2011 Copa Libertadores

The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year. Brazilian club Internacional were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Uruguayan team Peñarol in the round of 16. Internacional was succeeded by Brazilian club Santos, who won their third title after defeating Peñarol in the two-legged finals.[2] Santos qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.

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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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 Caracas would be one of the eight seeded teams. During the draw, however, 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
Quarterfinals May 11 May 18
Semifinals May 25 June 1
Finals June 15 June 22

First stage
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores 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 4:1 Corinthians 0–0 2–0 — — —
Chiapas 6:0 Alianza Lima 2–0 2–0 — — —
Deportivo Petare 1:4 Cerro Porteño 0–1 1–1 — — —
Unión Española 4:1 Bolívar 1–0 0–0 — — —
Deportivo Quito 3:3 Independiente 0–2 1–0 −1:+1 — —
Grêmio 4:1 Liverpool 2–2 3–1 — — —

Second stage
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores 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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LIB OCA USM SLU
Libertad 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14 2–2 5–1 2–0
Once Caldas 6 1 4 1 7 8 −1 7 1–1 0–3 1–1
Universidad San Martín 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–1 0–2 2–0
San Luis 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5 1–2 1–1 3–1
Source:

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

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AME FLU NAC ARG
América 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–0 2–0 2–1
Fluminense 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 3–2 0–0 2–2
Nacional 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 0–0 2–0 0–1
Argentinos Juniors 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7 3–1 2–4 0–1
Source:

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

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

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

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CRU EST TOL GUA
Cruzeiro 6 5 1 0 20 1 +19 16 5–0 6–1 4–0
Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 0–3 1–0 5–1
Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 0–0 1–1 1–0
Guaraní 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0 0–2 1–2 0–2
Source:

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

Knockout stages
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

The last four stages of the tournament (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, 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 Cruzeiro16+19205
2 Libertad14+8134
3 Internacional13+11145
4 Junior13+294
5 Cerro Porteño11+5136
6 Universidad Católica11+2118
7 LDU Quito10+8122
8 América10+183
Teams qualified as a group runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Santos11+3114
10 Vélez Sársfield10+5124
11 Grêmio10+392
12 Estudiantes10−293
13 Chiapas9−261
14 Peñarol9−563
15 Fluminense8094
16 Once Caldas7−175

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
5 Cerro Porteño (p) 0 0 (5)  
12 Estudiantes 0 0 (3)  
  5 Cerro Porteño 1 1  
  13 Chiapas 1 0  
4 Junior 1 3
13 Chiapas (a) 1 3  
  5 Cerro Porteño 0 3  
  9 Santos 1 3  
8 América 0 0  
9 Santos 1 0  
  9 Santos 1 1
  16 Once Caldas 0 1  
1 Cruzeiro 2 0
16 Once Caldas 1 2  
  9 Santos 0 2
  14 Peñarol 0 1
2 Libertad 1 3  
15 Fluminense 3 0  
  2 Libertad 0 2
  10 Vélez Sársfield 3 4  
7 LDU Quito 0 0
10 Vélez Sársfield 3 2  
  10 Vélez Sársfield 0 2
  14 Peñarol (a) 1 1  
6 U. Católica 2 1  
11 Grêmio 1 0  
  6 U. Católica 0 2
  14 Peñarol 2 1  
3 Internacional 1 1
14 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 3:3 Once Caldas 2–1 0–2 −1:+1 — —
Libertad 3:3 Fluminense 1–3 3–0 +1:−1 — —
Internacional 1:4 Peñarol 1–1 1–2 — — —
Junior 2:2 Chiapas 1–1 3–3 0:0 1:3 —
Cerro Porteño 2:2 Estudiantes 0–0 0–0 0:0 0:0 5–3
Universidad Católica 6:0 Grêmio 2–1 1–0 — — —
LDU Quito 0:6 Vélez Sársfield 0–3 0–2 — — —
América 1:4 Santos 0–1 0–0 — — —

Quarterfinals

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 0:6 Vélez Sársfield 0–3 2–4 — — —
Cerro Porteño 4:1 Chiapas 1–1 1–0 — — —
Universidad Católica 3:3 Peñarol 0–2 2–1 −1:+1 — —
Santos 4:1 Once Caldas 1–0 1–1 — — —

Semifinals

The Semifinals 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 1:4 Santos 0–1 3–3 — — —
Vélez Sársfield 3:3 Peñarol 0–1 2–1 0:0 0:1 —

Finals
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores 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 points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[9]

Peñarol 0–0 Santos
Report
Attendance: 65,000
Santos 2–1 Peñarol
Neymar  46'
Danilo  68'		 Report Durval  79' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,200
Referee: Sergio Pezzota (Argentina)

Santos won on points 4–1.

Copa Libertadores de América
2011 Champion

Santos
Third Title

Top goalscorers
Pos[11]PlayerClubGoals
1 Roberto Nanni Cerro Porteño7
Wallyson Cruzeiro7
3 Neymar Santos6
Lucas Pratto Universidad Católica6
5 Maximiliano Moralez Vélez Sársfield5
Juan Manuel Olivera Peñarol5
Wason Rentería Once Caldas5
8 Carlos Bacca Junior4
Douglas Grêmio4
Jonathan Fabbro Cerro Porteño4
Augusto Fernández Vélez Sársfield4
Leandro Damião Internacional4
Franco Niell Argentinos Juniors4
Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo4
Nicolás Pavlovich Libertad4
Rafael Moura Fluminense4
Santiago Silva Vélez Sársfield4
Thiago Ribeiro Cruzeiro4

Awards

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

See also

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