2015 Copa Libertadores first stage

The 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage was played from February 3 to February 12, 2015. A total of 12 teams competed in the first stage to decide six of the 32 places in the second stage 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 first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.[1]

Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 12 teams entered into the first stage draw:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Argentina Huracán
Argentina Estudiantes
Bolivia The Strongest
Colombia Once Caldas
Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Uruguay Nacional

Brazil Corinthians
Chile Palestino
Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Mexico Morelia
Peru Alianza Lima
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira

Format

In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Matches

The first legs were played on February 3–5, and the second legs were played on February 10–12, 2015.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza Lima Peru 0–4 Argentina Huracán 0–4 0–0
Independiente del Valle Ecuador 1–4 Argentina Estudiantes 1–0 0–4
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 4–3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2–1 2–2
Morelia Mexico 1–3 Bolivia The Strongest 1–1 0–2
Palestino Chile 2–2 (a) Uruguay Nacional 1–0 1–2
Corinthians Brazil 5–1 Colombia Once Caldas 4–0 1–1

Match G1

February 3, 2015
19:15 UTC−5
Alianza Lima Peru 0–4 Argentina Huracán
Report Ábila  4'
Gamarra  38'
Toranzo  75', 79'

February 10, 2015
19:15 UTC−3
Huracán Argentina 0–0 Peru Alianza Lima
Report

Huracán won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 3).

Match G2

Estudiantes won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 7).

Match G3

Deportivo Táchira won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 8).

Match G4

February 3, 2015
20:30 UTC−6
Morelia Mexico 1–1 Bolivia The Strongest
Depetris  35' Report Escobar  8'
Estadio Morelos, Morelia
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

The Strongest won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 4).

Match G5

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Group 5).

Match G6

February 4, 2015
22:00 UTC−2
Corinthians Brazil 4–0 Colombia Once Caldas
Emerson  1'
Felipe  54'
Elias  69'
Fagner  78' 		Report

Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 2).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.

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