The 2011 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the

2011 Copa Sudamericana The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organize ...

, the 10th edition of the

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's secondary international club

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tournament organized by

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. The matches were played on 8 and 14 December 2011 between Chilean club

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and

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club

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. Universidad de Chile won the first leg 1–0 and the second leg 3–0,¡Universidad de Chile campeón!
/ref> and won their first Copa Sudamericana and also their first international trophy. As the winner, they earned the right to play in the

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against the winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores, and the

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against the winner of the 2011 J. League Cup,

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Qualified teams

Road to the finals

Rules

The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points — three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best

goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...

wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, the

away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...

is not applied, unlike the rest of the tournament.

Extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...

is played, which consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a

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ensues according to the Laws of the Game.Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana Reglamento 2011

Matches

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

Official webpage
{{L.D.U. Quito matches Copa Sudamericana Finals

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