# 2013 Copa Sudamericana

The 2013 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2013 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2014 Suruga Bank Championship. São Paulo were the defending champions, but lost to Ponte Preta in the semifinals.
Lanús became the fifth Argentine club to win the Copa Sudamericana, beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals to win their first title.

## Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina 6 berths | Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 1) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División super champion |
| Argentina 6 berths | Lanús (Argentina 2) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Argentina 6 berths | River Plate (Argentina 3) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Argentina 6 berths | Racing (Argentina 4) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Argentina 6 berths | Belgrano (Argentina 5) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Argentina 6 berths | San Lorenzo (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for superfinal or 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) | First stage | Playoff loser between 2012 Clausura 3rd place and 2012 Apertura 3rd place |
| Bolivia 4 berths | The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | First stage | 2012 Clausura champion and 2012 Apertura champion |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Blooming (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2012 Apertura 4th place |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Real Potosí (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2012 Apertura 5th place |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | São Paulo (Title holders) | Round of 16 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Náutico (Brazil 1) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Coritiba (Brazil 2) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Ponte Preta (Brazil 3) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Bahia (Brazil 4) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Portuguesa (Brazil 5) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Criciúma (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Vitória (Brazil 7) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 + 1 berths | Sport Recife (Brazil 8) | Second stage | 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B 8th best team eliminated before 2013 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Chile 4 berths | Universidad de Chile (Chile 1) | First stage | 2012–13 Copa Chile champion |
| Chile 4 berths | Colo-Colo (Chile 2) | First stage | 2012 Clausura classification phase 1st place |
| Chile 4 berths | Universidad Católica (Chile 3) | First stage | 2013 Transición runner-up |
| Chile 4 berths | Cobreloa (Chile 4) | First stage | 2013 Transición 3rd place |
| Colombia 4 berths | Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) | First stage | 2012 Copa Colombia champion |
| Colombia 4 berths | La Equidad (Colombia 2) | First stage | 2012 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia 4 berths | Deportivo Pasto (Colombia 3) | First stage | 2012 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia 4 berths | Itagüí (Colombia 4) | First stage | 2012 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Barcelona (Ecuador 1) | First stage | 2012 Serie A champion |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Emelec (Ecuador 2) | First stage | 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs winner |
| Ecuador 4 berths | LDU Loja (Ecuador 3) | First stage | 2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs winner |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2012 Serie A fourth-place playoffs loser |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Libertad (Paraguay 1) | First stage | 2012 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) | First stage | 2012 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Nacional (Paraguay 3) | First stage | 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Guaraní (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2012 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Juan Aurich (Peru 1) | First stage | 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Melgar (Peru 2) | First stage | 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Sport Huancayo (Peru 3) | First stage | 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Inti Gas (Peru 4) | First stage | 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | Peñarol (Uruguay 1) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 4 berths | River Plate (Uruguay 2) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | El Tanque Sisley (Uruguay 3) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 1) | First stage | 2012 Copa Venezuela champion |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Trujillanos (Venezuela 3) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Mineros de Guayana (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table |

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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:
* 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 even-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds".

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
| First stage | July 31 | August 7 |
| Second stage | August 14, 21 | August 28 September 4 |
| Round of 16 | September 18, 25 | September 25 October 2, 23 |
| Quarterfinals | October 30 | November 6 |
| Semifinals | November 20 | November 27 |
| Finals | December 4 | December 11 |

## 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 (São Paulo).

### First stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| South Zone |||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 1–2 | Libertad | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Cobreloa | 2–0 | Peñarol | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Real Potosí | 3–6 | Universidad de Chile | 3–1 | 0–5 |
| Guaraní | 4–1 | Oriente Petrolero | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| El Tanque Sisley | 0–3 | Colo-Colo | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Blooming | 0–5 | River Plate | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Nacional | 1–1 (a) | The Strongest | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| North Zone |||||
| Inti Gas | 0–5 | Atlético Nacional | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Mineros de Guayana | 4–2 | Barcelona | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–0 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Itagüí | 6–2 | Juan Aurich | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Sport Huancayo | 1–7 | Emelec | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 3–2 | Melgar | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Trujillanos | 0–1 | La Equidad | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LDU Loja | 3–1 | Deportivo Lara | 2–0 | 1–1 |

### Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Universidad Católica | 7–2 | Emelec | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| San Lorenzo | 0–1 | River Plate | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Pasto | 3–0 | Colo-Colo | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Sport Recife | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Náutico | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Itagüí | 1–0 | River Plate | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Belgrano | 1–2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Universidad de Chile | 4–2 | Independiente del Valle | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Portuguesa | 1–2 | Bahia | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Guaraní | 0–2 | Atlético Nacional | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Racing | 1–4 | Lanús | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| La Equidad | 1–1 (a) | Cobreloa | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Vitória | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Coritiba | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Libertad | 4–1 | Mineros de Guayana | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Ponte Preta | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| LDU Loja | 1–0 | Nacional | 0–0 | 1–0 |

## Final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:
* 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.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 16 | São Paulo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | São Paulo | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | 9 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahia | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | 16 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ponte Preta | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ponte Preta | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Ponte Preta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lanús | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Libertad | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lanús | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Libertad | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Itagüí | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Coritiba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Itagüí | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Itagüí | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Itagüí | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | Libertad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lanús | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lanús | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lanús | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Lanús | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | LDU Loja | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: The bracket was changed according to the rules of the tournament so that the two semifinalists from Brazil would play each other.

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Paulo | 5–4 | Universidad Católica | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| LDU Loja | 2–3 | River Plate | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Ponte Preta | 2–1 | Deportivo Pasto | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Libertad | 4–1 | Sport Recife | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Coritiba | 1–3 | Itagüí | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| La Equidad | 2–4 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Lanús | 4–1 | Universidad de Chile | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Bahia | 1–0 | 0–1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Paulo | 3–2 | Atlético Nacional | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Lanús | 3–1 | River Plate | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Ponte Preta | 2–0 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Libertad | 2–1 | Itagüí | 2–0 | 0–1 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Paulo | 2–4 | Ponte Preta | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Libertad | 2–4 | Lanús | 1–2 | 1–2 |

### 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.
Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Enner Valencia | Emelec | 5 |
| 2 | Charles Aránguiz | Universidad de Chile | 4 |
| 2 | Isaac Díaz | Universidad de Chile | 4 |
| 4 | Richard José Blanco | Mineros | 3 |
| 4 | Nicolás Castillo | Universidad Católica | 3 |
| 4 | Paolo Goltz | Lanús | 3 |
| 4 | Jorge Daniel González | Libertad | 3 |
| 4 | Lucas Melano | Lanús | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Montenegro | Libertad | 3 |
| 4 | Santiago Silva | Lanús | 3 |
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