2015 Copa Libertadores second stage

The 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage was played from February 17 to April 22, 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[1]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on December 2, 2014, 21:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years).[1] Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 2 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Pots for the second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  • Mexico UANL
  • Mexico Atlas
  • Winner G1
  • Winner G2
  • Winner G3
  • Winner G4
  • Winner G5
  • Winner G6

The six winners of the first stage which joined the 26 direct entrants were as follows:

Format

In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Goal difference in all games;
  2. Goals scored in all games;
  3. Goals scored in all away games;
  4. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matches were played on February 17–19, 24–26, March 3–5, 10–12, 17–19, April 1, 7–9, 14–16, and 21–22, 2015.[2]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SFE CAM CCL ATL
1 Colombia Santa Fe 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 Advance to final stages — 0–1 3–1 3–1
2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 0 3 5 4 +1 9 2–0 — 2–0 0–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 0–3 2–0 — 2–0
4 Mexico Atlas 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–1 1–0 1–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Atlas Mexico 0–1 Colombia Santa Fe
Report Arias  77'
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 0–1 Mexico Atlas
Report Suárez  86'
Attendance: 16,331
Santa Fe Colombia 3–1 Chile Colo-Colo
Morelo  34', 43', 65' Report Suazo  51' (pen.)
Atlas Mexico 1–3 Chile Colo-Colo
Medina  19' (pen.) Report Paredes  9', 83'
Cáceres  90+2'
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 2–0 Colombia Santa Fe
Carlos  12'
Guilherme  90'		 Report
Attendance: 21,237
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 2–0 Chile Colo-Colo
Pratto  18'
Rafael Carioca  79'		 Report
Attendance: 21,274
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Santa Fe Colombia 3–1 Mexico Atlas
Pérez  20'
Roa  30'
Rivera  90+2'		 Report Kannemann  60'

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR SPA SLA DAN
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 4–0
2 Brazil São Paulo 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12 2–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 0–1
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 1–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Corinthians Brazil 2–0 Brazil São Paulo
Elias  11'
Jádson  67'		 Report
Attendance: 39,026

Note: This was the first time the Clássico Majestoso derby matches between Corinthians and São Paulo were played in the Copa Libertadores.

Danubio Uruguay 1–2 Argentina San Lorenzo
Castro  10' Report Matos  85'
Cetto  87'
São Paulo Brazil 4–0 Uruguay Danubio
Pato  3', 40'
Reinaldo  69'
Jonathan Cafu  88'		 Report
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
San Lorenzo Argentina 0–1 Brazil Corinthians
Report Elias  65'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Note: San Lorenzo played their home match against Corinthians behind closed doors as they were punished for crowd disturbances in the second leg of the 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals.[3]

São Paulo Brazil 1–0 Argentina San Lorenzo
Michel Bastos  89' Report
Attendance: 26,176
Corinthians Brazil 4–0 Uruguay Danubio
Jádson  26'
Guerrero  32', 46', 67'		 Report
Attendance: 38,928
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Corinthians Brazil 0–0 Argentina San Lorenzo
Report
Attendance: 41,107
São Paulo Brazil 2–0 Brazil Corinthians
Luís Fabiano  31'
Michel Bastos  39'		 Report
Attendance: 38,772
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU UNI HUR MIN
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 3–0
2 Bolivia Universitario 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 9 0–0 — 0–0 2–0
3 Argentina Huracán 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 3–1 1–1 — 2–2
4 Venezuela Mineros 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 0–1 3–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Huracán Argentina 2–2 Venezuela Mineros
Villarruel  27'
Domínguez  88' (pen.)		 Report Valoyes  21', 81' (pen.)
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Mineros Venezuela 0–1 Bolivia Universitario
Report Castro  73'
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–0 Argentina Huracán
Report
Attendance: 25,867
Huracán Argentina 1–1 Bolivia Universitario
Ábila  34' Report Suárez  39'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Cruzeiro Brazil 3–0 Venezuela Mineros
De Arrascaeta  12'
Leandro Damião  14'
Henrique  72'		 Report
Attendance: 17,750
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Huracán Argentina 3–1 Brazil Cruzeiro
Ábila  14', 25'
Mancinelli  62'		 Report Leandro Damião  60' (pen.)
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)
Cruzeiro Brazil 2–0 Bolivia Universitario
Willian  37'
Léo  56'		 Report
Attendance: 24,288
Mineros Venezuela 3–0 Argentina Huracán
Valoyes  9', 39'
Acosta  64'		 Report

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT EME STR UCH
1 Brazil Internacional 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 3–2 1–0 3–1
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 9 3–1 1–0 — 5–3
4 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 1 0 5 7 16 −9 3 0–4 0–1 3–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
The Strongest Bolivia 3–1 Brazil Internacional
Chumacero  10', 85'
Wayar  14'		 Report D'Alessandro  48' (pen.)
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Emelec Ecuador 3–0 Bolivia The Strongest
Bolaños  3'
Fernández  23'
Mena  68'		 Report
Internacional Brazil 3–1 Chile Universidad de Chile
D'Alessandro  45+1' (pen.)
Jorge Henrique  60'
Eduardo Sasha  77'		 Report Canales  66'
Attendance: 32,133
Internacional Brazil 3–2 Ecuador Emelec
Nilmar  10'
Alex  59'
Réver  82'		 Report Burbano  22'
Mena  45+1'
Attendance: 29,752
The Strongest Bolivia 5–3 Chile Universidad de Chile
Centurión  45'
Castro  50'
Cristaldo  68'
Martelli  72'
Ramallo  86'		 Report Benegas  21'
Ubilla  70'
Corujo  71'
Emelec Ecuador 1–1 Brazil Internacional
Mena  31' Report Vitinho  55'
Internacional Brazil 1–0 Bolivia The Strongest
Valdívia  40' Report
Attendance: 37,190

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC WAN PAL ZAM
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 18 Advance to final stages — 2–1 2–0 5–0
2 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 0–3 — 1–0 3–2
3 Chile Palestino 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 Venezuela Zamora 6 0 0 6 3 21 −18 0 1–5 0–3 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Zamora Venezuela 0–1 Chile Palestino
Report Márquez  44'
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay 1–0 Chile Palestino
Santos  22' Report
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Zamora Venezuela 1–5 Argentina Boca Juniors
Murillo  17' Report Martínez  51', 90+1'
Colazo  57', 70'
Chávez  77'
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Palestino Chile 4–0 Venezuela Zamora
Cháves  46', 84'
Valencia  67'
Vidangossy  87'		 Report
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TIG RIV JUA SJO
1 Mexico UANL 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Advance to final stages — 2–2 3–0 4–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 7 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
3 Peru Juan Aurich 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 4–5 1–1 — 2–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
San José Bolivia 2–0 Argentina River Plate
Orué  80'
Valverde  87'		 Report
Juan Aurich Peru 2–0 Bolivia San José
Valoyes  5'
Ramos  22'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Juan Aurich Peru 1–1 Argentina River Plate
Tejada  66' Report Balanta  21'
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
UANL Mexico 2–2 Argentina River Plate
Arévalo  11'
Álvarez  68'		 Report Gutiérrez  86'
Mora  89'
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
River Plate Argentina 3–0 Bolivia San José
Mora  42', 52' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  54'		 Report
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
Juan Aurich Peru 4–5 Mexico UANL
Pacheco  13', 82'
Tejada  42', 51' (pen.)		 Report Esqueda  10', 16', 73'
Villalpando  66'
Espericueta  81'
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAN EST LIB BAR
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 1–1 4–0 2–3
2 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 0–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Paraguay Libertad 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 2–2 1–0 — 1–1
4 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 1–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Estudiantes Argentina 3–0 Ecuador Barcelona
Carrillo  16', 36', 74' Report
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Libertad Paraguay 1–0 Argentina Estudiantes
Tréllez  62' Report
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC GUA CRI TAC
1 Argentina Racing 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Advance to final stages — 4–1 1–2 3–2
2 Paraguay Guaraní 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 2–0 — 2–2 5–2
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 0–5 1–1 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Guaraní Paraguay 2–2 Peru Sporting Cristal
Fernández  69'
Santander  84'		 Report Pereyra  31'
Ballón  47'
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
Racing Argentina 4–1 Paraguay Guaraní
Bou  43', 78', 81'
Milito  48'		 Report Santander  64'
Sporting Cristal Peru 1–1 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Lobatón  26' Report González  87'
Referee: Imer Machado (Colombia)
Sporting Cristal Peru 0–2 Argentina Racing
Report Milito  76' (pen.)
Videla  88'
Racing Argentina 3–2 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Milito  57'
Bou  69'
Fernández  90'		 Report Meza  29', 48'
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ↑ "Se estableció el calendario de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. December 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sanction hangs over San Lorenzo in Libertadores defence". Reuters India. February 16, 2015.
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