CONMEBOL roundup: Final round-up December 2010

This is the last round up of events in 2010, for all final league standings, championship playoffs and liguillas for the 8 other nations in CONMEBOL.


For the final results in Argentina and Brazil follow the links below.

Argentina final standings

Brazil final standings

Bolivia

Action finished at the back end of November with Oriente Petrolero winning their 5th Bolivian league championship. The other  Copa Libertadores qualifiers are Jorge Wilstermann and Bolívar.
Chile


The Chilean championship concluded with Universidad Cátolica chasing down runaway leaders Colo-Colo to win their 10th Chilean league title. Both sides qualified for the  Copa Libertadores 2011. The other qualification place was determined by a qualification playoff (liguilla) which was won by Unión Española.

Everton and San Luis were relegated from the division but both of the sides that had to play in the relegation playoffs (Santiago Morning & Universidad de Concepción) won and kept their places in the top flight.

Liguilla

Semi-finals

08-12-10
Huachipato 2-1 Audax Italiano
12-12-10
Audax Italiano 2-0 Huachipato
Winner: Audax Italiano


09-12-10
Unión Española 0-0 Universidad de Chile
12-12-10
Universidad de Chile 1-4 Unión Española
Winner: Unión Española

Final

15-12-10
Unión Española 2-1 Audax Italiano
19-12-10
Audax Italiano 1-1 Unión Española
Winner: Unión Española

Relegation playoffs


12-12-10
Antofagasta 2-1 Santiago Morning
18-12-10
Santiago Morning 3-1 (aet) Antofagasta
Winner: Santiago Morning


12-12-10
Curicó Unido 0-2 Universidad de Concepción
19-12-10
Universidad de Concepción 3-2 Curicó Unido
Winner: Universidad de Concepción
Colombia


In Colombia Once Caldas beat Deportes Tolima in the final of the Cluasura tournament to win their 4th league title, both sides qualified to the  Copa Libertadores 2011 along with Junior who were the winners of the Apertura tournament.

Final

15-12-10
Deportes Tolima 2-1 Once Caldas
19-12-10
Once Caldas 3-1 Deportes Tolima
Winner: Once Caldas

 Cortulua were automatically relegated and Envigado survived their relegation playoff against Deportivo Pasto.

Relegation playoff

12-12-10
Deportes Pasto 0-1 Envigado
15-12-10
Envigado 2-0 Deportes Pasto
Winner: Envigado
Ecuador

The Ecuadorian final was contested between Liga de Quito and Emelec in a repeat of the 1998 final that LDU won 7-1 on aggregate. Liga won the 2010 version too but by the less grandiose scoreline of 2-1.

Deportivo Quito will join those too sides in the Copa Libertadores after an away goals win against Barcelona Sporting Club after a 3-3 aggregate draw.

Macará and Universidad Cátolica were relegated.

Final

05-12-10
Liga de Quito 2-0 Emelec
12-12-10
Emelec 1-0 Liga de Quito
Winner: Liga de Quito

3rd place playoff

04-12-10
Deportivo Quito 2-0 Barcelona Sporting Club
11-12-10
Barcelona Sporting Club 3-1 Deportivo Quito
Winner: Deportivo Quito

Paraguay


Libertad won the Clausura tournament and join Guaraní in the Copa Libertadores, Cerro Porteño also qualify having accumulated the most points of the non championship winning sides.
Peru
Universidad San Martín won their third Peruvian league title beating León de Huanuco in the final. The first leg of which was marred by a mass brawl. Tim Vickery wrote an interesting article about it on the BBC website.

Final

08-12-10
León 1-1 Universidad San Martín
12-12-10
Universidad San Martín 2-1 León
Winner: Universidad San Martín

Uruguay

Defensor Sporting Club won their third short tournament since 2008, finishing one point ahead of NacionalBella Vista and and two points ahead of massive overachievers El Tanque Sisley. After a dreadful run of results Tacurembo, (the only Primera División team from outside the capital Montevideo) will face a massive fight to stay in the division during the Clausura 2011 tournament.
Venezuela
 After leading for most of the season and then chucking it away in the last few games real Esppor came agonisingly close to winning their first league title finishing level on points with champions Deportivo Táchira but with a goal difference of +19 to Táchira's +20.
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