# 2002 Copa Sudamericana

The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana, a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It took place between August 28 and December 11. After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent, CONMEBOL decided to create another tournament bearing the continent's name. Nine association's clubs entered the first competition, with one not sending a representative; Brazilian clubs did not participate due to the late organization of the tournament and schedule conflicts.
The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Deportivo Táchira and Monagas in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. During the match, Carlos Bravo became the first player to score a goal in the competition. Pierre Webó, a player from Cameroon playing for Nacional, became the first non-South American topscorer of any South American tournament. San Lorenzo, invited for being the winners of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, won the competition after thrashing Atlético Nacional 4–0 on aggregate and became the first winners of the Copa Sudamericana.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Argentina 4 + 1 berths | San Lorenzo | 2001 Copa Mercosur champion |
| Argentina 4 + 1 berths | Racing (Argentina 1) | 2001 Apertura champion |
| Argentina 4 + 1 berths | River Plate (Argentina 2) | 2002 Clausura champion |
| Argentina 4 + 1 berths | Boca Juniors (Argentina 3) | Best 2001–02 average among non-champions |
| Argentina 4 + 1 berths | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 4) | Second best 2001–02 average among non-champions |
| Bolivia 2 berths | Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) | 2001 Liga de Fútbol champion |
| Bolivia 2 berths | Bolívar (Bolivia 2) | 2001 Liga de Fútbol runner-up |
| Chile 2 berths | Cobreloa (Chile 1) | 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner |
| Chile 2 berths | Santiago Wanderers (Chile 2) | 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner |
| Colombia 2 berths | América de Cali (Colombia 1) | 2002 Apertura champion |
| Colombia 2 berths | Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) | 2002 Apertura runner-up |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Barcelona (Ecuador 1) | 2002 First Stage winner |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Aucas (Ecuador 2) | 2002 First Stage runner-up |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | 2002 Apertura champion |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Libertad (Paraguay 2) | 2002 First Stage winner |
| Peru 2 berths | Universitario (Peru 1) | 2002 Apertura champion |
| Peru 2 berths | Alianza Lima (Peru 2) | 2002 Apertura runner-up |
| Uruguay 2 berths | Nacional (Uruguay 1) | 2001 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 2 berths | Danubio (Uruguay 2) | 2001 Primera División runner-up |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) | 2002 Clausura champion |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Monagas (Venezuela 2) | 2002 Clausura runner-up |

## First stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Táchira | 0–5 | Monagas | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Aucas | 1–3 | Barcelona | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 | Universitario | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bolívar | 4–3 | Oriente Petrolero | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Cerro Porteño | 0–3 | Libertad | 0–1 | 0–2 |

## Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Quarterfinalist 1 |||||
| Racing | 1–0 | River Plate | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Quarterfinalist 3 |||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 3–1 | Boca Juniors | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Quarterfinalist 5 |||||
| Danubio | 1–3 | Nacional | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Quarterfinalist 2 |||||
| Monagas | 1–8 | San Lorenzo | 0–3 | 1–5 |
| Quarterfinalist 7 |||||
| Cobreloa | 2–4 | Santiago Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Quarterfinalist 6 |||||
| Barcelona | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Alianza Lima | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Quarterfinalist 4 |||||
| Bolívar | 3–1 | Libertad | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Quarterfinalist 8 |||||
| Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | América de Cali | 1–0 | 2–1 |

## Final stages

Teams from the Quarterfinals onwards will be seeded depending on which First Round tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match D1 will have the 1 seed).
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Racing | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 3 | 0 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 3 | 0 | 3 (4) | San Lorenzo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Bolívar | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 1 | 2 | 3 | Bolívar | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Bolívar | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bolívar | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | San Lorenzo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nacional | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alianza Lima | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | 1 | 1 | 2 | Nacional | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | | | | |
| Santiago Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | | | | |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals from the first round. The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of October 1, with the second leg taking place the week of October 30. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alianza Lima | 2–3 | Nacional | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| San Lorenzo | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Racing | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Santiago Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Bolívar | 4–3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 4–1 | 0–2 |

### Semifinals

The first leg of the semifinals took place the week of November 5, with the second leg taking place the week of November 13.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bolívar | 4–5 | San Lorenzo | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–3 (5–3 p) | Nacional | 2–1 | 1–2 |

### Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game will move onto a penalty shootout if necessary.