2011 Copa Sudamericana

The draw was originally to be held on June 14, 2011, at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay,{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sorteo-Copa-Sudamericana-el-14-de-junio-20110530-0007.html |title=Sorteo Copa Sudamericana el 14 de junio |language=es |trans-title=Copa Sudamericana Draw on June 14 |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=May 30, 2011 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630041458/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sorteo-Copa-Sudamericana-el-14-de-junio-20110530-0007.html |archive-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-para-el-jueves-16-de-junio-20110609-0002.html |title=Postergado el Sorteo de la Copa Sudamericana 2011 para el jueves 16 de junio |language=es |trans-title=Draw postponed the 2011 Copa Sudamericana on Thursday June 16 |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612072521/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-para-el-jueves-16-de-junio-20110609-0002.html |archive-date=June 12, 2011 }} and then to June 21,{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-nuevamente-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-sera-el-martes-21-de-junio-20110614-0002.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604013027/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Postergado-nuevamente-el-Sorteo-de-la-Copa-Sudamericana-2011-sera-el-martes-21-de-junio-20110614-0002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |title=Postergado nuevamente el Sorteo de la Copa Sudamericana 2011: será el martes 21 de junio |language=es |trans-title=Drawing again postponed the Copa Sudamericana 2011: will be Tuesday June 21 |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2011 }} and finally to June 28, with the venue switched to the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Sudamericana-2011-Sorteo-el-martes-28-de-junio-en-Buenos-Aires-20110615-0001.html |title=Copa Sudamericana 2011: Sorteo el martes 28 de junio en Buenos Aires |language=es |trans-title=Copa Sudamericana 2011: Draw on Tuesday 28 June in Buenos Aires |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630041512/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Sudamericana-2011-Sorteo-el-martes-28-de-junio-en-Buenos-Aires-20110615-0001.html |archive-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The tournament was played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:[http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2011/Reglamento_Copa_Sudamericana_2011.pdf Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana Reglamento 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005115935/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2011/Reglamento_Copa_Sudamericana_2011.pdf |date=2011-10-05 }} {{in lang|es}}

;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.

;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 champion, were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4, with the former playing the second leg at home.
• The eight teams from Brazil were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5, with the former playing the second leg at home.

;Final stages

• The 15 winners of the Second Stage, together with the defending champion, were assigned a "seed" starting from the round of 16, which was used to determine the bracket of the final stages, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home in each tie.

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.[http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Fue-sorteada-la-Copa-Sudamericana-20110628-0003.html Fue sorteada la Copa Sudamericana]

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

{{main|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.

The First Stage began on August 2 and ended on August 25.[http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2011/Partidos_Sudamericana_2011_web.pdf Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011 - Programa de Partidos - 1a. y 2a. Fase] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725041141/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2011/Partidos_Sudamericana_2011_web.pdf |date=2011-07-25 }} Team 1 played the second leg at home.

{{TwoLegStart}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Nacional|PAR|1–0|San José|BOL|0–0|1–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Santa Fe|COL|3–1|Universidad César Vallejo|PER|1–1|2–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Fénix|URU|0–1|Universidad de Chile|CHI|0–1|0–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Anzoátegui|VEN|2–1|Deportivo Quito|ECU|0–1|2–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|The Strongest|BOL|2–3|Olimpia|PAR|0–2|2–1}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Juan Aurich|PER|1–4|La Equidad|COL|0–2|1–2}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Universidad Católica|CHI|4–1|Bella Vista|URU|1–1|3–0}}

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{{TwoLegResult|LDU Quito|ECU|2–1|Yaracuyanos|VEN|1–1|1–0}}

|}

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

{{TwoLegStart}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|4–0|Argentinos Juniors|ARG|0–0|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nacional|URU|0–3|Universidad de Chile|CHI|0–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Palmeiras|BRA|3–3 (a)|Vasco da Gama|BRA|0–2|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Libertad|PAR|2–0|La Equidad|COL|1–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universitario|PER|4–1|Deportivo Anzoátegui|VEN|2–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Estudiantes|ARG|1–2|Arsenal|ARG|0–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Cali|COL|2–2 (5–6 p)|Santa Fe|COL|1–1|1–1}}

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

{{TwoLegResult|Emelec|ECU|2–4|Olimpia|PAR|1–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Godoy Cruz|ARG|2–2 (a)|Lanús|ARG|2–2|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Trujillanos|VEN|1–5|LDU Quito|ECU|1–4|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|São Paulo|BRA|4–2|Ceará|BRA|1–2|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Aurora|BOL|6–3|Nacional|PAR|1–1|5–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Paranaense|BRA|0–2|Flamengo|BRA|0–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportes Iquique|CHI|1–2|Universidad Católica|CHI|1–2|0–0}}

|}

{{main|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.; the defending champion, Independiente, was assigned the 5 seed).[http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2011/Octavos_Cuadro_desarrollo.pdf Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011: Cuadro de desarrollo desde Octavos de Final]

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

{{16TeamBracket

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| nowrap = yes

| team-width = 170

| RD1 = Round of 16

| RD2 = Quarterfinals

| RD3 = Semifinals

| RD4 = Finals

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sársfield

| RD1-score01-1 = 2

| RD1-score01-2 = 1

| RD1-seed02 = 16

| RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad Católica

| RD1-score02-1 = 0

| RD1-score02-2 = 1

| RD1-seed03 = 8

| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|COL}} Santa Fe

| RD1-score03-1 = 1

| RD1-score03-2 = 4

| RD1-seed04 = 9

| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo

| RD1-score04-1 = 1

| RD1-score04-2 = 1

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|PAR}} Libertad

| RD1-score05-1 = 0

| RD1-score05-2 = 2

| RD1-seed06 = 13

| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo

| RD1-score06-1 = 1

| RD1-score06-2 = 0

| RD1-seed07 = 5

| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

| RD1-score07-1 = 0

| RD1-score07-2 = 1

| RD1-seed08 = 12

| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| RD1-score08-1 = 2

| RD1-score08-2 = 0

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile

| RD1-score09-1 = 4

| RD1-score09-2 = 1

| RD1-seed10 = 15

| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo

| RD1-score10-1 = 0

| RD1-score10-2 = 0

| RD1-seed11 = 7

| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Arsenal

| RD1-score11-1 = 0

| RD1-score11-2 = 3

| RD1-seed12 = 10

| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|PAR}} Olimpia

| RD1-score12-1 = 0

| RD1-score12-2 = 2

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

| RD1-score13-1 = 1

| RD1-score13-2 = 8

| RD1-seed14 = 14

| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|BOL}} Aurora

| RD1-score14-1 = 3

| RD1-score14-2 = 3

| RD1-seed15 = 6

| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|PER}} Universitario (p)

| RD1-score15-1 = 1

| RD1-score15-2 = 1 (3)

| RD1-seed16 = 11

| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Godoy Cruz

| RD1-score16-1 = 1

| RD1-score16-2 = 1 (2)

| RD2-seed01 = 1

| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sársfield

| RD2-score01-1 = 1

| RD2-score01-2 = 3

| RD2-seed02 = 8

| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|COL}} Santa Fe

| RD2-score02-1 = 1

| RD2-score02-2 = 2

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|PAR}} Libertad

| RD2-score03-1 = 0

| RD2-score03-2 = 1 (4)

| RD2-seed04 = 12

| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito (p)

| RD2-score04-1 = 1

| RD2-score04-2 = 0 (5)

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile

| RD2-score05-1 = 2

| RD2-score05-2 = 3

| RD2-seed06 = 7

| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Arsenal

| RD2-score06-1 = 1

| RD2-score06-2 = 0

| RD2-seed07 = 3

| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

| RD2-score07-1 = 0

| RD2-score07-2 = 5

| RD2-seed08 = 6

| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|PER}} Universitario

| RD2-score08-1 = 2

| RD2-score08-2 = 2

| RD3-seed01 = 1

| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sársfield

| RD3-score01-1 = 0

| RD3-score01-2 = 0

| RD3-seed02 = 12

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

| RD3-score02-1 = 2

| RD3-score02-2 = 1

| RD3-seed03 = 2

| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile

| RD3-score03-1 = 1

| RD3-score03-2 = 2

| RD3-seed04 = 3

| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

| RD3-score04-1 = 1

| RD3-score04-2 = 0

| RD4-seed01 = 12

| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| RD4-score01-1 = 0

| RD4-score01-2 = 0

| RD4-seed02 = 2

| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile

| RD4-score02-1 = 1

| RD4-score02-2 = 3

}}

The Round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 26. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

{{TwoLegStart}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|3–1|Universidad Católica|CHI|2–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santa Fe|COL|5–2|Botafogo|BRA|1–1|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente|ARG|1–2|LDU Quito|ECU|0–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Libertad|PAR|2–1|São Paulo|BRA|0–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universidad de Chile|CHI|5–0|Flamengo|BRA|4–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Arsenal|ARG|3–2|Olimpia|PAR|0–0|3–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universitario|PER|2–2 (3–2 p)|Godoy Cruz|ARG|1–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vasco da Gama|BRA|9–6|Aurora|BOL|1–3|8–3}}

|}

The Quarterfinals began on November 1 and ended on November 17. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

{{TwoLegStart}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|4–3|Santa Fe|COL|1–1|3–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Libertad|PAR|1–1 (4–5 p)|LDU Quito|ECU|0–1|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universidad de Chile|CHI|5–1|Arsenal|ARG|2–1|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vasco da Gama|BRA|5–4|Universitario|PER|0–2|5–2}}

|}

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

{{TwoLegStart}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Universidad de Chile|CHI|3–1|Vasco da Gama|BRA|1–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|0–3|LDU Quito|ECU|0–2|0–1}}

|}

{{main|2011 Copa Sudamericana 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.

{{Football box

| date = December 8, 2011

| time = 19:15 UTC−5

| team1 = LDU Quito {{flagicon|ECU}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120103080525/http://df1.conmebol.com/sudamericana/fichas/ficha115139.html Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile

| goals1 =

| goals2 = E. Vargas {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito

| attendance = 41,000

| referee = Diego Abal (Argentina)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = December 14, 2011

| time = 21:15 UTC−3

| team1 = Universidad de Chile {{flagicon|CHI}}

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120103080550/http://df1.conmebol.com/sudamericana/fichas/ficha115140.html Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito

| goals1 = E. Vargas {{goal|2||86}}
Lorenzetti {{goal|79}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Wilson Seneme (Brazil)

}}

Universidad de Chile won on points 6–0.

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

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• [http://www.conmebol.com/secciones/copa_sudamericana.html Official webpage] {{in lang|es}}

{{Copa Sudamericana Seasons}}

{{2011 in South American Football (CONMEBOL)}}

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