2002 Copa Sudamericana

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.[1] 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.

2002 Copa Sudamericana
2002 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes
Tournament details
DatesAugust 28 - December 11
Teams21 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners-up Atlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored98 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rodrigo Astudillo (4)
Gonzalo Galindo (4)
Pierre Webó (4)

The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Nacional 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
Association Team Qualification method
Argentina
4 + 1 berths		 San Lorenzo 2001 Copa Mercosur champion
Racing (Argentina 1) 2001 Apertura champion
River Plate (Argentina 2) 2002 Clausura champion
Boca Juniors (Argentina 3) Best 2001–02 average among non-champions
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 4) Second best 2001–02 average among non-champions
Bolivia
2 berths		 Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) 2001 Liga de Fútbol champion
Bolívar (Bolivia 2) 2001 Liga de Fútbol runner-up
Chile
2 berths		 Cobreloa (Chile 1) 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Santiago Wanderers (Chile 2) 2002 Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner
Colombia
2 berths		 América (Colombia 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) 2002 Apertura runner-up
Ecuador
2 berths		 Barcelona (Ecuador 1) 2002 First Stage winner
Aucas (Ecuador 2) 2002 First Stage runner-up
Paraguay
2 berths		 Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Libertad (Paraguay 2) 2002 First Stage winner
Peru
2 berths		 Universitario (Peru 1) 2002 Apertura champion
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 2002 Apertura runner-up
Uruguay
2 berths		 Nacional (Uruguay 1) 2001 Primera División champion
Danubio (Uruguay 2) 2001 Primera División runner-up
Venezuela
2 berths		 Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) 2002 Clausura champion
Monagas (Venezuela 2) 2002 Clausura runner-up

First stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira 0–5 Monagas 0–2 0–3
Aucas 1–3 Barcelona 1–2 0–1
Alianza Lima 2–0 Universitario 1–0 1–0
Bolívar 4–3 Oriente Petrolero 4–2 0–1
Cerro Porteño 0–3 Libertad 0–1 0–2

Second Stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 1
Racing 1–0 River Plate 1–0 0–0
Quarterfinalist 3
Gimnasia y Esgrima 3–1 Boca Juniors 3–1 0–0
Quarterfinalist 5
Danubio 1–3 Nacional 1–1 0–2
Quarterfinalist 2
Monagas 1–8 San Lorenzo 0–3 1–5
Quarterfinalist 7
Cobreloa 2–4 Santiago Wanderers 0–1 2–3
Quarterfinalist 6
Barcelona 2–2 (5–6 p) Alianza Lima 1–0 1–2
Quarterfinalist 4
Bolívar 3–1 Libertad 2–0 1–1
Quarterfinalist 8
Atlético Nacional 3–1 América 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).

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                   
Racing 1 2 3 (3)  
San Lorenzo 3 0 3 (4)  
  San Lorenzo 1 4 5  
  Bolívar 2 2 4  
Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 2 3
Bolívar 4 0 4  
  San Lorenzo 4 0 4
  Atlético Nacional 0 0 0
Nacional 0 3 3  
Alianza Lima 1 1 2  
  Nacional 1 2 3 (3)
  Atlético Nacional 2 1 3 (5)  
Santiago Wanderers 1 1 2 (5)
Atlético Nacional 2 0 2 (6)  

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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza Lima 2–3 Nacional 1–0 1–3
San Lorenzo 3–3 (4–3 p) Racing 3–1 0–2
Atlético Nacional 2–2 (6–5 p) Santiago Wanderers 2–1 0–1
Bolívar 4–3 Gimnasia y Esgrima 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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bolívar 4–5 San Lorenzo 2–1 2–4
Atlético Nacional 3–3 (5–3 p) Nacional 2–1 1–2

Finals
Main article: 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.

Atlético Nacional 0–4 San Lorenzo
Report Saja  2' (pen.)
Michelini  25'
Romagnoli  52'
Astudillo  67'
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)
San Lorenzo 0–0 Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 40,779
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

References
  1. "Copa Sudamericana 2002". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2004.
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