2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

March 2020 2009 Copa Libertadores 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. 2 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: Better goal difference More goals scored More away goals scored 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 winnerSeedTeamPts PointsGD Goal differenceGF Goals forAG Away goals for1BRA Grêmio16+101152ARG Boca Juniors15+81143URU Nacional14+91244BRA São Paulo13+41055BRA Cruzeiro13+4926BRA Sport Recife13+31067PAR Libertad12+2738VEN Caracas10+371+Teams qualified as a runner-upSeedTeamPts PointsGD Goal differenceGF Goals forAG Away goals for9ECU Deportivo Cuenca10+59110ARG Estudiantes10+59011BRA Palmeiras10+29512CHI Universidad de Chile10+28213MEX Guadalajara9+39214MEX San Luis807015URU Defensor Sporting805116PER Universidad San Martín8−272 Bracket 2 yes Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 BRA Grêmio 3 2 16 PER U. San Martín 1 0 8 VEN Caracas 1 4 9 ECU Cuenca 2 0 4 BRA São Paulo – – – 13 MEX Guadalajara – – 5 BRA Cruzeiro 2 1 12 CHI U. de Chile 1 0 3 URU Nacional – – – 14 MEX San Luis – – – 6 BRA Sport Recife 0 1 (1) 11 BRA Palmeiras (p) 1 0 (3) 7 PAR Libertad 0 0 10 ARG Estudiantes 3 0 2 ARG Boca Juniors 2 0 15 URU Defensor S. 2 1 1 BRA Grêmio (a) 1 0 8 VEN Caracas 1 0 4 BRA São Paulo 1 0 5 BRA Cruzeiro 2 2 3 URU Nacional (a) 1 0 11 BRA Palmeiras 1 0 10 ARG Estudiantes 1 1 15 URU Defensor Sporting 0 0 1 BRA Grêmio 1 2 5 BRA Cruzeiro 3 2 3 URU Nacional 0 1 10 ARG Estudiantes 1 2 5 BRA Cruzeiro 0 1 10 ARG Estudiantes 0 2 Round of 16 The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home. TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutGrêmio BRA6:0PER Universidad San Martín3–12–0———Boca Juniors ARG1:4URU Defensor Sporting2–20–1———Nacional URUw/owo AMEX San Luis—————São Paulo BRAw/owo AMEX Guadalajara—————Cruzeiro BRA6:0CHI Universidad de Chile2–11–0———Sport Recife BRA3:3BRA Palmeiras0–11–00:00:01:3Libertad PAR1:4ARG Estudiantes0–30–0———Caracas VEN3:3ECU Deportivo Cuenca1–24–0 +3:−3—— 1 1Guadalajara 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 v Sport Recife May 5, 2009 21:15 UTC−03:00 Palmeiras BRA 1–0 Report BRA Sport Recife Ortigoza 74 Estádio Palestra Italia (Parque Antarctica), São Paulo 23,991 Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) Universidad v Grêmio May 6, 2009 19:50 UTC−05:00 Universidad San Martín PER 1–3 Report BRA Grêmio Arzuaga 34 Souza 9López 46 61 Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima Carlos Vera (Ecuador) Deportivo Cuenca v Caracas May 7, 2009 15:50 UTC−05:00 Deportivo Cuenca ECU 2–1 Report VEN Caracas Teixeira 58Villalba 69 Cichero 3 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) Estudiantes v Libertad May 7, 2009 19:40 UTC−03:00 Estudiantes ARG 3–0 Report PAR Libertad G. Fernández 1Boselli 64 pen. 70 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata 20,912 Carlos Simon (Brazil) Universidad de Chile v Cruzeiro May 7, 2009 21:00 UTC−04:00 Universidad de Chile CHI 1–2 Report BRA Cruzeiro Villalobos 85 Soares 8 Marquinhos Paraná 52 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Defensor Sporting v Boca Juniors May 14, 2009 22:00 UTC−03:00 Defensor Sporting URU 2–2 Report ARG Boca Juniors Gaglianone 45Mora 84 Palermo 3Palacio 56 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Carlos Torres (Paraguay) Second leg Sport Recife v Palmeiras May 12, 2009 20:15 UTC−03:00 Sport Recife BRA 1–0 Report BRA Palmeiras Wilson 83 Estádio Adelmar Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro), Recife 28,487 Carlos Chandía (Chile) Luciano Henrique Igor Fumagalli Dutra 1–3 Mozart Marcão Danilo Armero Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties. Caracas v Deportivo Cuenca May 12, 2009 21:15 UTC−04:30 Caracas VEN 4–0 Report ECU Deportivo Cuenca Figueroa 24 pen.Prieto 42Rentería 52Rey 73 Estadio Olímpico UCV, Caracas Pablo Lunati (Argentina) Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference. Grêmio v Universidad San Martín May 13, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Grêmio BRA 2–0 Report PER Universidad San Martín Jonas 17Herrera 74 Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre 23,839 Antonio Arias (Paraguay) Grêmio won 6–0 on points. Cruzeiro v Universidad de Chile May 14, 2009 19:30 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro BRA 1–0 Report CHI Universidad de Chile Kléber 74 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte 56,898 Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points. Libertad v Estudiantes May 14, 2009 21:00 UTC−03:00 Libertad PAR 0–0 Report ARG Estudiantes Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque 1,987 Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) Estudiantes won 4–1 on points. Boca Juniors v Defensor Sporting May 21, 2009 19:50 UTC−03:00 Boca Juniors ARG 0–1 Report URU Defensor Sporting De Souza 27 Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires 50,000 Salvio Fagundes (Brazil) Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points. Quarterfinals Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home. TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutGrêmio BRA2:2VEN Caracas1–10–00:01:0—Estudiantes ARG6:0URU Defensor Sporting1–01–0———Nacional URU2:2BRA Palmeiras1–10–00:01:0—São Paulo BRA0:6BRA Cruzeiro1–20–2——— First leg Cruzeiro v São Paulo May 27, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro BRA 2–1 Report BRA São Paulo Leonardo Silva 45 Zé Carlos 65 Washington 57 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte 52,906 Carlos Chandía (Chile) Caracas v Grêmio May 27, 2009 20:20 UTC−04:30 Caracas VEN 1–1 Report BRA Grêmio Cichero 2 Fábio Santos 75 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) Defensor Sporting v Estudiantes May 28, 2009 19:30 UTC−03:00 Defensor Sporting URU 0–1 Report ARG Estudiantes Desábato 13 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Juan Soto (Venezuela) Palmeiras v Nacional Uruguay May 28, 2009 22:00 UTC−03:00 Palmeiras BRA 1–1 Report URU Nacional Diego Souza 55 García 80 Estádio Palestra Italia (Parque Antártica), São Paulo 24,737 Carlos Torres (Paraguay) Second leg Nacional Uruguay v Palmeiras June 17, 2009 19:20 UTC−03:00 Nacional URU 0–0 Report BRA Palmeiras Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 46,269 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 v Caracas June 17, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Grêmio BRA 0–0 Report VEN Caracas Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre 36,725 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 v Defensor Sporting June 18, 2009 19:30 UTC−03:00 Estudiantes ARG 1–0 Report URU Defensor Sporting Benítez 13 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata 27,855 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points. São Paulo v Cruzeiro June 18, 2009 22:00 UTC−03:00 São Paulo BRA 0–2 Report BRA Cruzeiro Henrique 65 Kléber 81 pen. Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo 52,809 Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points. Semifinals TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutGrêmio BRA1:4BRA Cruzeiro1–32–2———Nacional URU0:6ARG Estudiantes0–11–2——— First leg Cruzeiro v Grêmio June 24, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro BRA 3–1 Report BRA Grêmio Wellington Paulista 38 Wágner 47 Fabinho 67 Souza 78 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte 51,696 Enrique Osses (Chile) Estudiantes v Nacional Uruguay June 25, 2009 19:30 UTC−03:00 Estudiantes ARG 1–0 Report URU Nacional Galván 14 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata René Ortubé (Bolivia) Second leg Nacional Uruguay v Estudiantes July 1, 2009 21:15 UTC−03:00 Nacional URU 1–2 Report ARG Estudiantes Medina 75 Boselli 52 90+1 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 46,983 Carlos Torres (Paraguay) Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points. Grêmio v Cruzeiro July 2, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Grêmio BRA 2–2 Report BRA Cruzeiro Rever 55 Souza 75 Wellington Paulista 34 36 Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre 40,452 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points. Finals 2009 Copa Libertadores Finals The Finals was played on July 8 and 15. Cruzeiro BRA 1–4 Estudiantes ARG 0–0 1–2 |} First leg July 8, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Estudiantes ARG 0–0 Report BRA Cruzeiro Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Second leg July 15, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro BRA 1–2 Report ARG Estudiantes Henrique 52 Fernández 57Boselli 73 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte Carlos Chandía (Chile) Footnotes A. woGuadalajara 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. l. References External links CONMEBOL's official website es Knockout stages