The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner, Universidad de Chile, qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship.

Qualified teams AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method ArgentinaIndependiente Round of 162010 Copa Sudamericana championVélez Sársfield Second Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 1st placeEstudiantes 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 2nd placeGodoy Cruz 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 3rd placeLanús 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th placeArsenal 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th placeArgentinos Juniors 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 7th place BoliviaAurora Second Stage2010 Clausura 3rd placeThe Strongest First Stage2010 Apertura 4th placeSan José 2010 Torneo de Invierno runner-up BrazilAtlético Paranaense Second Stage2010 Série A 5th placeBotafogo 2010 Série A 6th placeSão Paulo 2010 Série A 9th placePalmeiras 2010 Série A 10th placeVasco da Gama 2010 Série A 11th placeCeará 2010 Série A 12th placeAtlético Mineiro 2010 Série A 13th placeFlamengo 2010 Série A 14th place ChileDeportes Iquique Second Stage2010 Copa Chile championUniversidad Católica First Stage2011 Apertura classification phase 1st placeUniversidad de Chile 2011 Primera División Copa Sudamericana playoff winner ColombiaDeportivo Cali Second Stage2010 Copa Colombia championSanta Fe First Stage2010 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best non-championLa Equidad 2010 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best non-champion EcuadorEmelec Second Stage2011 Serie A first stage winnerLDU Quito First Stage2010 Serie A second stage winnerDeportivo Quito 2011 Serie A first stage 3rd place ParaguayLibertad Second Stage2010 Primera División aggregate table best championNacional First Stage2010 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-championOlimpia 2010 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best non-champion PeruUniversitario Second Stage2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best non-finalistUniversidad César Vallejo First Stage2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best non-finalistJuan Aurich 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best non-finalist UruguayNacional Second Stage2010–11 Primera División championFénix First Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th placeBella Vista 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th place VenezuelaTrujillanos Second Stage2010 Copa Venezuela championDeportivo Anzoátegui First Stage2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better aggregateYaracuyanos 2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse aggregate

Draw The draw was originally to be held on June 14, 2011, at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, but was postponed by CONMEBOL due to disruptions to air traffic in the region by the volcanic eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, first to June 16, and then to June 21, and finally to June 28, with the venue switched to the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The tournament was played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana Reglamento 2011 First Stage The sixteen teams which qualify through berths 2 and 3 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil were drawn against each other. The matchups were based on countries: Bolivia v Paraguay, Chile v Uruguay, Colombia v Peru, Ecuador v Venezuela. Second Stage The eight winners of the First Stage were drawn against the eight teams which qualify through berth 1 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil. The six teams from Argentina, excluding the defending champion, were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4, with the former playing the second leg at home. The eight teams from Brazil were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5, with the former playing the second leg at home. Final stages The 15 winners of the Second Stage, together with the defending champion, were assigned a "seed" starting from the round of 16, which was used to determine the bracket of the final stages, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home in each tie.

Change of sponsorship During the draw, CONMEBOL announced that Bridgestone would replace Nissan Motors as the primary sponsor of the tournament. The official name of the tournament would be changed accordingly to the Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana.Fue sorteada la Copa Sudamericana

Schedule All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.

Stage First leg Second leg First Stage August 3, 10, 17 August 10, 17, 24 Second Stage August 10, 31September 7, 14 August 24September 7, 14, 21 Round of 16 September 28October 5, 19 October 12, 19, 26 Quarterfinals November 2 November 9, 16 Semifinals November 23 November 30 Finals December 8 December 14

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 The First Stage began on August 2 and ended on August 25.Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011 - Programa de Partidos - 1a. y 2a. Fase Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Second stage The Second Stage began on August 10 and ended on September 22. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Final stages

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which second stage tie they won (i.e., the winner of Match O1 would be assigned the 1 seed, etc.; the defending champion, Independiente, was assigned the 5 seed).Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2011: Cuadro de desarrollo desde Octavos de Final

Bracket In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.

Round of 16 The Round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 26. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Quarterfinals The Quarterfinals began on November 1 and ended on November 17. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Semifinals The Semifinals began on November 23 and ended on November 30. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.

Universidad de Chile won on points 6–0.

Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Eduardo Vargas Universidad de Chile112 Hernán Barcos LDU Quito73 Bernardo Vasco da Gama4 Guillermo Franco Vélez Sársfield4 Omar Pérez Santa Fe4 Óscar Rodas Santa Fe4 Raúl Ruidíaz Universitario48 Alecsandro Vasco da Gama3 Augusto Andaveris Aurora3 Luis Bolaños LDU Quito3 Gustavo Canales Universidad de Chile3 Pablo Zeballos Olimpia3

See also 2011 Copa Libertadores 2012 Recopa Sudamericana 2012 Suruga Bank Championship

References

External links

Official webpage