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'
Atlético Mineiro 2–0 Santa Fe
Carlos  12'
Guilherme  90'		 Report
Attendance: 21,237
Atlético Mineiro 2–0 Colo-Colo
Pratto  18'
Rafael Carioca  79'		 Report
Attendance: 21,274
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Santa Fe 3–1 Atlas
Pérez  20'
Roa  30'
Rivera  90+2'		 Report Kannemann  60'

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.

Danubio 1–2 San Lorenzo
Castro  10' Report Matos  85'
Cetto  87'
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
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
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 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 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)
Mineros 0–1 Universitario
Report Castro  73'
Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Cruzeiro 0–0 Huracán
Report
Attendance: 25,867
Mineros 0–2 Cruzeiro
Report Leandro Damião  10'
Marquinhos  82'
Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Huracán 1–1 Universitario
Ábila  34' Report Suárez  39'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Cruzeiro 3–0 Mineros
De Arrascaeta  12'
Leandro Damião  14'
Henrique  72'		 Report
Attendance: 17,750
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
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
Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz

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)
Emelec 3–0 The Strongest
Bolaños  3'
Fernández  23'
Mena  68'		 Report
Internacional 3–1 Universidad de Chile
D'Alessandro  45+1' (pen.)
Jorge Henrique  60'
Eduardo Sasha  77'		 Report Canales  66'
Attendance: 32,133
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Internacional 3–2 Emelec
Nilmar  10'
Alex  59'
Réver  82'		 Report Burbano  22'
Mena  45+1'
Attendance: 29,752
The Strongest 5–3 Universidad de Chile
Centurión  45'
Castro  50'
Cristaldo  68'
Martelli  72'
Ramallo  86'		 Report Benegas  21'
Ubilla  70'
Corujo  71'
Emelec 1–1 Internacional
Mena  31' Report Vitinho  55'
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 1–1 Montevideo Wanderers
J. Silva  65' Report A. Silva  35'
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
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
Tejada  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)
Libertad 1–1 Barcelona
Benítez  57' Report Esterilla  9'
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

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)
Racing 4–1 Guaraní
Bou  43', 78', 81'
Milito  48'		 Report Santander  64'
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. "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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