2002 Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana 2002 2002 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes August 28 - December 11 21 9 ARG San Lorenzo 1 COL Atlético Nacional 40 98 ARG Rodrigo Astudillo (4)BOL Gonzalo Galindo (4)CMR Pierre Webó (4) 2003 thumb | right | San Lorenzo de Almagro Stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina 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.https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/sudamcup02.html Copa Sudamericana 2002 March 21, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040205205321/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/sudamcup02.html 5 February 2004 RSSSF live 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. The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Deportivo 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 methodARG Argentina4 + 1 berthsSan Lorenzo2001 Copa Mercosur championRacing (Argentina 1)2001 Apertura championRiver Plate (Argentina 2)2002 Clausura championBoca Juniors (Argentina 3)Best 2001–02 average among non-championsGimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 4)Second best 2001–02 average among non-championsBOL Bolivia2 berthsOriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1)2001 Liga de Fútbol championBolívar (Bolivia 2)2001 Liga de Fútbol runner-upCHI Chile2 berthsCobreloa (Chile 1)2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winnerSantiago Wanderers (Chile 2)2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winnerCOL Colombia2 berthsAmérica de Cali (Colombia 1)2002 Apertura championAtlético Nacional (Colombia 2)2002 Apertura runner-upECU Ecuador2 berthsBarcelona (Ecuador 1)2002 First Stage winnerAucas (Ecuador 2)2002 First Stage runner-upPAR Paraguay2 berthsCerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)2002 Apertura championLibertad (Paraguay 2)2002 First Stage winnerPER Peru2 berthsUniversitario (Peru 1)2002 Apertura championAlianza Lima (Peru 2)2002 Apertura runner-upURU Uruguay2 berthsNacional (Uruguay 1)2001 Primera División championDanubio (Uruguay 2)2001 Primera División runner-upVEN Venezuela2 berthsDeportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1)2002 Clausura championMonagas (Venezuela 2)2002 Clausura runner-up First stage Deportivo Táchira VEN 0–5 Monagas VEN 0–2 0–3 Aucas ECU 1–3 Barcelona ECU 1–2 0–1 Alianza Lima PER 2–0 Universitario PER 1–0 1–0 Bolívar BOL 4–3 Oriente Petrolero BOL 4–2 0–1 Cerro Porteño PAR 0–3 Libertad PAR 0–1 0–2 |} Second stage |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 1 Racing ARG 1–0 River Plate ARG 1–0 0–0 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima ARG 3–1 Boca Juniors ARG 3–1 0–0 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 5 Danubio URU 1–3 Nacional URU 1–1 0–2 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 2 Monagas VEN 1–8 San Lorenzo ARG 0–3 1–5 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 7 Cobreloa CHI 2–4 Santiago Wanderers CHI 0–1 2–3 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 6 Barcelona ECU 2–2 (5–6 p) Alianza Lima PER 1–0 1–2 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 4 Bolívar BOL 3–1 Libertad PAR 2–0 1–1 |- !colspan="5"|Quarterfinalist 8 Atlético Nacional COL 3–1 América de Cali COL 1–0 2–1 |} 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). 2 y n y 180 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals ARG Racing 1 2 3 (3) ARG San Lorenzo 3 0 3 (4) ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 2 3 BOL Bolívar 4 0 4 URU Nacional 0 3 3 PER Alianza Lima 1 1 2 CHI Santiago Wanderers 1 1 2 (5) COL Atlético Nacional 2 0 2 (6) ARG San Lorenzo 1 4 5 BOL Bolívar 2 2 4 URU Nacional 1 2 3 (3) COL Atlético Nacional 2 1 3 (5) ARG San Lorenzo 4 0 4 COL Atlético Nacional 0 0 0 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. Alianza Lima Peru 2–3 Nacional Uruguay 1–0 1–3 San Lorenzo Argentina 3–3 (4–3 p) Racing Argentina 3–1 0–2 Atlético Nacional Colombia 2–2 (6–5 p) Santiago Wanderers Chile 2–1 0–1 Bolívar Bolivia 4–3 Gimnasia y Esgrima Argentina 4–1 0–2 |} 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. Bolívar Bolivia 4–5 San Lorenzo Argentina 2–1 2–4 Atlético Nacional Colombia 3–3 (5–3 p) Nacional Uruguay 2–1 1–2 |} Finals 2002 Copa Sudamericana 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. November 27, 2002 19:10 (UTC−3) Atlético Nacional COL 0–4 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ARG San Lorenzo Saja 2 pen.Michelini 25Romagnoli 52Astudillo 67 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín 45,000 Márcio Rezende (Brazil) December 11, 2002 21:10 (UTC−3) San Lorenzo ARG 0–0 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes COL Atlético Nacional Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires 40,779 Epifanio González (Paraguay) References External links Copa Sudamericana 2002 Archived URL 2002 2