The First Stage, or the Preliminary Phase, of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the first round of the tournament. It was contested by 30 teams in 15 two-legged ties. The winners of each tie advanced to the Second Stage (also known as the Round of 16).
Matches The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
Qualifier O1
Goiás advances 6–5 on penalties.
Qualifier O2
Unión Española advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O3
Vitória and Coritiba tied on points (3 each), goal difference (0 each), and away goals (0 each). Vitória advances 5–3 on penalties.
Qualifier O4
Universidad de Chile advances 6–0 on points.
Qualifier O5
Fluminense advances on away goals.
Qualifier O6
Cienciano advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O7
Lanús advances 6–0 on points.
Qualifier O8
Emelec advances 6–0 on points.
Qualifier O9
Botafogo advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O10
LDU Quito advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O11
San Lorenzo advances on away goals.
Qualifier O12
Alianza Atlético advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O13 Bye for the defending champion Internacional.
Qualifier O14
River Plate advances 6–0 on points.
Qualifier O15
Vélez Sarsfield advances 4–1 on points.
Qualifier O16
Cerro Porteño advances 6–0 on points.
Notes 1.The match was suspended in the 66th minute after a fan rushed the field and attacked a River Plate player. At the time, River Plate was ahead 1–0. CONMEBOL punished Blooming by changing the results to 3–0 and fining the club $10,000. 2.The match report erroneously places Gabriel Paletta's own goal in the 33rd minute of the first half. In actuality, the own goal occurred in the second half of the game at around the 78th minute mark. The mistake could be due to referee error since the 78th minute of the match is the 33rd minute of the second half.
References
External links First Stage schedule