2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

The last four stages of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

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.

Tie-breaking

The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shootout

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are 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 are seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Brazil Grêmio 16 +10 11 5
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 15 +8 11 4
3 Uruguay Nacional 14 +9 12 4
4 Brazil São Paulo 13 +4 10 5
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 13 +4 9 2
6 Brazil Sport Recife 13 +3 10 6
7 Paraguay Libertad 12 +2 7 3
8 Venezuela Caracas 10 +3 7 1
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 10 +5 9 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 10 +5 9 0
11 Brazil Palmeiras 10 +2 9 5
12 Chile Universidad de Chile 10 +2 8 2
13 Mexico Guadalajara 9 +3 9 2
14 Mexico San Luis 8 0 7 0
15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 8 0 5 1
16 Peru Universidad San Martín 8 −2 7 2

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Brazil Grêmio 3 2
16 Peru U. San Martín 1 0
1 Brazil Grêmio (a) 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 4
9 Ecuador Cuenca 2 0
1 Brazil Grêmio 1 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 3 2
4 Brazil São Paulo – –
13 Mexico Guadalajara – –
4 Brazil São Paulo 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 1
12 Chile U. de Chile 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2
3 Uruguay Nacional – –
14 Mexico San Luis – –
3 Uruguay Nacional (a) 1 0
11 Brazil Palmeiras 1 0
6 Brazil Sport Recife 0 1 (1)
11 Brazil Palmeiras (p) 1 0 (3)
3 Uruguay Nacional 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 2
7 Paraguay Libertad 0 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 3 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 1
15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0 0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 0
15 Uruguay Defensor S. 2 1

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 6:0 Peru Universidad San Martín 3–1 2–0 — — —
Boca Juniors Argentina 1:4 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–2 0–1 — — —
Nacional Uruguay w/o[A] Mexico San Luis — — — — —
São Paulo Brazil w/o[A] Mexico Guadalajara — — — — —
Cruzeiro Brazil 6:0 Chile Universidad de Chile 2–1 1–0 — — —
Sport Recife Brazil 3:3 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 1–0 0:0 0:0 1:3
Libertad Paraguay 1:4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–3 0–0 — — —
Caracas Venezuela 3:3 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 4–0 +3:−3 — —
  • ^1 Guadalajara and San Luis withdrew from the tournament after an agreement on an alternative venue for the first legs, both scheduled to be played in Mexico, was unable to be agreed upon following concerns raised by both Nacional and São Paulo over the Swine flu outbreak in Mexico.

First leg

Palmeiras Brazil1–0Brazil Sport Recife
Ortigoza 74' Report
Universidad San Martín Peru1–3Brazil Grêmio
Arzuaga 34' Report Souza 9'
López 46', 61'
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador2–1Venezuela Caracas
Teixeira 58'
Villalba 69'		 Report Cichero 3'
Estudiantes Argentina3–0Paraguay Libertad
G. Fernández 1'
Boselli 64' (pen.), 70'		 Report
Universidad de Chile Chile1–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Villalobos 85' Report Soares 8'
Marquinhos Paraná 52'
Defensor Sporting Uruguay2–2Argentina Boca Juniors
Gaglianone 45'
Mora 84'		 Report Palermo 3'
Palacio 56'
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

Second leg

Sport Recife Brazil1–0Brazil Palmeiras
Wilson 83' Report
Penalties
Luciano Henrique soccer ball with red X
Igor soccer ball with check mark
Fumagalli soccer ball with red X
Dutra soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with red X Mozart
soccer ball with check mark Marcão
soccer ball with check mark Danilo
soccer ball with check mark Armero
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties.

Caracas Venezuela4–0Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Figueroa 24' (pen.)
Prieto 42'
Rentería 52'
Rey 73'		 Report
Estadio Olímpico UCV, Caracas

Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference.

Grêmio Brazil2–0Peru Universidad San Martín
Jonas 17'
Herrera 74'		 Report
Attendance: 23,839
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Grêmio won 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro Brazil1–0Chile Universidad de Chile
Kléber 74' Report

Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.

Libertad Paraguay0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report

Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.

Boca Juniors Argentina0–1Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Report De Souza 27'

Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.

Quarterfinals

Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 2:2 Venezuela Caracas 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
Estudiantes Argentina 6:0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1–0 1–0 — — —
Nacional Uruguay 2:2 Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
São Paulo Brazil 0:6 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–2 0–2 — — —

First leg

Cruzeiro Brazil2–1Brazil São Paulo
Leonardo Silva 45'
Zé Carlos 65'		 Report Washington 57'
Attendance: 52,906
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Caracas Venezuela1–1Brazil Grêmio
Cichero 2' Report Fábio Santos 75'
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–1Argentina Estudiantes
Report Desábato 13'
Palmeiras Brazil1–1Uruguay Nacional
Diego Souza 55' Report García 80'
Attendance: 24,737
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

Second leg

Nacional Uruguay0–0Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Nacional 2–2 Palmeiras on points. Nacional and Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Nacional advances on away goals.

Grêmio Brazil0–0Venezuela Caracas
Report
Attendance: 36,725
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

Grêmio 2−2 Caracas on points. Grêmio and Caracas tied on goal difference and goals scored. Grêmio advances on away goals.

Estudiantes Argentina1–0Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Benítez 13' Report
Attendance: 27,855
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

São Paulo Brazil0–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Report Henrique 65'
Kléber 81' (pen.)

Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 1:4 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–3 2–2 — — —
Nacional Uruguay 0:6 Argentina Estudiantes 0–1 1–2 — — —

First leg

Cruzeiro Brazil3–1Brazil Grêmio
Wellington Paulista 38'
Wágner 47'
Fabinho 67'		 Report Souza 78'
Estudiantes Argentina1–0Uruguay Nacional
Galván 14' Report

Second leg

Nacional Uruguay1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Medina 75' Report Boselli 52', 90+1'
Attendance: 46,983
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

Grêmio Brazil2–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Rever 55'
Souza 75'		 Report Wellington Paulista 34', 36'
Attendance: 40,452
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.

Finals

The Finals was played on July 8 and 15.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cruzeiro Brazil 1–4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 1–2

First leg

Estudiantes Argentina0–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Report

Second leg

Cruzeiro Brazil1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Henrique 52' Report Fernández 57'
Boselli 73'

Footnotes

A. ^ Guadalajara and San Luis withdrew from the tournament following concerns raised by both Nacional and São Paulo over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico, South American teams refused to travel to Mexico to play the match; no agreement was reached on alternative venues for the first-leg matches, both scheduled to be played in Mexico. Both Guadalajara and San Luis were later secured a place in the round of 16 for the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

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References

External links

  • CONMEBOL's official website (in Spanish)