2010 Copa Libertadores
Association Team ( berth ) Qualification method
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Estudiantes ( Argentina 1 ) 2009 Copa Libertadores champion
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Vélez Sársfield ( Argentina 2 ) 2009 Clausura champion
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Banfield ( Argentina 3 ) 2009 Apertura champion
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Lanús ( Argentina 4 ) Best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Colón ( Argentina 5 ) 2nd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Argentina 5 + 1 berths Newell 's Old Boys ( Argentina 6 ) 3rd best 2009 aggregate among non-champions
Bolivia 3 berths Bolívar ( Bolivia 1 ) 2009 Apertura champion
Bolivia 3 berths Blooming ( Bolivia 2 ) 2009 Clausura champion
Bolivia 3 berths Real Potosí ( Bolivia 3 ) 2009 Play-off winner
Brazil 5 berths Corinthians ( Brazil 1 ) 2009 Copa do Brasil champion
Brazil 5 berths Flamengo ( Brazil 2 ) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Brazil 5 berths Internacional ( Brazil 3 ) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
Brazil 5 berths São Paulo ( Brazil 4 ) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Brazil 5 berths Cruzeiro ( Brazil 5 ) 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Chile 3 berths Universidad de Chile ( Chile 1 ) 2009 Apertura champion
Chile 3 berths Colo-Colo ( Chile 2 ) 2009 Clausura champion
Chile 3 berths Universidad Catolica ( Chile 3 ) Best-placed non-champion in the 2009 Clausura classification stage
Colombia 3 berths Once Caldas ( Colombia 1 ) 2009 Apertura champion
Colombia 3 berths Independiente Medellín ( Colombia 2 ) 2009 Finalización champion
Colombia 3 berths Junior ( Colombia 3 ) 2009 Primera A best-placed non-champion
Qualified teams
The qualified teams include the 37 teams who qualified from their league positions and the defending champion Estudiantes of Argentina , plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis . Those two Mexican clubs were guaranteed placement in the Round of 16 , independent of the other three Mexican clubs , due to the fallout of the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico during the 2009 Copa Libertadores . [ 5 ] Twenty-six teams qualified directly to the Second Stage , a group stage : [ 6 ] Berths 1 to 4 from Argentina and Brazil ; Berths 1 and 2 from the remaining eight South American football associations and Mexico . The other 12 teams enter the competition in the First Stage , an elimination play-off stage where the winners advance to the Second Stage : [ 6 ] Berths 5 and 6 from Argentina ; [ A ] Berth 5 from Brazil ; Berth 3 from the remaining eight South American nations and Mexico .
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18. During the month of June, the competition was interrupted after the conclusion of the quarterfinals due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Estudiantes were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Brazilian team Internacional in the quarterfinals. Internacional won the competition after defeating Guadalajara in both legs of the finals for their second Copa Libertadores title. Internacional qualified for both the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana.