2002 Copa Sudamericana

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2002 Copa Sudamericana
2002 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes
Tournament details
DatesAugust 28 - December 11
Teams21 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored98 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Astudillo (4)
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Gonzalo Galindo (4)
Flag of Cameroon.svg Pierre Webó (4)
2003

The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana, a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It took place between August 28 and December 11. After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent, CONMEBOL decided to create another tournament bearing the continent's name. [1] Nine association's clubs entered the first competition, with one not sending a representative; Brazilian clubs did not participate due to the late organization of the tournament and schedule conflicts.

Contents

The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Nacional Táchira and Monagas in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. During the match, Carlos Bravo became the first player to score a goal in the competition. Pierre Webó, a player from Cameroon playing for Nacional, became the first non-South American topscorer of any South American tournament. San Lorenzo, invited for being the winners of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, won the competition after thrashing Atlético Nacional 4–0 on aggregate and became the first winners of the Copa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

AssociationTeamQualification method
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
4 + 1 berths
San Lorenzo 2001 Copa Mercosur champion
Racing (Argentina 1) 2001 Apertura champion
River Plate (Argentina 2) 2002 Clausura champion
Boca Juniors (Argentina 3)Best 2001–02 average among non-champions
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 4)Second best 2001–02 average among non-champions
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia
2 berths
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) 2001 Liga de Fútbol champion
Bolívar (Bolivia 2) 2001 Liga de Fútbol runner-up
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
2 berths
Cobreloa (Chile 1) 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Santiago Wanderers (Chile 2) 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2 berths
América de Cali (Colombia 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) 2002 Apertura runner-up
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona (Ecuador 1) 2002 First Stage winner
Aucas (Ecuador 2) 2002 First Stage runner-up
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Libertad (Paraguay 2) 2002 First Stage winner
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
2 berths
Universitario (Peru 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 2002 Apertura runner-up
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
2 berths
Nacional (Uruguay 1) 2001 Primera División champion
Danubio (Uruguay 2) 2001 Primera División runner-up
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) 2002 Clausura champion
Monagas (Venezuela 2) 2002 Clausura runner-up

First stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg 0–5 Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas 0–20–3
Aucas Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 1–20–1
Alianza Lima Flag of Peru.svg 2–0 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 1–01–0
Bolívar Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 4–3 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Oriente Petrolero 4–20–1
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 0–10–2

Second stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 1
Racing Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1–00–0
Quarterfinalist 3
Gimnasia y Esgrima Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 3–10–0
Quarterfinalist 5
Danubio Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1–10–2
Quarterfinalist 2
Monagas Flag of Venezuela.svg 1–8 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 0–31–5
Quarterfinalist 7
Cobreloa Flag of Chile.svg 2–4 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 0–12–3
Quarterfinalist 6
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 (5–6 p) Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 1–01–2
Quarterfinalist 4
Bolívar Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 3–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 2–01–1
Quarterfinalist 8
Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 3–1 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 1–02–1

Final stages

Teams from the Quarterfinals onwards will be seeded depending on which First Round tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match D1 will have the 1 seed).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1 2 3 (3)
Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 3 0 3 (4)
Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 1 4 5
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolívar 2 2 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 2 3
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolívar 4 0 4
Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 4 0 4
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 0 0 0
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 0 3 3
Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 1 1 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1 2 3 (3)
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 2 1 3 (5)
Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 1 1 2 (5)
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 2 0 2 (6)

Quarterfinals

Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals from the first round. The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of October 1, with the second leg taking place the week of October 30. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Alianza Lima Flag of Peru.svg 2–3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1–01–3
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 (4–3 p) Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 3–10–2
Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 2–2 (6–5 p) Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 2–10–1
Bolívar Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 4–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Gimnasia y Esgrima 4–10–2

Semifinals

The first leg of the semifinals took place the week of November 5, with the second leg taking place the week of November 13.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Bolívar Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 4–5 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 2–12–4
Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 3–3 (5–3 p) Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 2–11–2

Finals

In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game will move onto a penalty shootout if necessary.

Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 0–4 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
Report [ permanent dead link ] Saja Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.)
Michelini Soccerball shade.svg25'
Romagnoli Soccerball shade.svg52'
Astudillo Soccerball shade.svg67'

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References

  1. "Copa Sudamericana 2002". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 5 February 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2004.