The 2011 Copa Sudamericana finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The matches were played on 8 and 14 December 2011 between Chilean club Universidad de Chile and Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.
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| Event | 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes | ||||||
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| Date | 8 December 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito | ||||||
| Referee | Diego Abal (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 14 December 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago | ||||||
| Referee | Wilson Seneme (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
Universidad de Chile won the first leg 1–0[1] and the second leg 3–0,[2] and won their first Copa Sudamericana and also their first international trophy. As the winner, they earned the right to play in the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship against the winner of the 2011 J. League Cup, Kashima Antlers.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 LDU Quito | 2009 |
 Universidad de Chile | None |
Road to the finals
| Universidad de Chile | Round | LDU Quito | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Fénix | Home | 1–0 | First stage |  Yaracuyanos | Away | 1–1 |
| Away | 0–0 | Home | 1–0 | |||
| Nacional | Home | 1–0 | Second stage | Trujillanos | Home | 4–1 |
| Away | 0–2 | Away | 0–1 | |||
 Flamengo | Away | 0–4 | Round of 16 |  Independiente | Home | 2–0 |
| Home | 1–0 | Away | 1–0 | |||
| Arsenal | Away | 1–2 | Quarter-finals |  Libertad | Home | 1–0 |
| Home | 3–0 | Away | 1–0 (4–5 p) | |||
| Vasco da Gama | Away | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Vélez Sársfield | Home | 2–0 |
| Home | 2–0 | Away | 0–1 | |||
Rules
The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the away goals rule is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament. Extra time is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shootout ensues according to the Laws of the Game.[3]
Matches
First leg
        LDU Quito |      Universidad de Chile |
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Second leg
| Universidad de Chile | 3–0 | LDU Quito |
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E. Vargas  2', 86'Lorenzetti 79' | Report |
| Universidad de Chile | LDU Quito |
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See also
References
External links
- Official webpage (in Spanish)