# 2011 Copa Sudamericana

The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner, Universidad de Chile, qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Independiente (Defending champion) | Round of 16 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 1) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 1st place |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Estudiantes (Argentina 2) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 2nd place |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Godoy Cruz (Argentina 3) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 3rd place |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Lanús (Argentina 4) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th place |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Arsenal (Argentina 5) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th place |
| Argentina 6+1 berths | Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 7th place |
| Bolivia 3 berths | Aurora (Bolivia 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Clausura 3rd place |
| Bolivia 3 berths | The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | First Stage | 2010 Apertura 4th place |
| Bolivia 3 berths | San José (Bolivia 3) | First Stage | 2010 Torneo de Invierno runner-up |
| Brazil 8 berths | Atlético Paranaense (Brazil 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 5th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Botafogo (Brazil 2) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 6th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | São Paulo (Brazil 3) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 9th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Palmeiras (Brazil 4) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 10th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Vasco da Gama (Brazil 5) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 11th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Ceará (Brazil 6) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 12th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 7) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 13th place |
| Brazil 8 berths | Flamengo (Brazil 8) | Second Stage | 2010 Série A 14th place |
| Chile 3 berths | Deportes Iquique (Chile 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Copa Chile champion |
| Chile 3 berths | Universidad Católica (Chile 2) | First Stage | 2011 Apertura classification phase 1st place |
| Chile 3 berths | Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) | First Stage | 2011 Primera División Copa Sudamericana playoff winner |
| Colombia 3 berths | Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Copa Colombia champion |
| Colombia 3 berths | Santa Fe (Colombia 2) | First Stage | 2010 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best non-champion |
| Colombia 3 berths | La Equidad (Colombia 3) | First Stage | 2010 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best non-champion |
| Ecuador 3 berths | Emelec (Ecuador 1) | Second Stage | 2011 Serie A first stage winner |
| Ecuador 3 berths | LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) | First Stage | 2010 Serie A second stage winner |
| Ecuador 3 berths | Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3) | First Stage | 2011 Serie A first stage 3rd place |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Libertad (Paraguay 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Primera División aggregate table best champion |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Nacional (Paraguay 2) | First Stage | 2010 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-champion |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Olimpia (Paraguay 3) | First Stage | 2010 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best non-champion |
| Peru 3 berths | Universitario (Peru 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best non-finalist |
| Peru 3 berths | Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 2) | First Stage | 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best non-finalist |
| Peru 3 berths | Juan Aurich (Peru 3) | First Stage | 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best non-finalist |
| Uruguay 3 berths | Nacional (Uruguay 1) | Second Stage | 2010–11 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 3 berths | Fénix (Uruguay 2) | First Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 4th place |
| Uruguay 3 berths | Bella Vista (Uruguay 3) | First Stage | 2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 5th place |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Trujillanos (Venezuela 1) | Second Stage | 2010 Copa Venezuela champion |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2) | First Stage | 2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better aggregate |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Yaracuyanos (Venezuela 3) | First Stage | 2010–11 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse aggregate |

## Draw

The draw was originally to be held on June 14, 2011, at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, but was postponed by CONMEBOL due to disruptions to air traffic in the region by the volcanic eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, first to June 16, and then to June 21, and finally to June 28, with the venue switched to the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The tournament was played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:

### First Stage

* The sixteen teams which qualify through berths 2 and 3 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil were drawn against each other. The matchups were based on countries: Bolivia v Paraguay, Chile v Uruguay, Colombia v Peru, Ecuador v Venezuela.

### Second Stage

* The eight winners of the First Stage were drawn against the eight teams which qualify through berth 1 from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil.
* The six teams from Argentina, excluding the defending champion, were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4, with the former playing the second leg at home.
* The eight teams from Brazil were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5, with the former playing the second leg at home.

### Final stages

* The 15 winners of the Second Stage, together with the defending champion, were assigned a "seed" starting from the round of 16, which was used to determine the bracket of the final stages, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home in each tie.

### Change of sponsorship

During the draw, CONMEBOL announced that Bridgestone would replace Nissan Motors as the primary sponsor of the tournament. The official name of the tournament would be changed accordingly to the Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana.

## Schedule

All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
| First Stage | August 3, 10, 17 | August 10, 17, 24 |
| Second Stage | August 10, 31 September 7, 14 | August 24 September 7, 14, 21 |
| Round of 16 | September 28 October 5, 19 | October 12, 19, 26 |
| Quarterfinals | November 2 | November 9, 16 |
| Semifinals | November 23 | November 30 |
| Finals | December 8 | December 14 |

## Preliminary stages

The first two stages of the competition are the First Stage and Second Stage. Both stages are largely played concurrent to each other.

### First stage

The First Stage began on August 2 and ended on August 25. Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nacional | 1–0 | San José | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Santa Fe | 3–1 | Universidad César Vallejo | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Fénix | 0–1 | Universidad de Chile | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–1 | Deportivo Quito | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| The Strongest | 2–3 | Olimpia | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Juan Aurich | 1–4 | La Equidad | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Universidad Católica | 4–1 | Bella Vista | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| LDU Quito | 2–1 | Yaracuyanos | 1–1 | 1–0 |

### Second stage

The Second Stage began on August 10 and ended on September 22. Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vélez Sársfield | 4–0 | Argentinos Juniors | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Nacional | 0–3 | Universidad de Chile | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Palmeiras | 3–3 (a) | Vasco da Gama | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Libertad | 2–0 | La Equidad | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Universitario | 4–1 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Estudiantes | 1–2 | Arsenal | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Santa Fe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Botafogo | 3–1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Emelec | 2–4 | Olimpia | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Godoy Cruz | 2–2 (a) | Lanús | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Trujillanos | 1–5 | LDU Quito | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| São Paulo | 4–2 | Ceará | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Aurora | 6–3 | Nacional | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Atlético Paranaense | 0–2 | Flamengo | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportes Iquique | 1–2 | Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 0–0 |

## Final stages

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which second stage tie they won (i.e., the winner of Match O1 would be assigned the 1 seed, etc.; the defending champion, Independiente, was assigned the 5 seed).

### Bracket

In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Santa Fe | 1 | 4 | 8 | Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Botafogo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Botafogo | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Libertad | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 4 | Libertad | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | LDU Quito (p) | 1 | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Independiente | 0 | 1 | 12 | LDU Quito (p) | 1 | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 0 | 3 | 7 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Olimpia | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Olimpia | 0 | 2 | | | | | 2 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 14 | Aurora | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Aurora | 3 | 3 | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Universitario | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Universitario (p) | 1 | 1 (3) | 6 | Universitario | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 26. Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vélez Sársfield | 3–1 | Universidad Católica | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Santa Fe | 5–2 | Botafogo | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Independiente | 1–2 | LDU Quito | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Libertad | 2–1 | São Paulo | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 5–0 | Flamengo | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Arsenal | 3–2 | Olimpia | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Universitario | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Godoy Cruz | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 9–6 | Aurora | 1–3 | 8–3 |

### Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on November 1 and ended on November 17. Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vélez Sársfield | 4–3 | Santa Fe | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Libertad | 1–1 (4–5 p) | LDU Quito | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 5–1 | Arsenal | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 5–4 | Universitario | 0–2 | 5–2 |

### Semifinals

The Semifinals began on November 23 and ended on November 30. Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Universidad de Chile | 3–1 | Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Vélez Sársfield | 0–3 | LDU Quito | 0–2 | 0–1 |

### Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.
Universidad de Chile won on points 6–0.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Eduardo Vargas | Universidad de Chile | 11 |
| 2 | Hernán Barcos | LDU Quito | 7 |
| 3 | Bernardo | Vasco da Gama | 4 |
| 3 | Guillermo Franco | Vélez Sársfield | 4 |
| 3 | Omar Pérez | Santa Fe | 4 |
| 3 | Óscar Rodas | Santa Fe | 4 |
| 3 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Universitario | 4 |
| 8 | Alecsandro | Vasco da Gama | 3 |
| 8 | Augusto Andaveris | Aurora | 3 |
| 8 | Luis Bolaños | LDU Quito | 3 |
| 8 | Gustavo Canales | Universidad de Chile | 3 |
| 8 | Pablo Zeballos | Olimpia | 3 |