2014 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

The knockout stages of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América were played from April 16 to August 13, 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stages.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the knockout stages.

Group Winners Runners-up
1 Vélez Sarsfield The Strongest
2 Unión Española San Lorenzo
3 Cerro Porteño Lanús
4 Atlético Mineiro Nacional
5 Defensor Sporting Cruzeiro
6 Grêmio Atlético Nacional
7 Bolívar León
8 Santos Laguna Arsenal

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.

Seed Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1 Vélez Sarsfield 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Group
winners
(Seeds 1–8)
2 Grêmio 6 4 2 0 8 1 +7 14
3 Santos Laguna 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
4 Atlético Mineiro 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12
5 Defensor Sporting 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
6 Bolívar 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
7 Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
8 Unión Española 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 9
9 Arsenal 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 Group
runners-up
(Seeds 9–16)
10 Cruzeiro 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10
11 León 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
12 The Strongest 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
13 Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
14 Lanús 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
15 San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
16 Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Drawing of lots.[1]

Format

In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding.
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Round of 16:
    • Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16
    • Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15
    • Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14
    • Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13
    • Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12
    • Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11
    • Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10
    • Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
    • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
    • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
    • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
  • Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other)
    • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
    • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
  • Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
16 Nacional 1 2 3  
1 Vélez Sarsfield 0 2 2  
  16 Nacional 1 0 1  
  9 Arsenal 0 0 0  
9 Arsenal 0 1 1
8 Unión Española 0 0 0  
  16 Nacional 2 0 2  
  5 Defensor Sporting 0 1 1  
13 Atlético Nacional 1 1 2  
4 Atlético Mineiro 0 1 1  
  13 Atlético Nacional 0 0 0
  5 Defensor Sporting 2 1 3  
12 The Strongest 2 0 2 (2)
5 Defensor Sporting (p) 0 2 2 (4)  
  16 Nacional 1 0 1
  15 San Lorenzo 1 1 2
15 San Lorenzo (p) 1 0 1 (4)  
2 Grêmio 0 1 1 (2)  
  15 San Lorenzo 1 1 2
  10 Cruzeiro 0 1 1  
10 Cruzeiro 1 2 3
7 Cerro Porteño 1 0 1  
  15 San Lorenzo 5 0 5
  6 Bolívar 0 1 1  
14 Lanús 2 2 4  
3 Santos Laguna 1 0 1  
  14 Lanús 1 0 1
  6 Bolívar 1 1 2  
11 León 2 1 3
6 Bolívar (a) 2 1 3  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on April 16–17 and 23–24, and the second legs were played on April 22–23, 29–30, and May 1, 2014.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional 3–2 Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 2–2
San Lorenzo 1–1 (4–2 p) Grêmio 1–0 0–1
Lanús 4–1 Santos Laguna 2–1 2–0
Atlético Nacional 2–1 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 1–1
The Strongest 2–2 (2–4 p) Defensor Sporting 2–0 0–2
León 3–3 (a) Bolívar 2–2 1–1
Cruzeiro 3–1 Cerro Porteño 1–1 2–0
Arsenal 1–0 Unión Española 0–0 1–0

Match A
Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 Nacional
J. Correa  74', 84' Report Torales  78' (pen.)
Orué  90+3'
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match B

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won on penalties.

Match C
Lanús 2–1 Santos Laguna
Monteseirín  65'
M. Martínez  90+4'		 Report Quintero  57'
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)
Santos Laguna 0–2 Lanús
Report Blanco  28'
Goltz  50' (pen.)

Lanús won 4–1 on aggregate.

Match D

Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match E

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Defensor Sporting won on penalties.

Match F
León 2–2 Bolívar
Montes  20'
Boselli  85'		 Report Callejón  44'
Arce  70'
Bolívar 1–1 León
Eguino  35' Report Arizala  5'
Referee: Adrián Vélez (Colombia)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bolívar won on away goals.

Match G

Cruzeiro won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match H

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on May 7–8, and the second legs were played on May 14–15, 2014.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional 1–0 Arsenal 1–0 0–0
San Lorenzo 2–1 Cruzeiro 1–0 1–1
Lanús 1–2 Bolívar 1–1 0–1
Atlético Nacional 0–3 Defensor Sporting 0–2 0–1

Match S1

Nacional won 1–0 on aggregate.

Match S2

San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match S3

Bolívar won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match S4

Defensor Sporting won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on July 22–23, and the second legs were played on July 29–30, 2014.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional 2–1 Defensor Sporting 2–0 0–1
San Lorenzo 5–1 Bolívar 5–0 0–1

Match F1

Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match F2

San Lorenzo won 5–1 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[1]

The first leg was played on August 6, and the second leg was played on August 13, 2014.[5]

Nacional 1–1 San Lorenzo
Santa Cruz  90+2' Report Matos  64'
San Lorenzo 1–0 Nacional
Ortigoza  35' (pen.) Report
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2014 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Bridgestone Libertadores: se estableció el programa oficial de los Octavos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. April 11, 2014.
  3. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores: cruces de cuartos con fechas y horarios definidos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. May 2, 2014.
  4. "Definida la programación para las Semifinales de la Copa Bridgestone Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. May 21, 2014.
  5. "Bridgestone Libertadores: horarios oficiales de los juegos de la final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. July 31, 2014.
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