2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals
 
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| Event | 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes | ||||||
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| Date | November 25, 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Édison Méndez | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
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| Date | December 2, 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Mário Filho (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Claudio Bieler | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,822 | ||||||
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and Brazilian club Fluminense. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito on November 25, and the host team won it 5-1. The second leg was played in Estádio Mário Filho, better known as Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro on December 2, and the host team won it 3-0, but LDU Quito won 5-4 on aggregate and was crowned as the champion. Coincidentally, the finals were a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals, which was contested under similar circumstances 17 months prior to the day.
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. The away-goals rule is not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, extra time is used. The extra time consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shoot-out ensues according to the Laws of the Game.
Both teams entered the competition in the First Stage. Fluminense qualified after finishing 14th in the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. LDU Quito qualified after finishing second in the First Stage of the 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.
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