2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages

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The 2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from September 22 to December 9, 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Qualified teams

The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) and the defending champions qualified for the final stages.

Winners of the second stage Defending champions
Winners of the first stage Brazil Argentina
  • Atlético Paranaense
Winner O16: Argentina River Plate

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, which was held on July 16, 2015, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Salón Joao Havelange of the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.[1][2]

Seed Team Round of 16
1
LDU Quito
Match A
2 Uruguay Defensor Sporting Match B
3 Colombia Santa Fe Match C
4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño Match D
5 Brazil Brasília Match E
6 Paraguay Olimpia Match F
7 Argentina Huracán Match G
8 Brazil Chapecoense Match H
9 Paraguay Libertad Match H
10 Brazil Sport Recife Match G
11 Argentina Independiente Match F
12
Atlético Paranaense
Match E
13 Colombia Deportes Tolima Match D
14
Emelec
Match C
15 Argentina Lanús Match B
16 Argentina River Plate Match A

Format

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

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 would have to 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 Argentina River Plate 2 0 2
1
LDU Quito
0 1 1
16 Argentina River Plate 3 1 4
8 Brazil Chapecoense 1 2 3
9 Paraguay Libertad 1 1 2 (3)
8 Brazil Chapecoense (p) 1 1 2 (5)
16 Argentina River Plate 0 2 2
7 Argentina Huracán 1 2 3
10 Brazil Sport Recife 1 0 1
7 Argentina Huracán 1 3 4
7 Argentina Huracán 1 0 1
2 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0 0 0
15 Argentina Lanús 0 0 0 (3)
2 Uruguay Defensor Sporting (p) 0 0 0 (5)
7 Argentina Huracán 0 0 0 (1)
3 Colombia Santa Fe (p) 0 0 0 (3)
12
Atlético Paranaense
1 0 1
5 Brazil Brasília 0 0 0
12
Atlético Paranaense
1 0 1
4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 0 2 2
13 Colombia Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1 1 2
4 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1 0 1
3 Colombia Santa Fe (a) 1 0 1
11 Argentina Independiente 1 0 1
6 Paraguay Olimpia 0 0 0
11 Argentina Independiente 0 1 1
3 Colombia Santa Fe 1 1 2
14
Emelec
2 0 2
3 Colombia Santa Fe (a) 1 1 2

Round of 16

The first legs were played on September 22–24, and the second legs were played on September 29–30 and October 1, 2015.[3]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 2–1
LDU Quito
2–0 0–1
Lanús Argentina 0–0 (3–5 p) Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0–0 0–0
Emelec Ecuador
2–2 (a) Colombia Santa Fe 2–1 0–1
Deportes Tolima Colombia 1–2 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 0–1
Atlético Paranaense Brazil
1–0 Brazil Brasília 1–0 0–0
Independiente Argentina 1–0 Paraguay Olimpia 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife Brazil 1–4 Argentina Huracán 1–1 0–3
Libertad Paraguay 2–2 (3–5 p) Brazil Chapecoense 1–1 1–1

Match A

LDU Quito
Alario 26'
Mora 75'
Report
Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
)

LDU Quito Ecuador
1–0Argentina River Plate
Mina 53' Report
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito
)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B


Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Defensor Sporting won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C

Emelec Ecuador
2–1Colombia Santa Fe
Bolaños 82', 88' (pen.) Report Roa 45'

Emelec
Morelo 45+1' Report

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D


Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E

Atlético Paranaense Brazil
1–0Brazil Brasília
Hernández
62'
Report

Atlético Paranaense
Report

Atlético Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F


Independiente won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G

Sport Recife Brazil1–1Argentina Huracán
André
51'
Report Bogado 74' (pen.)

Huracán won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H

Libertad Paraguay1–1Brazil Chapecoense
López
90+2'
Report
Camilo
17'
Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción
)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Chapecoense won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on October 20–22, and the second legs were played on October 27–29, 2015.[4]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 4–3 Brazil Chapecoense 3–1 1–2
Huracán Argentina 1–0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1–0 0–0
Independiente Argentina 1–2 Colombia Santa Fe 0–1 1–1
Atlético Paranaense Brazil
1–2 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 1–0 0–2

Match S1

River Plate Argentina3–1Brazil Chapecoense
Sánchez 19', 85'
Pisculichi
62'
Report
Maranhão
36'
Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
)

River Plate won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S2


Huracán won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3


Santa Fe Colombia1–1Argentina Independiente
Meza 30' Report Zapata 90+1' (o.g.)

Santa Fe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S4

Atlético Paranaense Brazil
1–0Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Marcos Guilherme 63' Report
Víctor Carrillo (Peru
)

Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

Since there were two semifinalists from Argentina, they had to play each other instead of their original opponents as determined by the seeding.

The first legs were played on November 4–5, and the second legs were played on November 25–26, 2015.[5]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay 1–1 (a) Colombia Santa Fe 1–1 0–0
River Plate Argentina 2–3 Argentina Huracán 0–1 2–2

Match F1


Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the finals.

Match F2

River Plate Argentina0–1Argentina Huracán
Report Espinoza 14'
Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
)

Huracán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away

extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[1]

The first leg was played on December 2, and the second leg was played on December 9, 2015.[6]


Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Copa Sudamericana 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ "Quedó establecido el calendario de la Copa Sudamericana 2015". CONMEBOL.com. July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Definida la programación de los octavos de final de la Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Confirmada las fechas de los cuartos de final de la Copa Sudamericana 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Las fechas y horarios de las Semifinales de la Copa Sudamericana 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. October 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Horarios definidos para los partidos de la gran final de la Copa Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. November 27, 2015.

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