Records and Statistics
Claudio Morel RodrÃguez has won a record three Copa Sudamericana medals. Main article: Records and statistics of the Copa Sudamericana See also: List of Copa Sudamericana top scorers and Historical Table of the Copa SudamericanaClaudio Morel RodrÃguez is the only player to have won three Copa Sudamericana winners' medals. The overall top goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana history is Eduardo Vargas, scorer of 11 goals. Vargas also holds the record for the most goals scored in a single Copa Sudamericana. All his 11 goals were scored in the 2011 tournament.
No coach has won the tournament more than once. All Copa Sudamericana winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory except for Jorge Fossati and Jorge Sampaoli. Fossati, from Uruguay, coached Ecuadorian club LDU Quito to triumph in 2009, while Sampaoli, from Argentina, coached Chilean club Universidad de Chile to triumph in 2011. Mexican manager Enrique Meza coached Pachuca to win the 2006 edition, the only non-South American manager to win the title.
As of the end of the 2009 tournament, San Lorenzo has played 32 matches, the most by any team. LDU Quito have scored the most goals, netting 57. LDU Quito is the only team to be in the semifinals four times, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Argentina is the country with more finalists ever, with seven appearances: San Lorenzo in 2002, River Plate in 2003, Boca Juniors in 2004 and 2005, Arsenal in 2007, Estudiantes in 2008 and Independiente in 2010.
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