2013 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The final stages of the 2013 Copa Sudamericana were played from September 18 to December 11, 2013. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages.[1]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013, 12:00 UTC−3, at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]

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".

Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 16 teams which qualified for the final stages, which included the defending champion (São Paulo) and the 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone):

Seed Team
1 Universidad Católica
2 River Plate
3 Deportivo Pasto
4 Sport Recife
5 Itagüí
6 Vélez Sarsfield
7 Universidad de Chile
8 Bahia
9 Atlético Nacional
10 Lanús
11 La Equidad
12 Coritiba
13 Libertad
14 Ponte Preta
15 LDU Loja
16 São Paulo

Format

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]

  • 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

The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Round of 16:
    • Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16
    • Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15
    • Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14
    • Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13
    • Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12
    • Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11
    • Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10
    • Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
    • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
    • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
    • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
  • Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other)
    • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
    • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
  • Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
16 São Paulo 1 4 5  
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)
8 Bahia 0 1 1 (3)  
  16 São Paulo 1 1 2  
  14 Ponte Preta 3 1 4  
14 Ponte Preta 2 0 2  
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 2 2 4  
  14 Ponte Preta 1 0 1
  10 Lanús 1 2 3
13 Libertad 2 2 4  
4 Sport Recife 0 1 1  
  13 Libertad 2 0 2
  5 Itagüí 0 1 1  
12 Coritiba 0 1 1
5 Itagüí 1 2 3  
  13 Libertad 1 1 2
  10 Lanús 2 2 4  
10 Lanús 4 0 4  
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 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

The first legs were played on September 18–19 and 24–26, and the second legs were played on September 25–26, October 2 and 22–24, 2013.[3][4]

Team 1 Agg. 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

Match A
São Paulo 1–1 Universidad Católica
Luís Fabiano  18' Report Castillo  41'
Attendance: 12,342[5]
Universidad Católica 3–4 São Paulo
Sosa  17'
Cordero  23'
Mirošević  71' (pen.)		 Report Aloísio  19', 24'
Ademilson  65'
Welliton  86'
Attendance: 11,155[5]

São Paulo won 5–4 on aggregate.

Match B
LDU Loja 2–1 River Plate
Larrea  33'
Uchuari  65' (pen.)		 Report Ferreyra  59'
Attendance: 8,189[5]
River Plate 2–0 LDU Loja
Gutiérrez  37'
Lanzini  71'		 Report
Attendance: 34,201[5]
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

River Plate won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match C
Ponte Preta 2–0 Deportivo Pasto
Uendel  31'
Fellipe Bastos  90+8'		 Report
Attendance: 14,409[5]
Deportivo Pasto 1–0 Ponte Preta
Mina  53' Report
Attendance: 10,871[5]

Ponte Preta won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match D
Libertad 2–0 Sport Recife
Gómez  10'
P. Benítez  39'		 Report
Attendance: 5,128[5]
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
Sport Recife 1–2 Libertad
Ailson  47' Report J. González  42', 51'
Attendance: 17,575[5]

Libertad won 4–1 on aggregate.

Match E
Coritiba 0–1 Itagüí
Report Mena  46'
Attendance: 9,192[5]
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
Itagüí 2–1 Coritiba
Quiñones  64', 90+1' Report Chico  45+4'
Attendance: 4,981[5]
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Itagüí won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match F
La Equidad 1–2 Vélez Sarsfield
Rivas  76' Report Zárate  53'
Cabral  81'
Attendance: 1,935[5]
Vélez Sarsfield 2–1 La Equidad
Pratto  71'
Zárate  86'		 Report Moreno  45+1'
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 22,846[5]
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Vélez Sarsfield won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match G
Lanús 4–0 Universidad de Chile
Silva  24'
Melano  31', 32'
Acosta  68'		 Report
Attendance: 23,702[5]

Lanús won 4–1 on aggregate.

Match H
Atlético Nacional 1–0 Bahia
Diones  12' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 14,987[5]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Nacional won on penalties.

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on October 29–31, and the second legs were played on November 6–7, 2013.[6]

Team 1 Agg. 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

Match S1
São Paulo 3−2 Atlético Nacional
Jádson  14'
Antônio Carlos  72', 90+1'		 Report Uribe  40'
Duque  79'
Attendance: 22,441[7]
Atlético Nacional 0–0 São Paulo
Report
Attendance: 43,168[7]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

São Paulo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match S2
Lanús 0–0 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 32,951[7]
Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match S3
Vélez Sarsfield 0–2 Ponte Preta
Report Elias  49'
Fernando Bob  90+4'
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 27,486[7]

Ponte Preta won 2–0 on aggregate.

Match S4
Libertad 2–0 Itagüí
Molinas  39'
Recalde  44'		 Report
Attendance: 7,637[7]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Itagüí 1–0 Libertad
Bolívar  19' Report
Attendance: 4,829[7]

Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on November 20–21, and the second legs were played on November 27–28, 2013.[8]

A minute of silence was held in honor to the passing of two-time World Cup-winning Brazilian player Nílton Santos at both second leg games of the semifinals.[9]

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

Match F1
São Paulo 1–3 Ponte Preta
Ganso  21' Report Antônio Carlos  45' (o.g.)
Leonardo  54'
Uendel  71'
Attendance: 53,302[10]

Ponte Preta won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match F2
Libertad 1–2 Lanús
Gómez  81' Report Silva  55'
Goltz  63' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,564
Lanús 2–1 Libertad
D. H. González  13'
Goltz  58' (pen.)		 Report J. González  54'
Attendance: 33,500[12]

Lanús won 4–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 2013 Copa Sudamericana 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.[1]

The first leg was played on December 4, and the second leg was played on December 11, 2013.[13]

Ponte Preta 1–1 Lanús
Fellipe Bastos  79' Report Goltz  58'
Attendance: 28,959[14]
Lanús 2–0 Ponte Preta
Ayala  25'
I. Blanco  45+3'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000[15]
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Lanús won 3–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Copa Total Sudamericana 2013: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-28.
  2. "Magnífico sorteo de la Copa Sudamericana, 47 equipos lucharán por la otra mitad de la gloria" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 3, 2013.
  3. "Cruces de octavos de final con fechas y horarios definidos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. September 6, 2013.
  4. "Total Sudamericana: confirmados los partidos de vuelta de octavos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. September 13, 2013.
  5. "Esta fue la asistencia de público de los octavos de final de la @SudamericanaCSF 2013" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  6. "Total Sudamericana: la fase de cuartos con dias y horarios definidos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 24, 2013.
  7. "Esta fue la asistencia de público de los cuartos de final de la #CopaSudamericana 2013" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013.
  8. "Copa Total Sudamericana: se establecieron las fechas para los partidos de la fase semifinal" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 8, 2013.
  9. "La CONMEBOL expresa solidaridad a la CBF y rinde homenaje a Nilton Santos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 27, 2013.
  10. "Debaixo de chuva, São Paulo é derrotado pela Ponte Preta" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. November 20, 2013.
  11. "Ponte Preta empata com São Paulo e garante vaga em primeira final internacional" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  12. "2-1. Lanús eliminó al Libertad y definirá el título con el Ponte Preta" (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. November 29, 2013.
  13. "Copa Total Sudamericana: fue definido el tramo final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 29, 2013.
  14. "Em jogo igual, Ponte empata em 1 a 1 com gol de Fellipe Bastos e vai decidir o título da Copa Total Sul Americana contra o Lanús na Argentina" (in Portuguese). Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. December 4, 2013.
  15. "Lanús de Argentina campeón de la Copa Sudamericana 2013" (in Spanish). goltv.tv. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
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