2009 Copa Sudamericana

Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament, becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy.

2009 Copa Sudamericana

2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2009 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	August 4 - December 2
Teams	31 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	LDU Quito (1st title)
Runners-up	Fluminense
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Goals scored	148 (2.47 per match)
Attendance	639,150 (10,653 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Claudio Bieler (8 goals)
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From this edition onward, CONCACAF teams, which have participated in the tournament since 2005, will no longer be participating because of the format change in the CONCACAF Champions League, which conflicted with scheduling. This will also mark the last tournament in which Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be invited to participate without qualification. Further changes include the additional allocation of berths (1) to all the countries except Brazil and Argentina.

The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the first leg at home. All teams, except for defending champion Internacional, entered the tournament in the First Stage.

Team #1	Points earned	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro	2–2 (5–6 p)	Goiás	1–1	1–1
La Equidad	1–4	Unión Española	2–2	0–1
Vitória	3–3 (5–3 p)	Coritiba	2–0	0–2
Universidad de Chile	6–0	Deportivo Cali	2–1	1–0
Fluminense	(a) 2–2	Flamengo	0–0	1–1
Liverpool	1–4	Cienciano	0–0	0–2
River Plate	0–6	Lanús	1–2	0–1
Zamora	0–6	Emelec	0–1	1–2
Atlético Paranaense	1–4	Botafogo	0–0	2–3
LDU Quito	2–1	Libertad	1–0	1–1
Tigre	3–3 (a)	San Lorenzo	2–1	0–1
Alianza Atlético	4–1	Deportivo Anzoátegui	0–0	2–1
Blooming	0–6	River Plate	0–3	1–2
Boca Juniors	1–4	Vélez Sársfield	1–1	0–1
Cerro Porteño	6–0	La Paz	2–0	2–1

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Goiás	0	3	3
	16	Cerro Porteño (a)	2	1	3
								16	Cerro Porteño	2	3	5
								9	Botafogo	1	1	2
	8	Emelec	0	2	2
	9	Botafogo	2	1	3
															16	Cerro Porteño	0	1	1
															5	Fluminense	1	2	3
	5	Fluminense	2	4	6
	12	Alianza Atlético	2	1	3
								5	Fluminense	2	1	3
								4	Universidad de Chile	2	0	2
	4	Universidad de Chile	1	1	2
	13	Internacional	1	0	1
																						5	Fluminense	1	3	4
																						10	LDU Quito	5	0	5
	2	Unión Española	2	2	4
	15	Vélez Sársfield	3	2	5
								15	Vélez Sársfield	1	1	2
								10	LDU Quito	1	2	3
	7	Lanús	0	1	1
	10	LDU Quito	4	1	5
															10	LDU Quito	1	7	8
															14	River Plate	2	0	2
	3	Vitória	1	1	2
	14	River Plate	4	1	5
								14	River Plate (p)	0	1	1 (7)
								11	San Lorenzo	1	0	1 (6)
	6	Cienciano	0	0	0
	11	San Lorenzo	3	2	5

Round of 16

The first leg of the round of 16 was played from September 22 to September 24. The second leg was played from September 30 to October 1. Team #1 played the first leg at home.

Team #1	Points earned	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cerro Porteño	3–3 (a)	Goiás	2–0	1–3
Vélez Sarsfield	5–4	Unión Española	3–2	2–2
River Plate	5–2	Vitória	4–1	1–1
Internacional	1–2	Universidad de Chile	1–1	0–1
Alianza Atlético	3–6	Fluminense	2–2	1–4
San Lorenzo	5–0	Cienciano	3–0	2–0
LDU Quito	5–1	Lanús	4–0	1–1
Botafogo	3–2	Emelec	2–0	1–2

Quarterfinals

The first leg of the Quarterfinals was played from October 20–22. The second leg was played from November 4–5. Team #1 played the first leg at home.

Team #1	Points earned	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cerro Porteño	5–2	Botafogo	2–1	3–1
Vélez Sarsfield	2–3	LDU Quito	1–1	1–2
River Plate	1–1 (7–6 p)	San Lorenzo	0–1	1–0
Fluminense	3–2	Universidad de Chile	2–2	1–0

Semifinals

The first leg was played from November 11–12. The second leg was played from November 18–19. Team #1 played the first leg at home.

Team #1	Points earned	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cerro Porteño	1–3	Fluminense	0–1	1–2
River Plate	2–8	LDU Quito	2–1	0–7

Finals

The Finals were played on November 25 and December 2. Just like the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, both teams played against each other in a final.

November 25, 2009

18:50 (UTC-5)

LDU Quito	5–1	Fluminense
Méndez   21', 44', 60' Salas   78' de la Cruz   87'	Report	Marquinho   1'

Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

December 2, 2009

21:50 (UTC-2)

Fluminense	3–0	LDU Quito
Diguinho   14' Fred   43' Gum   72'	Report

Estádio Mário Filho (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 65,822

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)