| Tourney Name: | Copa Libertadores de América |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Other Titles: | |
| Dates: | 22 January – 24 July 2013 |
| Num Teams: | 38 |
| Associations: | 11 |
| Champion Other: |  Atlético Mineiro |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Olimpia |
| Matches: | 138 |
| Goals: | 345 |
| Attendance: | 3425911 |
| Top Scorer: | Jô (7 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Corinthians were the defending champions but were knocked out of the tournament by Boca Juniors in the round of 16.
For the fourth year in a row, the title was won by a Brazilian club, with Atlético Mineiro beating Paraguayan club Olimpia on penalties in the finals to win their first title.[2] By winning the competition, Atlético Mineiro won the right to play in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.[3]
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Association | Team | Entry stage | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Second stage | 2012 Clausura champion[4] | |
| 2012 Torneo Inicial champion | |||
| 2012 tournaments aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |||
| 2012 tournaments aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |||
| First stage | 2012 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified | ||
 Bolivia | Second stage | 2012 Clausura champion and 2012 Apertura champion[5] [6] [7] | |
| 2012 Clausura runner-up and 2012 Apertura runner-up | |||
| First stage | Playoff winner between 2012 Clausura 3rd place and 2012 Apertura 3rd place | ||
| Brazil | Second stage | 2012 Copa Libertadores champion | |
| 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion[8] | |||
| 2012 Copa do Brasil champion | |||
| 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up | |||
| First stage | 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place and 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion | |||
| Chile | Second stage | 2012 Apertura champion[9] | |
| 2012 Clausura champion | |||
| First stage | 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
 Colombia | Second stage | 2012 Apertura champion[10] | |
| 2012 Finalización champion | |||
| First stage | 2012 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
 Ecuador | Second stage | 2012 Serie A champion[11] | |
| 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs winner | |||
| First stage | 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs loser | ||
 Mexico | Second stage | 2012 Apertura classification phase best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | |
| 2012 Apertura classification phase 2nd best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | |||
| First stage | 2012 Apertura classification phase 3rd best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | ||
| Paraguay | Second stage | 2012 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table[12] | |
| 2012 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate table | |||
| First stage | 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
 Peru | Second stage | 2012 Descentralizado champion[13] | |
| 2012 Descentralizado runner-up | |||
| First stage | 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| Uruguay | Second stage | 2011–12 Primera División champion[14] | |
| 2011–12 Primera División runner-up | |||
| First stage | 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
 Venezuela | Second stage | 2011–12 Primera División champion[15] | |
| 2011–12 Primera División runner-up | |||
| First stage | 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
The draw of the tournament was held on 21 December 2012 in Luque, Paraguay.[16] [17]
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg in three ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other three ties. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.[3]
| width=190 | Pot 1 | width=190 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre Grêmio São Paulo Iquique Deportes TolimaOlimpia | Bolívar LDU Quito León Universidad César Vallejo Defensor Sporting Deportivo Anzoátegui |
For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years).[3] Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 3 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.
| width=190 | Pot 1 | width=190 | Pot 2 | width=190 | Pot 3 | width=190 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Vélez Sarsfield Corinthians Fluminense Santa Fe Barcelona Sporting Cristal Deportivo Lara | The Strongest San José Universidad de Chile Huachipato Libertad Cerro Porteño Nacional Peñarol | Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors Palmeiras Atlético Mineiro Millonarios Emelec Real Garcilaso Caracas | Toluca Tijuana First stage winner G1 First stage winner G2 First stage winner G3 First stage winner G4 First stage winner G5 First stage winner G6 |
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).[17]
| Stage | First leg | Second leg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 23 January | 30 January | |
| Second stage | 13 February, 20, 27 6, 13 March 3, 10, 17 April | ||
| Round of 16 | 24 April 1 May | 8, 15 May | |
| Quarterfinals | 22 May | 29 May | |
| Semifinals | 3 July | 10 July | |
| Finals | 17 July | 24 July | |
See main article: 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage.
In the first stage, 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 winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.[3]
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See main article: 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage.
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.[3]
In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[3]
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See main article: 2013 Copa Libertadores 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.[3]
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jô | Atlético Mineiro | 7 | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Diego Tardelli | Atlético Mineiro | 6 |
| Ignacio Scocco | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | ||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 4 | Fredy Bareiro | Olimpia | 5 |
| Luís Fabiano | São Paulo | 5 | ||
| Braian Rodríguez | Huachipato | 5 | ||
| Juan Manuel Salgueiro | Olimpia | 5 | ||
| align=center rowspan=13 | 8 | Irven Ávila | Sporting Cristal | 4 |
| Bernard | Atlético Mineiro | 4 | ||
| Cristian Martínez Borja | Santa Fe | 4 | ||
| Rubén Botta | Tigre | 4 | ||
| Juan Carlos Ferreyra | Olimpia | 4 | ||
| Paolo Guerrero | Corinthians | 4 | ||
| Jádson | São Paulo | 4 | ||
| Rogerio Leichtweis | Deportes Tolima | 4 | ||
| Fidel Martínez | Tijuana | 4 | ||
| Wilder Medina | Santa Fe | 4 | ||
| Matías Pérez García | Tigre | 4 | ||
| Ronaldinho | Atlético Mineiro | 4 | ||
| Manuel Villalobos | Iquique | 4 |