Copa Sudamericana
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| Full name | Copa Total Sudamericana |
| Association | CONMEBOL |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Teams | 39 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder |
 Independiente del Valle (1st title)
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| Record winner |
 Boca Juniors CA Independiente (2 wins)
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| Record player | ? |
| Record scorer | Eduardo Vargas (11 goals) |
| Current season | 2020 |
| Website | conmebol.com |
| Qualification for |
Recopa Sudamericana Copa Libertadores Copa Suruga Bank |
The Copa Sudamericana , Portuguese Copa Sul-Americana , is a South American football competition for club teams. The Copa Sudamericana, organized by CONMEBOL , is the second most important competition in South American club football after the Copa Libertadores , comparable to the UEFA Europa League in European football. The qualification is regulated differently in the individual South American countries. Often the masters of Apertura are allowed to start in the respective countries, whereas for the qualification for Copa Libertadores there is usually a separation between the masters of Apertura and Clausura. Apart from the higher status of the Copa Libertadores, which has been held since 1960 and whose winners are allowed to travel to the FIFA Club World Cup , the Copa Sudamericana is not inferior to its older counterpart in sporting terms. Rather, it was introduced to fill the second half of the year with a cross-border tournament because the Copa Libertadores, which began in January, ended in July at the latest.
In contrast, the Copa Sudamericana was held between September and December. This means that what is already common practice in most Latin American countries takes place on a continental level : the separate summer and winter tournament, called Apertura and Clausura (or vice versa). Like the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana also has a sponsor name . The car manufacturer Nissan supported the competition from 2003 to 2010, which during this period also operated under the name Copa Nissan Sudamericana . In 2011 and 2012 it was the tire manufacturer Bridgestone . With the 2013 raffle, the mineral oil company Total is now acting as sponsor and namesake.
The winners of the Copa Sudamericana play the following year against the winners of the Copa Libertadores for the Recopa Sudamericana , the South American counterpart to the UEFA Super Cup and have been guaranteed a starting place in the following Copa Libertadores since 2010, unless they already meet the respective national criteria qualified. In addition, he also competes the following year against the winner of the Japanese league cup for the Copa Suruga Bank .
history
The Copa Sudamericana was introduced in 2002 as the successor to the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte and the Copa Conmebol , which was held until 1999 . From 2003, Brazilian teams also played in the competition after not taking part in the first year due to scheduling conflicts with the national championship.
From 2005 to 2008, CONCACAF clubs were also invited (the second place in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the two champions of the Mexican Primera División ).
DC United from Major League Soccer took part in 2005, making it the first US club to play in a major South American competition.
Until 2016, the competition was held in the second half of the year, while the first was the Copa Libertadores . For 2017, the South American Football Association decided to reform both competitions. Both competitions will be held year-round in the future. The Copa Libertadores is expected to start in late January and early February and the Copa Sudamericana in March. Both should end in December. The reform means that 54 clubs will compete in the Copa Sudamericana instead of 47. They consist of 44 qualifiers from ten nations plus ten teams from the qualifying phase of the Copa Libertadores (eight third-placed teams and the two best teams from the qualifying phase).
mode
The following mode currently applies. Each round is played in the knockout system with return legs. In the event of a tie for points and goals , the away goal rule applies ; until 2007 also in the final. If the number of goals scored away from home is the same, a penalty shoot-out follows immediately after the second leg . Since 2008, the away goals rule no longer applies in the final. If there is a tie on the two legs, there is extra time and then a penalty shoot-out. In 2019, the final was played for the first time in one game on a neutral pitch.
Until 2009, all associations except Argentina and Brazil had two places in the competition. As of 2010, this number has increased to three. The Argentinian and Brazilian associations are allowed to send six and eight clubs respectively to make the competition more attractive. For this reason, the two top Argentine teams Boca Juniors and River Plate were automatically invited until 2009 . In the future, they will have to qualify like everyone else. The defending champion starts in addition to the respective contingent and is automatically qualified for the round of 16.
Leaderboards
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Logo history
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christian Piarowski: The Forgotten Cup. In: 11 friends . December 6, 2009, accessed December 8, 2009 .
Web links
- Official website of CONMEBOL
- Copa Sudamericana at rsssf.com (engl.)
- Copa Sudamericana on weltfussball.de