# 2014 Copa Sudamericana

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

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Lanús (Title holders) | Round of 16 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana champion |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | River Plate (Argentina 1) | Second stage | 2013–14 Primera División super champion |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) | Second stage | 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 |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Estudiantes LP (Argentina 3) | Second stage | 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 |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 4) | Second stage | 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 |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Godoy Cruz (Argentina 5) | Second stage | 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 |
| Argentina 6 + 1 berths | Rosario Central (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 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 4 berths | San José (Bolivia 1) | First stage | 2013 Clausura 3rd place |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 2) | First stage | 2013 Apertura 4th place |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2013 Apertura 5th place |
| Bolivia 4 berths | Universitario de Sucre (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2013 Apertura 6th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Vitória (Brazil 1) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Goiás (Brazil 2) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | São Paulo (Brazil 3) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Bahia (Brazil 4) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Internacional (Brazil 5) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Criciúma (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Fluminense (Brazil 7) | Second stage | 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B 7th best team eliminated before 2014 Copa do Brasil round of 16 |
| Brazil 8 berths | Sport Recife (Brazil 8) | Second stage | 2014 Copa do Nordeste champion |
| Chile 4 berths | Deportes Iquique (Chile 1) | First stage | 2013–14 Copa Chile champion |
| Chile 4 berths | Cobresal (Chile 2) | First stage | 2014 Clausura Liguilla winner |
| Chile 4 berths | Universidad Católica (Chile 3) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| Chile 4 berths | Huachipato (Chile 4) | First stage | 2013–14 Copa Chile runner-up |
| Colombia 4 berths | Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) | First stage | 2013 Copa Colombia champion |
| Colombia 4 berths | Deportivo Cali (Colombia 2) | First stage | 2014 Superliga Colombiana champion |
| Colombia 4 berths | Millonarios (Colombia 3) | First stage | 2013 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia 4 berths | Águilas Pereira (Colombia 4) | First stage | 2013 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Emelec (Ecuador 1) | First stage | 2013 Serie A champion |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 2) | First stage | 2013 Serie A runner-up |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Universidad Católica (Ecuador 3) | First stage | 2013 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador 4 berths | Barcelona (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2013 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | First stage | 2013 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Libertad (Paraguay 2) | First stage | 2013 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay 4 berths | General Díaz (Paraguay 3) | First stage | 2013 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay 4 berths | Deportivo Capiatá (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2013 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Alianza Lima (Peru 1) | First stage | 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 2) | First stage | 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | UTC (Peru 3) | First stage | 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru 4 berths | Inti Gas (Peru 4) | First stage | 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | Danubio (Uruguay 1) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 4 berths | River Plate (Uruguay 2) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | Peñarol (Uruguay 3) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay 4 berths | Rentistas (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Caracas (Venezuela 1) | First stage | 2013 Copa Venezuela champion |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Trujillanos (Venezuela 3) | First stage | 2013–14 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table |
| Venezuela 4 berths | Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 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.
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 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).
| 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

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).

### First stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| South Zone |||||
| Huachipato | 6–3 | San José | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–1 | Deportes Iquique | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 5–3 | Danubio | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Rentistas | 1–2 | Cerro Porteño | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| General Díaz | 4–3 | Cobresal | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Nacional Potosí | 1–3 | Libertad | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Universidad Católica | 0–4 | River Plate | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Peñarol | 6–0 | Jorge Wilstermann | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| North Zone |||||
| Inti Gas | 0–2 | Caracas | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Alianza Lima | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 1–2 | Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Águilas Pereira | 2–3 | Emelec | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| UTC | 0–3 | Deportivo Cali | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Millonarios | 3–4 | Universidad César Vallejo | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Trujillanos | 1–2 | Independiente del Valle | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Universidad Católica | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1–1 | 1–1 |

### Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sport Recife | 1–3 | Vitória | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 4–2 | Caracas | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Godoy Cruz | 0–3 | River Plate | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Huachipato | 2–1 | Universidad Católica | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Fluminense | 2–2 (a) | Goiás | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Peñarol | 3–2 | Deportivo Cali | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Universitario de Sucre | 2–5 | Universidad César Vallejo | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Internacional | 1–3 | Bahia | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 1–3 | Cerro Porteño | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 0–1 | Estudiantes LP | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Emelec | 3–2 | River Plate | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Criciúma | 2–3 | São Paulo | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Barcelona | 1–2 | Libertad | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Rosario Central | 1–4 | Boca Juniors | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Atlético Nacional | (a) 3–3 | General Díaz | 0–2 | 3–1 |

## 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 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Vitória | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Vitória | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Univ. César Vallejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bahia | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | 8 | Univ. César Vallejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Univ. César Vallejo (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Univ. César Vallejo (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (7) | | | | | | 16 | Atlético Nacional (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | | | | | | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Huachipato | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Huachipato | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | São Paulo | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Emelec | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Emelec (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | 12 | Emelec | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Goiás | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Goiás | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Deportivo Capiatá | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Deportivo Capiatá | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 15 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Cerro Porteño | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lanús | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lanús | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Estudiantes LP (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peñarol | 1 | 2 | 3 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peñarol | 1 | 2 | 3 (1) | 11 | Estudiantes LP | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | River Plate | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Libertad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | River Plate | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | River Plate | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 3–2 | Vitória | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Deportivo Capiatá | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Libertad | 1–5 | River Plate | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| São Paulo | 4–2 | Huachipato | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Emelec | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Goiás | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Estudiantes LP | 3–3 (3–1 p) | Peñarol | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–2 | Lanús | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bahia | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Universidad César Vallejo | 2–0 | 0–2 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 2–0 | Universidad César Vallejo | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Boca Juniors | 5–1 | Cerro Porteño | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Estudiantes LP | 3–5 | River Plate | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| São Paulo | 6–5 | Emelec | 4–2 | 2–3 |

### Semifinals

This was the first time the Superclásico derby matches between Boca Juniors and River Plate were played in the Copa Sudamericana.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 (4–1 p) | São Paulo | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Boca Juniors | 0–1 | River Plate | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### 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.
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

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