2013 Copa Sudamericana
The 2013 Copa Sudamericana (officially the 2013 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winner qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2014 Suruga Bank Championship. São Paulo were the defending champions, but lost to Ponte Preta in the semifinals. Lanús became the fifth Argentine club to win the Copa Sudamericana, beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals to win their first title. Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. Draw The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Excluding the defending champion (entering in the round of 16), the other 46 teams were divided into four zones: South Zone: Teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay (entering in the first stage) North Zone: Teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (entering in the first stage) Argentina Zone: Teams from Argentina (entering in the second stage) Brazil Zone: Teams from Brazil (entering in the second stage) The draw mechanism was as follows: South Zone and North Zone: For the first stage, the 16 teams from the South