito
Tournament statistics
Matches played 76
Goals scored 175 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chile Eduardo Vargas (11 goals)
Best player Chile Eduardo Vargas

The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner, Universidad de Chile, qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship.

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
Argentina Argentina
6+1 berths
Independiente (Defending champion) Round of 16 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion
Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 1) Second Stage 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 1st place
Estudiantes (Argentina 2) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 2nd place
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 3) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 3rd place
Lanús (Argentina 4) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th place
Arsenal (Argentina 5) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th place
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 7th place
Bolivia Bolivia
3 berths
Aurora (Bolivia 1) Second Stage 2010 Clausura 3rd place
The Strongest (Bolivia 2) First Stage 2010 Apertura 4th place
San José (Bolivia 3) 2010 Torneo de Invierno runner-up
Brazil Brazil
8 berths
Atlético Paranaense (Brazil 1) Second Stage 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 Chile
3 berths
Iquique (Chile 1) Second Stage 2010 Copa Chile champion
Universidad Católica (Chile 2) First Stage 2011 Apertura classification phase 1st place
Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) 2011 Primera División Copa Sudamericana playoff winner
Colombia Colombia
3 berths
Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1) Second Stage 2010 Copa Colombia champion
Santa Fe (Colombia 2) First Stage 2010 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
La Equidad (Colombia 3) 2010 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best non-champion
Ecuador Ecuador
3 berths
Emelec (Ecuador 1) Second Stage 2011 Serie A first stage winner
LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) First Stage 2010 Serie A second stage winner
Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3) 2011 Serie A first stage 3rd place
Paraguay Paraguay
3 berths
Libertad (Paraguay 1) Second Stage 2010 Primera División aggregate table best champion
Nacional (Paraguay 2) First Stage 2010 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
Olimpia (Paraguay 3) 2010 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best non-champion
Peru Peru
3 berths
Universitario (Peru 1) Second Stage 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best non-finalist
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 2) First Stage 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best non-finalist
Juan Aurich (Peru 3) 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best non-finalist
Uruguay Uruguay
3 berths
Nacional (Uruguay 1) Second Stage 2010–11 Primera División champion
Fénix (Uruguay 2) First Stage 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th place
Bella Vista (Uruguay 3) 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th place
Venezuela Venezuela
3 berths
Trujillanos (Venezuela 1) Second Stage 2010 Copa Venezuela champion
Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2) First Stage 2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better aggregate
Yaracuyanos (Venezuela 3) 2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse aggregate

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 was played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:[5]

First Stage
Second Stage
Final stages

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 8 December 14

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 Paraguay 4:1 Bolivia San José 0–0 1–0
Santa Fe Colombia 4:1 Peru Universidad César Vallejo 1–1 2–0
Fénix Uruguay 1:4 Chile Universidad de Chile 0–1 0–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui Venezuela 3:3 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 0–1 2–0 +1:1
The Strongest Bolivia 3:3 Paraguay Olimpia 0–2 2–1 1:+1
Juan Aurich Peru 0:6 Colombia La Equidad 0–2 1–2
Universidad Católica Chile 4:1 Uruguay Bella Vista 1–1 3–0
LDU Quito Ecuador 4:1 Venezuela 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 Argentina 4:1 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 0–0 4–0
Nacional Uruguay 0:6 Chile Universidad de Chile 0–1 0–2
Palmeiras Brazil 3:3 Brazil Vasco da Gama 0–2 3–1 0:0 0:1
Libertad Paraguay 6:0 Colombia La Equidad 1–0 1–0
Universitario Peru 6:0 Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 2–0
Estudiantes Argentina 3:3 Argentina Arsenal 0–2 1–0 1:+1
Deportivo Cali Colombia 2:2 Colombia Santa Fe 1–1 1–1 0:0 1:1 5–6
Botafogo Brazil 6:0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2–1 1–0
Emelec Ecuador 0:6 Paraguay Olimpia 1–2 1–2
Godoy Cruz Argentina 2:2 Argentina Lanús 2–2 0–0 0:0 2:0
Trujillanos Venezuela 0:6 Ecuador LDU Quito 1–4 0–1
São Paulo Brazil 3:3 Brazil Ceará 1–2 3–0 +2:2
Aurora Bolivia 4:1 Paraguay Nacional 1–1 5–2
Atlético Paranaense Brazil 0:6 Brazil Flamengo 0–1 0–1
Iquique Chile 1:4 Chile Universidad Católica 1–2 0–0

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.; the defending champion, Independiente, was assigned the 5 seed).[8]

Bracket

In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.

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

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 26. 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 Argentina 4:1 Chile Universidad Católica 2–0 1–1
Santa Fe Colombia 4:1 Brazil Botafogo 1–1 4–1
Independiente Argentina 3:3 Ecuador LDU Quito 0–2 1–0 1:+1
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Brazil São Paulo 0–1 2–0 +1:1
Universidad de Chile Chile 6:0 Brazil Flamengo 4–0 1–0
Arsenal Argentina 4:1 Paraguay Olimpia 0–0 3–2
Universitario Peru 2:2 Argentina Godoy Cruz 1–1 1–1 0:0 1:1 3–2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 3:3 Bolivia Aurora 1–3 8–3 +3:3

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on November 1 and ended on November 17. 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 Argentina 4:1 Colombia Santa Fe 1–1 3–2
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Ecuador LDU Quito 0–1 1–0 0:0 0:0 4–5
Universidad de Chile Chile 6:0 Argentina Arsenal 2–1 3–0
Vasco da Gama Brazil 3:3 Peru Universitario 0–2 5–2 +1:1

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on November 23 and ended on November 30. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Universidad de Chile Chile 4:1 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1–1 2–0
Vélez Sársfield Argentina 0:6 Ecuador LDU Quito 0–2 0–1

Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and 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.[5]


Universidad de Chile won on points 6–0.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Chile Eduardo VargasChile Universidad de Chile11
2 Argentina Hernán BarcosEcuador LDU Quito7
3 Brazil BernardoBrazil Vasco da Gama4
Mexico Guillermo FrancoArgentina Vélez Sársfield4
Argentina Omar PérezColombia Santa Fe4
Colombia Óscar RodasColombia Santa Fe4
Peru Raúl RuidíazPeru Universitario4
8 Brazil AlecsandroBrazil Vasco da Gama3
Bolivia Augusto AndaverisBolivia Aurora3
Ecuador Luis BolañosEcuador LDU Quito3
Chile Gustavo CanalesChile Universidad de Chile3
Paraguay Pablo ZeballosParaguay Olimpia3

See also

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