2007 Copa Sudamericana

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2007 Copa Sudamericana
2007 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes
2007 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
Tournament details
DatesJuly 31 – December 5
Teams34 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Mexico.svg América
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored155 (2.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Colombia.svg Ricardo Ciciliano (6)
2006
2008

The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. [1] CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca. The official draw took place on May 22 in Buenos Aires. [1]

Contents

The Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí won their first international title by defeating América in the final, winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg, which was the only game that they lost. Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played. They defeated San Lorenzo, an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura, the Brazilian club Goiás, Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football, Guadalajara and America.

This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final, and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition. Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first, after Lanús and Talleres de Córdoba. They were also the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002.

Qualified teams

The Copa Sudamericana 2007 tournament was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana soccer tournament.

AssociationTeamQualify method [2]
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Boca Juniors Invitee
River Plate Invitee
Estudiantes 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 2nd place overall
San Lorenzo 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 3rd place overall
Arsenal 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 5th place overall
Lanús 2006–07 Argentine Primera División 6th place
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 2006 Segundo Torneo winner
Real Potosí 2006 Segundo Torneo runner-up
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil São Paulo 2006 Série A winner
Vasco da Gama 2006 Série A 6th place
Figueirense 2006 Série A 7th place
Goiás 2006 Série A 8th place
Corinthians 2006 Série A 9th place
Cruzeiro 2006 Série A 10th place
Botafogo 2006 Série A 12th place
Atlético Paranaense 2006 Série A 13th place
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Colo-Colo 2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Audax Italiano 2007 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana runner-up
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Atlético Nacional 2006 Reclasificacion 2nd place
Millonarios 2006 Reclasificacion 3rd place
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador El Nacional 2006 Second Stage winner
Olmedo 2007 First Stage winner
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Pachuca 2006 Copa Sudamericana champion
Guadalajara 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup runner-up
América [3] Most total points in 2007 Clausura & 2006 Apertura
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Libertad 2006 Liga Paraguaya winner
Tacuary 2006 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Coronel Bolognesi 2006 Torneo Descentralizado 4th place
Universitario 2006 Torneo Descentralizado 5th place
Flag of the United States.svg United States D.C. United [4] 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup third place
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Danubio 2006–07 Liguilla 3rd place
Defensor Sporting 2006–07 Liguilla 4th place
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Zamora 2006–07 Primera División 4th place
Carabobo 2006–07 Primera División 5th place

Fixture Dates

First stage

The table gives the teams in the first round gathered in elimination groups of 2 teams or 4 teams. Teams hosting the first game are on the left. Advancing teams are in bold.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Chile/Bolivia Preliminary
Audax Italiano Flag of Chile.svg 3–1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann 2–01–1
Real Potosí Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 2–4 Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 1–11–3
Venezuela/Ecuador Preliminary
Olmedo Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Zamora 1–02–1
Carabobo Flag of Venezuela.svg 0–5 Flag of Ecuador.svg El Nacional 0–10–4
Colombia/Perú Preliminary
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 (5–4 p) Flag of Peru.svg Coronel Bolognesi 0–11–0
Universitario Flag of Peru.svg 0–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 0–10–1
Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary
Defensor Sporting Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 2–12–2
Tacuary Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–2 (4–1 p) Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 1–11–1

Second stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg 2–6 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 2–40–2
Lanús Flag of Argentina.svg 3–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes 2–01–2
Arsenal Flag of Argentina.svg 4–1 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 1–13–0
Goiás Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 2–00–1
Colo-Colo Flag of Chile.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Chile.svg Audax Italiano 0–01–1
Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg 2–3 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 2–30–0
Figueirense Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 2–21–1
Botafogo Flag of Brazil.svg 5–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 3–12–1
El Nacional Flag of Ecuador.svg 3–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Olmedo 2–01–0
Tacuary Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 1–10–3

Final stages

Bracket

To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Arsenal with River Plate in the semifinals, thus reordering the bracket.

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 2 0 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 0 3 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 0 1 1
Flag of Mexico.svg América 2 0 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 1 2 3
Flag of Mexico.svg América 4 0 4
Flag of Mexico.svg América 3 2 5
Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 2 0 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 2 0 2
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo (a) 1 1 2
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 0 0 0
Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 1 2 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios (p) 1 1 2 (7)
Flag of Chile.svg Colo Colo 1 1 2 (6)
Flag of Mexico.svg América 2 2 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal (a) 3 1 4
Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United 2 0 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara (a) 1 1 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 0 1 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal 0 3 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Goiás 2 1 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal 3 1 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Arsenal (p) 0 0 0 (4)
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0 0 0 (2)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor 3 0 3
Flag of Ecuador.svg El Nacional 0 2 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 2 0 2
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate (a) 2 0 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 1 2 3
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0 4 4

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