2014 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The final stages of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana were played from October 1 to December 10, 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages.[1]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on May 20, 2014, 12:00 UTC−3, at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]

To determine the bracket starting from the round of 16, the defending champion and the 15 winners of the second stage were assigned a "seed" by draw. The defending champion and the winners from Argentina Zone and Brazil Zone were assigned odd-numbered "seeds", and the winners from ties between South Zone and North Zone were assigned even-numbered "seeds".

Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 16 teams which qualified for the final stages, which included the defending champion (Lanús) and the 15 winners of the second stage (three from Argentina Zone, four from Brazil Zone, eight from ties between South Zone and North Zone):

Seed Team
1Brazil Vitória
2Paraguay Capiatá
3Argentina River Plate
4Chile Huachipato
5Brazil Goiás
6Uruguay Peñarol
7Argentina Lanús
8Peru Universidad César Vallejo
9Brazil Bahia
10Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11Argentina Estudiantes
12Ecuador Emelec
13Brazil São Paulo
14Paraguay Libertad
15Argentina Boca Juniors
16Colombia Atlético Nacional

Format

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Round of 16:
    • Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16
    • Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15
    • Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14
    • Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13
    • Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12
    • Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11
    • Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10
    • Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
    • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
    • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
    • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
  • Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other)
    • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
    • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
  • Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2 1 3  
1 Brazil Vitória 2 0 2  
  16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 1 2  
  8 Peru Univ. César Vallejo 0 0 0  
9 Brazil Bahia 2 0 2 (6)
8 Peru Univ. César Vallejo (p) 0 2 2 (7)  
  16 Colombia Atlético Nacional (p) 1 0 1 (4)  
  13 Brazil São Paulo 0 1 1 (1)  
13 Brazil São Paulo 1 3 4  
4 Chile Huachipato 0 2 2  
  13 Brazil São Paulo 4 2 6
  12 Ecuador Emelec 2 3 5  
12 Ecuador Emelec (p) 1 0 1 (6)
5 Brazil Goiás 0 1 1 (5)  
  16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 0 1
  3 Argentina River Plate 1 2 3
15 Argentina Boca Juniors (p) 0 1 1 (4)  
2 Paraguay Capiatá 1 0 1 (3)  
  15 Argentina Boca Juniors 1 4 5
  10 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 1 1  
10 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2 1 3
7 Argentina Lanús 1 1 2  
  15 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 0 0
  3 Argentina River Plate 0 1 1  
11 Argentina Estudiantes (p) 2 1 3 (3)  
6 Uruguay Peñarol 1 2 3 (1)  
  11 Argentina Estudiantes 1 2 3
  3 Argentina River Plate 2 3 5  
14 Paraguay Libertad 1 0 1
3 Argentina River Plate 3 2 5  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on September 30, October 1 and 14–16, and the second legs were played on October 15–16 and 21–23, 2014.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia 3–2 Brazil Vitória 2–2 1–0
Boca Juniors Argentina 1–1 (4–3 p) Paraguay Capiatá 0–1 1–0
Libertad Paraguay 1–5 Argentina River Plate 1–3 0–2
São Paulo Brazil 4–2 Chile Huachipato 1–0 3–2
Emelec Ecuador 1–1 (6–5 p) Brazil Goiás 1–0 0–1
Estudiantes Argentina 3–3 (3–1 p) Uruguay Peñarol 2–1 1–2
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 3–2 Argentina Lanús 2–1 1–1
Bahia Brazil 2–2 (6–7 p) Peru Universidad César Vallejo 2–0 0–2

Match A

Atlético Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match B

Boca Juniors Argentina 0–1 Paraguay Capiatá
Report Ó. Ruiz  43'
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties.

Match C

River Plate won 5–1 on aggregate.

Match D

São Paulo Brazil 1–0 Chile Huachipato
Michel Bastos  55' Report
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Huachipato Chile 2–3 Brazil São Paulo
Vilches  20'
Sagal  87'		 Report Michel Bastos  9'
Ganso  22'
Boschilia  89'

São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match E

Emelec Ecuador 1–0 Brazil Goiás
E. Herrera  86' Report
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Emelec won on penalties.

Match F

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Estudiantes won on penalties.

Match G

Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–1 Argentina Lanús
Romero  61', 63' Report Silva  72'

Cerro Porteño won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match H

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad César Vallejo won on penalties.

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on October 29–30, and the second legs were played on November 5–6, 2014.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia 2–0 Peru Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 1–0
Boca Juniors Argentina 5–1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–0 4–1
Estudiantes Argentina 3–5 Argentina River Plate 1–2 2–3
São Paulo Brazil 6–5 Ecuador Emelec 4–2 2–3

Match S1

Atlético Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate.

Match S2

Boca Juniors won 5–1 on aggregate.

Match S3

Estudiantes Argentina 1–2 Argentina River Plate
Vera  45+1' Report Mora  52'
Sánchez  71'

River Plate won 5–3 on aggregate.

Match S4

Emelec Ecuador 3–2 Brazil São Paulo
Bolaños  1', 48' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Report Alan Kardec  28'
Ganso  39'
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

São Paulo won 6–5 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on November 19–20, and the second legs were played on November 26–27, 2014.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–1 (4–1 p) Brazil São Paulo 1–0 0–1
Boca Juniors Argentina 0–1 Argentina River Plate 0–0 0–1

Match F1

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Nacional won on penalties.

Match F2

Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

River Plate won 1–0 on aggregate.

Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[1]

The first leg was played on December 3, and the second leg was played on December 10, 2014.[6]

Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–1 Argentina River Plate
Berrío  34' Report Pisculichi  65'
Attendance: 44,412

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Copa Total Sudamericana 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ↑ "Impactante lanzamiento de la decimotercera edición de la Copa Total Sudamericana en Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. May 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Por tradición sobresale Peñarol – Estudiantes en los octavos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. September 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Copa Total Sudamericana: se tiene el programa oficial de los cuartos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Las semifinales de Copa Total Sudamericana con horarios y fechas establecidas" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "El 3 y el 10 de diciembre son las fechas de la final de la Total Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 28, 2014.
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