2010 Copa Sudamericana#First stage

{{Infobox international football competition

|tourney_name = Copa Sudamericana de Clubes

|year = 2010

|other_titles = Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2010
Copa Nissan Sul-americana da Clubes 2010

|dates = 3 August – 8 December

|num_teams = 39

|associations = 10

|champion_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

|count = 1

|second_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás

|matches = 76

|goals = 205

|attendance =

|top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Moura (8 goals)

|player =

|prevseason = 2009

|nextseason = 2011

}}

The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. LDU Quito was the defending champion.

Starting with this edition, each country gained an additional berth, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil. Boca Juniors and River Plate were no longer invited to the competition without merit.{{cite web |url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/portada20090617/40004/Se-mantienen-cupos-sudamericanos-al-Mundial-de-Brasil-2014 |title=Se mantienen cupos sudamericanos al Mundial de Brasil 2014 |trans-title=The South American berths for the 2010 World Cup in Brazil remain the same |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=October 21, 2010 |publisher=Peru.com |language=es |archive-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802075527/http://www.peru.com/futbol/portada20090617/40004/Se-mantienen-cupos-sudamericanos-al-Mundial-de-Brasil-2014 |url-status=dead }}

Qualified teams

class="wikitable"
width=100|Association

!width=210|Team (berth)

!Qualification method

rowspan="6"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
{{center|6 berths}}

|Banfield (Argentina 1)

|2009–10 Primera División 1st place overall

Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 2)

|2009–10 Primera División 2nd place overall

Estudiantes (Argentina 3)

|2009–10 Primera División 3rd place overall

Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 4)

|2009–10 Primera División 4th place overall

Independiente (Argentina 5)

|2009–10 Primera División 5th place overall

Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 6)

|2009–10 Primera División 6th place overall

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|BOL}} Bolivia
{{center|3 berths}}

|San José (Bolivia 1)

|2009 Apertura 3rd place

Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 2)

|2009 Clausura 3rd place

Universitario de Sucre (Bolivia 3)

|2010 Apertura Loser's Hexagonal winner

rowspan="8"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
{{center|8 berths}}

|Palmeiras (Brazil 1)

|2009 Série A 5th place

Avaí (Brazil 2)

|2009 Série A 6th place

Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 3)

|2009 Série A 7th place

Grêmio (Brazil 4)

|2009 Série A 8th place

Goiás (Brazil 5)

|2009 Série A 9th place

Grêmio Prudente (Brazil 6)

|2009 Série A 11th place

Santos (Brazil 7)

|2009 Série A 12th place

Vitória (Brazil 8)

|2009 Série A 13th place

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
{{center|3 berths}}

|Unión San Felipe (Chile 1)

|2009 Copa Chile champion

Colo-Colo (Chile 2)

|Best-placed team after Round 1 of the 2010 Primera División

Universidad de Chile (Chile 3)

|2010 Copa Sudamericana playoff winner

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
{{center|3 berths}}

|Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1)

|2009 Primera A 2nd best-placed non-champion

Santa Fe (Colombia 2)

|2009 Copa Colombia champion

Atlético Huila (Colombia 3)

|2009 Primera A 3rd best-placed non-champion

rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador
{{center|3 + 1 berths}}

|LDU Quito (O8)

|2009 Copa Sudamericana champion

Emelec (Ecuador 1)

|2010 Serie A first stage winner

Barcelona (Ecuador 2)

|2010 Serie A first stage 3rd place

Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3)

|2010 Serie A first stage 4th place

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|PAR}} Paraguay
{{center|3 berths}}

|Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)

|2009 Primera División best-placed champion

Olimpia (Paraguay 2)

|2009 Primera División 2nd best non-champion

Guaraní (Paraguay 3)

|2009 Primera División 3rd best non-champion

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|PER}} Peru
{{center|3 berths}}

|Sport Huancayo (Peru 1)

|2009 Descentralizado 2nd best-placed non-finalist

Universidad San Martín (Peru 2)

|2009 Descentralizado 3rd best-placed non-finalist

Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 3)

|2009 Descentralizado 4th best-placed non-finalist

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|URU}} Uruguay
{{center|3 berths}}

|Peñarol (Uruguay 1)

|2009–10 Primera División champion

River Plate (Uruguay 2)

|2009–10 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalist

Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 3)

|2009–10 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-finalist

rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela
{{center|3 berths}}

|Caracas (Venezuela 1)

|2009 Copa Venezuela champion

Trujillanos (Venezuela 2)

|2009 Copa Venezuela runner-up

Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 3)

|2009–10 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalist

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played. The draw for this tournament took place on April 28 in Luque at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |title=Magnífico sorteo de la Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2010 en Asunción |trans-title=Magnificent draw of the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana in Asunción |language=es |date=April 28, 2010 |publisher=CONMEBOL |access-date=October 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024025555/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |archive-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainCommunicate.html?id=15083&viewpage='full' |title=Drawing for the 2010 Nissan South American Cup: new time |date=April 16, 2010 |publisher=CONMEBOL |access-date=October 21, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

class="wikitable"
Event

! Start date

! End date

Draw

|colspan=2| April 28

First Stage

| August 3

| September 2

Second Stage

| August 4

| September 23

Round of 16

| September 28

| October 21

Quarterfinals

| October 27

| November 11

Semifinals

| November 17

| November 25

Finals

| December 1

| December 8

Tie-breaking criteria

The tournament is played as a single-elimination tournament, with each round played as two-legged ties.

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine which team advances to the next round:{{cite web|url=http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/310.pdf |title=Reglamento 2010 |trans-title=2010 Regulations |language=es |page=6 |publisher=CONMEBOL |access-date=October 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010231359/http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/310.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=usurped }}

  1. better goal difference;
  2. higher number of away goals scored;
  3. penalty shootout.

Preliminary stages

{{main|2010 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 =

In the First Stage, 16 teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 3 and ended on September 2.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

{{TwoLegResult|Colo-Colo|CHI|3–3 (a)|Universitario de Sucre|BOL|0–2|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|River Plate|URU|4–4 (a)|Guaraní|PAR|0–2|4–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ECU|5–2|Universidad César Vallejo|PER|2–1|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Trujillanos|VEN|2–5|Atlético Huila|COL|1–4|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Oriente Petrolero|BOL|3–2|Universidad de Chile|CHI|2–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olimpia|PAR|1–3|Defensor Sporting|URU|0–2|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universidad San Martín|PER|3–3 (a)|Deportivo Quito|ECU|2–3|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santa Fe|COL|4–2|Deportivo Lara|VEN|0–2|4–0}}

|}

= Second stage =

In the Second Stage, 22 teams, along with eight winners from the First Stage, played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against one another. The winner of each tie advanced to the round of 16. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 4 and ended on September 23.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

{{TwoLegResult|San José|BOL|5–1|Atlético Huila|COL|1–1|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Argentinos Juniors|ARG|1–2|Independiente|ARG|0–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Peñarol|URU|3–1|Barcelona|ECU|1–0|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmeiras|BRA|3–2|Vitória|BRA|0–2|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Caracas|VEN|1–2|Santa Fe|COL|1–2|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Avaí|BRA|3–2|Santos|BRA|3–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportes Tolima|COL|2–1|Oriente Petrolero|BOL|0–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Unión San Felipe|CHI|2–2 (8–7 p)|Guaraní|PAR|1–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Banfield|ARG|2–1|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|1–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Emelec|ECU|6–2|Universidad San Martín|PER|1–2|5–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Mineiro|BRA|1–0|Grêmio Prudente|BRA|0–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cerro Porteño|PAR|2–3|Universitario de Sucre|BOL|0–1|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Grêmio|BRA|1–3|Goiás|BRA|1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sport Huancayo|PER|2–9|Defensor Sporting|URU|0–9|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Estudiantes|ARG|1–2|Newell's Old Boys|ARG|0–1|1–1}}

|}

Final stages

{{main|2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages}}

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards will be seeded depending on which Second Stage tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match O1 will have the 1 seed).

= Bracket =

{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y

| team-width = 170

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Finals

| RD1-seed01=2

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

| RD1-score01-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=4

| RD1-score01-agg=4

| RD1-seed02=15

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|URU}} Defensor Sporting

| RD1-score02-1=1

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-agg=3

| RD1-seed03=7

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|COL}} Deportes Tolima

| RD1-score03-1=0

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-agg=3

| RD1-seed04=10

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} Banfield

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=0

| RD1-score04-agg=2

| RD1-seed05=8

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| RD1-score05-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-agg=8

| RD1-seed06=9

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CHI}} Unión San Felipe

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-agg=5

| RD1-seed07=1

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|BOL}} San José

| RD1-score07-1=0

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-agg=2

| RD1-seed08=16

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ARG}} Newell's Old Boys

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=0

| RD1-score08-agg=6

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=3

| RD1-score09-agg=4

| RD1-seed10=13

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|BOL}} Universitario de Sucre

| RD1-score10-1=0

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score10-agg=1

| RD1-seed11=5

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|COL}} Santa Fe

| RD1-score11-1=0

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score11-agg=1

| RD1-seed12=12

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=0

| RD1-score12-agg=2

| RD1-seed13=6

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|BRA}} Avaí

| RD1-score13-1=1

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score13-agg=4

| RD1-seed14=11

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-agg=3

| RD1-seed15=3

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol

| RD1-score15-1=0

| RD1-score15-2=3

| RD1-score15-agg=3

| RD1-seed16=14

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás (a)

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score16-2=2

| RD1-score16-agg=3

| RD2-seed01=2

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente (a)

| RD2-score01-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=0

| RD2-score01-agg=2

| RD2-seed02=7

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|COL}} Deportes Tolima

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=0

| RD2-score02-agg=2

| RD2-seed03=8

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| RD2-score03-1=0

| RD2-score03-2=1

| RD2-score03-agg=1

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} Newell's Old Boys

| RD2-score04-1=0

| RD2-score04-2=0

| RD2-score04-agg=0

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

| RD2-score05-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=2

| RD2-score05-agg=3

| RD2-seed06=12

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=0

| RD2-score06-agg=1

| RD2-seed07=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|BRA}} Avaí

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score07-agg=2

| RD2-seed08=14

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score08-agg=3

| RD3-seed01=2

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente (a)

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=2

| RD3-score01-agg=4

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-score02-agg=4

| RD3-seed03=4

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| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=1

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| RD3-score04-2=2

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| RD4-score01-2=3

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| RD4-seed02=14

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-agg=3 (3)

}}

Note: The bracket was adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that the two Brazilian teams would face each other in the semifinals.

= Round of 16 =

The round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 21. Fifteen teams advanced to the Round of 16 from the Second Stage. LDU Quito, as the defending champion, entered directly into this stage and carries seed O8. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

{{TwoLegResult|San José|BOL|2–6|Newell's Old Boys|ARG|0–6|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente|ARG|4–3|Defensor Sporting|URU|0–1|4–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Peñarol|URU|3–3 (a)|Goiás|BRA|0–1|3–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmeiras|BRA|4–1|Universitario de Sucre|BOL|1–0|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santa Fe|COL|1–2|Atlético Mineiro|BRA|0–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Avaí|BRA|4–3|Emelec|ECU|1–2|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportes Tolima|COL|3–2|Banfield|ARG|0–2|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|LDU Quito|ECU|8–5|Unión San Felipe|CHI|2–4|6–1}}

|}

= Quarterfinals =

The quarterfinals began on October 27 and ended on November 11. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

{{TwoLegResult|LDU Quito|ECU|1–0|Newell's Old Boys|ARG|0–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente|ARG|2–2 (a)|Deportes Tolima|COL|2–2|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Avaí|BRA|2–3|Goiás|BRA|2–2|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmeiras|BRA|3–1|Atlético Mineiro|BRA|1–1|2–0}}

|}

= Semifinals =

The semifinals began on November 17 and ended on November 25. Should two or more teams from a same country reach the semifinals, they were going to be forced to face each other. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente|ARG|4–4 (a)|LDU Quito|ECU|2–3|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmeiras|BRA|2–2 (a)|Goiás|BRA|1–0|1–2}}

|}

= Finals =

{{main|2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals}}

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner is the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game moves onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in the finals. The team with the higher seed played at home in the second leg.

{{Football box

|date = December 1, 2010

|time = 22:00 (UTC-2)

|team1 = Goiás {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/02/south-america/copa-nissan-sudamericana/goias-esporte-clube/ca-independiente/1051862/ Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

|goals1 = Rafael Moura {{goal|14}}
Otacílio Neto {{goal|22}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada), Goiânia

|attendance =

|referee = Carlos Torres (Paraguay) }}

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{{Football box

|date = December 8, 2010

|time = 21:00 (UTC-3)

|team1 = Independiente {{flagicon|ARG}}

|score = 3–1 (a.e.t.)

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/09/south-america/copa-nissan-sudamericana/ca-independiente/goias-esporte-clube/1051863/ Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás

|goals1 = J. Velázquez {{goal|19}}
Parra {{goal|27||34}}

|goals2 = Rafael Moura {{goal|22}}

|stadium = Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda

|attendance =

|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

|penalties1 = M. Velázquez {{pengoal}}
Parra {{pengoal}}
Gracián {{pengoal}}
Matheu {{pengoal}}
Tuzzio {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 5–3

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Toloi
{{pengoal}} Éverton Santos
{{penmiss}} Felipe
{{pengoal}} Rafael Moura}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes
2010 Champion
{{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}}
Independiente
First Title

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable"
Pos{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/fse/copasudamericana/stats |title=Estadisticas Individual |language=es |trans-title=Individual Statistics |publisher=Fox Deportes |access-date=December 8, 2010 }}

!Player

!Team

!Goals

align=center rowspan=1| 1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Moura

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Goiás

|align=center| 8

align=center rowspan=1| 2

|{{flagicon|URU}} Rodrigo Mora

|{{flagicon|URU}} Defensor Sporting

|align=center| 6

align=center rowspan=3| 3

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Assunção

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|align=center| 4

{{flagicon|BOL}} Roberto Galindo

|{{flagicon|BOL}} Universitario de Sucre

|align=center| 4

{{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Vildozo

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Unión San Felipe

|align=center| 4

align=center rowspan=9| 6

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Barcos

|{{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Formica

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Newell's Old Boys

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|BRA}} Luan

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|COL}} Wilder Medina

|{{flagicon|COL}} Deportes Tolima

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|BRA}} Obina

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Parra

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|ECU}} Joao Rojas

|{{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|URU}} Juan Manuel Salgueiro

|{{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

|align=center| 3

{{flagicon|ARG}} Andrés Silvera

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

|align=center| 3

See also

References

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