The elimination phase of the 2013 Copa Sudamericana was played from July 30 to September 5, 2013. A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination phase.[1]
The draw of the tournament was held on July 3, 2013, 12:00 UTC−3, at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
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:[1]
The following was the seeding of the 46 teams entered into the first stage and second stage draw:
| Teams entering in the first stage | Teams entering in the second stage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Zone (16 teams) | North Zone (16 teams) | Argentina Zone (6 teams) | Brazil Zone (8 teams) |
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 is 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 (São Paulo).[1]
The first legs were played on July 30–August 1, and the second legs were played on August 6–8, 2013.[3]
A minute of silence was held in honor to the passing of Ecuadorian player Christian Benítez at all first leg games of the first stage.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Zone | |||||
Montevideo Wanderers 
|
1–2 |  Libertad
|
1–2 | 0–0 | |
Cobreloa 
|
2–0 | Peñarol
|
0–0 | 2–0 | |
Real Potosí 
|
3–6 | Universidad de Chile
|
3–1 | 0–5 | |
| Guaraní
|
4–1 | Oriente Petrolero
|
0–0 | 4–1 | |
| El Tanque Sisley
|
0–3 | Colo-Colo
|
0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Blooming
|
0–5 | River Plate
|
0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Universidad Católica
|
2–1 | Cerro Porteño
|
1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Nacional
|
1–1 (a) | The Strongest
|
0–0 | 1–1 | |
| North Zone | |||||
Inti Gas 
|
0–5 |  Atlético Nacional
|
0–1 | 0–4 | |
Mineros 
|
4–2 |  Barcelona
|
2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Independiente del Valle
|
2–0 | Deportivo Anzoátegui
|
0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Itagüí
|
6–2 | Juan Aurich
|
3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Sport Huancayo
|
1–7 | Emelec
|
1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Deportivo Pasto
|
3–2 | Melgar
|
3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Trujillanos
|
0–1 | La Equidad
|
0–1 | 0–0 | |
| LDU Loja
|
3–1 | Deportivo Lara
|
2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 1–2 | Libertad |
|---|---|---|
F. Rodríguez  8' |
Report | Montenegro 50' M. Díaz 71' (o.g.) |
Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate.
Cobreloa won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Real Potosí | 3–1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Zerda 26' Andrada 59'Bubas 64' |
Report | R. Rojas 10' |
| Universidad de Chile | 5–0 | Real Potosí |
|---|---|---|
| I. Díaz 32', 89' (pen.) Aránguiz 42' (pen.), 59'Lorenzetti 90+1' |
Report |
Universidad de Chile won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Oriente Petrolero | 1–4 | Guaraní |
|---|---|---|
| De Muner 54' |
Report | Santander 35', 40' D. A. González 76'J. Benítez 90+4' |
Guaraní won 4–1 on aggregate.
| El Tanque Sisley | 0–1 | Colo-Colo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Toledo 27' |
| Colo-Colo | 2–0 | El Tanque Sisley |
|---|---|---|
| F. Benítez 13' Toledo 16' |
Report |
Colo Colo won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Blooming | 0–1 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Santos 58' |
River Plate won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Universidad Católica | 1–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Alvárez 71' |
Report | Corujo 32' |
| Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sosa 58' |
Universidad Católica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| The Strongest | 1–1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Reynoso 50' |
Report | Torales 10' |
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals.
| Inti Gas | 0–1 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cárdenas 56' |
| Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | Inti Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Valoy 19', 63' Ángel 34'Calle 83' |
Report |
Atlético Nacional won 5–0 on aggregate.
Mineros won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 0–2 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guerrero 20' (pen.), 66' |
Independiente del Valle won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Itagüí | 3–0 | Juan Aurich |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrera 30' Aguirre 39' (pen.), 45+3' |
Report |
Itagüí won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Sport Huancayo | 1–3 | Emelec |
|---|---|---|
| Farfán 48' |
Report | Giménez 59' Bolaños 61'M. Caicedo 84' |
| Emelec | 4–0 | Sport Huancayo |
|---|---|---|
| E. Valencia 43', 51', 71' Mena 62' |
Report |
Emelec won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Deportivo Pasto | 3–0 | Melgar |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios 9', 26' Murillo 23' |
Report |
| Melgar | 2–0 | Deportivo Pasto |
|---|---|---|
| Zúñiga 34', 44' |
Report |
Deportivo Pasto won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Trujillanos | 0–1 | La Equidad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Motta 46' |
La Equidad won 1–0 on aggregate.
| LDU Loja | 2–0 | Deportivo Lara |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio Renato 30' D. Arroyo 62' |
Report |
| Deportivo Lara | 1–1 | LDU Loja |
|---|---|---|
| Torrealba 22' |
Report | Barboza 90' |
LDU Loja won 3–1 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on August 13–14 and 20–22, and the second legs were played on August 27–29 and September 5, 2013.
A minute of silence was held in honor to the passing of two-time World Cup-winning Brazilian player Gilmar at all second leg games of the second stage.[6]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Católica
|
7–2 | Emelec
|
4–0 | 3–2 |
San Lorenzo 
|
0–1 | River Plate
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Pasto
|
3–0 | Colo-Colo
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
Sport Recife 
|
2–2 (3–1 p) | Náutico
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Itagüí
|
1–0 | River Plate
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Belgrano
|
1–2 | Vélez Sarsfield
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Universidad de Chile
|
4–2 | Independiente del Valle
|
1–1 | 3–1 |
| Portuguesa
|
1–2 | Bahia
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Guaraní
|
0–2 | Atlético Nacional
|
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Racing
|
1–4 | Lanús
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| La Equidad
|
1–1 (a) | Cobreloa
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Vitória
|
1–1 (3–4 p) | Coritiba
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Libertad
|
4–1 | Mineros
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Criciúma
|
1–2 | Ponte Preta
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| LDU Loja
|
1–0 | Nacional
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Emelec | 2–3 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| E. Valencia 65', 72' |
Report | Castillo 42' Cordero 62'Jadue 74' |
Universidad Católica won 7–2 on aggregate.
| San Lorenzo | 0−1 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maidana 18' |
| River Plate | 0−0 | San Lorenzo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
River Plate won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Deportivo Pasto | 1–0 | Colo-Colo |
|---|---|---|
| Mina 18' |
Report |
| Colo-Colo | 0–2 | Deportivo Pasto |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lalinde 17', 34' |
Deportivo Pasto won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sport Recife | 2–0 | Náutico |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Azevedo 5' Patric 43' |
Report |
| Náutico | 2–0 | Sport Recife |
|---|---|---|
| Elicarlos 45+3' Olivera 64' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Olivera  Tiago Real Jonatas Belusso  Rogério |
1–3 | Felipe Azevedo Marcelo Cordeiro Patric |
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Sport Recife won on penalties.
| Itagüí | 1–0 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Cortés 63' |
Report |
| River Plate | 0–0 | Itagüí |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Itagüí won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Belgrano | 1–0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
|---|---|---|
| Sabia 17' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–0 | Belgrano |
|---|---|---|
| Rescaldani 29' Pratto 72' (pen.) |
Report |
Vélez Sarsfield won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Universidad de Chile | 1–1 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| I. Díaz 43' |
Report | H. León 62' |
| Independiente del Valle | 1–3 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| A. Solís 30' |
Report | I. Díaz 27' Aránguiz 70'Civelli 86' |
Universidad de Chile won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Portuguesa | 1–2 | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alberto 61' |
Report | Wallyson 41' Obina 90+1' |
| Bahia | 0–0 | Portuguesa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bahia won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Guaraní | 0–2 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Uribe 2' J. Valencia 83' |
Atlético Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Racing | 1–2 | Lanús |
|---|---|---|
| Viola 64' |
Report | Melano 39' Romero 45+1' |
| Lanús | 2–0 | Racing |
|---|---|---|
| Izquierdoz 34', 71' |
Report |
Lanús won 4–1 on aggregate.
| La Equidad | 0–0 | Cobreloa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, La Equidad won on away goals.
| Coritiba | 1–0 | Vitória |
|---|---|---|
| Júlio César 48' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Vítor Júnior Bill Arthur Victor Ferraz Júlio César Gil |
4–3 | Fabrício Luís Alberto Biancucchi Pedro Oldoni Marquinhos Elizeu |
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Coritiba won on penalties.
| Libertad | 2–0 | Mineros |
|---|---|---|
| Samudio 37' Montenegro 45+1' |
Report |
Libertad won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Criciúma | 1–2 | Ponte Preta |
|---|---|---|
| João Vitor 89' |
Report | César 6' Chiquinho 67' |
Ponte Preta won 2–1 on aggregate.
LDU Loja won 1–0 on aggregate.