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2010 Copa Libertadores de América
2010 Copa Santander Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates	January 27 - August 18
Teams	40 (from 11 confederations)
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The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) is the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. Estudiantes are the defending champions. The best-placed South American team in this tournament will qualify for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. The winner of this tournament will play in the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana.

[edit] Qualified teams

The qualified teams include the 37 teams who qualified from their league positions and the defending champion, plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. Those two Mexican clubs are guaranteed placement in the Round of 16, independent of the other 3 Mexican clubs, due to the fallout of the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico during the 2009 Copa Libertadores.^[2]. The draw took place on November 27, 2009.

Country	Team	Qualify method
Argentina 5 + 1 berths	Estudiantes	2009 Copa Libertadores champion
	Vélez Sársfield	2009 Clausura champion
	Argentina 3	2009 Apertura champion
	Colón^[A]	Best average of 2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura among non-champions
	Argentina 5	2nd best average of 2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura among non-champions
	Argentina 6	3rd best average of 2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura among non-champions
Bolivia 3 berths	Bolívar	2009 Apertura champion
	Blooming	2009 Clausura champion
	Bolivia 3	2009 play-off champion
Brazil 5 berths	Corinthians	2009 Copa do Brasil champion
	Flamengo^[B]	2009 Série A top four
	Brazil 3	2009 Série A runner-up
	Brazil 4	2009 Série A 3rd place
	Brazil 5	2009 Série A 4th place
Chile 3 berths	Universidad de Chile	2009 Apertura champion
	Chile 2	2009 Clausura champion
	Universidad Catolica^[C]	Best-placed non-champion in 2009 Clausura general table
Colombia 3 berths	Once Caldas	2009 Copa Mustang I champion
	Colombia 2	2009 Copa Mustang II champion
	Colombia 3	2009 Copa Mustang best-placed non-champion
Ecuador 3 berths	Deportivo Cuenca^[D]	2009 Serie A champion/runner-up
	Deportivo Quito^[D]	2009 Serie A champion/runner-up
	Ecuador 3	2009 Serie A 3rd Place
Paraguay 3 berths	Cerro Porteño	2009 Apertura champion
	Paraguay 2	2009 Clausura champion
	Paraguay 3	2009 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Peru 3 berths	Alianza Lima^[E]	2009 Descentralizado champion/runner-up
	Universitario^[E]	2009 Descentralizado champion/runner-up
	Peru 3	2009 Descentralizado best-placed non-group winner
Uruguay 3 berths	Nacional	2008–09 Primera División champion
	Cerro	2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
	Racing	2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 2nd place
Venezuela 3 berths	Caracas	2008−09 Primera División champion
	Deportivo Italia	2008−09 Primera División runner-up
	Deportivo Táchira	2008−09 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 + 2 invitees	Morelia	Best-placed team in the 2009 Apertura classfication phase not in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
	Mexico 2	2010 InterLiga champion
	Mexico 3	2010 InterLiga runner-up
	Guadalajara	Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores
	San Luis	Special invitee due to withdrawal from the 2009 Copa Libertadores

[edit] Teams' starting round

Round of 16
Guadalajara	San Luis
Second Stage
Estudiantes	Vélez Sársfield	Argentina 3	Argentina 4
Corinthians	Brazil 2	Brazil 3	Brazil 4
Bolívar	Blooming	Universidad de Chile	Chile 2
Once Caldas	Colombia 2	Ecuador 1	Ecuador 2
Cerro Porteño	Paraguay 2	Peru 1	Peru 2
Nacional	Cerro	Caracas	Deportivo Italia
Morelia	Mexico 2
First Stage
Argentina 5	Argentina 6	Bolivia 3	Brazil 5
Universidad Católica	Colombia 3	Ecuador 3	Paraguay 3
Peru 3	Racing	Deportivo Táchira	Mexico 3

[edit] First stage

Main article: 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage

In the First Stage, twelve teams played a two-legged tie (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 first leg at home.

Team #1	Points	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira		Paraguay 3
Peru 3		México 3
Argentina 5		Chile 3
Bolivia 3		Brazil 5
Argentina 6		Ecuador 3
Colombia 3		Racing

[edit] Second stage

[edit] Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Corinthians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cerro Porteño	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Once Caldas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
México 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Estudiantes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bolívar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peru 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blooming	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peru 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cerro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nacional	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morelia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vélez Sársfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chile 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deportivo Italia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Universidad de Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caracas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Winner 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Knockout stages

Sixteen 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.^[3]

[edit] Bracket

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[edit] Notes

^ Colón has earned a berth in the tournament by finishing in the top three best average of 2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura among non-champions, but their exact berth, Argentina 3, Argentina 4, Argentina 5, or Argentina 6, has not been determined yet.^[4]
^ Flamengo has earned a berth in the tournament by finishing in the top four in the 2009 Série A, but their exact berth, Brazil 2, Brazil 3, Brazil 4, or Brazil 5, has not been determined yet.
^ Universidad Católica has tentatively earned the Chile 3 berth as the best finisher in the 2009 Clausura Classification Stage. Should they win the 2009 Clausura, they will have earned the Chile 2 berth and the Chile 3 berth will go to the next best team in the 2009 Clausura Classification Stage, La Serena.
^ Both Deportivo Cuenca and Deportivo Quito have earned a berth in the tournament by qualifying to the 2009 Serie A's championship playoff. They will enter in the Second Stage, but their exact berth, Ecuador 1 or Ecuador 2, has not been determined yet.
^ Both Alianza Lima and Universitario have earned a berth in the tournament by qualifying to the 2009 Descentralizado's championship playoff. They will enter in the Second Stage, but their exact berth, Peru 1 or Peru 2, has not been determined yet.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

CONMEBOL's official website (Spanish)

[cnote_A] Colón has earned a berth in the tournament by finishing in the top three best average of 2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura among non-champions, but their exact berth, Argentina 3, Argentina 4, Argentina 5, or Argentina 6, has not been determined yet.^[4]

[cnote_B] Flamengo has earned a berth in the tournament by finishing in the top four in the 2009 Série A, but their exact berth, Brazil 2, Brazil 3, Brazil 4, or Brazil 5, has not been determined yet.

[cnote_C] Universidad Católica has tentatively earned the Chile 3 berth as the best finisher in the 2009 Clausura Classification Stage. Should they win the 2009 Clausura, they will have earned the Chile 2 berth and the Chile 3 berth will go to the next best team in the 2009 Clausura Classification Stage, La Serena.

[cnote_D] Both Deportivo Cuenca and Deportivo Quito have earned a berth in the tournament by qualifying to the 2009 Serie A's championship playoff. They will enter in the Second Stage, but their exact berth, Ecuador 1 or Ecuador 2, has not been determined yet.

[cnote_E] Both Alianza Lima and Universitario have earned a berth in the tournament by qualifying to the 2009 Descentralizado's championship playoff. They will enter in the Second Stage, but their exact berth, Peru 1 or Peru 2, has not been determined yet.

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