The elimination phase of the

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was played from July 30 to September 5, 2013. A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination phase.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013, 12:00 UTC−3, at the Sheraton Hotel in

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. Excluding the defending champion (entering in the round of 16), the other 46 teams were divided into four zones: *South Zone: Teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay (entering in the first stage) *North Zone: Teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (entering in the first stage) *Argentina Zone: Teams from Argentina (entering in the second stage) *Brazil Zone: Teams from Brazil (entering in the second stage) The draw mechanism was as follows: *South Zone and North Zone: **For the first stage, the 16 teams from the South Zone were drawn into eight ties, and the 16 teams from the North Zone were drawn into the other eight ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie. **For the second stage, the 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties. The eight winners from the South Zone were drawn against the eight winners from the North Zone, with the former hosting the second leg in four ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other four ties. *Argentina Zone: The six teams were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg. *Brazil Zone: The eight teams were split into four ties. No draw was held, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualified for: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5, with the former hosting the second leg.

Seeding

The following was the seeding of the 46 teams entered into the first stage and second stage draw:

Format

In the elimination phase, each tie was played on a home-and-away

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basis. If tied on aggregate, the

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was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no

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is played). The 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion (

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First stage

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Match G1

---- ''Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Match G2

---- ''Cobreloa won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Match G3

---- ''Universidad de Chile won 6–3 on aggregate.''

Match G4

---- ''Guaraní won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Match G5

---- ''Colo Colo won 3–0 on aggregate.''

Match G6

---- ''River Plate won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Match G7

---- ''Universidad Católica won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Match G8

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals.''

Match G9

---- ''Atlético Nacional won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Match G10

---- ''Mineros won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Match G11

---- ''Independiente del Valle won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Match G12

---- ''Itagüí won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Match G13

---- ''Emelec won 7–1 on aggregate.''

Match G14

---- ''Deportivo Pasto won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Match G15

---- ''La Equidad won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Match G16

---- ''LDU Loja won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Second stage

The first legs were played on August 13–14 and 20–22, and the second legs were played on August 27–29 and September 5, 2013. A minute of silence was held in honor to the passing of two-time World Cup-winning Brazilian player

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at all second leg games of the second stage.

Match O1

---- ''Universidad Católica won 7–2 on aggregate.''

Match O2

---- ''River Plate won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Match O3

---- ''Deportivo Pasto won 3–0 on aggregate.''

Match O4

---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Sport Recife won on penalties.''

Match O5

---- ''Itagüí won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Match O6

---- ''Vélez Sarsfield won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Match O7

---- ''Universidad de Chile won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Match O8

---- ''Bahia won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Match O9

---- ''Atlético Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Match O10

---- ''Lanús won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Match O11

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, La Equidad won on away goals.''

Match O12

---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Coritiba won on penalties.''

Match O13

---- ''Libertad won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Match O14

---- ''Ponte Preta won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Match O15

---- ''LDU Loja won 1–0 on aggregate.''

References

External links

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