2011 Copa Libertadores

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2011 Copa Libertadores de América
2011 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 25–June 22, 2011
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos (3rd title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored358 (2.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Roberto Nanni
Brazil Wallyson
(7 goals each)
Best player(s)Brazil Neymar[1]
2010
2012

The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa

two-legged finals.[2]
Santos qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Starting from 2011, the most recent Copa Sudamericana champion would earn a berth in the tournament.[3] However, the country of the Copa Sudamericana champion would not gain an extra berth. The Copa Sudamericana champion would take the lowest-placed berth already assigned to the country if they did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores through domestic performance.[4]

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
Argentina Argentina
5 berths
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 1) Second Stage 2010 Clausura champion
Estudiantes (Argentina 2) 2010 Apertura champion
Vélez Sársfield
(Argentina 3)
2010 tournaments aggregate table best non-champion
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 4) 2010 tournaments aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
Independiente (Argentina 5) First Stage 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion
Bolivia Bolivia
3 berths
Jorge Wilstermann
(Bolivia 1)
Second Stage 2010 Apertura champion
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 2) 2010 Clausura champion
Bolívar (Bolivia 3) First Stage 2010 Clausura runner-up
Brazil Brazil
5+1 berths
Internacional
(Brazil 1)
Second Stage 2010 Copa Libertadores de América champion
Santos (Brazil 2) 2010 Copa do Brasil champion
Fluminense (Brazil 3) 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Cruzeiro (Brazil 4) 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
Corinthians (Brazil 5) First Stage 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Grêmio
(Brazil 6)
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Chile

3 berths
Universidad Católica (Chile 1) Second Stage
2010 Primera División
champion
Colo-Colo (Chile 2)
2010 Primera División
round 1 leader
Unión Española (Chile 3) First Stage
2010 Primera División
Liguilla winner
Colombia Colombia
3 berths
Junior
(Colombia 1)
Second Stage 2010 Apertura champion
Once Caldas (Colombia 2) 2010 Finalización champion
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) First Stage 2010 Primera A aggregate table best non-champion
Ecuador Ecuador
3 berths
LDU Quito
(Ecuador 1)
Second Stage 2010 Serie A champion
Emelec
(Ecuador 2)
2010 Serie A runner-up
Deportivo Quito
(Ecuador 3)
First Stage 2010 Serie A 3rd place
Paraguay Paraguay
3 berths
Libertad (Paraguay 1) Second Stage 2010 Primera División aggregate table best champion
Guaraní (Paraguay 2) 2010 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best champion
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3) First Stage 2010 Primera División aggregate table best non-champion
Peru Peru
3 berths
Universidad San Martín (Peru 1) Second Stage 2010 Descentralizado champion
León de Huánuco (Peru 2) 2010 Descentralizado runner-up
Alianza Lima
(Peru 3)
First Stage 2010 Descentralizado aggregate table best non-finalist
Uruguay Uruguay
3 berths
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) Second Stage 2009–10 Primera División champion
Nacional (Uruguay 2) 2009–10 Primera División runner-up
Liverpool (Uruguay 3) First Stage 2009–10 Primera División aggregate table best non-finalist
Venezuela Venezuela
3 berths
Caracas
(Venezuela 1)
Second Stage 2009–10 Primera División champion
Deportivo Táchira
(Venezuela 2)
2009–10 Primera División runner-up
Deportivo Petare
(Venezuela 3)
First Stage 2009–10 Primera División aggregate table best non-finalist
Mexico Mexico
(CONCACAF)
3 invitees
América (Mexico 1) Second Stage 2010 Apertura classification phase best eligible team
San Luis (Mexico 2) 2010 Apertura classification phase 2nd best eligible team
Chiapas
(Mexico 3)
First Stage 2010 Apertura classification phase 3rd best eligible team

Draw

The draw for the 2011 Copa Libertadores was held on November 25, 2010, in Asunción.[5][6] The drawing procedure for the 12 teams in the first stage was to alternatively draw a team from each pot. The drawing procedure for the 26 teams in the second stage was to draw out the pots beginning with Pot 1. One team from each pot would be placed, in the order of being drawn, into one of eight groups from 1 to 8. When drawing from Pot 3, if a team had been placed in a group where a team from the same football association was already placed, they were moved to the subsequent group until they were no longer in a group with a team from the same association. However, a first stage winner may be drawn with a team from the same association in the second stage.

For the first time, the seeded teams for the second stage were changed. Up until 2010, the 8 seeded teams included the reigning champion, and clubs from the football associations of Argentina and Brazil. For 2011, the seeded teams consisted of berths 1 from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, and berths 2 from Argentina and Brazil. The reigning champion–

Internacional–was berth 1 for Brazil. For 2012, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay would all have their berth 1 teams be seeded teams instead of the berth 1 teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[7]

Prior to the draw, it was announced that

Deportivo Táchira was accidentally drawn as the seeded team for Group 4 and Caracas was drawn into Group 5 as a non-seeded team. After the ceremony, CONMEBOL recognized their error and transferred Caracas over to Group 4 and Deportivo Táchira over to Group 5.[8]

First stage
Pot 1 Pot 2
Second stage
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

1Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place.[6]

Schedule

All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.[6]

Stage First leg Second leg
First stage January 26 February 2
Second stage February 9, 16, 23
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April 6, 13, 20
Round of 16 April 27 May 4
Quarter-finals May 11 May 18
Semi-finals May 25 June 1
Finals June 15 June 22

First stage

The First Stage began on January 25 and ended on February 3. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG
Pen.
Deportes Tolima Colombia 4:1 Brazil Corinthians 0–0 2–0
Chiapas Mexico
4:0
Alianza Lima
2–0 2–0
Deportivo Petare Venezuela
1:4 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0–1 1–1
Unión Española Chile 4:1 Bolivia Bolívar 1–0 0–0
Deportivo Quito Ecuador
3:3 Argentina Independiente 0–2 1–0 −1:+1
Grêmio Brazil
4:1 Uruguay Liverpool 2–2 3–1

Second stage

The Second Stage, played in home-and-away round-robin format, began on February 9 and ended on April 20. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout stages.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LIB OCA USM SLU
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14 2–2 5–1 2–0
2 Colombia Once Caldas 6 1 4 1 7 8 −1 7 1–1 0–3 1–1
3 Peru Universidad San Martín 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–1 0–2 2–0
4 Mexico San Luis 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 1–2 1–1 3–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
JUN
GRE
OPE LHU
1
Junior
6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 2–1 2–1 1–1
2
Grêmio
6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 2–0 3–0 2–0
3 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 2 0 4 7 8 −1 6 1–2 3–0 2–0
4 Peru León de Huánuco 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–2 1–1 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AME FLU NAC ARG
1 Mexico América 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 Brazil Fluminense 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 3–2 0–0 2–2
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 0–0 2–0 0–1
4 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7 3–1 2–4 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UC
VEL
CAR
UE
1 Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11 0–0 1–3 2–1
2
Vélez Sársfield
6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 3–4 3–0 2–1
3
Caracas
6 3 0 3 7 10 −3 9 0–2 0–3 2–0
4 Chile Unión Española 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 2–2 2–1 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CPO SAN CC
TAC
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 1–2 5–2 1–1
2 Brazil Santos 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 1–1 3–2 3–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 15 16 −1 9 2–3 3–2 2–1
4
Deportivo Táchira
6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2 0–2 0–0 2–4
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
INT
CHI
EME
WIL
1
Internacional
6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 4–0 2–0 3–0
2
Chiapas
6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 2–1 2–0
3
Emelec
6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 1–1 1–0 1–0
4
Jorge Wilstermann
6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4 1–4 2–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CRU EST TOL GUA
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 5 1 0 20 1 +19 16 5–0 6–1 4–0
2 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 0–3 1–0 5–1
3 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 0–0 1–1 1–0
4 Paraguay Guaraní 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–2 1–2 0–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
LDU
PEN IND GCR
1
LDU Quito
6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10 5–0 3–0 2–0
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 1–0 0–1 2–1
3 Argentina Independiente 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 1–1 3–0 1–3
4 Argentina Godoy Cruz 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 2–1 1–3 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

The last four stages of the tournament (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals), played in home-and-away two-legged format, form a single-elimination tournament, contested by the sixteen teams which advance from the Second Stage.[9] In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams are seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[10] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 16 +19 20 5
2 Paraguay Libertad 14 +8 13 4
3
Internacional
13 +11 14 5
4
Junior
13 +2 9 4
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 11 +5 13 6
6 Chile Universidad Católica 11 +2 11 8
7
LDU Quito
10 +8 12 2
8 Mexico América 10 +1 8 3
Teams qualified as a group runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Brazil Santos 11 +3 11 4
10
Vélez Sársfield
10 +5 12 4
11
Grêmio
10 +3 9 2
12 Argentina Estudiantes 10 −2 9 3
13
Chiapas
9 −2 6 1
14 Uruguay Peñarol 9 −5 6 3
15 Brazil Fluminense 8 0 9 4
16 Colombia Once Caldas 7 −1 7 5

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
5
p
)
0 0 (5)
12 Argentina Estudiantes 0 0 (3)
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 1
13
Chiapas
1 0
4
Junior
1 3
13
Chiapas (a
)
1 3
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3
9 Brazil Santos 1 3
8 Mexico América 0 0
9 Brazil Santos 1 0
9 Brazil Santos 1 1
16 Colombia Once Caldas 0 1
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 0
16 Colombia Once Caldas 1 2
9 Brazil Santos 0 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol 0 1
2 Paraguay Libertad 1 3
15
Fluminense
3 0
2 Paraguay Libertad 0 2
10
Vélez Sársfield
3 4
7
LDU Quito
0 0
10
Vélez Sársfield
3 2
10
Vélez Sársfield
0 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol (a) 1 1
6 Chile U. Católica 2 1
11
Grêmio
1 0
6 Chile U. Católica 0 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol 2 1
3
Internacional
1 1
14 Uruguay Peñarol 1 2

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on April 26 and ended on May 5. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG
Pen.
Cruzeiro Brazil 3:3 Colombia Once Caldas
2–1
0–2
−1:+1
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Brazil Fluminense
1–3
3–0
+1:−1
Internacional Brazil
1:4 Uruguay Peñarol
1–1
1–2
Junior Colombia
2:2
Chiapas
1–1
3–3
0:0 1:3
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2:2 Argentina Estudiantes
0–0
0–0
0:0 0:0 5–3
Universidad Católica Chile 6:0
Grêmio
2–1
1–0
LDU Quito Ecuador
0:6
Vélez Sársfield
0–3
0–2
América Mexico 1:4 Brazil Santos
0–1
0–0

Quarter-finals

The Quarterfinals began on May 11 and ended on May 19. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG
Pen.
Libertad Paraguay 0:6
Vélez Sársfield
0–3
2–4
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2:1
Chiapas
1–1
1–0
Universidad Católica Chile 3:3 Uruguay Peñarol
0–2
2–1
−1:+1
Santos Brazil 2:1 Colombia Once Caldas
1–0
1–1

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals began on May 25 and ended on June 2. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG
Pen.
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 3:4 Brazil Santos
0–1
3–3
Vélez Sársfield Argentina
3:3 Uruguay Peñarol
0–1
2–1
0:0 0:1

Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on

penalty shootout.[9]


Santos Brazil2–1Uruguay Peñarol
Neymar 46'
Danilo 68'
Report Durval 79' (o.g.)
Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo
Attendance: 40,200
)

Santos won on points 2-1.

Copa Libertadores de América
2011 Champion
Brazil
Santos
Third Title

Top goalscorers

Pos[11] Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Roberto Nanni Paraguay Cerro Porteño 7
Brazil Wallyson Brazil Cruzeiro 7
3 Brazil Neymar Brazil Santos 6
Argentina Lucas Pratto Chile Universidad Católica 6
5 Argentina Maximiliano Moralez
Vélez Sársfield
5
Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Uruguay Peñarol 5
Colombia Wason Rentería Colombia Once Caldas 5
8 Colombia Carlos Bacca
Junior
4
Brazil Douglas
Grêmio
4
Paraguay Jonathan Fabbro Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4
Argentina Augusto Fernández
Vélez Sársfield
4
Brazil Leandro Damião
Internacional
4
Argentina Franco Niell Argentina Argentinos Juniors 4
Chile Esteban Paredes Chile Colo-Colo 4
Argentina Nicolás Pavlovich Paraguay Libertad 4
Brazil Rafael Moura Brazil Fluminense 4
Uruguay Santiago Silva
Vélez Sársfield
4
Brazil Thiago Ribeiro Brazil Cruzeiro 4

Awards

Player of the week

Week Player Team Notes
4 Argentina Walter Montillo Brazil Cruzeiro [12]
5
Patricio Rodríguez
Argentina Independiente [13]
6 Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Uruguay Peñarol [14]
7 Colombia Luis Carlos Cabezas
Caracas
[15]
8 Colombia Carlos Bacca
Junior
[16]
9 Chile José Luis Villanueva Chile Universidad Católica [17]
10 Brazil Thiago Ribeiro Brazil Cruzeiro [18]
11 Argentina Roberto Nanni Paraguay Cerro Porteño [19]
12 Argentina Hernán Barcos
LDU Quito
[20]
13 Paraguay Jonathan Fabbro Paraguay Cerro Porteño [21]
14 Argentina Lucas Pratto Chile Universidad Católica [22]
15 Colombia Dayro Moreno Colombia Once Caldas [23]
16 Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez
Vélez Sársfield
[24]
17 Argentina Maximiliano Moralez
Vélez Sársfield
[25]
18 Uruguay Darío Rodríguez
Peñarol
[26]

See also

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