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51st season of Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores de América 2010 2010 Copa Libertadores da América January 26–August 18http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=13650&viewpage=%27full%27 Stellar Drawing of the 2010 Santander Libertadores of America Cup CONMEBOL November 27, 2009 April 29, 2010 40 11 BRA Internacional 2 MEX Guadalajara 138 328 2377325 BRA Thiago Ribeiro (8 goals) BRA Giulianohttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=17540&viewpage=%27full%27 Giuliano fue premiado como el Mejor jugador de la Copa Santander Libertadores 2010 es Giuliano was awarded as the Best Player of the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores CONMEBOL November 24, 2010 November 25, 2010 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 2009 2011
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18. During the month of June, the competition was interrupted after the conclusion of the quarterfinals due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010 es 1 CONMEBOL March 27, 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100214231657/http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf February 14, 2010
Estudiantes were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Brazilian team Internacional in the quarterfinals.
Internacional won the competition after defeating Guadalajara in both legs of the finals for their second Copa Libertadores title.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815521&sec=global&cc=5739 Copa Libertadores: Internacional claim the title August 19, 2010 ESPNsoccernet August 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823002126/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=815521&sec=global&cc=5739 23 August 2010 dead Internacional qualified for both the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana.
Qualified teams
The qualified teams include the 37 teams who qualified from their league positions and the defending champion Estudiantes of Argentina, plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. Those two Mexican clubs were guaranteed placement in the Round of 16, independent of the other three Mexican clubs, due to the fallout of the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico during the 2009 Copa Libertadores.http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=13612&viewpage=%27full%27 2010 Santander Libertadores Cup: with Colón (ARG) there are 22 teams confirmed CONMEBOL November 25, 2010 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Twenty-six teams qualified directly to the Second Stage, a group stage:
Berths 1 to 4 from Argentina and Brazil;
Berths 1 and 2 from the remaining eight South American football associations and Mexico.
The other 12 teams enter the competition in the First Stage, an elimination play-off stage where the winners advance to the Second Stage:
Berths 5 and 6 from Argentina;DC A
Berth 5 from Brazil;
Berth 3 from the remaining eight South American nations and Mexico.
AssociationTeam (berth)Qualification methodARG Argentina5 + 1 berthsEstudiantes (Argentina 1)2009 Copa Libertadores championVélez Sársfield (Argentina 2)2009 Clausura championBanfield (Argentina 3)2009 Apertura championLanús (Argentina 4)Best 2009 aggregate among non-championsColón (Argentina 5)2nd best 2009 aggregate among non-championsNewell's Old Boys (Argentina 6)3rd best 2009 aggregate among non-championsBOL Bolivia3 berthsBolívar (Bolivia 1)2009 Apertura championBlooming (Bolivia 2)2009 Clausura championReal Potosí (Bolivia 3)2009 Play-off winnerBRA Brazil5 berthsCorinthians (Brazil 1)2009 Copa do Brasil championFlamengo (Brazil 2)2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championInternacional (Brazil 3)2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-upSão Paulo (Brazil 4)2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd placeCruzeiro (Brazil 5)2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th placeCHI Chile3 berthsUniversidad de Chile (Chile 1)2009 Apertura championColo-Colo (Chile 2)2009 Clausura championUniversidad Catolica (Chile 3)Best-placed non-champion in the 2009 Clausura classification stageCOL Colombia3 berthsOnce Caldas (Colombia 1)2009 Apertura championIndependiente Medellín (Colombia 2)2009 Finalización championJunior (Colombia 3)2009 Primera A best-placed non-championECU Ecuador3 berthsDeportivo Quito (Ecuador 1)2009 Serie A championDeportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 2)2009 Serie A runner-upEmelec (Ecuador 3)2009 Serie A 3rd PlacePAR Paraguay3 berthsCerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)2009 Apertura championNacional (Paraguay 2)2009 Clausura championLibertad (Paraguay 3)2009 Primera División best-placed non-championPER Peru3 berthsUniversitario (Peru 1)2009 Descentralizado championAlianza Lima (Peru 2)2009 Descentralizado runner-upJuan Aurich (Peru 3)2009 Descentralizado best-placed non-finalistURU Uruguay3 berthsNacional (Uruguay 1)2008–09 Primera División championCerro (Uruguay 2)2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winnerRacing (Uruguay 3)2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-upVEN Venezuela3 berthsCaracas (Venezuela 1)2008−09 Primera División championDeportivo Italia (Venezuela 2)2008−09 Primera División runner-upDeportivo Táchira (Venezuela 3)2008−09 Primera División best-placed non-finalistMEX Mexico(CONCACAF)3 + 2 inviteesMorelia (Mexico 1)Best-placed eligible team in the 2009 Apertura classification phaseMonterrey (Mexico 2)2010 InterLiga winnerEstudiantes Tecos (Mexico 3)2010 InterLiga runner-upGuadalajaraSpecial invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa LibertadoresSan LuisSpecial invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores
Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played.
Stage Draw date First leg Second legFirst stageNovember 27, 2009January 26–28February 2–10Second stageFebruary 9–April 22Third stageN/AApril 27–29May 4–6 QuarterfinalsMay 12May 20SemifinalsJuly 28August 4FinalsAugust 11August 18
Tie-breaking criteria
At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Based on Article 15 in the CONMEBOL regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:
superior goal difference;
higher number of goals scored;
higher number of away goals scored;
draw.
In the first stage, third stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals, a penalty shootout is carried out instead of a draw.http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010 es 6 CONMEBOL March 27, 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100214231657/http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf February 14, 2010
First stage
2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
In the First Stage, twelve teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home.http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf COPA SANTANDER LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2010 es 2–5 CONMEBOL March 27, 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100214231657/http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/139.pdf February 14, 2010
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutLibertad PAR3:3VEN Deportivo Táchira0–13–1 +1:−1——Estudiantes Tecos MEX0:6PER Juan Aurich0–21–2———Universidad Católica CHI3:3ARG Colón2–33–20:02:25–3Cruzeiro BRA4:1BOL Real Potosí1–17–0———Emelec ECU4:1ARG Newell's Old Boys0–02–1———Racing URU4:1COL Junior2–22–0———
Second stage
2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
The draw for the second stage was held at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center in Luque, Paraguay on November 27, 2009. Twenty-eight teams were drawn into eight groups with the remaining six spots to be taken by the winners from the first stage. Teams were divided into four pots; the top four Argentine and Brazilian berths were top seeds in the group stage.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group and the top six second-placed team advanced to the Round of 16.
Key to colors in group tablesGroup winners and six best runners-up advanced to the Round of 16
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Ranking of second-placed teams
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Knockout stages
2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The last four stages of the tournament (third stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stage. Fourteen teams will qualify for the knockout competition: the eight group winners, the six group runners-up teams with the best records plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg. In addition, each club will be able to submit a new squad with up to three player changes 24 hours before the start of their first third stage match.
Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Guadalajara and San Luis were given the 13 and 14 seed, respectively, which they had earned in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
+Teams qualified as a group winnerSeedTeamPts PointsGD Goal differenceGF Goals forAG Away goals for1BRA Corinthians16+6942BRA São Paulo13+7933ARG Estudiantes13+61134ARG Vélez Sársfield13+51025PAR Libertad12+71046BRA Internacional12+6817URU Nacional12+5928CHI Universidad de Chile12+4107+Teams qualified as a group runner-upSeedTeamPts PointsGD Goal differenceGF Goals forAG Away goals for9PER Alianza Lima12+512510BRA Cruzeiro11+612311ARG Banfield11+513712COL Once Caldas11+38413MEX Guadalajara14MEX San Luis15PER Universitario10+35316BRA Flamengo10+2114
Bracket
2 yes Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 2 BRA São Paulo (p) 0 0 (3) 15 PER Universitario 0 0 (1) 7 URU Nacional 1 0 10 BRA Cruzeiro 3 3 3 ARG Estudiantes 1 3 14 MEX San Luis 0 1 6 BRA Internacional (a) 1 2 11 ARG Banfield 3 0 8 CHI U. de Chile 1 2 9 PER Alianza Lima 0 2 1 BRA Corinthians 0 2 16 BRA Flamengo (a) 1 1 5 PAR Libertad 0 2 12 COL Once Caldas 0 1 4 ARG Vélez Sársfield 0 2 13 MEX Guadalajara 3 0 2 BRA São Paulo 2 2 10 BRA Cruzeiro 0 0 3 ARG Estudiantes 0 2 6 BRA Internacional (a) 1 1 8 CHI U. de Chile (a) 3 1 16 BRA Flamengo 2 2 5 PAR Libertad 0 2 13 MEX Guadalajara 3 0 2 BRA São Paulo 0 2 6 BRA Internacional (a) 1 1 8 CHI U. de Chile 1 0 13 MEX Guadalajara 1 2 6 BRA Internacional 2 3 13 MEX Guadalajara 1 2
Round of 16
The first match of the Round of 16 began on April 27, with the last match played on May 6. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutCorinthians BRA3:3BRA Flamengo0–12–10:00:1—São Paulo BRA2:2PER Universitario0–00–00:00:03–1Estudiantes ARG6:0MEX San Luis1–03–1———Vélez Sársfield ARG2:3MEX Guadalajara0–32–0−1:+1——Libertad PAR4:1COL Once Caldas0–02–1———Internacional BRA3:3ARG Banfield1–32–00:01:0— Nacional URU0:6BRA Cruzeiro1–30–3———Universidad de Chile CHI4:1PER Alianza Lima1–02–2———
Quarter-finals
The first leg of the quarter-finals took place the week of May 12, while the second leg took place the week of May 19. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutSão Paulo BRA6:0BRA Cruzeiro2–02–0———Estudiantes ARG3:3BRA Internacional0–12–10:00:1—Libertad PAR2:3MEX Guadalajara0–32–0−1:+1——Universidad de Chile CHI3:3BRA Flamengo3–21–20:03:2—
Semi-finals
After a six-week break because of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals took place the week of July 28, while the second leg took place the week of August 5.
Internacional BRA 2–2 (a) São Paulo BRA 1–0 1–2
Guadalajara MEX 3–1 Universidad de Chile CHI 1–1 2–0
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Finals
2010 Copa Libertadores Finals
In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team with the best goal difference. If they are tied on goal difference, the game will move onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in this stage. As the last CONMEBOL team in the competition, Internacional has qualified to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, regardless of the results.
August 11, 2010 19:50 (UTC-5) Guadalajara MEX 1–2 Report BRA Internacional Bautista 45+2 Giuliano 72Bolívar 76 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan 30,870http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/336.pdf 2010 Copa Libertadores de América:` Informe de boletos vendidos es 1 CONMEBOL August 18, 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110429063349/http://img.mazimou.com:90/3749/documents/336.pdf April 29, 2011 Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
August 18, 2010 22:00 (UTC-3) Internacional BRA 3–2 Report MEX Guadalajara Sóbis 61 Leandro Damião 76 Giuliano 89 Fabián 43 Bravo 90+2 Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio), Porto Alegre 56,000 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Internacional won the Copa Libertadores on aggregate 5-3.
Copa Libertadores de América2010 ChampionBRA 100pxInternacionalSecond Title
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Pos Player Team Goals1BRA Thiago RibeiroBRA Cruzeiro82PER José Carlos FernándezPER Alianza Lima7BRA KléberBRA Cruzeiro74BRA GiulianoBRA Internacional6PAN Luis TejadaPER Juan Aurich66MEX Omar BravoMEX Guadalajara5PAR Rodolfo GamarraPAR Libertad5URU Mario RegueiroURU Nacional5COL James RodríguezARG Banfield5BRA WashingtonBRA São Paulo5
Player of the week
WeekPlayerTeamNotes1PAN Luis TejadaPER Juan Aurichhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14283&viewpage=%27full%27 Luis Tejada, the first weeks best player of the Santander Libertadores CONMEBOL January 29, 2010 March 27, 20102PAR Pablo VelázquezPAR Libertadhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14362&viewpage=%27full%27 Pablo Velázquez, the player of the 2nd week of the 2010 Santander Libertadores Cup February 5, 2010 CONMEBOL March 27, 20103ARG Mauro BoselliARG Estudianteshttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14449&viewpage=%27full%27 Mauro Boselli, player of the week for the 3rd week the Santander Libertadores Cup February 12, 2010 CONMEBOL February 12, 20104PER Wilmer AguirrePER Alianza Limahttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14519&viewpage=%27full%27 Wilmer Aguirre, the player of the 4th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup February 20, 2010 CONMEBOL March 27, 20105ARG Sebastián BlancoARG Lanúshttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14611&viewpage=%27full%27 Sebastian Blanco, the player of the 5th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup CONMEBOL February 26, 2010 February 27, 20106BRA WashingtonBRA São Paulohttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14759&viewpage=%27full%27 Washington, the player of the 6th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup March 12, 2010 CONMEBOL March 27, 20107PER Pedro AscoyPER Juan Aurichhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14817&viewpage=%27full%27 Pedro Ascoy, the player of the 7th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup March 19, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza March 27, 20108URU Santiago OstolazaURU Racinghttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14862&viewpage=%27full%27 Santiago Ostolaza, the player of the 8th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup March 26, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza March 27, 20109BRA KléberBRA Cruzeirohttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14923&viewpage=%27full%27 Kleber de Souza, the player of the 9th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup April 3, 2010 CONMEBOL April 11, 201010PER José Carlos FernándezPER Alianza Limahttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=14999&viewpage=%27full%27 José Carlos Fernández, the player of the 10th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup April 9, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza April 11, 201011URU Hernán Rodrigo LópezARG Vélez Sársfieldhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15058&viewpage=%27full%27 Hernán Rodrigo López, the player of the 11th week of the Santander Libertadores Cup April 18, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza April 16, 201012BRA AndrezinhoBRA Internacionalhttp://conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15155&viewpage=%27full%27 Andrezinho: "The one that I scored against Quito was my best goal with Internacional" April 23, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza April 28, 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 13BRA Thiago RibeiroBRA Cruzeirohttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15190&viewpage='full' Thiago Ribeiro: "Si mantenemos el nivel del primer tiempo, va a ser complicado derrotarnos" Thiago Ribeiro: "If we maintain the level of the first half, it will be complicated to defeat us." es May 1, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza May 1, 201014PAR Roberto GamarraPAR Libertadhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15246&viewpage='full' Roberto Gamarra: "El segundo gol ante Once Caldas fue el que más grité en mi carrera" Roberto Gamarra: "The second goal against Once Caldas was the one where I shouted the most in my career. es May 7, 2010 CONMEBOL Javier Lanza May 7, 201015MEX Omar BravoMEX Guadalajarahttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15288&viewpage='full' Omar Bravo: "Me encanta jugar la Libertadores porque enfrentas a los mejores de América" Omar Bravo:"I enjoy playing the Libertadores because you face the best of America." es May 14, 2010 CONMEBOL May 14, 201016BRA HernanesBRA São Paulohttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15336&viewpage='full' Hernanes: "Antes que irme a Europa prefiero ser campeón de la Libertadores con Sao Paulo" Hernanes: "Before I go to Europe, I would prefer to be the Copa Libertadores champion with São Paulo" es May 21, 2010 CONMEBOL May 22, 2010 Javier Lanza 17BRA GiulianoBRA Internacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16086&viewpage='full' Giuliano: "Lo más importante fue ganar sin haber recibido ningún gol" Giuliano: "The most important thing was to win without conceding a goal" es July 31, 2010 CONMEBOL August 2, 2010 18MEX Xavier BáezMEX Guadalajarahttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16177&viewpage='full' Xavier Báez: "Estar en la final de la Copa Libertadores es algo que nunca me imaginé" Xavier Báez: "Being in the Copa Libertadores finals is something I never imanged" es August 6, 2010 CONMEBOL August 6, 2010 19ARG Pablo GuiñazúBRA Internacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16256&viewpage='full' Guiñazú: "Todavía no ganamos nada, pero la Libertadores sería lo más grande de mi carrera" Guiñazú: "We still haven't won anything, but the Libertadores would be the high point of my career" es August 14, 2010 CONMEBOL August 16, 2010 Javier Lanza 20BRA TingaBRA Internacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16319&viewpage='full' Tinga: "Volví para ser campeón y por suerte pude aportar mi juego para lograrlo" Tinga: "I came back to be a champion, and luckily I was able to bring my game to do" es August 19, 2010 CONMEBOL August 19, 2010
See also
2010 Copa Sudamericana
2011 Recopa Sudamericana
2010 FIFA Club World Cup
Footnotes
A. DCEstudiantes, as the defending champion, take the Argentina 1 berth. Therefore the teams with the lowest two berths enter the First Stage
References
General
http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=5&type=1 Copa Santander Libertadores 2010: Classifications CONMEBOL May 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100524004006/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=5&type=1 24 May 2010 live
http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=4&type=1 Copa Santander Libertadores 2010: Matches CONMEBOL May 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100524004502/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=40&sub=4&type=1 24 May 2010 live
https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa2010.html Copa Libertadores de América 2010 RSSSF April 30, 2010 May 5, 2010 Juan Pablo Andrés
Specific
External links
CONMEBOL Official Website
Soccernet 2010 Copa Libertadores on ESPN
Soccerway 2010 Copa Libertadores coverage
South American Futbol Copa Libertadores News Website
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