2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

The last four stages of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

Format

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

The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points[1]:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shoot-out

Seeding

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 Fluminense 13 +8 11 2
2 Flamengo 13 +4 8 3
3 River Plate 12 +6 14 5
4 Atlas 11 +5 11 2
5 Cruzeiro 11 +4 11 2
6 Estudiantes 11 +4 9 5
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 11 +3 7 6
8 São Paulo 11 +2 6 2
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Nacional 12 +4 9 2
10 Santos 10 +7 13 3
11 LDU Quito 10 +5 10 2
12 Boca Juniors 10 +3 12 2
13 Lanús 10 +3 9 3
14 San Lorenzo 10 +1 8 4
15 América 9 0 10 1
16 Atlético Nacional 8 +3 8 3

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
1 Fluminense 2 1 3
16 Atlético Nacional 1 0 1
1 Fluminense 0 3 3
8 São Paulo 1 1 2
8 São Paulo 0 2 2
9 Nacional 0 0 0
1 Fluminense 2 3 5
12 Boca Juniors 2 1 3
5 Cruzeiro 1 1 2
12 Boca Juniors 2 2 4
12 Boca Juniors 2 3 5
4 Atlas 2 0 2
4 Atlas 1 2 3
13 Lanús 0 2 2
1 Fluminense 2 3 5 [1]
11 LDU Quito (p) 4 1 5 [3]
6 Estudiantes 0 2 2
11 LDU Quito 2 1 3
11 LDU Quito (p) 1 1 2 [5]
14 San Lorenzo 1 1 2 [3]
3 River Plate 1 2 3
14 San Lorenzo 2 2 4
11 LDU Quito (a) 1 0 1
15 América 1 0 1
7 Cúcuta Deportivo 0 0 0
10 Santos 2 2 4
10 Santos 0 1 1
15 América 2 0 2
2 Flamengo 4 0 4
15 América 2 3 5

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense 6–0 Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0
Flamengo 3–3 (gd) América 4–2 0–3
River Plate 1–4 San Lorenzo 1–2 2–2
Atlas 4–1 Lanús 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro 0–6 Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2
Estudiantes 3–3 (gd) LDU Quito 0–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo 0–6 Santos 0–2 0–2
São Paulo 4–1 Nacional 0–0 2–0

First leg

Lanús 0 – 1 Atlas
Report Marioni 37'

LDU Quito 2 – 0 Estudiantes
Guerrón 63'
Manso 77'
Report
Attendance: 17,540


América 2 – 4 Flamengo
Cervantes 45'
Esqueda 72'
Report Marcinho 44', 70'
Tardelli 89'
Moura 90'




Second leg

Fluminense advanced 6–0 on points.


LDU Quito 3–3 Estudiantes on points. LDU Quito advanced on better goal difference (+1).


Atlas 2 – 2 Lanús
Marioni 29'
Mendivil 78'
Report Sand 64'
Acosta 90'

Atlas advanced 4–1 on points.


Boca Juniors advanced 6–0 on points.


Flamengo 0 – 3 América
Report Cabañas 20', 77'
Esqueda 38'

América 3–3 Flamengo on points. América advanced on better goal difference (+1).


São Paulo advanced 4–1 on points.


San Lorenzo advanced 4–1 on points.


Santos advanced 6–0 on points.

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense (gd) 3–3 São Paulo 0–1 3–1
Santos 3–3 (gd) América 0–2 1–0
LDU Quito 2–2 (5–3 p) San Lorenzo 1–1 1–1
Atlas 1–4 Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3

First leg

Boca Juniors 2 – 2 Atlas
Ayala 36' (o.g.)
Cáceres 75'
Report Flores 5'
Torres 88'



América 2 – 0 Santos
Cabañas 25', 62' Report
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg

Atlas 0 – 3 Boca Juniors
Report Palermo 20', 34', 38'
Attendance: 56,713
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Boca Juniors advanced 4–1 on points.


Fluminense 3 – 1 São Paulo
Washington 11', 90+1'
Dodô 71'
Report Adriano 70'

Fluminense and São Paulo tied 3–3 on points. Fluminense advanced on goal difference (+1).


LDU Quito and San Lorenzo tied 2–2 on points, and tied 0 on goal difference. LDU Quito advanced 5–3 on penalties.


Santos 1 – 0 América
Pereira 62' Report

América and Santos tied 3–3 on points. América advanced on goal difference (+1).

Semifinals

The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense 4–1 Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1
LDU Quito (a) 2–2 América 1–1 0–0

First leg

América 1 – 1 LDU Quito
Esqueda 72' Report Bolaños 62'
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg

LDU Quito 0 – 0 América
Report
Attendance: 55,336
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

LDU Quito 2–2 América on points. LDU Quito advanced on away goals.


Fluminense 3 – 1 Boca Juniors
Washington 63'
Ibarra 71' (o.g.)
Dodô 90+3'
Report Palermo 58'

Fluminense advanced 4–1 on points.

Finals

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
LDU Quito 3–3 a.e.t.
(3–1 p)
Fluminense 4–2 1–3

First leg

LDU Quito 4 – 2 Fluminense
Bieler 2'
Guerrón 29'
Campos 34'
Urrutia 45'
Report Conca 12'
Neves 52'
Attendance: 55,359

Second leg

References

  1. ^ a b c "The 2008 Santander Libertadores Cup is already in play". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  2. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Atlas at Estadio Jose Amalfitani, home of Velez Sarzfield". 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Fluminense at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, home of Racing". 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-28.