2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor, Primaries, Democratic
Additionally, Andrea Raila had been a candidate before withdrawing from the race.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk
In the 2010 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent fifth-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk, Primaries, Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff
In the 2010 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent first-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer
In the 2010 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent third-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer, Primaries, Green
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In the 2010 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent President Todd Stroger, a Democrat appointed in 2006 and elected outright to a full term later that year, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Toni Preckwinkle, who went on to win the general election.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Her victory in this election would make Preckwinkle the first woman to be popularly elected to the office of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the second woman overall to hold the position after Bobbie L. Steele.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
The 2010 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1st district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 4th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 5th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries
Sandra Czyznikiewicz defeated former 6th district Commissioner William Moran and Michael Hawkins in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Jesús "Chuy" García, who went on to win the general election.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district
Incumbent Commissioner Edwin Reyes, a Democrat, who been appointed in 2009 after Roberto Maldonado resigned to serve a Chicago alderman, was elected to a full term.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 9th district
Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 (to fill the vacancy left after Mike Quigley resigned to assume office as the United States congressman), was elected to a full term.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Wes Fowler.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 11th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. John Fritchey was elected to succeed him.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated William C. "Bill" Miceli.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 14th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 15th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Laura Ehorn.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Jeff Tobolski.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 17th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
In the 2010 Cook County Board of Review election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 1st district
Incumbent first-term member Brendan Houlihan, a Democrat who had been elected in 2006, lost reelection to Republican Dan Patlak. This election was to a two-year term.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 1st district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2010 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large race. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
Two of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Democrats Barbara McGowan and Mariyana T. Spyropoulos. Each won reelection, joined by fellow Democrat Michael A. Alvarez in winning election.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
8 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
13 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


2010 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Green committeemen for the suburban townships.


2010 Cook Islands Member of Parliament reduction referendum
A referendum on reducing the number of MPs was held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010, alongside the general elections. It failed at the ballot.


2010 Cook Islands Member of Parliament reduction referendum, Background
The binding referendum required a two-thirds majority to pass. However, it was unsuccessful, receiving only 4,983 votes and 59.2% support (of all votes, 63.8% of valid votes). Abstention was rather high, with 623 votes or 7.4% blank or invalid.


2010 Cook Islands Member of Parliament reduction referendum, Poll
According to a poll published by the Cook Islands News on 11 September 2010, 76% of respondents supported the referendum proposal. A number of politicians publicly stated their support for the referendum proposal, including Democratic Party Leader Robert Wigmore and Cook Islands Party deputy leader Teina Bishop.


2010 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2010 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup, named the "Lotto Premier Men's Competition" for sponsorship reasons, was the thirty seventh recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their eighth recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Takuvaine finishing in third place.


2010 Cook Islands Round Cup, League table
Tupapa Maraerenga won the league, which was played on a round robin home and away basis.


2010 Cook Islands general election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010 in order to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party, which won 16 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 78%.


2010 Cook Islands general election
A binding referendum on whether the number of MPs should be reduced from 24 was held at the same time as the election.


2010 Cook Islands general election
Parliament will sit for the first time following the election in February 2011.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Background
The Democratic Party government of Prime Minister Jim Marurai, which had governed since 2004, effectively collapsed in December 2009 after Finance Minister Terepai Maoate was sacked for his mishandling of a bid to buy the Toa fuel tank farm. This resulted in a mass-resignation of Democratic Party cabinet members, the expulsion of Marurai and his supporters, and the withdrawal of support for the government. Marurai then refused to reconvene Parliament in order to forestall a confidence vote.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Background
A formal split in the Democratic Party was averted in June 2010 when a party conference readmitted Marurai and the other Cabinet members, and appointed Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore as party leader, with Wilkie Rasmussen as his deputy. However, several senior MPs, including former leader Terepai Maoate and former President John Tangi subsequently failed to win reselection and ran as independents.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Background
In the leadup to the election two sitting MPs announced their retirement: Piho Rua and Speaker of the House Mapu Taia. Both were members of the Democratic Party.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Background
Parliament was dissolved on 24 September. Candidate registration closed on 15 October. 70 candidates registered, including 24 from the Cook Islands Party, 23 from the Democrats, 6 from the Te Kura O Te ‘Au People's Movement and 16 independents. Of the 70 candidates, eight were women.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Polling
On 11 September 2010, a poll of 182 voters conducted by the Cook Islands News reported that the Democratic Party had 33% support, the Cook Islands Party 26%, and independents 14%. The margin of error of the poll was 7%.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Polling
A poll of 100 Rarotongans conducted by the Cook Islands Herald on 1 November found that 24% named Democratic Party leader Robert Wigmore as their preferred Prime Minister, 18% preferred Wilkie Rasmussen, 8% Prime Minister Jim Marurai, 5% Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna, 2% CIP deputy Teina Bishop and 10% others, with 33% undecided.


2010 Cook Islands general election, The campaign
The Democratic Party launched its campaign on October 7 in vaka Takitumu with the campaign slogan "Our Future. Now." The party promised stability, benefit increases, and public service cuts. It contested every electorate except Arutanga-Nikaupara-Reureu.


2010 Cook Islands general election, The campaign
The Cook Islands Party launched their campaign on October 8, promising an increased child benefit, a $1000 "baby bonus", water tanks for every household and to address the cost of living. They also promised to prevent "reckless" public spending by making Ministers and public servants personally liable for any misspent funds.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Results
The election resulted in a two-thirds majority for the Cook Islands Party. Following the election, CIP leader Henry Puna was sworn in as Prime Minister.


2010 Cook Islands general election, Results
Four electoral petitions were subsequently lodged, challenging the results in the electorates of Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Tamarua and Vaipae-Tautu. The petitions were heard in January and February 2011. The results in Rakahanga and Tamarua were upheld.


2010 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
The Copa Aerosur & del Sur 2010 was the eighth edition of the summer soccer tournament sponsored by Aerosur. It involved six teams from the core cities in Bolivia: Bolivar and The Strongest of La Paz, Cochabamba Aurora and Wilstermann, Blooming and Oriente Petrolero of Santa Cruz, and six teams from 2009 Copa Simón Bolívar.


2010 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
The Copa Aerosur & del Sur 2010 had novelties involving six teams from Regional League who participated in Copa Simon Bolivar. If one of these teams won the Copa Aerosur they would receive $150,000 from Aerosur Company. For the LPFB teams the winner received a full free ticket for the whole year and $90,000 and the runner-up 75% discount; this also applied for Copa del Sur teams.


2010 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
In the previous season, Bolivar won its first title after against Jorge Wilstermann. In this season, Bolivar wanted to defend the title and to be one of the teams with the most championships along with Blooming and Oriente Petrolero.


2010 Copa Aerosur & del Sur, Copa Aerosur
The Champions of Copa Aerosur would play an international match against Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay) unless the champion was playing Copa Libertadores when the match would be for the runner-up.


2010 Copa Aerosur & del Sur, Copa Aerosur del Sur
Estadio Olímpico Patria would host this edition and for the first time the champion of Copa Aerosur del Sur would play an international against Rio Branco Club from Brazil.


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
The 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 15 February through 21 February 2010. Unseeded Mariana Duque Mariño won the singles title.


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
Last year's finalist Gisela Dulko was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist Carla Suárez Navarro, Italian Sara Errani, last year's semifinalist Patricia Mayr, Klára Zakopalová, Angelique Kerber, and Arantxa Parra Santonja.


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles
Gisela Dulko /  Edina Gallovits defeated  Olga Savchuk /  Anastasiya Yakimova 6–2, 7–6(8–6)


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas – Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez were the defending champions; however, they chose to compete in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships instead. Gisela Dulko and Edina Gallovits defeated Olga Savchuk and Anastasiya Yakimova 6–2, 7–6(6) in the final.


2010 Copa BBVA-Colsanitas – Singles
María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships instead. Mariana Duque Mariño won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Angelique Kerber.


2010 Copa Chevrolet Montana season
The 2010 Copa Chevrolet season was the first Copa Chevrolet Montana season. The category is the second tier of Stock Car Brasil replaces Copa Vicar. It began on April 11 at Curitiba and ended on December 5 at same circuit after nine rounds.


2010 Copa Chevrolet Montana season
Driving for Nascar Motorsport, Diogo Pachenki claimed the title after win the last round at Curitiba.


2010 Copa Chevrolet Montana season, Race calendar and results
All rounds of the championship will support the Stock Car Brasil events. All races were held in Brazil.


2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario
The 2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario was the 31st edition of the competition. The competition started on March 27, 2010 with the Preliminary Rounds and concludes on December 8, 2010 with the Final. The winner qualifies for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.


2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario, First round
The first leg was played between May 13 and 19 May 2010, with the second legs played between May 20 and 23. The team with the most points after the two legs advanced to the next round. If both teams were equal on points, a penalty shootout took place (goal difference and away goals did not count).


2010 Copa Chile Bicentenario, Second round
The first leg was played between May 27 and June 1, with the second legs played between June 2 and 6. The team with the most points after the two legs advanced to the next round. If both teams were equal on points, a penalty shootout took place (goal difference and away goals did not count).


2010 Copa Colombia
The 2010 Copa Colombia, officially the 2010 Copa Postobón for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on February 24 and ended on November 3. The winner, Deportivo Cali, earned a berth in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.


2010 Copa Colombia, Format
The format for 2010 differs from last year's. A total of 16 teams (instead of 12), which include the group winners, runners-up, and the four best third-placed teams, advance from the first phase to the second phase.


2010 Copa Colombia, Phase I, Group C
Group C comprises teams from Santander, Norte de Santander, and Boyacá.


2010 Copa Colombia, Phase I, Group F
Group F comprises teams from Cundinamarca and the western part of the country.


2010 Copa Colombia, Phase II
In all tables, Team #2 played the second leg at home.


2010 Copa Colombia, Phase II, Round of 16
First legs: August 18 and 19; Second legs: August 25.


2010 Copa Colombia, Phase II, Quarterfinals
First legs: September 8, 15 and 16; Second legs: September 22, 23 and 29.


2010 Copa Constitució
The 2010 Copa Constitució was the eighteenth season of Andorra's football knockout tournament. The competition started on 17 January 2010 with the matches of the first elimination round and ended on 16 May 2010 with the Final. UE Sant Julià won the competition for the second time in three years with a 1–0 victory in the final over defending champions FC Santa Coloma.


2010 Copa Constitució
With the victory, UE Sant Julià earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, where they lost to Finnish side MYPA.


2010 Copa Constitució, Results, First elimination round
This round was entered by all teams from 2009–10 Segona Divisió. The matches were played on 17 January 2010.


2010 Copa Constitució, Results, Second elimination round
The teams from 2009–10 Primera Divisió placed fifth to eighth after 7 rounds played – FC Encamp, UE Engordany, Inter Club d'Escaldes, and FC Lusitanos – enter in this round and will join the winners of the first elimination round. For each match, one Segona Divisió and one Primera Divisió team have been drawn together. The matches will be played on 24 January 2010.


2010 Copa Constitució, Results, Third elimination round
The winners from the previous round will compete in this round together with the teams from Primera Divisió placed first to fourth after 7 rounds played – FC Santa Coloma, UE Sant Julià, UE Santa Coloma, and CE Principat. The first legs will be played on 11 April 2010 while the second legs took place on 18 April 2010.


2010 Copa Constitució, Results, Semifinals
The first legs will be played on 25 April 2010 while the second legs took place on 9 May 2010.


2010 Copa FGF
2010 Copa FGF, also known as Copa Enio Costamilan, is the 7th edition of Copa FGF. 18 team participated in the tournament.


2010 Copa FGF
The winner would be qualified for 2010 Recopa Sul-Brasileira and 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. However, the winner may already qualified for the higher division or withdraw to play. Moreover, If 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho winner and runner-up were Grêmio and Internacional (GRE–NAL), the runner-up of the cup would be allocated 1 of the 3 spot of the state to 2012 Copa do Brasil, otherwise the champion, runner-up and the third place of the league would be qualified to the cup.


2010 Copa FGF, Format
The clubs were divided into three groups according to their location (Metropolitan, Border and Mountain), and would be play 10 matches in double round-robin in each group. 16 teams would qualify for the next stage, which the group winner would be paired with fifth place; runner-up paired with fourth place. The best third place would against the best sixth place and the two other against each other.


2010 Copa FGF, Format
Teams of lower rank plays their home match first and the opponent of the next stage would be paired based upon bracket.


2010 Copa FGF, Participating teams
Teams filled their inferior squad to the tournament: Internacional used its B team, Porto Alegre fielded its youth products along with other contracted players and Grêmio used its B team (under-20 team).


2010 Copa Libertadores
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.


2010 Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Brazilian team Internacional in the quarterfinals.


2010 Copa Libertadores
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.


2010 Copa Libertadores, 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. Twenty-six teams qualified directly to the Second Stage, a group stage:


2010 Copa Libertadores, Qualified teams
The other 12 teams enter the competition in the First Stage, an elimination play-off stage where the winners advance to the Second Stage:


2010 Copa Libertadores, Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Tie-breaking criteria
At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Based on Article 15 in the CONMEBOL regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:


2010 Copa Libertadores, Tie-breaking criteria
In the first stage, third stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals, a penalty shootout is carried out instead of a draw.


2010 Copa Libertadores, First stage
In the First Stage, twelve teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
The draw for the second stage was held at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center in Luque, Paraguay on November 27, 2009. Twenty-eight teams were drawn into eight groups with the remaining six spots to be taken by the winners from the first stage. Teams were divided into four pots; the top four Argentine and Brazilian berths were top seeds in the group stage.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group and the top six second-placed team advanced to the Round of 16.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages
The last four stages of the tournament (third stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stage. Fourteen teams will qualify for the knockout competition: the eight group winners, the six group runners-up teams with the best records plus Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg. In addition, each club will be able to submit a new squad with up to three player changes 24 hours before the start of their first third stage match.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1-8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Guadalajara and San Luis were given the 13 and 14 seed, respectively, which they had earned in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Round of 16
The first match of the Round of 16 began on April 27, with the last match played on May 6. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Quarterfinals
The first leg of the quarterfinals took place the week of May 12, while the second leg took place the week of May 19. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Semifinals
After a six-week break because of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals took place the week of July 28, while the second leg took place the week of August 5.


2010 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Finals
In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner will be the team with the best goal difference. If they are tied on goal difference, the game will move onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in this stage. As the last CONMEBOL team in the competition, Internacional has qualified to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, regardless of the results.


2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino was the second edition of the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino, CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's club tournament. The competition was played in São Paulo state, Brazil, from 2 October to 17 October 2010. Santos were the defending champions and successfully defended their title receiving not a single goal against. All matches were played at Arena Barueri in Barueri.


2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Gloria Villamayor and Noelia Cuevas won the top scorer award with 8 goals each.


2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Round and draw dates
The draw for the competition took place on 13 September 2010.


2010 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage
The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América Finals was the final two-legged series that determined the 2010 Copa Libertadores de América champion. It was contested between Mexican club Guadalajara and Brazilian club Internacional. The first leg was played on 11 August in Guadalajara's home field, while the second leg was played in Internacional's.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals
Guadalajara was playing in their first finals and is the second Mexican team to reach this stage of the Copa Libertadores. Internacional was making their third finals appearance, having finished 2nd in 1980 and winning it in 2006. To go along with the international press that normally accompanies the finals of this competition, football legend Pelé, two-times winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1962 and 1963 with Santos (as well as being three-times winner of the FIFA World Cup), handed the trophy to the winner.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals
The Colorados won their second title of the tournament, beating Guadalajara 5-3 on points. The refereeing team came from Colombia and Argentina, being represented by Héctor Baldassi and Óscar Ruiz, respectively. Internacional, as the champions, played the winners of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana in the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana. Internacional, by virtue of being the last South American team in the competition, was predetermined to enter the semifinals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup before winning the finals.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Rules
The final is played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team plays the second leg at home. The team that accumulates the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs is crowned the champion. The away-goals rule is not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference wins. If the two teams have equal goal difference, extra time is used. The extra time consists of two 15-minute halves. If the tie is still not broken, a penalty shoot-out ensues according to the Laws of the Game.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Internacional
Internacional qualified to the Copa Libertdores as the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up. They were drawn into Group 5 of the Second Stage along with Ecuadorian clubs Deportivo Quito and Emelec, and Uruguayan club Cerro.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Internacional
Their first group play match was at home against Emelec. After falling behind in the games, Nei and Alecsandro both scored to secure the win. They drew their next two games away at Deportivo Quito and Cerro, respectively, 1–1 and 0–0. Giuliano scored for Inter against Deportivo Quito. Their fourth game, back at home against Cerro, ended in a 2–0 win. Alecsandro scored for Internacional after Walter Ibáñez scored into his own net. Emelec held Internacional to a 0–0 draw in Guayaquil. Internacional won their last game 3–0 against Deportivo Quito at home. Andrezinho, Bolívar, and Alecsandro scored for Inter. Internacional finished first in their group and secured the 6 seed for the knockout stages. They were the only team from Group 5 to advance.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Internacional
Internacional's Round of 16 opponent was Argentine club Banfield. The first match between the two ended in a 3–1 loss. Kléber scored Inter's only goal of the game. Back at home for the second leg, Inter beat the Argentine's 2–0 with goals by Alecsandro and Walter. Inter advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to Kléber's away goal in the first leg. Their next opponent was the defending champion, Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata. They won the first leg at home 1–0 with a goal by Gonzalo Sorondo.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Internacional
The second leg, in La Plata, ended in defeat by a score of 2–1. Giuliano scored Inter's only goal, which was enough to advance by away goals. São Paulo was Inter's semifinal opponent. The first leg, played at home, ended in a 1–0 win with a goal by Giuliano. As in the quarterfinals, Inter lost away 2–1. The away goal Alecsandro sealed their slot in the finals.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Guadalajara
Guadalajara's had an automatic slot in the Round of 16 as the 13 seed. Their slot came as a compromise after the fallout of the 2009 flu pandemic during the 2009 Copa Libertadores. Their Round of 16 opponent was Argentine club Vélez Sársfield. The first game was won 3–0 with two goals by Omar Bravo and a goal from the penalty spot by Héctor Reynoso. The second leg was lost 2–0 back in Buenos Aires. Chivas advanced by goal difference. Their quarterfinals opponent was Paraguayan club Libertad. The scores for both legs mirror: 3–0 home and 2–0 away.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the finals, Guadalajara
Their goals in the first leg were two by Omar Bravo and Ricardo Michel Vázquez. Again, they advanced by goal difference. Their semifinal opponent was Chilean Universidad de Chile. Their first game ended in a 1–1 draw at home. Omar Arellano scored for Chivas in the game. The second, away in Chile, ended in a 2–0 win with goals by Xavier Báez and Jonny Magallón. The ended 4 to 1 on point and Chivas earned their place in the finals.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Background
Prior to the 2010 final, Chivas and Internacional had previously met two times in South American competition. The first meeting between the two sides took place in the semifinals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana; Inter won 0–2 the first match at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, and thumped the Mexicans with a 4–0 win at the Beira-Rio a week later to go through 6–0 on points (and goal aggregate). Internacional went on to win the competition. Guadalajara are entering the finals for their first time ever.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Background
This is the second time a Mexican team have reached this stage; the first to do so was Cruz Azul in the 2001 Copa Libertadores when they faced off against defending champions Boca Juniors in which the Xeneixes managed to retain the title. Internacional, on the other hand, are appearing on their third final after losing in 1980 to Nacional. In 2006, the Colorados reached their pinnacle as they beat reigning champions São Paulo. Chivas' best performance in the competition, before this edition, was reaching the semifinals of the 2005 and 2006 editions, losing to Atlético Paranaense and São Paulo, respectively.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Venues
The venues for this final series are Estadio Omnilife, located in Zapopan, and Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. The Estadio Omnilife became the first stadium to host a Copa Libertadores match on artificial turf and, inevitably, a final series match. The first leg of this finals was its first ever official match. The stadium has a seating capacity of 45,500. The stadium construction started in February 2004, so the total time of completion of the work is 6 years 5 months, among other things due to financial problems to finish the work from the start.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Venues
The stadium is named after Vergara's nutritional based company, Omnilife. The Omnilife Stadium is part of the Center of Culture, Conventions and Business JVC. The stadium is located northwest of Guadalajara, within the municipality of Zapopan, Guadalajara. To the west, it is bordered by the La Primavera forest, a forest of 30,500 hectares, which is an important ecological zone in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Venues
The Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio, is a football stadium located on the Rio Guaíba shoreline in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after José Pinheiro Borda – an ageing Portuguese engineer who supervised the building of the stadium for many years, thus becoming the biggest accomplisher of his own dream. He died before seeing it complete. Estádio Beira-Rio was constructed with the help of the club's enthusiasts and supporters. They contributed bringing bricks, concrete and iron. The stadium is nicknamed Beira-Rio (literally: river bank) because it is located along the margins of Rio Guaíba. Estádio Beira-Rio replaced Internacional's previous stadium, called Estádio dos Eucaliptos.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Venues
The stadium has hosted a final series match for the Copa Libertadores in 1980, 2005 and 2006. The Beira-Rio has also hosted a final series match for the Recopa Sudamericana in 2007 and 2009 as well as the 2008 final of the Copa Sudamericana. The stadium is about to undergo restoration and developments that would make it fit to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Officials
The referees for the 2010 Copa Libertadores Finals are Héctor Baldassi of Argentina and Óscar Ruiz of Colombia. Baldassi's first officiated in the Argentine Primera División in 1998 and two years later he debuted internationally. He has officiated several CONMEBOL club competitions including the final match of the 2008 Copa Libertadores, and participated in several international competitions including the 2004 Copa América and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He was called for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but was later dismissed because one of his assistants didn't pass the medical tests.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Officials
He also refereed for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Ruiz has been a referee since 1 January 1995, and his international debut was on 12 July 1995 (Paraguay vs. Venezuela). He officiated in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a lawyer by profession.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg
The first leg of the finals was seen by 49,500 spectators although they weren't all seated by the time Baldassi blew his whistle. The first 15 minutes started with Internacional dominating the match, as Chivas struggled to create any rhythm. Chivas subsequently started to settle into their play and knocked the ball around fluently, but struggled to find an entrance against a dogged Colorado backline. The away side on the other hand continued to threaten out wide, and came close to scoring on the half-hour when Taison was pulled down on the edge of the area.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg
Alecsandro's kicked a free kick that saw the ball hit the bar and bounce out of play. The Mexicans did manage to test Renan for the first time shortly after, the Internacional keeper reacting smartly to cut off Omar Bravo when the striker was played through behind the defence. The Colorados suffered a setback when striker and top scorer Alecsandro hobbled off injured to be replaced by Everton, but the Porto Alegre outfit continued looking the more dangerous team. With the last touch of the half however, Chivas struck against the run of play. The Mexican midfield combined smartly on the edge of the area to release Marco Fabián, and his chipped pass found Adolfo Bautista; the midfielder looped a header in from outside the area, leaving the Inter keeper scrambling back in vain.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg
Denied the chance for an instant response by the half-time whistle, Internacional continued to take the initiative, and Luis Michel was soon called back into action to fend off a strike from Giuliano. Chivas in turn started to place more bodies behind the ball, wary of the attacking potential their Brazilian rivals was unleashing. Chances remained few and far between for the Colorados; Andrés D'Alessandro went close with a 25-yard drive which just went wide. Internacional finally found a way through with 15 minutes left, thanks to Inter's tournament top goal scorer Giuliano.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg
Kleber rampaged down the left hand side and put in a cross, and the 20-year-old met it perfectly to leave Michel no chance. Four minutes later, D’Alessandro floated in a centre, and club captain Bolivar got his head to it to send the visitors into a 1–2 victory. Kleber was voted as man of the match.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
Tinga became the main drive of Internacional during this match, while for Chivas, it was Patricio Araujo, who took the place of Edgar Mejia. The Colorados entered the game with great ambition and sought to open the scoreline; Chivas, however, held firm and started accommodating themselves on the field. At the 9th minute, the Guadalajara players showed objections to the Colombian referee over the yellow card give to Mario de Luna (despite clearly not touching the ball). There was no clear, dominant team in the field.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
Índio created the first dangerous play of the match, but mIchel safely secured the effort. Adolfo Bautista also started to test Renan with long range shots. Marco Fabián was later shown a yellow card for a late challenge on D'Alessandro. However, he would later silence the stadium with a spectacular goal right before the end of the first half. Araujo served a long ball that crossed Inter's goal area, and Omar Bravo managed to head the ball towards Fabián. Fabián positioned himself and performed a bicycle kick to kick the ball towards the top left of Internacional's net (with Renan not being able to do anything about it). This goal tied the series 2–2 and would have forced extra time.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
Internacional came out in the second half with more urgency, with Taison and Sobis providing dangerous opportunities of goal. Chivas dedicated themselves to waiting and counter-attacking; it proved to be a double-edge sword during the 62nd minute when Kléber crossed a perfect ball from the left flank into Michel's goal area, to have Sobis tap it in and score, putting the scoreline at one-all and winning the aggregate 3–2. The stadium erupted in cheers and the home side seemed to get into rhythm again.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
Inter's manager Roth showed his ambition when he sent Giuliano on the field to replace the injured Sobis minutes after scoring the equalizer. At the 75th minute, a glaring error from Fabián as he executed a wrong pass to Leandro Damião, who just came on the field to replace Taison. Leandro made his way towards Chivas' goal and kicked the ball hard enough to go into the net, despite rebounding on Michel's right arm. José Luis Real began to make changes to try to reverse the adverse 4–2 aggregate.


2010 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
But Omar Arellano received his marching orders 5 minutes from the end for a spiteful foul on D'Alessandro. With one minute to go, Guiliano managed to score one last time as he dribbled past the Mexican defense and cheekily put the ball away in the net. Chivas would score on the last minute of injury time, as Bautista's free kick met Renan's post only for the ball to land in the path of Omar Bravo, which he put away to make the aggregate 5–3. However, it was too late as Ruiz blew the whistle for full-time.


2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
The First Stage of the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores de América was run from January 26 to February 10.


2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Match G1
Deportivo Táchira and Libertad tied 3–3 on points. Libertad advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage, Matches, Match G3
Colón and Universidad Católica tied 3–3 on points, 0–0 on goal difference, and 2–2 on away goals. Universidad Católica advanced on penalties 5–3.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The last four stages of the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format
The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance. Fourteen teams will advance from the second stage; the eight group winners, the six group runners-up teams with the best records. The remaining two entries will go to Mexican clubs Guadalajara and San Luis.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Tie-breaking
The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format, Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Guadalajara and San Luis were given the 13 and 14 seed, respectively, which they had earned in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match A
Corinthians 3–3 Flamengo on points. Flamengo advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match B
São Paulo 2–2 Universitario on points. São Paulo advanced on penalties.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match D
Vélez Sársfield 3–3 Guadalajara on points. Guadalajara advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match F
Internacional 3–3 Banfield on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match S1
Universidad de Chile 3–3 Flamengo on points. Universidad de Chile advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match S3
Estudiantes 3–3 Internacional on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match S4
Libertad 3–3 Guadalajara on points. Guadalajara advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Semifinals, Match F2
São Paulo 3–3 Internacional on points. Internacional advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Libertadores second stage
The Second Stage of the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores was a group stage. It was contested from February 9 to April 22.


2010 Copa Libertadores second stage, Format
Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2010 Copa Libertadores second stage, Format
The top team from each group advances to the Round of 16, accompanied by the 6 best runners-up.


2010 Copa Perú
The 2010 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2010), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February.


2010 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2010 Copa Perú
The 2010 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2010 Copa Perú, Department Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
Each region had two teams qualify for the next stage. The playoffs only determined the respective regional winners.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2010 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2010 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started on November. This stage had two knockout rounds and four-team group stage. The winner will be promoted to the First Division and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the Segunda División Peruana.


2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción
The 2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay between 12 and 17 October 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción, Champions, Doubles
Fabio Fognini /  Paolo Lorenzi def. Carlos Berlocq /  Brian Dabul, 6–3, 6–4


2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción – Doubles
The defending champions: Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and Santiago Ventura were eliminated by Rogério Dutra da Silva and Rui Machado already in the first round. Italian pair Fabio Fognini and Paolo Lorenzi defeated 4th seeds Carlos Berlocq and Brian Dabul 6–3, 6–4 in the final match.


2010 Copa Petrobras Asunción – Singles
Ramón Delgado was the defending champion. This year he reached the final, losing, however, to 7th seed Rui Machado 2–6, 6–3, 5–7.


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá
The 2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia between 20 and 26 September 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received an entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  André Sá def. Gero Kretschmer /  Alex Satschko, 7–6(6), 6–4


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá – Doubles
Alejandro Falla and Alejandro González were the defending champions, but Falla decided not to participate this year. As a result, González partnered with Rodrigo Guidolin. They were eliminated by Marcos Daniel and João Souza already in the first round. Franco Ferreiro and André Sá defeated Gero Kretschmer and Alex Satschko 7–6(6), 6–4 in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras Bogotá – Singles
Carlos Salamanca was the defending champion, but he was eliminated by unseeded Reda El Amrani in the quarterfinals. João Souza became the champion after defeating Reda El Amrani 6–4, 7–6(5) in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires
The 2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 4 and 11 October 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires, Champions, Doubles
Carlos Berlocq /  Brian Dabul def. Jorge Aguilar /  Federico del Bonis, 6–3, 6–2


2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires – Doubles
Brian Dabul and Sergio Roitman were the defending champions, but Roitman retired from the professional tennis in 2009. Dabul partners up with Carlos Berlocq and they won this tournament, by defeating Jorge Aguilar and Federico del Bonis 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires – Singles
Horacio Zeballos won last year's edition, but decided not to participate this year. Máximo González won the title, by defeating top seed Pablo Cuevas 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo
The 2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay between 27 September and 3 October 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo, Champions, Doubles
Carlos Berlocq /  Brian Dabul def. Máximo González /  Sebastián Prieto, 7–5, 6–3


2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo – Doubles
Juan Pablo Brzezicki and David Marrero were the defending champions, but only Argentinian player tried to defend his title. He partnered with Santiago Ventura, but they lost to Carlos Berlocq and Brian Dabul in the semifinals. Berlocq and Dabul went on to win the tournament after defeating Máximo González and Sebastián Prieto 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras Montevideo – Singles
Pablo Cuevas was the defending champion. He reached the final, but he lost to Máximo González 6–1, 3–6, 4–6.


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago
The 2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 18 and 24 October 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received a special entrant into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received an alternate into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Champions, Doubles
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo def. Nikola Ćirić /  Goran Tošić, 6–4, 6–2


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles
Diego Cristín and Eduardo Schwank were the defending champions, but Schwank decided not to participate this year. As a result, Cristín partnered with Diego Junqueira, however they were eliminated by Franco Ferreiro and André Sá in the first round. Second seeds Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Nikola Ćirić and Goran Tošić.


2010 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Singles
Eduardo Schwank was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Fabio Fognini defeated Paul Capdeville 6–2, 7–6(2) in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo
The 2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in São Paulo, Brazil between 25 and 31 October 2010.


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received a special entry into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry as a Lucky Loser into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  André Sá def. Rui Machado /  Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava, 3–6, 7–6(2), [10–8]


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo – Doubles
Franco Ferreiro and Ricardo Mello are the defending champions. Mello decided not to participate this year. Ferreiro competed with André Sá and they won this year's edition after beating Rui Machado and Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava 3–6, 7–6(2), [10–8] in the final.


2010 Copa Petrobras São Paulo – Singles
Thomaz Bellucci was the defending champion, however he lost in the final to his compatriot Marcos Daniel in three sets (1–6, 6–3, 3–6).


2010 Copa Rommel Fernández
The Copa Rommel Fernández 2010 season (officially "XIV Copa Rommel Fernández") started on January 10, 2010.


2010 Copa Sevilla
The 2010 Copa Sevilla was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sevilla, Spain between 6 and 11 September.


2010 Copa Sevilla, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Sevilla, Champions, Doubles
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava /  Santiago Ventura def. Nikola Ćirić /  Guillermo Olaso, 6–2, 7–5


2010 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
Treat Conrad Huey and Harsh Mankad were the defending champions, however only Huey chose to compete this year. He partnered with Photos Kallias from Cyprus, but they lost to Gerard Granollers-Pujol and Albert Ramos-Viñolas in the first round. Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava and Santiago Ventura won in the final, against Nikola Ćirić and Guillermo Olaso 6–2, 7–5.


2010 Copa Sevilla – Singles
Pere Riba is the defending champion, but he lost in the final to Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.


2010 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)
2010 was the 22nd season of the Copa Simon Bolivar as a Second Division Tournament. In the previous season, Guabira was promoted after Ciclón had points deducted by the Bolivian Football Federation. After that the Ciclon manager was sacked for making that kind of error in a semi-professional match. The tournament started on the 6 August 2010. Most of the matches in Group C were broadcast on TV


2010 Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia), Second stage
Team No. 1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on October 16 and ended on October 25.


2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. LDU Quito was the defending champion.


2010 Copa Sudamericana
Starting with this edition, each country gained an additional berth, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil. Boca Juniors and River Plate were no longer invited to the competition without merit.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2010 unless otherwise stated. Dates in italics are only reference dates for the week the matches are to be played. The draw for this tournament took place on April 28 in Luque at the CONMEBOL Conventions Center.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Tie-breaking criteria
The tournament is played as a single-elimination tournament, with each round played as two-legged ties. At each stage of the tournament teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine which team advances to the next round:


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Preliminary stages
The first two stages of the competition are the First Stage and Second Stage. Both stages are largely played concurrent to each other.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Preliminary stages, First stage
In the First Stage, 16 teams played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against another opponent. The winner of each tie advanced to the Second Stage. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 3 and ended on September 2.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Preliminary stages, Second stage
In the Second Stage, 22 teams, along with eight winners from the First Stage, played two-legged ties (one game at home and one game away) against one another. The winner of each tie advanced to the round of 16. Team #1 played the second leg at home. The stage began on August 4 and ended on September 23.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages
Teams from the Round of 16 onwards will be seeded depending on which Second Stage tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match O1 will have the 1 seed).


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Bracket
Note: The bracket was adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that the two Brazilian teams would face each other in the semifinals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Round of 16
The round of 16 began on September 28 and ended on October 21. Fifteen teams advanced to the Round of 16 from the Second Stage. LDU Quito, as the defending champion, entered directly into this stage and carries seed O8. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals began on October 27 and ended on November 11. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Semifinals
The semifinals began on November 17 and ended on November 25. Should two or more teams from a same country reach the semifinals, they were going to be forced to face each other. In each tie, the team with the higher seed (Team #1) played at home in the second leg.


2010 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Finals
In the finals, if the finalists are tied on points after the culmination of the second leg, the winner is the team who scored the most goals. If they are tied on goals, the game moves onto extra time and a penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule does not apply in the finals. The team with the higher seed played at home in the second leg.


2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals was the final two-legged tie that determined the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was played on 1 and 8 December 2010 between Brazilian club Goiás and Argentine club Independiente. The first leg, held in Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiánia, was won by Goiás 2–0 while the second leg, held in  Estadio Libertadores de América in Avellaneda, Independiente was the winner 3–1 the same score.


2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals
As both teams were equaled on points and goal difference after a 30' additional time, a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a winner. Independiente won 4–3 on penalties, therefore the club won their first Copa Sudamericana trophy.


2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Rules
The final was played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion.


2010 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Rules
The away goals rule was not used on this occasion. After the two teams were tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference had won. If the two teams had equaled on goal difference, an extra time would have used. The extra time consisted of two 15-minute halves. In case the tie had not been broken, a penalty shoot-out would have ensued according to the Laws of the Game.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The finals stages of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes are the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals. Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which Second Stage tie they win (i.e. the winner of Match O1 has the 1 seed).


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Bracket
Note: The bracket was adjusted according to the rules of the tournament so that the two Brazilian teams would face each other in the semifinals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C1
San José 3–3 Newell's Old Boys on points. Newell's Old Boys advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C2
Independiente 3–3 Defensor Sporting on points. Independiente advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C3
Peñarol 3–3 Goiás on points. Goiás advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C5
Santa Fe 3–3 Atlético Mineiro on points. Atlético Mineiro advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C6
Avaí 3–3 Emelec on points. Avaí advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C7
Deportes Tolima 3–3 Banfield on points. Deportes Tolima advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C8
LDU Quito 3–3 Unión San Felipe on points. LDU Quito advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S2
Note: The second leg was played at a neutral venue since Independiente received a one-match stadium ban after crowd trouble at their home ground during their Round of 16 second leg against Defensor Sporting.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S2
Independiente 2–2 Deportes Tolima on points. Independiente advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals, Match F1
Independiente 3–3 LDU Quito on points. Independiente advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals, Match F2
Palmeiras 3–3 Goiás on points. Goiás advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Finals
Note: In the final, the away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played if necessary.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages
The preliminary stages of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes are:


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, First stage, Match A
Colo-Colo 3–3 Universitario on points. Universitario advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, First stage, Match B
River Plate 3–3 Guaraní on points. Guaraní advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, First stage, Match G
Universidad San Martín 3–3 Deportivo Quito on points. Universidad San Martín advanced on away goals.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, First stage, Match H
Santa Fe 3–3 Deportivo Lara on points. Santa Fe advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O4
Palmeiras 3–3 Vitória on points. Palmeiras advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O6
Avaí 3–3 Santos on points. Avaí advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O7
Deportes Tolima 3–3 Oriente Petrolero on points. Deportes Tolima advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O9
Unión San Felipe 3–3 Guaraní on points. Unión San Felipe advanced 8–7 on penalties.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O11
Emelec 3–3 Universidad San Martín on points. Emelec advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O15
Note: This is the largest margin of victory in the history of the Copa Sudamericana.


2010 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages, Second Stage, Match O15
Sport Huancayo 3–3 Defensor Sporting on points. Defensor Sporting advanced on goal difference.


2010 Copa Telmex
The 2010 Copa Telmex was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Copa Telmex, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 15 through February 21, 2010. Juan Carlos Ferrero won the singles title.


2010 Copa Telmex
The singles line up was led by 2007 Copa Telmex champion and 2009 Copa Telmex runner-up Juan Mónaco, David Ferrer, Nicolás Almagro and Juan Carlos Ferrero. other players were 2008 champion David Nalbandian, Richard Gasquet, Igor Andreev, Albert Montañés.


2010 Copa Telmex, Finals, Doubles
Sebastián Prieto /  Horacio Zeballos defeated  Simon Greul /  Peter Luczak, 7–6(7–4), 6–3


2010 Copa Telmex, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received Special Exempts into the main draw:


2010 Copa Telmex – Doubles
Marcel Granollers and Alberto Martín were the defending champions, but Martín chose to not participate. Granollers decided to participate with Pablo Cuevas, but they lost in the quarterfinals against Simon Greul and Peter Luczak. Sebastián Prieto and Horacio Zeballos defeated 7–6(7–4), 6–3 Greul and Luczak in the final.


2010 Copa Telmex – Singles
Tommy Robredo was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Marseille instead.


2010 Copa Telmex – Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero won in the final against David Ferrer 5–7, 6–4, 6–3.


2010 Copa Topper
The 2010 Copa Topper was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 22 and 28 November 2010.


2010 Copa Topper, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Copa Topper, Champions, Doubles
Carlos Berlocq /  Brian Dabul def. Andrés Molteni /  Guido Pella, 7–6(4), 6–3


2010 Copa Topper – Doubles
Carlos Berlocq and Brian Dabul became the first champions of this tournament. They defeated Andrés Molteni and Guido Pella 7–6(4), 6–3 in the final.


2010 Copa Topper – Singles
Diego Junqueira won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Juan Pablo Brzezicki.


2010 Copa Venezuela
The 2010 Copa Venezuela was the 41st staging of the Copa Venezuela.


2010 Copa Venezuela
The competition started on August 25, 2010 and concluded on December 8, 2010 with a two leg final, in which Trujillanos FC won the trophy for the second time with a 0–0 draw at home and a 1–1 draw away over Zamora FC.


2010 Copa de España de Futsal
The 2010 Copa de España de Fútbol Sala is the 21st staging of the Copa de España de Fútbol Sala. It was held in the Pabellón Multiusos Fontes Do Sar, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, between 11 February and 14 February 2010.


2010 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2010 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 28th edition of the Spanish women's football cup. Espanyol won its fifth title.


2010 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol, Competition format
The competition was played by 14 teams from the Superliga Femenina: the eight teams of the group A and the three first qualified teams of the groups B and C.


2010 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol, Competition format
The round of 16 and the quarterfinals were played with double-leg series while the semifinals and the final were played with a Final Four format in Basauri.


2010 Copa del Rey Final
The 2010 Copa del Rey Final was the 108th final since the tournament's establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match took place on 19 May 2010 at the Camp Nou, Barcelona. The match was contested by Sevillla FC and Atlético Madrid, and it was refereed by Manuel Mejuto González. Sevilla lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory.


2010 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2010 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 60th staging of the tournament. The competition began on 16 May and ended on 26 June with the final.


2010 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
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2010 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2009-10 was the 74th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was disputed in Bilbao, Basque Country in the Bizkaia Arena between days 18 and 21 of February.


2010 Copa del Sol
The 2010 Copa del Sol was the inaugural edition of an annual exhibition international club football tournament held on the Costa del Sol on the south coast of Spain and was played between 3–12 February 2010.


2010 Copa del Sol
The initial tournament featured 8 teams, Molde FK and Rosenborg BK from Norway, Kalmar FF and IF Elfsborg from Sweden, FC Copenhagen and Odense BK from Denmark, FC Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukraine, and PFC CSKA Moscow from Russia.


2010 Copa del Sol
The teams were divided into two groups, the Blue Group and the Red Group, with the teams placed 1st to 4th from each group meeting in the Play-off Stage to decide final positions.


2010 Copa del Sol
Unfortunately, the final of the 2010 tournament wasn't able to be played due to heavy rain, so the finalists, CSKA Moscow and Shakhtar Donetsk, were declared joint winners and the prize money was shared.


2010 Copa del Sol, Play-off stage, Final
Match was cancelled due to heavy rain. Both teams were declared joint winners.


2010 Copa do Brasil
The 2010 Copa do Brasil was the 22nd edition of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 10 and ended on August 4. It was contested by 64 teams, either qualified through their respective state championships (54) or by the CBF Rankings (10). Clubs that qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores did not take part because of scheduling conflicts.


2010 Copa do Brasil, Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner qualifies for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, which prevents a team from winning the Copa do Brasil twice in a row.


2010 Copa do Brasil, Team information, Qualified by state championships and other competitions
54 spots in the tournament are allocated to all the 27 State federations to indicate either one, two or three clubs, depending on their status in CBF State ranking. Criteria may vary, but usually state federations indicate clubs with best records in the state championships or other special competitions organized by such institutions.


2010 Copa do Brasil, Team information, Qualified by CBF club ranking
Ten spots are reserved for the top 10 clubs in CBF club ranking, excluding those qualified by state competitions and clubs playing in 2010 Copa Libertadores.


2010 Copa do Brasil, Brackets
Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.


2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the fourth staging of the competition. The competition started on August 16, 2010, and will conclude on December 4, 2010. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The winner of the cup represented Brazil in the 2011 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino.


2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first three rounds, if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg would not be played and the club would be automatically qualified to the next round.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot
The 2010 Copenhagen terror plot was a terrorist plot against Jyllands-Posten, the publisher of the controversial cartoons of Muhammad in 2005.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Background
In December the most serious terror operation ever uncovered in Denmark before the 2015 Copenhagen shootings was thwarted by a successful cooperation between security services in Denmark and Sweden. Police, accompanied by bomb experts, conducted several raids and detained five men, who were described as militant islamists. Automatic weapons, together with ammunition and silencers, were seized by the police. Plastic strips to use as handcuffs were also found.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Background
The terrorists allegedly plotted to conduct a "Mumbai-style" attack on Jyllands-Posten to revenge the 2005 publishing of the cartoons portraying Muhammad as a terrorist.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Investigation
As suspects they had been under surveillance for an extended period of time and the arrests were the result of a long investigation. The group travelled to Copenhagen 27 December 2010, Zalouti changed his mind the way to Denmark and returned to Järfälla. Police arrested the group 28 December 2010 in Copenhagen and Zalouti was arrested on the same day in Sweden.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions
The men were charged with attempted terrorism and unlawful possession of weapons (a machine gun with silencer, a pistol and more than 100 cartridges). On 4 June 2012 they were convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions
The convicted were transferred to a prison in Sweden, Saltviksanstalten in Härnösand which has the highest security level.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions, Munir Awad
Munir Awad, 29, Lebanese-born Swedish national. He received a sentence of 12 years in prison. He was silent during the trial (Danish: Byret), but told his version of events before the appeal court (Danish: Landsret). The state prosecutor demanded a 14-year sentence, while a lay judge recommended a 10-year sentence. The judges and the other lay judges decided on a sentence of 12 years.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions, Munir Awad
While in prison he attempted to contact others by connecting other participants to a phone call with his wife, thereby attempting to communicate with people he was forbidden to contact. According to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Awad has a network of contacts among radicalized individuals. He was religiously active in the prison and attempted to radicalize inmates.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions, Munir Awad
Munir Awad was previously arrested in Pakistan in 2009 on suspicions of terrorism, together with Mehdi Ghezali, a former Guantanamo-detainee. Notably, Munir Awad is the son-in-law of Helena Benaouda, head of the Muslim Council of Sweden. This led some Swedish newspaper editors to question Benaouda's role as head of one of the country's largest Muslim organization. The suspects' various ties to the Stockholm Grand Mosque also stirred up some media attention. Stockholm mosque is a chapter of the Islamic Association of Sweden.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions, Munir Awad
In 2013 he was transferred to Saltvik prison after his appeal to have his conviction overturned in a Danish court was dismissed. Awad was the only one to appeal his conviction.


2010 Copenhagen terror plot, Convictions, Others
Sahbi Zalouti had also been previously arrested in Pakistan in 2009 on suspicions of terrorism, roughly at the same time as Munir Awad though not together.


2010 Copiapó mining accident
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known then as the "Chilean mining accident", began on Thursday, 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. Thirty-three men, trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance via spiraling underground ramps, were rescued after 69 days.


2010 Copiapó mining accident
After the state-owned mining company, Codelco, took over rescue efforts from the mine's owners, exploratory boreholes were drilled. Seventeen days after the accident, a note was found taped to a drill bit pulled back to the surface: "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33" (We are well in the shelter, the 33 of us).


2010 Copiapó mining accident
Three separate drilling rig teams, nearly every Chilean government ministry, the United States's space agency, NASA, and a dozen corporations from around the world cooperated in completing the rescue. On 13 October 2010 the men were winched to the surface one at a time, in a specially built capsule, as an estimated 5.3 million people watched via video stream worldwide. With few exceptions all were in good medical condition with no long-term physical effects anticipated. Private donations covered one-third of the US$20 million cost of the rescue, with the rest coming from the mine owners and the government.


2010 Copiapó mining accident
Previous geological instability at the old mine and a long record of safety violations for the mine's owners, San Esteban Mining Company, had resulted in a series of fines and accidents, including eight deaths, during the dozen years leading up to this accident. Following three years of work, lawsuits and investigations into the collapse concluded in August 2013 with no charges filed.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Background
Chile's long tradition in mining has made the country the world's top producer of copper. An average of 34 people per year since 2000 have died in mining accidents in Chile, with a high of 43 in 2008, according to figures from the state regulatory agency "National Geology and Mining Service" (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile abbreviated to SERNAGEOMIN).


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Background
The mine is owned by the San Esteban Mining Company, (Spanish: Compañía Minera San Esteban abbreviated to CMSE), a company notorious for operating unsafe mines. According to an official with the non-profit Chilean Safety Association, (Spanish: Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, also known as ACHS) eight workers have died at the San José site in the past 12 years while CMSE was fined 42 times between 2004 and 2010 for breaching safety regulations.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Background
The mine was shut down temporarily in 2007 when relatives of a miner killed in an accident sued the company; but the mine reopened in 2008 despite non-compliance with regulations, a matter that remains under investigation according to Senator Baldo Prokurica. Due to budget constraints there were only three inspectors for the Atacama Region's 884 mines during the period leading up to the most recent collapse.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Background
Prior to the accident, CMSE had ignored warnings over unsafe working conditions in its mines. According to Javier Castillo, secretary of the trade union that represents San José's miners, the company's management operates "without listening to the voice of the workers when they say that there is danger or risk". "Nobody listens to us. Then they say we're right. If they had believed the workers, we would not be lamenting this now", said Gerardo Núñez, head of the union at a nearby Candelaria Norte mine.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Background
Chilean copper mine workers are among the highest-paid miners in South America. Although the accident has called mine safety in Chile into question, serious incidents at large mines are rare, particularly those owned by the state copper mining company, Codelco or by multinational companies. However, smaller mines such as the one at Copiapó have generally lower safety standards. Wages at the San Jose Mine were around 20% higher than at other Chilean mines due to its poor safety record.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Collapse
The collapse occurred at 14:00 CLT on 5 August 2010. Access to the depths of the mine was by a long helical roadway. A group nearer the entrance escaped, but a second group of 33 men were trapped deep inside. A thick dust cloud caused by the rock fall blinded the miners for as much as six hours.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Collapse
Initially, the trapped miners tried to escape through ventilation shafts, but the ladders required by safety codes were missing.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Collapse
Luis Urzúa, the duty shift supervisor, gathered his men in a room called a "refuge" and organized them and their resources. Teams were sent out to assess the vicinity.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Initial search
Rescuers attempted to bypass the rockfall at the main entryway through alternative passages but found each route blocked by fallen rock or threatened by ongoing rock movement. After a second collapse on 7 August, rescuers were forced to use heavy machinery while trying to gain access via a ventilation shaft. Concerns that additional attempts to pursue this route would cause further geological movement halted attempts to reach the trapped miners through previously existing shafts, and other means to find the men were sought.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Initial search
The accident happened soon after sharp criticism of the government's handling of the Chilean earthquake and tsunami. Chile's President, Sebastián Piñera, cut short an official trip and returned to Chile in order to visit the mine.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Initial search
Exploratory boreholes about 16 centimeters (6.3 in) in diameter were drilled in an attempt to find the miners. Out-of-date mine shaft maps complicated rescue efforts and several boreholes drifted off-target due to the extreme drilling depth and the extremely hard rock. On 19 August one of the probes reached a space where the miners were believed to be trapped but found no signs of life.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Initial search
On 22 August the eighth borehole broke through at a depth of 688 meters (2,257 ft), at a ramp near the shelter where the miners had taken refuge. For days the miners had heard drills approaching and had prepared notes, which they attached to the tip of the drill with insulation tape when it poked into their space. They also tapped on the drill before it was withdrawn, and these taps could be heard on the surface.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Initial search
When the drill was withdrawn a note was attached to it: "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33" (English: "All 33 of us are fine in the shelter"). The words became the motto of the miners' survival and the rescue effort, and appeared on websites, banners and T-shirts. Hours later, video cameras sent down the borehole captured the first grainy, black-and-white, silent images of the miners.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival
The trapped miners' emergency shelter had an area of 50 square meters (540 sq ft) with two long benches, but ventilation problems had led them to move out into a tunnel. In addition to the shelter, they had access to some 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) of open tunnels in which they could move around and get some exercise or privacy. Food supplies were severely limited and each of the men had lost an average of 8 kilograms (18 lb) by the time they were discovered. Although the emergency supplies stocked in the shelter were intended to last only two or three days, through careful rationing, the men made their meager resources last for two weeks, only running out just before they were discovered.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival
After leaving the hospital, miner Mario Sepúlveda said "All 33 trapped miners, practicing a one-man, one-vote democracy, worked together to maintain the mine, look for escape routes and keep up morale. We knew that if society broke down we would all be doomed. Each day a different person took a bad turn. Every time that happened, we worked as a team to try to keep the morale up." He also said that some of the older miners helped to support the younger men but all have taken an oath of silence not to reveal certain details of what happened, particularly during the early weeks of desperation.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival, Videos sent to the surface
Shortly after their discovery, 28 of the 33 miners appeared in a 40-minute video recorded using a mini-camera delivered by the government via palomas ("doves", referring to their role as carrier pigeons), 1.5-metre-long (5 ft) blue plastic capsules. The footage showed most of the men in good spirits and reasonably healthy, though they had all lost weight.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival, Videos sent to the surface
The men appeared mainly bare chested and bearded. They were all covered with a sheen of sweat resulting from the high heat and humidity of the mine at that depth. Several of the miners looked very thin and some were camera-shy. The host, Sepúlveda, avoided specifics about the health of the men and used the vague term "complicated" to refer to their situation. He did however work to maintain an upbeat attitude and insisted that things were looking brighter for the trapped men. The video generally portrays a positive, light atmosphere despite the grim circumstances.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival, Leadership
"It's been a bit of a long shift", foreman Luis Urzúa joked. A man whose level-headedness and gentle humor is credited with helping keep the miners under his charge focused on survival during their 70-day underground ordeal, Urzúa kept his cool in his first audio contact with officials on the surface. He glossed over the hunger and despair he and his men felt, saying, "We're fine, waiting for you to rescue us."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival, Leadership
Urzúa credited majority decision-making for the trapped men's good esprit de corps and dedication to their common goal. "You just have to speak the truth and believe in democracy", he said. "Everything was voted on; we were 33 men, so 16 plus one was a majority."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Survival, Leadership
54-year-old Urzúa was the last man out after 70 long days trapped below the Atacama desert. Following the collapse of the mine on 5 August, he had dispatched men to find out what had happened and see if escape was possible, but they could not find an exit route. "We were trying to find out what we could do and what we could not", said Urzúa. "Then we had to figure out the food." Urzúa tried to instill a philosophical acceptance of fate so they could accept their situation and move on to embrace the essential tasks of survival.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
On 23 August, the first voice contact was made with the miners. Doctors reported that the miners had been provided with a 5% glucose solution and a drug to prevent stomach ulcers caused by food deprivation. Material was sent down the mine in palomas, which took an hour to reach the miners. Delivery of solid food began a few days later. Relatives were permitted to write letters, but were asked to keep them optimistic.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
Out of concern for their morale, rescuers were reluctant to tell the miners that in the worst-case scenario, the rescue might take months, with an eventual extraction date close to Christmas. However on 25 August the trapped men were fully briefed on the projected timeline for their rescue and the complexity of the plans involved. The mining minister later reported that the men took the potentially negative news very well.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
Rescue workers and consultants described the miners as a very disciplined group. Psychologists and doctors worked alongside the rescue teams to ensure the miners were kept busy and mentally focused. The men below ground confirmed their ability to contribute to the rescue operation, saying "There are a large number of professionals who are going to help in the rescue efforts from down here." Psychologists believed that the miners should have a role in their own destiny as it was important to maintain motivation and optimism.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
Sanitation became an important issue in the hot, humid environment underground, and the miners took steps to maintain hygiene throughout their ordeal.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
Chilean Health Minister Jaime Mañalich stated, "The situation is very similar to the one experienced by astronauts who spend months on end in the International Space Station." On 31 August, a team from NASA in the United States arrived in Chile to provide assistance. The team included two physicians, one psychologist, and an engineer.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Health of the trapped miners
After the rescue, Rodrigo Figueroa, chief of the Trauma Stress and Disaster unit of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, said there were serious shortcomings in the censorship of letters to and from miners' relatives above ground and in the monitoring of activities they could undertake, as being underground had suddenly turned them back into "babies." Nevertheless, the natural strength of "the 33" kept them alive, and their natural organization into teams as a response to disaster was also part of the innate human response to threat. Figueroa went on to say that as the miners' sound minds had seen them through, they would continue to be tested as they resumed life above ground.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Religious aspects
The trapped miners, most of whom were Roman Catholic, asked for religious items, including Bibles, crucifixes, rosaries, and statues of the Virgin Mary and other saints to be sent down to them. After Pope Benedict XVI sent each man a rosary, these were brought to the mine by the Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa in person. After three weeks in the mine, one man who had been civilly married to his wife 25 years earlier asked her to enter into a sacramental marriage. The men set up a makeshift chapel in the mine, and Mario Gómez, the eldest miner, spiritually counseled his companions and led daily prayers.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Religious aspects
Among the miners, a number attributed religious significance to events. Mario Sepúlveda said, "I was with God, and with the Devil – and God took me." Mónica Araya, the wife of the first man rescued, Florencio Ávalos, noted: "We are really religious, both my husband and I, so God was always present. It is a miracle, this rescue was so difficult, it's a grand miracle."


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Religious aspects
Both government representatives and the Chilean public have repeatedly credited Divine Providence with keeping the miners alive while the Chilean public viewed their subsequent rescue as a miracle. Chile's president Sebastián Piñera stated, "When the first miner emerges safe and sound, I hope all the bells of all the churches of Chile ring out forcefully, with joy and hope. Faith has moved mountains." When Esteban Rojas stepped out of the rescue capsule, he immediately knelt on the ground with his hands together in prayer then raised his arms above him in adoration. His wife then wrapped a tapestry bearing the image of The Virgin Mary around him as they hugged and cried.


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Tent city and the families
Campamento Esperanza (Camp Hope) was a tent city that sprang up in the desert as word of the mine's collapse spread. At first, relatives gathered at the mine entrance and slept in cars as they waited and prayed for word on the rescue operation's progress. As days turned into weeks, friends brought them tents and other camping supplies to provide shelter from the harsh desert climate. The encampment grew with the arrival of more friends and relatives, additional rescue and construction workers, and members of the media. Government ministers held regular briefings for the families and journalists at the camp. "We're not going to abandon this camp until we go out with the last miner left", said María Segovia, "There are 33 of them, and one is my brother".


2010 Copiapó mining accident, Tent city and the families
Many members of the miners' families at Camp Hope were devout Catholics who prayed almost constantly for the men. As they waited, worried families erected memorials to the trapped men, lit candles and prayed. On a nearby hill overlooking the mine, the families placed 32 Chilean and one Bolivian flag to represent their stranded men. Small shrines were erected at the foot of each flag and amongst the tents, they placed pictures of the miners, religious icons and statues of the Virgin Mary and patron saints.