2014 Copa Sudamericana Explained

Tourney Name:	Copa Sudamericana
Year:	2014
Other Titles:	Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 Copa Total Sul-Americana 2014
Dates:	19 August – 10 December 2014
Num Teams:	47
Associations:	10
Champion Other:	River Plate
Count:	1
Second Other:	Atlético Nacional
Matches:	92
Goals:	209
Player:	Marcelo Barovero
Top Scorer:	Miler Bolaños Andrés Vilches (5 goals each)
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2014 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons)^[1] 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,^[2] and earned the right to play in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.^[3]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Entry stage	Qualification method
Argentina		Round of 16	2013 Copa Sudamericana champion
		Second stage	2013–14 Primera División super champion^[4]
			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 Libertadores
			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 Libertadores
			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 Libertadores
			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 Libertadores
			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
Bolivia		First stage	2013 Clausura 3rd place^[5]
			2013 Apertura 4th place^[6]
			2013 Apertura 5th place
			2013 Apertura 6th place
Brazil		Second stage	2013 Série A or 2013 Série B best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[7]
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16
			2014 Copa do Nordeste champion^[8]
Chile		First stage	2013–14 Copa Chile champion
			2014 Clausura Liguilla winner
			2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage
			2013–14 Copa Chile runner-up^[9]
Colombia		First stage	2013 Copa Colombia champion^[10]
			2014 Superliga Colombiana champion
			2013 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
Ecuador		First stage	2013 Serie A champion^[11]
			2013 Serie A runner-up
			2013 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
Paraguay		First stage	2013 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table^[12]
			2013 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
Peru		First stage	2013 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores^[13]
			2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
			2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores
Uruguay		First stage	2013–14 Primera División champion^[14]
			2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores
			2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores
			2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores
Venezuela		First stage	2013 Copa Venezuela champion^[15]
			2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores
			2013–14 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table
			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.^{[16] [17]}

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:^[3]

• 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).^{[18] [19]}

Stage	First leg	Second leg
First stage	August 20	August 27
Second stage	August 27 September 3, 10, 17	September 3, 17, 24
Round of 16	October 1, 15	October 15, 22
Quarterfinals	October 29	November 5
Semifinals	November 19	November 26
Finals	December 3	December 10

Elimination phase

See main article: 2014 Copa Sudamericana 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).^[3]

First stage

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Second stage

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Final stages

See main article: 2014 Copa Sudamericana final stages.

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:^[3]

• 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.

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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

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Finals

See main article: 2014 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.^[3]

----River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
align=center rowspan=2	1	Miler Bolaños	Emelec	5
Andrés Vilches	Huachipato	5
align=center rowspan=5	3	Andrés Chávez	Boca Juniors	4
Fabio Escobar	Deportivo Capiatá	4
Rodrigo Mora	River Plate	4
Andy Pando	Universidad César Vallejo	4
Óscar Romero	Cerro Porteño	4
align=center rowspan=13	8	Edwin Cardona	Atlético Nacional	3
Guido Carrillo	Estudiantes	3
Erik	Goiás	3
Roberto Gamarra	General Díaz	3
Ganso	São Paulo	3
Hernán Rodrigo López	Libertad	3
Ángel Mena	Emelec	3
Michel Bastos	São Paulo	3
Ronald Quinteros	Universidad César Vallejo	3
Jonathan Rodríguez	Peñarol	3
Luis Carlos Ruiz	Atlético Nacional	3
Michael Santos	River Plate	3
Diego Vera	Estudiantes	3

See also

• 2014 Copa Libertadores
• 2015 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2015 Suruga Bank Championship

External links

• • Copa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL.com

Notes and References

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2. Web site: El recorrido de River Plate para llegar a la Copa. CONMEBOL.com. December 10, 2014.
3. Web site: Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 – Reglamento. es. CONMEBOL.com.
4. Web site: Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2013/2014 . AFA . es .
5. Web site: Convocatoria a Campeonatos Entel Apertura y Clausura Temporada 2012-2013 . LFPB . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140422184744/http://www.lfpb.com.bo/archivos/CONVOCATORIA_APROBADA_CBBA_16_06_2012.pdf . 2014-04-22 .
6. Web site: Convocatoria a Campeonatos Entel Apertura y Clausura Temporada 2013-2014 . LFPB . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002114300/http://www.lfpb.com.bo/archivos/Convocatoria_Temporada_2013_2014.pdf . 2013-10-02 .
7. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A de 2014 REC - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO. CBF.
8. Web site: Copa do Nordeste de 2014 REC - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO. CBF.
9. Web site: Bases Campeonato Nacional Primera División 2013-2014. ANFP. es.
10. Web site: Reglamento Liga Postobon 2013 . dimayor.com . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131126170424/http://dimayor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/reglamentacion_liga_postobon_2013.pdf . 2013-11-26 .
11. Web site: Reglamento del Comité Ejecutivo de fútbol Profesional . FEF . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819043128/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/pdfs/Reglamento_Comite_Ejecutivo_2013.pdf . 2013-08-19 .
12. Web site: Reglamento del Campeonato Oficial. APF. es. 2013-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204145300/http://www.apf.org.py/reglamentos/REGLACAMPE2009-2010.pdf. 2012-02-04. dead.
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14. Web site: Reglamento de Primera División. AUF. es. PDF. 2014-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726003728/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/FileViewer.ashx?id=4740&download=yes. 2014-07-26. dead.
15. Web site: Comisión de Torneos Nacionales Normas Reguladoras de Categoría Nacional Temporada 2013–2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130828234212/http://www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/pdf/NORMAS_REGULADORAS_2013_2014.pdf . dead . 2013-08-28 . FVF . es .
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17. Web site: Impactante lanzamiento de la decimotercera edición de la Copa Total Sudamericana en Buenos Aires. CONMEBOL.com. May 20, 2014. es.
18. Web site: Calendario de competiciones y actividades – CONMEBOL 2014. CONMEBOL.com. es.
19. Web site: Se ultiman los detalles para la ceremonia del sorteo de la Copa Total Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. May 20, 2014. es.