2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
| Event | 2015 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| on aggregate Santa Fe won 3–1 on penalties | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | December 2, 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Antonio Arias (Paraguay) | ||||||
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| after extra time | |||||||
| Date | December 9, 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá | ||||||
| Referee | Héber Lopes (Brazil) | ||||||
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team Huracán and Colombian team Santa Fe. The first leg was hosted by Huracán at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in Buenos Aires on December 2, 2015, while the second leg was hosted by Santa Fe at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá on December 9, 2015.[1] The winner qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores, and earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2015 J. League Cup winners in the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship.[2]
As both the first leg[3] and the second leg[4] were tied 0–0, the champion was decided by penalty shoot-out in which Santa Fe won 3–1, winning the tournament for the first time in their history.
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Road to the finals
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
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Round | | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Elimination stages | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | First stage |  (won 3–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–0 | ||
| Home | 3–0 | |||||
(won 6–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–5 | Second stage |  (won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–2 |
| Home | 1–0 | Home | 0–1 | |||
| Seed 7 | Final stages | Seed 3 | ||||
 (won 4–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 | (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Away | 2–1 |
| Home | 3–0 | Home | 1–0 | |||
(won 1–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 | Quarterfinals | (won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 |
| Away | 0–0 | Home | 1–1 | |||
(won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 | Semifinals |  (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Away | 1–1 |
| Home | 2–2 | Home | 0–0 | |||
Format
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 would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2]
Matches
First leg
          Huracán
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     Santa Fe
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Assistant referees:[5]
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Second leg
| Santa Fe | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | ||
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Pérez  Seijas Balanta |
3–1 |  |
 Santa Fe
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    Huracán
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Assistant referees:[5]
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References
- "Horarios definidos para los partidos de la gran final de la Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 27, 2015.
- "Copa Sudamericana 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Copa Sudamericana: Huracán y Santa Fe empataron 0 a 0 en la primera final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. December 2, 2015.
- "Copa Sudamericana: Independiente Santa Fe es campeón tras vencer en penales a Huracán" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. December 9, 2015.
- "Antonio Arias and Héber Lopes will be the referees for the final of the Copa Sudamericana". CONMEBOL. November 29, 2015.