2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from September 22 to December 9, 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Qualified teams

The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) and the defending champions qualified for the final stages.

Winners of the second stage Defending champions
Winners of the first stage Brazil Argentina
Winner O16: River Plate

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, which was held on July 16, 2015, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Salón Joao Havelange of the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.[1][2]

Seed Team Round of 16
1 LDU Quito Match A
2 Defensor Sporting Match B
3 Santa Fe Match C
4 Sportivo Luqueño Match D
5 Brasília Match E
6 Olimpia Match F
7 Huracán Match G
8 Chapecoense Match H
9 Libertad Match H
10 Sport Recife Match G
11 Independiente Match F
12 Atlético Paranaense Match E
13 Deportes Tolima Match D
14 Emelec Match C
15 Lanús Match B
16 River Plate Match A

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 would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
  • In the finals, 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.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they would have to 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 would have to 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 River Plate 2 0 2  
1 LDU Quito 0 1 1  
  16 River Plate 3 1 4  
  8 Chapecoense 1 2 3  
9 Libertad 1 1 2 (3)
8 Chapecoense (p) 1 1 2 (5)  
  16 River Plate 0 2 2  
  7 Huracán 1 2 3  
10 Sport Recife 1 0 1  
7 Huracán 1 3 4  
  7 Huracán 1 0 1
  2 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0  
15 Lanús 0 0 0 (3)
2 Defensor Sporting (p) 0 0 0 (5)  
  7 Huracán 0 0 0 (1)
  3 Santa Fe (p) 0 0 0 (3)
12 Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1  
5 Brasília 0 0 0  
  12 Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1
  4 Sportivo Luqueño 0 2 2  
13 Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
4 Sportivo Luqueño 1 1 2  
  4 Sportivo Luqueño 1 0 1
  3 Santa Fe (a) 1 0 1  
11 Independiente 1 0 1  
6 Olimpia 0 0 0  
  11 Independiente 0 1 1
  3 Santa Fe 1 1 2  
14 Emelec 2 0 2
3 Santa Fe (a) 1 1 2  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on September 22–24, and the second legs were played on September 29–30 and October 1, 2015.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 2–1 LDU Quito 2–0 0–1
Lanús 0–0 (3–5 p) Defensor Sporting 0–0 0–0
Emelec 2–2 (a) Santa Fe 2–1 0–1
Deportes Tolima 1–2 Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 0–1
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Brasília 1–0 0–0
Independiente 1–0 Olimpia 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife 1–4 Huracán 1–1 0–3
Libertad 2–2 (3–5 p) Chapecoense 1–1 1–1

Match A
River Plate 2–0 LDU Quito
Alario  26'
Mora  75'		 Report
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
LDU Quito 1–0 River Plate
Mina  53' Report
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Defensor Sporting won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C
Emelec 2–1 Santa Fe
Bolaños  82', 88' (pen.) Report Roa  45'
Santa Fe 1–0 Emelec
Morelo  45+1' Report

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D

Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Brasília
Hernández  62' Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Brasília 0–0 Atlético Paranaense
Report
Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

Atlético Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F

Independiente won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G
Sport Recife 1–1 Huracán
André  51' Report Bogado  74' (pen.)
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Huracán 3–0 Sport Recife
Ábila  47', 72'
Bogado  52'		 Report
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

Huracán won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H
Libertad 1–1 Chapecoense
López  90+2' Report Camilo  17'
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Chapecoense won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on October 20–22, and the second legs were played on October 27–29, 2015.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 4–3 Chapecoense 3–1 1–2
Huracán 1–0 Defensor Sporting 1–0 0–0
Independiente 1–2 Santa Fe 0–1 1–1
Atlético Paranaense 1–2 Sportivo Luqueño 1–0 0–2

Match S1
River Plate 3–1 Chapecoense
Sánchez  19', 85'
Pisculichi  62'		 Report Maranhão  36'
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)
Chapecoense 2–1 River Plate
Bruno Rangel  20', 52' Report Sánchez  45+1'

River Plate won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S2
Huracán 1–0 Defensor Sporting
Ábila  78' Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Huracán won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3
Santa Fe 1–1 Independiente
Meza  30' Report Zapata  90+1' (o.g.)

Santa Fe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S4
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Sportivo Luqueño
Marcos Guilherme  63' Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Sportivo Luqueño 2–0 Atlético Paranaense
Ortega  3'
Leguizamón  35'		 Report
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

Since there were two semifinalists from Argentina, they had to play each other instead of their original opponents as determined by the seeding.

The first legs were played on November 4–5, and the second legs were played on November 25–26, 2015.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 (a) Santa Fe 1–1 0–0
River Plate 2–3 Huracán 0–1 2–2

Match F1

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the finals.

Match F2
Huracán 2–2 River Plate
Toranzo  2'
Ábila  25'		 Report Mora  68', 81'
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Huracán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals
Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana 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 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.[1]

The first leg was played on December 2, and the second leg was played on December 9, 2015.[6]

Huracán 0–0 Santa Fe
Report
Santa Fe 0–0 (a.e.t.) Huracán
Report
Penalties
Pérez
Seijas
Balanta 		3–1 Bogado
Nervo
Mancinelli
Toranzo
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties.

References
  1. "Copa Sudamericana 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Quedó establecido el calendario de la Copa Sudamericana 2015". CONMEBOL.com. July 16, 2015.
  3. "Definida la programación de los octavos de final de la Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. September 18, 2015.
  4. "Confirmada las fechas de los cuartos de final de la Copa Sudamericana 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 2, 2015.
  5. "Las fechas y horarios de las Semifinales de la Copa Sudamericana 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 30, 2015.
  6. "Horarios definidos para los partidos de la gran final de la Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 27, 2015.
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