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
  • UANL
  • 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 Santa Fe 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 Advance to final stages — 0–1 3–1 3–1
2 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 0 3 5 4 +1 9 2–0 — 2–0 0–1
3 Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 0–3 2–0 — 2–0
4 Atlas 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–1 1–0 1–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Atlas 0–1 Santa Fe
Report Arias 77'
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Atlético Mineiro 0–1 Atlas
Report Suárez 86'
Attendance: 16,331
Santa Fe 3–1 Colo-Colo
Morelo 34', 43', 65' Report Suazo 51' (pen.)
Atlas 1–3 Colo-Colo
Medina 19' (pen.) Report Paredes 9', 83'
Cáceres 90+2'

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR SPA SLA DAN
1 Corinthians 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 4–0
2 São Paulo 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12 2–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 San Lorenzo 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 0–1
4 Danubio 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 1–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Corinthians 2–0 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.

São Paulo 4–0 Danubio
Pato 3', 40'
Reinaldo 69'
Jonathan Cafu 88'		 Report
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
San Lorenzo 0–1 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 1–0 San Lorenzo
Michel Bastos 89' Report
Attendance: 26,176
Corinthians 4–0 Danubio
Jádson 26'
Guerrero 32', 46', 67'		 Report
Attendance: 38,928
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Corinthians 0–0 San Lorenzo
Report
Attendance: 41,107
São Paulo 2–0 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 Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 3–0
2 Universitario de Sucre 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 9 0–0 — 0–0 2–0
3 Huracán 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 3–1 1–1 — 2–2
4 Mineros de Guayana 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 0–1 3–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Huracán 2–2 Mineros
Villarruel 27'
Domínguez 88' (pen.)		 Report Valoyes 21', 81' (pen.)
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Cruzeiro 0–0 Huracán
Report
Attendance: 25,867
Huracán 1–1 Universitario
Ábila 34' Report Suárez 39'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Huracán 3–1 Cruzeiro
Ábila 14', 25'
Mancinelli 62'		 Report Leandro Damião 60' (pen.)
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)
Cruzeiro 2–0 Universitario
Willian 37'
Léo 56'		 Report
Attendance: 24,288
Mineros 3–0 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 Internacional 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 3–2 1–0 3–1
2 Emelec 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3 The Strongest 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 9 3–1 1–0 — 5–3
4 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 3–1 Internacional
Chumacero 10', 85'
Wayar 14'		 Report D'Alessandro 48' (pen.)
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Internacional 3–2 Emelec
Nilmar 10'
Alex 59'
Réver 82'		 Report Burbano 22'
Mena 45+1'
Attendance: 29,752
Internacional 1–0 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 Boca Juniors 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 18 Advance to final stages — 2–1 2–0 5–0
2 Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 0–3 — 1–0 3–2
3 Palestino 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 Zamora 6 0 0 6 3 21 −18 0 1–5 0–3 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Zamora 0–1 Palestino
Report Márquez 44'
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
Montevideo Wanderers 1–0 Palestino
Santos 22' Report
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
Zamora 1–5 Boca Juniors
Murillo 17' Report Martínez 51', 90+1'
Colazo 57', 70'
Chávez 77'
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Palestino 4–0 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 UANL 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Advance to final stages — 2–2 3–0 4–0
2 River Plate 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 7 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
3 Juan Aurich 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 4–5 1–1 — 2–0
4 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 2–0 River Plate
Orué 80'
Valverde 87'		 Report
Juan Aurich 2–0 San José
Valoyes 5'
Ramos 22'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Juan Aurich 1–1 River Plate
Rengifo 66' Report Balanta 21'
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
UANL 2–2 River Plate
Arévalo 11'
Álvarez 68'		 Report Gutiérrez 86'
Mora 89'
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)
River Plate 3–0 San José
Mora 42', 52' (pen.)
Gutiérrez 54'		 Report
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
Juan Aurich 4–5 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 Atlético Nacional 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 1–1 4–0 2–3
2 Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 0–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Libertad 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 2–2 1–0 — 1–1
4 Barcelona 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 1–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers
Estudiantes 3–0 Barcelona
Carrillo 16', 36', 74' Report
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Libertad 1–0 Estudiantes
Tréllez 62' Report
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
Atlético Nacional 2–3 Barcelona
Palomino 26'
Mejía 70'		 Report Esterilla 37'
Alemán 46', 51'
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC GUA CRI TAC
1 Racing 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Advance to final stages — 4–1 1–2 3–2
2 Guaraní 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 2–0 — 2–2 5–2
3 Sporting Cristal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 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 2–2 Sporting Cristal
Fernández 69'
Santander 84'		 Report Pereyra 31'
Ballón 47'
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Deportivo Táchira
Lobatón 26' Report González 87'
Referee: Imer Machado (Colombia)
Racing 3–2 Deportivo Táchira
Milito 57'
Bou 69'
Fernández 90'		 Report Meza 29', 48'
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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