2013 Copa Libertadores

The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Corinthians were the defending champions but were knocked out of the tournament by Boca Juniors in the round of 16.

2013 Copa Libertadores de América
2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América
2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates22 January – 24 July 2013
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Atlético Mineiro (1st title)
Runners-upParaguay Olimpia
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored345 (2.5 per match)
Attendance3,425,911 (24,825 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil (7 goals)
2012
2014

For the fourth year in a row, the title was won by a Brazilian club, with Atlético Mineiro beating Paraguayan club Olimpia on penalties in the finals to win their first title.[2] By winning the competition, Atlético Mineiro won the right to play in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.[3]

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
  Argentina
5 berths
Arsenal (Argentina 1) Second stage 2012 Clausura champion[4]
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 2) 2012 Torneo Inicial champion[4]
Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 3) 2012 tournaments aggregate table best team not yet qualified[4]
Boca Juniors (Argentina 4) 2012 tournaments aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[4]
Tigre (Argentina 5) First stage 2012 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified[4]
  Bolivia
3 berths
The Strongest (Bolivia 1) Second stage 2012 Clausura champion and 2012 Apertura champion[5][6][7]
San José (Bolivia 2) 2012 Clausura runner-up and 2012 Apertura runner-up[5][6][7]
Bolívar (Bolivia 3) First stage Playoff winner between 2012 Clausura 3rd place and 2012 Apertura 3rd place[5][6][7]
  Brazil
5 + 1 berths
Corinthians (Brazil 1; Title holders) Second stage 2012 Copa Libertadores champion
Fluminense (Brazil 2) 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion[8]
Palmeiras (Brazil 3) 2012 Copa do Brasil champion[8]
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up[8]
Grêmio (Brazil 5) First stage 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[8]
São Paulo (Brazil 6) 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[8] and 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion
  Chile
3 berths
Universidad de Chile (Chile 1) Second stage 2012 Apertura champion[9]
Huachipato (Chile 2) 2012 Clausura champion[9]
Iquique (Chile 3) First stage 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9]
  Colombia
3 berths
Santa Fe (Colombia 1) Second stage 2012 Apertura champion[10]
Millonarios (Colombia 2) 2012 Finalización champion[10]
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) First stage 2012 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10]
  Ecuador
3 berths
Barcelona (Ecuador 1) Second stage 2012 Serie A champion[11]
Emelec (Ecuador 2) 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs winner[11]
LDU Quito (Ecuador 3) First stage 2012 Serie A second-place playoffs loser[11]
  Mexico
(CONCACAF)
3 invitees
Toluca (Mexico 1) Second stage 2012 Apertura classification phase best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
Tijuana (Mexico 2) 2012 Apertura classification phase 2nd best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
León (Mexico 3) First stage 2012 Apertura classification phase 3rd best team not qualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
  Paraguay
3 berths
Libertad (Paraguay 1) Second stage 2012 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table[12]
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) 2012 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate table[12]
Olimpia (Paraguay 3) First stage 2012 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12]
  Peru
3 berths
Sporting Cristal (Peru 1) Second stage 2012 Descentralizado champion[13]
Real Garcilaso (Peru 2) 2012 Descentralizado runner-up[13]
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 3) First stage 2012 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13]
  Uruguay
3 berths
Nacional (Uruguay 1) Second stage 2011–12 Primera División champion[14]
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 2011–12 Primera División runner-up[14]
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 3) First stage 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
  Venezuela
3 berths
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 1) Second stage 2011–12 Primera División champion[15]
Caracas (Venezuela 2) 2011–12 Primera División runner-up[15]
Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 3) First stage 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[15]

Draw

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Location of teams of the 2013 Copa Libertadores from Mexico.

The draw of the tournament was held on 21 December 2012 in Luque, Paraguay.[16][17]

For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg in three ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other three ties. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2

  Tigre
  Grêmio
  São Paulo
  Iquique
  Deportes Tolima
  Olimpia

  Bolívar
  LDU Quito
  León
  Universidad César Vallejo
  Defensor Sporting
  Deportivo Anzoátegui

For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years).[3] Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 3 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Arsenal
  Vélez Sarsfield
  Corinthians
  Fluminense
  Santa Fe
  Barcelona
  Sporting Cristal
  Deportivo Lara

  The Strongest
  San José
  Universidad de Chile
  Huachipato
  Libertad
  Cerro Porteño
  Nacional
  Peñarol

  Newell's Old Boys
  Boca Juniors
  Palmeiras
  Atlético Mineiro
  Millonarios
  Emelec
  Real Garcilaso
  Caracas

  Toluca
  Tijuana
First stage winner G1
First stage winner G2
First stage winner G3
First stage winner G4
First stage winner G5
First stage winner G6

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).[17]

Stage First leg Second leg
First stage 23 January 30 January
Second stage 13 February, 20, 27
6, 13 March
3, 10, 17 April
Round of 16 24 April
1 May
8, 15 May
Quarterfinals 22 May 29 May
Semifinals 3 July 10 July
Finals 17 July 24 July

First stage

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In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tigre   5–1   Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–1 3–0
LDU Quito   1–1 (4–5 p)   Grêmio 1–0 0–1
Deportes Tolima   2–1   Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 1–1
Defensor Sporting   0–2   Olimpia 0–0 0–2
São Paulo   8–4   Bolívar 5–0 3–4
León   2–2 (2–4 p)   Iquique 1–1 1–1

Second stage

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In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.[3]

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NAC BOC TOL BAR
1   Nacional 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 0–1 4–0 2–2
2   Boca Juniors 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 0–1 1–2 1–0
3   Toluca 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8 2–3 3–2 1–1
4   Barcelona 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 1–0 1–2 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PAL TIG LIB CRI
1   Palmeiras 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 9 2–0 1–0 2–1
2   Tigre 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9 1–0 0–2 3–1
3   Libertad 6 2 2 2 10 9 +1 8 2–0 3–5 2–2
4   Sporting Cristal 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–0 2–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CAM SPL ARS STR
1   Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 16 9 +7 15 2–1 5–2 2–1
2   São Paulo 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 2–0 1–1 2–1
3   Arsenal 6 2 1 3 10 15 −5 7 2–5 2–1 2–1
4   The Strongest 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6 1–2 2–1 2–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts VEL EME PEN IQU
1   Vélez Sarsfield 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 0–0 3–1 3–0
2   Emelec 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10 1–0 2–0 2–1
3   Peñarol 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 0–1 1–0 3–0
4   Iquique 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 1–3 2–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR TIJ SJO MIL
1   Corinthians 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13 3–0 3–0 2–0
2   Tijuana 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 1–0 4–0 1–0
3   San José 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5 1–1 1–1 2–0
4   Millonarios 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–1 0–1 2–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SFE RGA TOL CEP
1   Santa Fe 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 2–0 1–1 1–0
2   Real Garcilaso 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–1 0–3 5–1
3   Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 1–2 0–1 2–1
4   Cerro Porteño 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 1–2 0–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts OLI NEW UCH LAR
1   Olimpia 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 4–1 3–0 2–2
2   Newell's Old Boys 6 3 0 3 11 10 +1 9 3–1 1–2 3–1
3   Universidad de Chile 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9 0–1 0–2 2–0
4   Deportivo Lara 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4 1–5 2–1 2–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLU GRE HUA CAR
1   Fluminense 6 3 2 1 5 5 0 11 0–3 1–1 1–0
2   Grêmio 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8 0–0 1–2 4–1
3   Huachipato 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8 1–2 1–1 1–3
4   Caracas 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 0–1 2–1 0–4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

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In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[3]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding.
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Seeding

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The qualified teams were 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.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1   Atlético Mineiro 6 5 0 1 16 9 +7 15 Group
winners
(Seeds 1–8)
2   Santa Fe 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14
3   Olimpia 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13
4   Corinthians 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13
5   Vélez Sarsfield 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
6   Fluminense 6 3 2 1 5 5 0 11
7   Nacional 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
8   Palmeiras 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 9
9   Tijuana 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 Group
runners-up
(Seeds 9–16)
10   Real Garcilaso 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
11   Emelec 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10
12   Newell's Old Boys 6 3 0 3 11 10 +1 9
13   Boca Juniors 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9
14   Tigre 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
15   Grêmio 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
16   São Paulo 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Drawing of lots.[3]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
11   Emelec 2 0 2
6   Fluminense 1 2 3
6   Fluminense 0 1 1
3   Olimpia 0 2 2
14   Tigre 2 0 2
3   Olimpia 1 2 3
3   Olimpia 2 0 2
2   Santa Fe 0 1 1
10   Real Garcilaso (p) 1 0 1 (4)
7   Nacional 0 1 1 (1)
10   Real Garcilaso 1 0 1
2   Santa Fe 3 2 5
15   Grêmio 2 0 2
2   Santa Fe (a) 1 1 2
3   Olimpia 2 0 2 (3)
1   Atlético Mineiro (p) 0 2 2 (4)
13   Boca Juniors 1 1 2
4   Corinthians 0 1 1
13   Boca Juniors 0 0 0 (9)
12   Newell's Old Boys (p) 0 0 0 (10)
12   Newell's Old Boys (a) 0 2 2
5   Vélez Sarsfield 1 1 2
12   Newell's Old Boys 2 0 2 (2)
1   Atlético Mineiro (p) 0 2 2 (3)
9   Tijuana 0 2 2
8   Palmeiras 0 1 1
9   Tijuana 2 1 3
1   Atlético Mineiro (a) 2 1 3
16   São Paulo 1 1 2
1   Atlético Mineiro 2 4 6

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo   2–6   Atlético Mineiro 1–2 1–4
Grêmio   2–2 (a)   Santa Fe 2–1 0–1
Tigre   2–3   Olimpia 2–1 0–2
Boca Juniors   2–1   Corinthians 1–0 1–1
Newell's Old Boys   2–2 (a)   Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 2–1
Emelec   2–3   Fluminense 2–1 0–2
Real Garcilaso   1–1 (4–1 p)   Nacional 1–0 0–1
Tijuana   2–1   Palmeiras 0–0 2–1

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tijuana   3–3 (a)   Atlético Mineiro 2–2 1–1
Real Garcilaso   1–5   Santa Fe 1–3 0–2
Fluminense   1–2   Olimpia 0–0 1–2
Boca Juniors   0–0 (9–10 p)   Newell's Old Boys 0–0 0–0

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newell's Old Boys   2–2 (2–3 p)   Atlético Mineiro 2–0 0–2
Olimpia   2–1   Santa Fe 2–0 0–1

Finals

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The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]

Olimpia  2–0  Atlético Mineiro
A. Silva   23'
Pittoni   90+4'
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1     Atlético Mineiro 7
2   Diego Tardelli   Atlético Mineiro 6
  Ignacio Scocco   Newell's Old Boys 6
4   Fredy Bareiro   Olimpia 5
  Luís Fabiano   São Paulo 5
  Braian Rodríguez   Huachipato 5
  Juan Manuel Salgueiro   Olimpia 5
8   Irven Ávila   Sporting Cristal 4
  Bernard   Atlético Mineiro 4
  Cristian Martínez Borja   Santa Fe 4
  Rubén Botta   Tigre 4
  Juan Carlos Ferreyra   Olimpia 4
  Paolo Guerrero   Corinthians 4
  Jádson   São Paulo 4
  Rogerio Leichtweis   Deportes Tolima 4
  Fidel Martínez   Tijuana 4
  Wilder Medina   Santa Fe 4
  Matías Pérez García   Tigre 4
  Ronaldinho   Atlético Mineiro 4
  Manuel Villalobos   Iquique 4

Source:[20]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Atletico win dramatic final". ESPN. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
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  9. ^ a b c "Bases Campeonato Nacional Primera División 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "Reglamento Liga Postobon 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). dimayor.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.
  11. ^ a b c "Se premiará a los cinco mejores clubes de la temporada" (in Spanish). lahora.com.ec. 8 January 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Reglamento del Campeonato Oficial" (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "Torneo Descentralizado 2012 Copa Movistar" (PDF) (in Spanish). ADFP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012.
  14. ^ a b c "Reglamento de Primera División" (in Spanish). AUF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  15. ^ a b c "Comisión de Torneos Nacionales Normas Reguladoras de Categoría Nacional Temporada 2011–2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). FVF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Comité Ejecutivo el 20 de diciembre; sorteo de la Copa Libertadores el 21" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Se sorteó la Libertadores 2013" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Ficha técnica de Olimpia 2 -Atlético Mineiro 0" (in Spanish). UOL. 18 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Ficha Técnica: Atlético-MG 2 (4) x (3) 0 Olímpia" (in Spanish). Terra. 25 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores – Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
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