The 2013 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2013 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2014 Suruga Bank Championship. São Paulo were the defending champions, but lost to Ponte Preta in the semifinals.
Lanús became the fifth Argentine club to win the Copa Sudamericana, beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals to win their first title.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament.
AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method ArgentinaVélez Sarsfield Second stage2012–13 Primera División super championLanús 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stageRiver Plate 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stageRacing 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stageBelgrano 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stageSan Lorenzo 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage BoliviaOriente Petrolero First stagePlayoff loser between 2012 Clausura 3rd place and 2012 Apertura 3rd placeThe Strongest 2012 Clausura champion and 2012 Apertura championBlooming 2012 Apertura 4th placeReal Potosí 2012 Apertura 5th place BrazilSão Paulo Round of 162012 Copa Sudamericana championNáutico Second stage2012 Série A or 2012 Série B best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Coritiba 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Ponte Preta 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Bahia 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Portuguesa 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Criciúma 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Vitória 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16Sport Recife 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 8th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 ChileUniversidad de Chile First stage2012–13 Copa Chile championColo-Colo 2012 Clausura classification phase 1st placeUniversidad Católica 2013 Transición runner-upCobreloa 2013 Transición 3rd place ColombiaAtlético Nacional First stage2012 Copa Colombia championLa Equidad 2012 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Pasto 2012 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresItagüí 2012 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores EcuadorBarcelona First stage2012 Serie A championEmelec 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs winnerLDU Loja 2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs winnerIndependiente del Valle 2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs loser ParaguayLibertad First stage2012 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate tableCerro Porteño 2012 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate tableNacional 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresGuaraní 2012 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores PeruJuan Aurich First stage2012 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresMelgar 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresSport Huancayo 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa LibertadoresInti Gas 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores UruguayPeñarol First stage2012–13 Primera División championRiver Plate 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresEl Tanque Sisley 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresMontevideo Wanderers 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores VenezuelaDeportivo Anzoátegui First stage2012 Copa Venezuela championDeportivo Lara 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresTrujillanos 2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate tableMineros de Guayana 2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Excluding the defending champion (entering in the round of 16), the other 46 teams were divided into four zones: South Zone: Teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay (entering in the first stage) North Zone: Teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (entering in the first stage) Argentina Zone: Teams from Argentina (entering in the second stage) Brazil Zone: Teams from Brazil (entering in the second stage)
The draw mechanism was as follows: South Zone and North Zone: For the first stage, the 16 teams from the South Zone were drawn into eight ties, and the 16 teams from the North Zone were drawn into the other eight ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie. For the second stage, the 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties. The eight winners from the South Zone were drawn against the eight winners from the North Zone, with the former hosting the second leg in four ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other four ties. Argentina Zone: The six teams were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg. Brazil Zone: The eight teams were split into four ties. No draw was held, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualified for: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5, with the former hosting the second leg.
To determine the bracket starting from the round of 16, the defending champion and the 15 winners of the second stage were assigned a "seed" by draw. The defending champion and the winners from Argentina Zone and Brazil Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds".
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).
StageFirst legSecond legFirst stageJuly 31August 7Second stageAugust 14, 21August 28September 4Round of 16September 18, 25September 25October 2, 23QuarterfinalsOctober 30November 6SemifinalsNovember 20November 27FinalsDecember 4December 11
Elimination phase
In the elimination phase, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion (São Paulo).
First stage
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Second stage
Final stages
In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules: Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner. If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.
Bracket
Note: The bracket was changed according to the rules of the tournament so that the two semifinalists from Brazil would play each other.
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Enner Valencia Emelec52 Charles Aránguiz Universidad de Chile4 Isaac Díaz Universidad de Chile44 Richard José Blanco Mineros3 Nicolás Castillo Universidad Católica3 Paolo Goltz Lanús3 Jorge Daniel González Libertad3 Lucas Melano Lanús3 Brian Montenegro Libertad3 Santiago Silva Lanús3
See also 2013 Copa Libertadores 2014 Recopa Sudamericana 2014 Suruga Bank Championship
References
External links
Copa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL.com