The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament, becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy.
From this edition onward, CONCACAF teams, which have participated in the tournament since 2005, will no longer be participating because of the format change in the CONCACAF Champions League, which conflicted with scheduling. This will also mark the last tournament in which Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be invited to participate without qualification. Further changes include the additional allocation of berths (1) to all the countries except Brazil and Argentina.
Qualified teams AssociationTeamQualify method ArgentinaLanús2008–09 Primera División 1st place overallVélez Sársfield2008–09 Primera División 2nd place overallSan Lorenzo2008–09 Primera División 3rd place overallTigre2008–09 Primera División 4th place overallBoca JuniorsInvited River PlateInvited BoliviaLa Paz2008 Apertura 2nd placeBlooming2008 Clausura 2nd place BrazilInternacional2008 Copa Sudamericana championFlamengo2008 Série A 5th placeBotafogo2008 Série A 7th placeGoiás2008 Série A 8th placeCoritiba2008 Série A 9th placeVitória2008 Série A 10th placeAtlético Mineiro2008 Série A 12th placeAtlético Paranaense2008 Série A 13th placeFluminense2008 Série A 14th place ChileUnión Española1st in 2009 Apertura general tableUniversidad de Chile2009 Copa Sudamericana playoff winner ColombiaDeportivo Cali2008 Primera A 2nd best-placed non-champion La Equidad2008 Copa Colombia champion EcuadorEmelec2009 Serie A First Stage winnerLDU Quito2009 Serie A First Stage runner-up ParaguayLibertadApertura or Clausura champion with most points in 2008 Primera DivisiónCerro Porteño2008 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-champion PeruCienciano2008 Descentralizado 2nd best-placed non-championAlianza Atlético2008 Descentralizado 3rd best-placed non-champion UruguayRiver Plate2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 3rd placeLiverpool2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 4th place VenezuelaDeportivo Anzoátegui2008 Copa Venezuela championZamora2008–09 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalist
First stage
The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home. All teams, except for defending champion Internacional, entered the tournament in the First Stage. Sorteada la Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2009 , CONMEBOL, retrieved 4 July 2009
Final stages
Round of 16
The first leg of the round of 16 was played from September 22 to September 24. The second leg was played from September 30 to October 1. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
Quarterfinals
The first leg of the Quarterfinals was played from October 20–22. The second leg was played from November 4–5. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
Semifinals
The first leg was played from November 11–12. The second leg was played from November 18–19. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
Finals
The Finals were played on November 25 and December 2. Just like the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, both teams played against each other in a final.
Top goalscorers Pos Name Club Goals1 Claudio Bieler LDU Quito82 Édison Méndez LDU Quito 73 Jorge Córdoba River Plate5 Fred Fluminense 55 Felipe Goiás4 Juan Manuel Olivera Universidad de Chile 47 Gustavo Canales Unión Española 3 André Lima Botafogo 3 Hernán López Vélez Sársfield 3 Roberto Nanni Cerro Porteño 3 Marcio Valverde Alianza Atlético 3
References
External links
CONMEBOL's official website Universofutbol.com - Copa Sudamericana 2009