The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca. The official draw took place on May 22 in Buenos Aires.
The Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí won their first international title by defeating América in the final, winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg, which was the only game that they lost. Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played. They defeated San Lorenzo, an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura, the Brazilian club Goiás, Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football, Guadalajara and America.
This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final, and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition. Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first, after Lanús and Talleres de Córdoba. They were also the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002.
Qualified teams The Copa Sudamericana 2007 tournament was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana soccer tournament.
AssociationTeamQualify method ArgentinaBoca JuniorsInviteeRiver PlateInviteeEstudiantes2006–07 Argentine Primera División 2nd place overallSan Lorenzo2006–07 Argentine Primera División 3rd place overallArsenal2006–07 Argentine Primera División 5th place overallLanús2006–07 Argentine Primera División 6th place BoliviaJorge Wilstermann2006 Segundo Torneo winnerReal Potosí2006 Segundo Torneo runner-up BrazilSão Paulo2006 Série A winnerVasco da Gama2006 Série A 6th placeFigueirense2006 Série A 7th placeGoiás2006 Série A 8th placeCorinthians2006 Série A 9th placeCruzeiro2006 Série A 10th placeBotafogo2006 Série A 12th placeAtlético Paranaense2006 Série A 13th place ChileColo-Colo2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winnerAudax Italiano2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana runner-up ColombiaAtlético Nacional2006 Reclasificacion 2nd placeMillonarios2006 Reclasificacion 3rd place EcuadorEl Nacional2006 Second Stage winnerOlmedo2007 First Stage winner MexicoPachuca2006 Copa Sudamericana championGuadalajara2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup runner-upAméricaMost total points in 2007 Clausura & 2006 Apertura ParaguayLibertad2006 Liga Paraguaya winnerTacuary2006 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner PeruCoronel Bolognesi2006 Torneo Descentralizado 4th placeUniversitario2006 Torneo Descentralizado 5th place United StatesD.C. United2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup third place UruguayDanubio2006–07 Liguilla 3rd placeDefensor Sporting2006–07 Liguilla 4th place VenezuelaZamora2006–07 Primera División 4th placeCarabobo2006–07 Primera División 5th place
Fixture Dates Preliminary Rounds: Between July 31 and September 6 Round of 16: Between September 11 and October 4 Quarterfinals: Between October 9 and November 1 Semifinals: Between November 6 and November 15 Finals: Between November 28 and December 5 Full Schedule
First stage The table gives the teams in the first round gathered in elimination groups of 2 teams or 4 teams. Teams hosting the first game are on the left. Advancing teams are in bold.
!colspan="5"|Chile/Bolivia Preliminary
!colspan="5"|Venezuela/Ecuador Preliminary
!colspan="5"|Colombia/Perú Preliminary
!colspan="5"|Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary
Second stage
Final stages
Bracket To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Arsenal with River Plate in the semifinals, thus reordering the bracket.
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