2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

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Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores

The last four stages of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

Format

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The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.

Tie-breaking

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The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shootout

Seeding

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The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are 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 are seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Brazil Grêmio 16 +10 11 5
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 15 +8 11 4
3 Uruguay Nacional 14 +9 12 4
4 Brazil São Paulo 13 +4 10 5
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 13 +4 9 2
6 Brazil Sport Recife 13 +3 10 6
7 Paraguay Libertad 12 +2 7 3
8 Venezuela Caracas 10 +3 7 1
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 10 +5 9 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 10 +5 9 0
11 Brazil Palmeiras 10 +2 9 5
12 Chile Universidad de Chile 10 +2 8 2
13 Mexico Guadalajara 9 +3 9 2
14 Mexico San Luis 8 0 7 0
15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 8 0 5 1
16 Peru Universidad San Martín 8 −2 7 2

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Brazil Grêmio 3 2
16 Peru U. San Martín 1 0
1 Brazil Grêmio (a) 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 4
9 Ecuador Cuenca 2 0
1 Brazil Grêmio 1 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 3 2
4 Brazil São Paulo – –
13 Mexico Guadalajara – –
4 Brazil São Paulo 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 1
12 Chile U. de Chile 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2
3 Uruguay Nacional – –
14 Mexico San Luis – –
3 Uruguay Nacional (a) 1 0
11 Brazil Palmeiras 1 0
6 Brazil Sport Recife 0 1 (1)
11 Brazil Palmeiras (p) 1 0 (3)
3 Uruguay Nacional 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 2
7 Paraguay Libertad 0 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 3 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 1
15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0 0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 0
15 Uruguay Defensor S. 2 1

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 6:0 Peru Universidad San Martín 3–1 2–0 — — —
Boca Juniors Argentina 1:4 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–2 0–1 — — —
Nacional Uruguay w/o[A] Mexico San Luis — — — — —
São Paulo Brazil w/o[A] Mexico Guadalajara — — — — —
Cruzeiro Brazil 6:0 Chile Universidad de Chile 2–1 1–0 — — —
Sport Recife Brazil 3:3 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 1–0 0:0 0:0 1:3
Libertad Paraguay 1:4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–3 0–0 — — —
Caracas Venezuela 3:3 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 4–0 +3:−3 — —
  • ^1 Guadalajara and San Luis withdrew from the tournament after an agreement on an alternative venue for the first legs, both scheduled to be played in Mexico, was unable to be agreed upon following concerns raised by both Nacional and São Paulo over the Swine flu outbreak in Mexico.

First leg

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Second leg

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Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties.

Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference.

Grêmio won 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.

Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.

Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.

Quarterfinals

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Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 2:2 Venezuela Caracas 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
Estudiantes Argentina 6:0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1–0 1–0 — — —
Nacional Uruguay 2:2 Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
São Paulo Brazil 0:6 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–2 0–2 — — —

First leg

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Second leg

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Nacional Uruguay0–0Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Nacional 2–2 Palmeiras on points. Nacional and Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Nacional advances on away goals.

Grêmio 2−2 Caracas on points. Grêmio and Caracas tied on goal difference and goals scored. Grêmio advances on away goals.

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 1:4 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–3 2–2 — — —
Nacional Uruguay 0:6 Argentina Estudiantes 0–1 1–2 — — —

First leg

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Second leg

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Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.

Finals

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Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores Finals

The Finals was played on July 8 and 15.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cruzeiro Brazil 1–4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 1–2

First leg

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Second leg

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Footnotes

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A. ^ Guadalajara 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.

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References

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