2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

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.

Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores

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 (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw, and zero (0) 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. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shootout

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 Grêmio16+10115
2 Boca Juniors15+8114
3 Nacional14+9124
4 São Paulo13+4105
5 Cruzeiro13+492
6 Sport Recife13+3106
7 Libertad12+273
8 Caracas10+371
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Deportivo Cuenca10+591
10 Estudiantes10+590
11 Palmeiras10+295
12 Universidad de Chile10+282
13 Guadalajara9+392
14 San Luis8070
15 Defensor Sporting8051
16 Universidad San Martín8−272

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

Round of 16

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 6:0 Universidad San Martín 3–1 2–0 — — —
Boca Juniors 1:4 Defensor Sporting 2–2 0–1 — — —
Nacional w/o[A] San Luis — — — — —
São Paulo w/o[A] Guadalajara — — — — —
Cruzeiro 6:0 Universidad de Chile 2–1 1–0 — — —
Sport Recife 3:3 Palmeiras 0–1 1–0 0:0 0:0 1:3
Libertad 1:4 Estudiantes 0–3 0–0 — — —
Caracas 3:3 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
Universidad San Martín 1–3 Grêmio
Arzuaga  34' Report Souza  9'
López  46', 61'
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Estudiantes 3–0 Libertad
G. Fernández  1'
Boselli  64' (pen.), 70'		 Report
Attendance: 20,912
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Second leg

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 2–0 Universidad San Martín
Jonas  17'
Herrera  74'		 Report
Attendance: 23,839

Grêmio won 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.

Libertad 0–0 Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 1,987

Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.

Boca Juniors 0–1 Defensor Sporting
Report De Souza  27'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Salvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.

Quarterfinals

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 2:2 Caracas 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
Estudiantes 6:0 Defensor Sporting 1–0 1–0 — — —
Nacional 2:2 Palmeiras 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —
São Paulo 0:6 Cruzeiro 1–2 0–2 — — —

First leg
Caracas 1–1 Grêmio
Cichero  2' Report Fábio Santos  75'

Second leg
Nacional 0–0 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 0–0 Caracas
Report
Attendance: 36,725

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

First leg

Second leg
Nacional 1–2 Estudiantes
Medina  75' Report Boselli  52', 90+1'
Attendance: 46,983

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

Grêmio 2–2 Cruzeiro
Rever  55'
Souza  75'		 Report Wellington Paulista  34', 36'
Attendance: 40,452

Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.

Finals
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 1–4 Estudiantes 0–0 1–2

First leg
Estudiantes 0–0 Cruzeiro
Report

Second leg
Cruzeiro 1–2 Estudiantes
Henrique  52' Report Fernández  57'
Boselli  73'

Footnotes
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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