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]

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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 stageDefending champions
Winners of the first stageBrazilArgentina
Winner O16: Flag of Argentina.svg 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]

SeedTeamRound of 16
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito Match A
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting Match B
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe Match C
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño Match D
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília Match E
6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia Match F
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán Match G
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense Match H
9 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad Match H
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Sport Recife Match G
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente Match F
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense Match E
13 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima Match D
14 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec Match C
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús Match B
16 Flag of Argentina.svg 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 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
16 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 2 0 2
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 0 1 1
16 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 3 1 4
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense 1 2 3
9 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 1 1 2 (3)
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense (p) 1 1 2 (5)
16 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0 2 2
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán 1 2 3
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Sport Recife 1 0 1
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán 1 3 4
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán 1 0 1
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 0 0 0
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 0 0 0 (3)
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting (p) 0 0 0 (5)
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán 0 0 0 (1)
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe (p) 0 0 0 (3)
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília 0 0 0
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 0 2 2
13 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 1 1 2
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 1 0 1
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe (a) 1 0 1
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 1 0 1
6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 0 0 0
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 0 1 1
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 1 1 2
14 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 2 0 2
3 Flag of Colombia.svg 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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 2–0 0–1
Lanús Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 (3–5 p) Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 0–0 0–0
Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 2–1 0–1
Deportes Tolima Flag of Colombia.svg 1–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 0–1
Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília 1–0 0–0
Independiente Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife Flag of Brazil.svg 1–4 Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán 1–1 0–3
Libertad Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–2 (3–5 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense 1–1 1–1

Match A

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito
Alario Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mora Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report

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 Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–1 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Bolaños Soccerball shade.svg82', 88' (pen.) Report Roa Soccerball shade.svg45'

Santa Fe Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec
Morelo Soccerball shade.svg45+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 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


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

Match H


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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 4–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense 3–1 1–2
Huracán Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 1–0 0–0
Independiente Flag of Argentina.svg 1–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 0–1 1–1
Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg 1–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 1–0 0–2

Match S1


Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Bruno Rangel Soccerball shade.svg20', 52' Report Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg45+1'

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 Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente
Meza Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Zapata Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (o.g.)

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

Match S4


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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sportivo Luqueño Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 1–1 0–0
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 2–3 Flag of Argentina.svg 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


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

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 would not be used, and 30 minutes of 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]

Huracán Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Report

Santa Fe Flag of Colombia.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Argentina.svg Huracán
Report
Penalties
Pérez Soccerball shad check.svg
Seijas Soccerball shad check.svg
Balanta Soccerball shad check.svg
3–1Soccerball shade cross.svg Bogado
Soccerball shade cross.svg Nervo
Soccerball shad check.svg Mancinelli
Soccerball shade cross.svg Toranzo

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.