Copa Sudamericana 2014
| Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 Copa Total Sul-Americana 2014 |
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|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | August 19 – December 10, 2014 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 River Plate (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Atlético Nacional
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 209 (2.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Miler Bolaños Andrés Vilches(5 goals each) |
| Best player |
Marcelo Barovero
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The 2014 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2014 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Lanús were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cerro Porteño in the round of 16.
In the finals, Argentine team River Plate defeated Colombian team Atlético Nacional 3–1 on aggregate to win their first title, and earned the right to play in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.
The draw of the tournament was held on May 20, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Excluding the defending champion (entering in the round of 16), the other 46 teams were divided into four zones:
The draw mechanism was as follows:
To determine the bracket starting from the round of 16, the defending champion and the 15 winners of the second stage were assigned a "seed" by draw. The defending champion and the winners from Argentina Zone and Brazil Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds".
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).
In the elimination phase, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was 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 (Lanús).
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