2011 Copa Libertadores
| 2011 Copa Libertadores da América | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | January 25–June 22, 2011 |
| Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Santos (3rd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Peñarol
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 358 (2.59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Roberto Nanni Wallyson(7 goals each) |
| Best player |
Neymar
|
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year. Brazilian club Internacional were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Uruguayan team Peñarol in the round of 16. Internacional was succeeded by Brazilian club Santos, who won their third title after defeating Peñarol in the two-legged finals. Santos qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.
Starting from 2011, the most recent Copa Sudamericana champion would earn a berth in the tournament. However, the country of the Copa Sudamericana champion would not gain an extra berth. The Copa Sudamericana champion would take the lowest-placed berth already assigned to the country if they did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores through domestic performance.
The draw for the 2011 Copa Libertadores was held on November 25, 2010 in Asunción. The drawing procedure for the 12 teams in the first stage was to alternatively draw a team from each pot. The drawing procedure for the 26 teams in the second stage was to draw out the pots beginning with Pot 1. One team from each pot would be placed, in the order of being drawn, into one of eight groups from 1 to 8. When drawing from Pot 3, if a team had been placed in a group where a team from the same football association was already placed, they were moved to the subsequent group until they were no longer in a group with a team from the same association. However, a first stage winner may be drawn with a team from the same association in the second stage.
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