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.

Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 32 teams entered into the second stage draw, which included the 26 automatic qualifiers and the 6 first stage winners:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Argentina San Lorenzo
Argentina River Plate
Brazil Cruzeiro
Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Colombia Atlético Nacional
Ecuador Emelec
Peru Sporting Cristal
Venezuela Zamora

Argentina Racing
Argentina Boca Juniors
Brazil São Paulo
Brazil Internacional
Colombia Santa Fe
Ecuador Barcelona
Peru Juan Aurich
Venezuela Mineros

Bolivia Universitario
Bolivia San José
Chile Colo-Colo
Chile Universidad de Chile
Paraguay Libertad
Paraguay Guaraní
Uruguay Danubio
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers

Mexico UANL
Mexico Atlas
Argentina Huracán (Winner G1)
Argentina Estudiantes (Winner G2)
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira (Winner G3)
Bolivia The Strongest (Winner G4)
Chile Palestino (Winner G5)
Brazil Corinthians (Winner G6)

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 Colombia Santa Fe 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 Advance to final stages — 0–1 3–1 3–1
2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 0 3 5 4 +1 9 2–0 — 2–0 0–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 0–3 2–0 — 2–0
4 Mexico Atlas 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 0–1 1–0 1–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 17, 2015
20:45 UTC−6
Atlas Mexico 0–1 Colombia Santa Fe
Report Arias  77'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

February 26, 2015
20:30 UTC−5
Santa Fe Colombia 3–1 Chile Colo-Colo
Morelo  34', 43', 65' Report Suazo  51' (pen.)

April 7, 2015
20:15 UTC−5
Atlas Mexico 1–3 Chile Colo-Colo
Medina  19' (pen.) Report Paredes  9', 83'
Cáceres  90+2'

April 22, 2015
17:45 UTC−5
Santa Fe Colombia 3–1 Mexico 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 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 4–0
2 Brazil São Paulo 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12 2–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 0–1
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 1–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 18, 2015
22:00 UTC−2
Corinthians Brazil 2–0 Brazil São Paulo
Elias  11'
Jádson  67' 		Report
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 39,026
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Note: This was the first time the Clássico Majestoso derby matches between Corinthians and São Paulo were played in the Copa Libertadores.

February 19, 2015
20:45 UTC−2
Danubio Uruguay 1–2 Argentina San Lorenzo
Castro  10' Report Matos  85'
Cetto  87'

February 25, 2015
22:00 UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4–0 Uruguay Danubio
Pato  3', 40'
Reinaldo  69'
Jonathan Cafu  88' 		Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

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]

April 1, 2015
22:00 UTC−3
Corinthians Brazil 4–0 Uruguay Danubio
Jádson  26'
Guerrero  32', 46', 67' 		Report
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 38,928
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU UNI HUR MIN
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 2–0 0–0 3–0
2 Bolivia Universitario 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 9 0–0 — 0–0 2–0
3 Argentina Huracán 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 3–1 1–1 — 2–2
4 Venezuela Mineros 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 0–1 3–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 24, 2015
19:00 UTC−3
Huracán Argentina 2–2 Venezuela Mineros
Villarruel  27'
Domínguez  88' (pen.) 		Report Valoyes  21', 81' (pen.)

March 3, 2015
18:15 UTC−4:30
Mineros Venezuela 0–1 Bolivia Universitario
Report Castro  73'
Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

April 8, 2015
19:45 UTC−3
Huracán Argentina 1–1 Bolivia Universitario
Ábila  34' Report Suárez  39'

April 8, 2015
22:00 UTC−3
Cruzeiro Brazil 3–0 Venezuela Mineros
De Arrascaeta  12'
Leandro Damião  14'
Henrique  72' 		Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 17,750
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)

April 14, 2015
19:00 UTC−3
Huracán Argentina 3–1 Brazil Cruzeiro
Ábila  14', 25'
Mancinelli  62' 		Report Leandro Damião  60' (pen.)

April 21, 2015
20:30 UTC−3
Cruzeiro Brazil 2–0 Bolivia Universitario
Willian  37'
Léo  56' 		Report

April 21, 2015
19:00 UTC−4:30
Mineros Venezuela 3–0 Argentina 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 Brazil Internacional 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to final stages — 3–2 1–0 3–1
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 3 0 3 10 11 −1 9 3–1 1–0 — 5–3
4 Chile 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

February 17, 2015
20:30 UTC−4
The Strongest Bolivia 3–1 Brazil Internacional
Chumacero  10', 85'
Wayar  14' 		Report D'Alessandro  48' (pen.)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)

March 4, 2015
22:00 UTC−3
Internacional Brazil 3–2 Ecuador Emelec
Nilmar  10'
Alex  59'
Réver  82' 		Report Burbano  22'
Mena  45+1'

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC WAN PAL ZAM
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 18 Advance to final stages — 2–1 2–0 5–0
2 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 0–3 — 1–0 3–2
3 Chile Palestino 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–2 1–1 — 4–0
4 Venezuela Zamora 6 0 0 6 3 21 −18 0 1–5 0–3 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 17, 2015
20:15 UTC−2
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay 3–2 Venezuela Zamora
Rodríguez  45+1'
Albarracín  78' (pen.)
Reymundez  81' 		Report Murillo  25'
Flores  53'

February 26, 2015
21:00 UTC−4:30
Zamora Venezuela 0–1 Chile Palestino
Report Márquez  44'
Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

March 17, 2015
20:45 UTC−4:30
Zamora Venezuela 1–5 Argentina Boca Juniors
Murillo  17' Report Martínez  51', 90+1'
Colazo  57', 70'
Chávez  77'
Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)

April 7, 2015
20:00 UTC−3
Palestino Chile 4–0 Venezuela Zamora
Cháves  46', 84'
Valencia  67'
Vidangossy  87' 		Report

April 16, 2015
19:45 UTC−3
Boca Juniors Argentina 2–0 Chile Palestino
Marín  81'
Calleri  90+2' 		Report

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TIG RIV JUA SJO
1 Mexico UANL 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Advance to final stages — 2–2 3–0 4–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 7 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
3 Peru Juan Aurich 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 4–5 1–1 — 2–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 19, 2015
21:00 UTC−4
San José Bolivia 2–0 Argentina River Plate
Orué  80'
Valverde  87' 		Report

March 5, 2015
20:30 UTC−5
Juan Aurich Peru 2–0 Bolivia San José
Valoyes  5'
Ramos  22' 		Report
Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)

March 12, 2015
20:15 UTC−5
Juan Aurich Peru 1–1 Argentina River Plate
Tejada  66' Report Balanta  21'
Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

April 8, 2015
20:00 UTC−5
UANL Mexico 2–2 Argentina River Plate
Arévalo  11'
Álvarez  68' 		Report Gutiérrez  86'
Mora  89'

April 15, 2015
19:45 UTC−3
River Plate Argentina 3–0 Bolivia San José
Mora  42', 52' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  54' 		Report

April 15, 2015
17:45 UTC−5
Juan Aurich Peru 4–5 Mexico UANL
Pacheco  13', 82'
Tejada  42', 51' (pen.) 		Report Esqueda  10', 16', 73'
Villalpando  66'
Espericueta  81'

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAN EST LIB BAR
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Advance to final stages — 1–1 4–0 2–3
2 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 0–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Paraguay Libertad 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8 2–2 1–0 — 1–1
4 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 1–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

March 12, 2015
19:45 UTC−3
Libertad Paraguay 1–0 Argentina Estudiantes
Tréllez  62' Report
Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

March 19, 2015
20:15 UTC−5
Atlético Nacional Colombia 2–3 Ecuador Barcelona
Palomino  26'
Mejía  70' 		Report Esterilla  37'
Alemán  46', 51'

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC GUA CRI TAC
1 Argentina Racing 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Advance to final stages — 4–1 1–2 3–2
2 Paraguay Guaraní 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 2–0 — 2–2 5–2
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 0–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 0–5 1–1 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Second stage tiebreakers

February 18, 2015
18:45 UTC−3
Guaraní Paraguay 2–2 Peru Sporting Cristal
Fernández  69'
Santander  84' 		Report Pereyra  31'
Ballón  47'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

February 24, 2015
21:15 UTC−3
Racing Argentina 4–1 Paraguay Guaraní
Bou  43', 78', 81'
Milito  48' 		Report Santander  64'

April 14, 2015
21:15 UTC−3
Racing Argentina 3–2 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Milito  57'
Bou  69'
Fernández  90' 		Report Meza  29', 48'

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.
  3. ↑ "Sanction hangs over San Lorenzo in Libertadores defence". Reuters India. February 16, 2015.

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