2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages
The preliminary stages of the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes consisted of two stages:[1]
- First Stage (first legs: August 2–4, 9, 18; second legs: August 11, 16–18, 23, 25)
- Second Stage, divided into three sections:
- Argentina (first legs: August 30 – September 1; second legs: September 6–8)
- Brazil (first legs: August 10–11; second legs: August 23–25)
- Rest of South America (first legs: August 30, September 1, 8, 13, 15; second legs: September 14, 20–22)
Format
The draw was made in Buenos Aires on June 28, 2011.[2] Sixteen teams (all from rest of South America) competed in the First Stage, where they were drawn into eight ties. The eight winners of the First Stage joined another twenty-two teams (six from Argentina, eight from Brazil, eight from rest of South America) to compete in the Second Stage, where they were drawn into fifteen ties.[3]
Teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria was used for breaking ties on points:
- Goal difference
- Away goals
- Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)
The fifteen winners of the Second Stage advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion Independiente.
First stage
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
Nacional  |
4:1 |  San José |
0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
Santa Fe  |
4:1 |  Universidad César Vallejo |
1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
Fénix  |
1:4 |  Universidad de Chile |
0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Deportivo Anzoátegui  |
3:3 |  Deportivo Quito |
0–1 | 2–0 | +1:−1 | — | — |
| The Strongest |
3:3 | Olimpia |
0–2 | 2–1 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Juan Aurich |
0:6 | La Equidad |
0–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Universidad Católica |
4:1 | Bella Vista |
1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — |
| LDU Quito |
4:1 | Yaracuyanos |
1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
Match A
Nacional won on points 4–1.
Match B
Santa Fe won on points 4–1.
Match C
Universidad de Chile won on points 4–1.
Match D
Tied on points 3–3, Deportivo Anzoátegui won on goal difference.
Match E
Tied on points 3–3, Olimpia won on goal difference.
Match F
La Equidad won on points 6–0.
Match G
Universidad Católica won on points 4–1.
Match H
LDU Quito won on points 4–1.
Second stage
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
Vélez Sársfield  |
4:1 | Argentinos Juniors |
0–0 | 4–0 | — | — | — |
| Nacional |
0:6 | Universidad de Chile |
0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Palmeiras  |
3:3 | Vasco da Gama |
0–2 | 3–1 | 0:0 | 0:1 | — |
| Libertad |
6:0 | La Equidad |
1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Universitario |
6:0 | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Estudiantes |
3:3 | Arsenal |
0–2 | 1–0 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Deportivo Cali |
2:2 | Santa Fe |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 5–6 |
| Botafogo |
6:0 | Atlético Mineiro |
2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Emelec |
0:6 | Olimpia |
1–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Godoy Cruz |
2:2 | Lanús |
2–2 | 0–0 | 0:0 | 2:0 | — |
| Trujillanos |
0:6 | LDU Quito |
1–4 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| São Paulo |
3:3 | Ceará |
1–2 | 3–0 | +2:−2 | — | — |
| Aurora |
4:1 | Nacional |
1–1 | 5–2 | — | — | — |
| Atlético Paranaense |
0:6 | Flamengo |
0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Iquique |
1:4 | Universidad Católica |
1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Match O1
| Vélez Sársfield |
4–0 | Argentinos Juniors |
|---|---|---|
Franco  23'Fernández 55'Martínez 74' (pen.)Canteros 84' |
Report |
Vélez Sársfield won on points 4–1.
Match O2
Note: The second leg was suspended at the start of the second half by the referee after a projectile hit a linesman.[4]
Universidad de Chile won on points 6–0.
Match O3
Tied on points 3–3, Vasco da Gama won on away goals.
Match O4
Libertad won on points 6–0.
Match O6
Universitario won on points 6–0.
Match O7
Tied on points 3–3, Arsenal won on goal difference.
Match O8
Tied on points 2–2, Santa Fe won on penalties.
Match O9
Botafogo won on points 6–0.
Match O10
Note: The second leg was abandoned after 81 minutes by the referee due to objects thrown onto the field.[5]
Olimpia won on points 6–0.
Match O11
Tied on points 2–2, Godoy Cruz won on away goals.
Match O12
LDU Quito won on points 6–0.
Match O13
Tied on points 3–3, São Paulo won on goal difference.
Match O14
Aurora won on points 4–1.
Match O15
Flamengo won on points 6–0.
Match O16
Universidad Católica won on points 4–1.
References
External links
- Official webpage (Spanish)