COPA
SUDAMERICANA
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana
de Clubes
(officially the 2009 Copa
Nissan Sudamericana
de Clubes for sponsorship
reasons) was the 8th
edition of the CONMEBOL's
secondary
international club
tournament. 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.
From this edition onward,
CONCACAF teams, which have
participated in the
tournament since 2005, will
no longer be participating.
This also marked the last
tournament in which
Argentine clubs River Plate
and Boca Juniors were
invited to
participate without
qualification. Further
changes include the
additional allocation of
berths to all the countries
except Brazil and Argentina
Here are the
results from the final
rounds
Previous years:
2008
2007
English football