2009 Copa Libertadores

50th season of Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores de América 2009 2009 Copa Libertadores da América 175px The 50th Edition Logo January 27 - July 15 38 11 ARG Estudiantes (LP) 4 BRA Cruzeiro 134 323 2416216 ARG Mauro Boselli (8 goals) ARG Juan Sebastián Verónhttp://www.pasionlibertadores.com/noticias/Conoce-a-los-jugadores-mas-valiosos-de-la-Libertadores--20121010-0006.html Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores 10 October 2012 23 February 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924065154/http://www.pasionlibertadores.com/noticias/Conoce-a-los-jugadores-mas-valiosos-de-la-Libertadores--20121010-0006.html dead 2008 2010 The 2009 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. The tournament was won by Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata, who achieved their fourth Copa Libertadores title and first in 39 years. Since the inception of a preliminary round in 2004, they are the first club to start in that round and win the Copa Libertadores. Estudiantes earned a berth to play in 2010 Recopa Sudamericana and in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup but lost both titles to LDU Quito and Barcelona respectively. Qualified teams AssociationTeamQualification methodARG Argentina5 berthsLanús2007 Apertura championRiver Plate2008 Clausura championBoca Juniors2008 Apertura championSan LorenzoBest average of the 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, & 2008 AperturaEstudiantes (LP)2nd best average of the 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, & 2008 AperturaBOL Bolivia3 berthsUniversitario de Sucre2008 Apertura championAurora 2008 Clausura championReal Potosí2008 play-off championBRA Brazil5 berthsSão PauloCampeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 championGrêmioCampeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 runner-upCruzeiroCampeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 3rd placeSport Recife2008 Copa do Brasil championPalmeirasCampeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 4th placeCHI Chile3 berthsEverton2008 Apertura championColo-Colo2008 Clausura championUniversidad de Chile1st place in 2008 Clausura general tableCOL Colombia3 berthsBoyacá Chicó2008 Apertura championAmérica2008 Finalización championIndependiente Medellín2008 Primera A best-placed non-championECU Ecuador3 + 1 berthsLDU Quito2008 Copa Libertadores championDeportivo Quito2008 Serie A championDeportivo Cuenca2008 Serie A 3rd placeEl Nacional2008 Serie A 4th placePAR Paraguay3 berthsLibertad2008 Apertura & 2008 Clausura championGuaraní2008 Primera División best-placed non-championNacional2008 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-championPER Peru3 berthsUniversitario2008 Apertura championUniversidad San Martín2008 Clausura championSporting Cristal2008 Descentralizado best-placed non-championURU Uruguay3 berthsDefensor Sporting 2007–08 Primera División championNacional2008 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores championPeñarol2008 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 3rd placeVEN Venezuela3 berthsDeportivo Táchira2007–08 Primera División championCaracas2007–08 Primera División runner-upDeportivo Anzoátegui2007–08 Primera División best-placed non-finalistMEX Mexico3 invitees (CONCACAF)San Luis1st place in 2008 Apertura general tableGuadalajara2009 InterLiga championPachuca2009 InterLiga runner-up Round and draw dates The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw. All events occurred in 2009 unless otherwise stated. Stage Draw date First leg Second legFirst stageNovember 25, 2008January 27–29February 3–5Second stageFebruary 10 – April 30Round of 16N/AMay 5–14May 12–21QuarterfinalsMay 27–28June 17–18SemifinalsJune 24–25July 1–2FinalsJuly 8July 15 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. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings in the group stage: superior goal difference; higher number of goals scored; higher number of away goals scored; draw. For the first stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, the fourth criterion is replaced by a penalty shootout if necessary. The finals have their own set of criteria; see the finals section for more details. First stage 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage In the First Stage, twelve teams played a two-legged tie (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. TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Points PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGD Goal differenceAG away goalsPen. Penalty shootoutPeñarol URU1:4COL Independiente Medellín0–40–0———Estudiantes (LP) ARG3:3PER Sporting Cristal 1–21–00:01:0—Nacional PAR4:1ECU El Nacional5–03–3———Deportivo Cuenca ECU3:3VEN Deportivo Anzoátegui0–23–0 +1:−1——Real Potosí BOL0:6BRA Palmeiras1–50–2———Pachuca MEX3:3CHI Universidad de Chile0–12–10:00:1— Second stage 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage A total of 26 teams qualified directly to this phase and were joined by six teams from the First Stage, bringing the total to 32 teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Third Stage. Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 2 Group 3 Group 3 Group 4 Group 4 Group 5 Group 5 Group 6 Group 6 Group 7 Group 7 Group 8 Group 8 Knockout stages 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages The last four stages of the tournament (round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stage. Sixteen teams advanced into the first of these stages: the third stage. 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. +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 Estudiantes (LP)10+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 Universidad 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 (LP) 3 0 2 ARG Boca Juniors 2 0 15 URU Defensor Sporting 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 first match of the Round of 16 began on 5 May, with the last match played on 21 May. 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—— Quarterfinals 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 BRA2:2VEN Caracas1–10–00:01:0—Nacional URU2:2BRA Palmeiras1–10–00:01:0—São Paulo BRA0:6BRA Cruzeiro1–20–2———Estudiantes ARG6:0URU Defensor Sporting1–01–0——— Semifinals 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 BRA1:4BRA Cruzeiro1–32–2———Nacional URU0:6ARG Estudiantes (LP)0–11–2——— Finals 2009 Copa Libertadores Finals July 8, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 0–0 Report BRA Cruzeiro Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata 52,000 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) July 15, 2009 21:50 UTC−03:00 Cruzeiro BRA 1–2 Report ARG Estudiantes (LP) Henrique 52 Fernández 57Boselli 72 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte 65,000 Carlos Chandía (Chile) Copa Libertadores de América2009 ChampionARG 100pxEstudiantes (LP)Fourth Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1ARG Mauro BoselliARG Estudiantes (LP)82PAR Jorge NúñezPAR Nacional7BRA Rodrigo TeixeiraECU Deportivo Cuenca74BRA KeirrisonBRA Palmeiras6BRA SouzaBRA Grêmio66BRA BorgesBRA São Paulo5ARG Darío FigueroaVEN Caracas5ARG Rodrigo PalacioARG Boca Juniors5ARG Martín PalermoARG Boca Juniors5BRA Wellington PaulistaBRA Cruzeiro5 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. References General https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa09.html Copa Libertadores de América 2009 RSSSF 15 January 2010 5 May 2010 Juan Pablo Andrés live https://web.archive.org/web/20100301074710/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa09.html 1 March 2010 External links CONMEBOL's official website es 2009 1