The 2014 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2014 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Lanús were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cerro Porteño in the round of 16.

In the finals, Argentine team River Plate defeated Colombian team Atlético Nacional 3–1 on aggregate to win their first title, and earned the right to play in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.

Qualified teams AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method ArgentinaLanús Round of 162013 Copa Sudamericana championRiver Plate Second stage2013–14 Primera División super championBoca Juniors 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage or Argentina 1 or Argentina 3 of 2015 Copa LibertadoresEstudiantes LP 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage or Argentina 1 or Argentina 3 of 2015 Copa LibertadoresGimnasia y Esgrima 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage or Argentina 1 or Argentina 3 of 2015 Copa LibertadoresGodoy Cruz 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage or Argentina 1 or Argentina 3 of 2015 Copa LibertadoresRosario Central 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage or Argentina 1 or Argentina 3 of 2015 Copa Libertadores BoliviaSan José First stage2013 Clausura 3rd placeJorge Wilstermann 2013 Apertura 4th placeNacional Potosí 2013 Apertura 5th placeUniversitario de Sucre 2013 Apertura 6th place BrazilVitória Second stage2013 Série A or 2013 Série B best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Goiás 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16São Paulo 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Bahia 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Internacional 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Criciúma 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Fluminense 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16Sport Recife 2014 Copa do Nordeste champion ChileDeportes Iquique First stage2013–14 Copa Chile championCobresal 2014 Clausura Liguilla winnerUniversidad Católica 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stageHuachipato 2013–14 Copa Chile runner-up ColombiaAtlético Nacional First stage2013 Copa Colombia championDeportivo Cali 2014 Superliga Colombiana championMillonarios 2013 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresÁguilas Pereira 2013 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores EcuadorEmelec First stage2013 Serie A championIndependiente del Valle 2013 Serie A runner-upUniversidad Católica 2013 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresBarcelona 2013 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores ParaguayCerro Porteño First stage2013 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate tableLibertad 2013 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresGeneral Díaz 2013 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Capiatá 2013 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores PeruAlianza Lima First stage2013 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad César Vallejo 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresUTC 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa LibertadoresInti Gas 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores UruguayDanubio First stage2013–14 Primera División championRiver Plate 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa LibertadoresPeñarol 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa LibertadoresRentistas 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores VenezuelaCaracas First stage2013 Copa Venezuela championDeportivo Anzoátegui 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa LibertadoresTrujillanos 2013–14 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate tableDeportivo La Guaira 2013–14 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on May 20, 2014 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 odd-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds".

Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).

StageFirst legSecond legFirst stageAugust 20August 27Second stageAugust 27September 3, 10, 17September 3, 17, 24Round of 16October 1, 15October 15, 22QuarterfinalsOctober 29November 5SemifinalsNovember 19November 26FinalsDecember 3December 10

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 (Lanús).

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

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals This was the first time the Superclásico derby matches between Boca Juniors and River Plate were played in the Copa Sudamericana.

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.

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Miler Bolaños Emelec5 Andrés Vilches Huachipato53 Andrés Chávez Boca Juniors4 Fabio Escobar Deportivo Capiatá4 Rodrigo Mora River Plate4 Andy Pando Universidad César Vallejo4 Óscar Romero Cerro Porteño48 Edwin Cardona Atlético Nacional3 Guido Carrillo Estudiantes LP3 Erik Goiás3 Roberto Gamarra General Díaz3 Ganso São Paulo3 Hernán Rodrigo López Libertad3 Ángel Mena Emelec3 Michel Bastos São Paulo3 Ronald Quinteros Universidad César Vallejo3 Jonathan Rodríguez Peñarol3 Luis Carlos Ruiz Atlético Nacional3 Michael Santos River Plate3 Diego Vera Estudiantes LP3

See also 2014 Copa Libertadores 2015 Recopa Sudamericana 2015 Suruga Bank Championship

References

External links

Copa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL.com