The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. LDU Quito was the defending champion.

Starting with this edition, each country gained an additional berth, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil. Boca Juniors and River Plate were no longer invited to the competition without merit.

Qualified teams AssociationTeam (berth)Qualification method ArgentinaBanfield (Argentina 1)2009–10 Primera División 1st place overallArgentinos Juniors (Argentina 2)2009–10 Primera División 2nd place overallEstudiantes (Argentina 3)2009–10 Primera División 3rd place overallNewell's Old Boys (Argentina 4)2009–10 Primera División 4th place overallIndependiente (Argentina 5)2009–10 Primera División 5th place overallVélez Sársfield (Argentina 6)2009–10 Primera División 6th place overall BoliviaSan José (Bolivia 1)2009 Apertura 3rd placeOriente Petrolero (Bolivia 2)2009 Clausura 3rd placeUniversitario de Sucre (Bolivia 3)2010 Apertura Loser's Hexagonal winner BrazilPalmeiras (Brazil 1)2009 Série A 5th placeAvaí (Brazil 2)2009 Série A 6th placeAtlético Mineiro (Brazil 3)2009 Série A 7th placeGrêmio (Brazil 4)2009 Série A 8th placeGoiás (Brazil 5)2009 Série A 9th placeGrêmio Prudente (Brazil 6)2009 Série A 11th placeSantos (Brazil 7)2009 Série A 12th placeVitória (Brazil 8)2009 Série A 13th place ChileUnión San Felipe (Chile 1)2009 Copa Chile championColo-Colo (Chile 2)Best-placed team after Round 1 of the 2010 Primera DivisiónUniversidad de Chile (Chile 3)2010 Copa Sudamericana playoff winner ColombiaDeportes Tolima (Colombia 1)2009 Primera A 2nd best-placed non-championSanta Fe (Colombia 2)2009 Copa Colombia championAtlético Huila (Colombia 3)2009 Primera A 3rd best-placed non-champion EcuadorLDU Quito (O8)2009 Copa Sudamericana championEmelec (Ecuador 1)2010 Serie A first stage winnerBarcelona (Ecuador 2)2010 Serie A first stage 3rd placeDeportivo Quito (Ecuador 3)2010 Serie A first stage 4th place ParaguayCerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)2009 Primera División best-placed championOlimpia (Paraguay 2)2009 Primera División 2nd best non-championGuaraní (Paraguay 3)2009 Primera División 3rd best non-champion PeruSport Huancayo (Peru 1)2009 Descentralizado 2nd best-placed non-finalistUniversidad San Martín (Peru 2)2009 Descentralizado 3rd best-placed non-finalistUniversidad César Vallejo (Peru 3)2009 Descentralizado 4th best-placed non-finalist UruguayPeñarol (Uruguay 1)2009–10 Primera División championRiver Plate (Uruguay 2)2009–10 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalistDefensor Sporting (Uruguay 3)2009–10 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-finalist VenezuelaCaracas (Venezuela 1)2009 Copa Venezuela championTrujillanos (Venezuela 2)2009 Copa Venezuela runner-upDeportivo Lara (Venezuela 3)2009–10 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-finalist

Round and draw dates The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played. The draw for this tournament took place on April 28 in Luque at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center.

Event Start date End date Draw April 28 First Stage August 3 September 2 Second Stage August 4 September 23 Round of 16 September 28 October 21 Quarterfinals October 27 November 11 Semifinals November 17 November 25 Finals December 1 December 8

Tie-breaking criteria The tournament is played as a single-elimination tournament, with each round played as two-legged ties. At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine which team advances to the next round:

better goal difference; higher number of away goals scored; penalty shootout.

Preliminary stages

The first two stages of the competition are the First Stage and Second Stage. Both stages are largely played concurrent to each other.

First stage

In the First Stage, 16 teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 3 and ended on September 2.

Second stage In the Second Stage, 22 teams, along with eight winners from the First Stage, played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against one another. The winner of each tie advanced to the round of 16. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 4 and ended on September 23.

Final stages

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards will be seeded depending on which Second Stage tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match O1 will have the 1 seed).

Bracket

Note: The bracket was adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that the two Brazilian teams would face each other in the semifinals.

Round of 16 The round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 21. Fifteen teams advanced to the Round of 16 from the Second Stage. LDU Quito, as the defending champion, entered directly into this stage and carries seed O8. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Quarterfinals The quarterfinals began on October 27 and ended on November 11. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Semifinals The semifinals began on November 17 and ended on November 25. Should two or more teams from a same country reach the semifinals, they were going to be forced to face each other. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.

Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner is the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game moves onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in the finals. The team with the higher seed played at home in the second leg.

Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes2010 ChampionIndependienteFirst Title

Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Rafael Moura Goiás 8 2 Rodrigo Mora Defensor Sporting 6 3 Marcos Assunção Palmeiras 4 Roberto Galindo Universitario de Sucre 4 Ángel Vildozo Unión San Felipe 4 6 Hernán Barcos LDU Quito 3 Mauro Formica Newell's Old Boys 3 Luan Palmeiras 3 Wilder Medina Deportes Tolima 3 Obina Atlético Mineiro 3 Facundo Parra Independiente 3 Joao Rojas Emelec 3 Juan Manuel Salgueiro LDU Quito 3 Andrés Silvera Independiente 3

See also 2010 Copa Libertadores 2011 Recopa Sudamericana 2011 Suruga Bank Championship

References

External links

Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2010