See main article: 2009 Copa Sudamericana. 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).
The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home.
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----Goiás advances 6 - 5 on penalties.
----Unión Española advances 4 - 1 on points.
----Vitória and Coritiba tied on points (3 each), goal difference (0 each), and away goals (0 each). Vitória advances 5 - 3 on penalties.
----Universidad de Chile advances 6 - 0 on points.
See also: Fla-Flu. ----Fluminense advances on away goals.
----Cienciano advances 4 - 1 on points.
----Lanús advances 6 - 0 on points.
----Emelec advances 6 - 0 on points.
----Botafogo advances 4 - 1 on points.
----LDU Quito advances 4 - 1 on points.
----San Lorenzo advances on away goals.
----Alianza Atlético advances 4–1 on points.
Bye for the defending champion Internacional.
----River Plate advances 6 - 0 on points.
----Vélez Sarsfield advances 4 - 1 on points.
----Cerro Porteño advances 6 - 0 on points.
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[4] [5] The mistake could be due to referee error since the 78th minute of the match is the 33rd minute of the second half.