2013 Copa Sudamericana

The 2013 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2013 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 12th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2014 Suruga Bank Championship.[2] São Paulo were the defending champions, but lost to Ponte Preta in the semifinals.

2013 Copa Sudamericana
Copa Total Sudamericana 2013
Copa Total Sul-Americana 2013
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 11 December 2013
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Lanús (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Ponte Preta
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored190 (2.07 per match)
Attendance1,218,248 (13,242 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ecuador Enner Valencia
(5 goals)
2012
2014

Lanús became the fifth Argentine club to win the Copa Sudamericana, beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals to win their first title.[3]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification method
Argentina
6 berths
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 1)Second stage2012–13 Primera División super champion[4][5]
Lanús (Argentina 2)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage[4][5]
River Plate (Argentina 3)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage[4][5]
Racing (Argentina 4)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage[4][5]
Belgrano (Argentina 5)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage[4][5]
San Lorenzo (Argentina 6)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage[4][5]
Bolivia
4 berths
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1)First stagePlayoff loser between 2012 Clausura 3rd place and 2012 Apertura 3rd place[6][7][8]
The Strongest (Bolivia 2)2012 Clausura champion and 2012 Apertura champion[6][7][8]
Blooming (Bolivia 3)2012 Apertura 4th place[7][8]
Real Potosí (Bolivia 4)2012 Apertura 5th place[7][8]
Brazil
8 + 1 berths
São Paulo (Title holders)Round of 162012 Copa Sudamericana champion
Náutico (Brazil 1)Second stage2012 Série A or 2012 Série B best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Coritiba (Brazil 2)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Ponte Preta (Brazil 3)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Bahia (Brazil 4)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Portuguesa (Brazil 5)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Criciúma (Brazil 6)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Vitória (Brazil 7)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Sport Recife (Brazil 8)2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 8th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16[9]
Chile
4 berths
Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)First stage2012–13 Copa Chile champion[10][11]
Colo-Colo (Chile 2)2012 Clausura classification phase 1st place[10]
Universidad Católica (Chile 3)2013 Transición runner-up[11]
Cobreloa (Chile 4)2013 Transición 3rd place[11]
Colombia
4 berths
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)First stage2012 Copa Colombia champion[12]
La Equidad (Colombia 2)2012 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[12]
Deportivo Pasto (Colombia 3)2012 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[12]
Itagüí (Colombia 4)2012 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[12]
Ecuador
4 berths
Barcelona (Ecuador 1)First stage2012 Serie A champion[13]
Emelec (Ecuador 2)2012 Serie A second-place playoffs winner[13]
LDU Loja (Ecuador 3)2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs winner[13]
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 4)2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs loser[13]
Paraguay
4 berths
Libertad (Paraguay 1)First stage2012 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table[14]
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2)2012 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate table[14]
Nacional (Paraguay 3)2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[14]
Guaraní (Paraguay 4)2012 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[14]
Peru
4 berths
Juan Aurich (Peru 1)First stage2012 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[15]
Melgar (Peru 2)2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[15]
Sport Huancayo (Peru 3)2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[15]
Inti Gas (Peru 4)2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores[15]
Uruguay
4 berths
Peñarol (Uruguay 1)First stage2012–13 Primera División champion[16]
River Plate (Uruguay 2)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores[16]
El Tanque Sisley (Uruguay 3)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores[16]
Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores[16]
Venezuela
4 berths
Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 1)First stage2012 Copa Venezuela champion[17]
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2)2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores[17]
Trujillanos (Venezuela 3)2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table[17]
Mineros de Guayana (Venezuela 4)2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table[17]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18][19][20]

Excluding the defending champion (entering in the round of 16), the other 46 teams were divided into four zones:

  • South Zone: Teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay (entering in the first stage)
  • North Zone: Teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (entering in the first stage)
  • Argentina Zone: Teams from Argentina (entering in the second stage)
  • Brazil Zone: Teams from Brazil (entering in the second stage)

The draw mechanism was as follows:[2]

  • South Zone and North Zone:
    • For the first stage, the 16 teams from the South Zone were drawn into eight ties, and the 16 teams from the North Zone were drawn into the other eight ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
    • For the second stage, the 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties. The eight winners from the South Zone were drawn against the eight winners from the North Zone, with the former hosting the second leg in four ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other four ties.
  • Argentina Zone: The six teams were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg.
  • Brazil Zone: The eight teams were split into four ties. No draw was held, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualified for: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5, with the former hosting the second leg.

To determine the bracket starting from the round of 16, the defending champion and the 15 winners of the second stage were assigned a "seed" by draw. The defending champion and the winners from Argentina Zone and Brazil Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds".

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).

StageFirst legSecond leg
First stageJuly 31August 7
Second stageAugust 14, 21August 28
September 4
Round of 16September 18, 25September 25
October 2, 23
QuarterfinalsOctober 30November 6
SemifinalsNovember 20November 27
FinalsDecember 4December 11

Elimination phase

In the elimination phase, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time is played). The 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion (São Paulo).[2]

First stage

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
South Zone
Montevideo Wanderers 1–2 Libertad1–20–0
Cobreloa 2–0 Peñarol0–02–0
Real Potosí 3–6 Universidad de Chile3–10–5
Guaraní 4–1 Oriente Petrolero0–04–1
El Tanque Sisley 0–3 Colo-Colo0–10–2
Blooming 0–5 River Plate0–10–4
Universidad Católica 2–1 Cerro Porteño1–11–0
Nacional 1–1 (a) The Strongest0–01–1
North Zone
Inti Gas 0–5 Atlético Nacional0–10–4
Mineros de Guayana 4–2 Barcelona2–22–0
Independiente del Valle 2–0 Deportivo Anzoátegui0–02–0
Itagüí 6–2 Juan Aurich3–03–2
Sport Huancayo 1–7 Emelec1–30–4
Deportivo Pasto 3–2 Melgar3–00–2
Trujillanos 0–1 La Equidad0–10–0
LDU Loja 3–1 Deportivo Lara2–01–1

Second stage

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Universidad Católica 7–2 Emelec4–03–2
San Lorenzo 0–1 River Plate0–10–0
Deportivo Pasto 3–0 Colo-Colo1–02–0
Sport Recife 2–2 (3–1 p) Náutico2–00–2
Itagüí 1–0 River Plate1–00–0
Belgrano 1–2 Vélez Sarsfield1–00–2
Universidad de Chile 4–2 Independiente del Valle1–13–1
Portuguesa 1–2 Bahia1–20–0
Guaraní 0–2 Atlético Nacional0–20–0
Racing 1–4 Lanús1–20–2
La Equidad 1–1 (a) Cobreloa0–01–1
Vitória 1–1 (3–4 p) Coritiba1–00–1
Libertad 4–1 Mineros de Guayana2–02–1
Criciúma 1–2 Ponte Preta1–20–0
LDU Loja 1–0 Nacional0–01–0

Final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Bracket

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                    
16 São Paulo145
1 Universidad Católica134
16 São Paulo303
9 Atlético Nacional202
9 Atlético Nacional (p)101 (4)
8 Bahia011 (3)
16 São Paulo112
14 Ponte Preta314
14 Ponte Preta202
3 Deportivo Pasto011
14 Ponte Preta022
6 Vélez Sarsfield000
11 La Equidad112
6 Vélez Sarsfield224
14 Ponte Preta101
10 Lanús123
13 Libertad224
4 Sport Recife011
13 Libertad202
5 Itagüí011
12 Coritiba011
5 Itagüí123
13 Libertad112
10 Lanús224
10 Lanús404
7 Universidad de Chile011
10 Lanús033
2 River Plate011
15 LDU Loja202
2 River Plate123

Note: The bracket was changed according to the rules of the tournament so that the two semifinalists from Brazil would play each other.

Round of 16

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
São Paulo 5–4 Universidad Católica1–14–3
LDU Loja 2–3 River Plate2–10–2
Ponte Preta 2–1 Deportivo Pasto2–00–1
Libertad 4–1 Sport Recife2–02–1
Coritiba 1–3 Itagüí0–11–2
La Equidad 2–4 Vélez Sarsfield1–21–2
Lanús 4–1 Universidad de Chile4–00–1
Atlético Nacional 1–1 (4–3 p) Bahia1–00–1

Quarterfinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
São Paulo 3–2 Atlético Nacional3–20–0
Lanús 3–1 River Plate0–03–1
Ponte Preta 2–0 Vélez Sarsfield0–02–0
Libertad 2–1 Itagüí2–00–1

Semifinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
São Paulo 2–4 Ponte Preta1–31–1
Libertad 2–4 Lanús1–21–2

Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[2]

Ponte Preta 1–1 Lanús
Fellipe Bastos 79'ReportGoltz 58'

Lanús 2–0 Ponte Preta
Ayala 25'
I. Blanco 45+3'
Report

Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Enner Valencia Emelec5
2 Charles Aránguiz Universidad de Chile4
Isaac Díaz Universidad de Chile4
4 Richard José Blanco Mineros3
Nicolás Castillo Universidad Católica3
Paolo Goltz Lanús3
Jorge Daniel González Libertad3
Lucas Melano Lanús3
Brian Montenegro Libertad3
Santiago Silva Lanús3

Source:[23]

See also

References

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