# 2007 Copa Sudamericana

The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca. The official draw took place on May 22 in Buenos Aires.
The Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí won their first international title by defeating América in the final, winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg, which was the only game that they lost. Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played. They defeated San Lorenzo, an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura, the Brazilian club Goiás, Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football, Guadalajara and America.
This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final, and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition. Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first, after Lanús and Talleres de Córdoba. They were also the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002.

## Qualified teams

The Copa Sudamericana 2007 tournament was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana soccer tournament.
| Association | Team | Qualify method |
| Argentina | Boca Juniors | Invitee |
| Argentina | River Plate | Invitee |
| Argentina | Estudiantes | 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 2nd place overall |
| Argentina | San Lorenzo | 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 3rd place overall |
| Argentina | Arsenal | 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 5th place overall |
| Argentina | Lanús | 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 6th place |
| Bolivia | Jorge Wilstermann | 2006 Segundo Torneo winner |
| Bolivia | Real Potosí | 2006 Segundo Torneo runner-up |
| Brazil | São Paulo | 2006 Série A winner |
| Brazil | Vasco da Gama | 2006 Série A 6th place |
| Brazil | Figueirense | 2006 Série A 7th place |
| Brazil | Goiás | 2006 Série A 8th place |
| Brazil | Corinthians | 2006 Série A 9th place |
| Brazil | Cruzeiro | 2006 Série A 10th place |
| Brazil | Botafogo | 2006 Série A 12th place |
| Brazil | Atlético Paranaense | 2006 Série A 13th place |
| Chile | Colo-Colo | 2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner |
| Chile | Audax Italiano | 2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana runner-up |
| Colombia | Atlético Nacional | 2006 Reclasificacion 2nd place |
| Colombia | Millonarios | 2006 Reclasificacion 3rd place |
| Ecuador | El Nacional | 2006 Second Stage winner |
| Ecuador | Olmedo | 2007 First Stage winner |
| Mexico | Pachuca | 2006 Copa Sudamericana champion |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup runner-up |
| Mexico | América | Most total points in 2007 Clausura & 2006 Apertura |
| Paraguay | Libertad | 2006 Liga Paraguaya winner |
| Paraguay | Tacuary | 2006 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner |
| Peru | Coronel Bolognesi | 2006 Torneo Descentralizado 4th place |
| Peru | Universitario | 2006 Torneo Descentralizado 5th place |
| United States | D.C. United | 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup third place |
| Uruguay | Danubio | 2006–07 Liguilla 3rd place |
| Uruguay | Defensor Sporting | 2006–07 Liguilla 4th place |
| Venezuela | Zamora | 2006–07 Primera División 4th place |
| Venezuela | Carabobo | 2006–07 Primera División 5th place |

## Fixture Dates

* Preliminary Rounds: Between July 31 and September 6
* Round of 16: Between September 11 and October 4
* Quarterfinals: Between October 9 and November 1
* Semifinals: Between November 6 and November 15
* Finals: Between November 28 and December 5
* Full Schedule

## First stage

The table gives the teams in the first round gathered in elimination groups of 2 teams or 4 teams. Teams hosting the first game are on the left. Advancing teams are in bold.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chile/Bolivia Preliminary |||||
| Audax Italiano | 3–1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Potosí | 2–4 | Colo-Colo | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Venezuela/Ecuador Preliminary |||||
| Olmedo | 3–1 | Zamora | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Carabobo | 0–5 | El Nacional | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Colombia/Perú Preliminary |||||
| Millonarios | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Coronel Bolognesi | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Universitario | 0–2 | Atlético Nacional | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary |||||
| Defensor Sporting | 4–3 | Libertad | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Tacuary | 2–2 (4–1 p) | Danubio | 1–1 | 1–1 |

## Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2–6 | Vasco da Gama | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Lanús | 3–2 | Estudiantes | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Arsenal | 4–1 | San Lorenzo | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Goiás | 2–1 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Colo-Colo | 1–1 (a) | Audax Italiano | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2–3 | Millonarios | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Figueirense | 3–3 (a) | São Paulo | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Botafogo | 5–2 | Corinthians | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| El Nacional | 3–0 | Olmedo | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Tacuary | 1–4 | Defensor Sporting | 1–1 | 0–3 |

## Final stages
### Bracket

To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Arsenal with River Plate in the semifinals, thus reordering the bracket.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Lanús | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | 3 | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | América | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | América | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | América | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Millonarios | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Millonarios | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| São Paulo (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| São Paulo (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Millonarios | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Millonarios (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | Millonarios | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Colo Colo | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colo Colo | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | | | | | | América | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arsenal (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| D.C. United | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arsenal (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Guadalajara (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guadalajara (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Guadalajara | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arsenal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Goiás | 2 | 1 | 3 | Arsenal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | Arsenal (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | | | | | |
| Defensor | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | | | | | |
| El Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | Defensor Sporting | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | River Plate (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Botafogo | 1 | 2 | 3 | River Plate (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| River Plate | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |