2008 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

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The last four stages of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.

Format[edit]

The remaining stages of the tournament constitute a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, the teams will play an opponent in a two-legged tie on a home-away basis. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of each tie will advance.

Tie-breaking[edit]

The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points[1]:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Penalty shoot-out

Seeding[edit]

The 16 qualified teams in the knockout round will be seeded according to their results in the group stage. The top teams from each group are seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group are seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16. Teams with a higher seed will play the second leg of each tie at home.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Brazil Fluminense 13 +8 11 2
2 Brazil Flamengo 13 +4 8 3
3 Argentina River Plate 12 +6 14 5
4 Mexico Atlas 11 +5 11 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 11 +4 11 2
6 Argentina Estudiantes 11 +4 9 5
7 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 11 +3 7 6
8 Brazil São Paulo 11 +2 6 2
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Uruguay Nacional 12 +4 9 2
10 Brazil Santos 10 +7 13 3
11 Ecuador LDU Quito 10 +5 10 2
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 10 +3 12 2
13 Argentina Lanús 10 +3 9 3
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 10 +1 8 4
15 Mexico América 9 0 10 1
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 8 +3 8 3

Bracket[edit]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 1 3
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 0 1
1 Brazil Fluminense 0 3 3
8 Brazil São Paulo 1 1 2
8 Brazil São Paulo 0 2 2
9 Uruguay Nacional 0 0 0
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 3 5
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 1 3
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 1 1 2
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 2 4
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 3 5
4 Mexico Atlas 2 0 2
4 Mexico Atlas 1 2 3
13 Argentina Lanús 0 2 2
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 3 5 [1]
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (p) 4 1 5 [3]
6 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2 2
11 Ecuador LDU Quito 2 1 3
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (p) 1 1 2 [5]
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 1 1 2 [3]
3 Argentina River Plate 1 2 3
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 2 2 4
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (a) 1 0 1
15 Mexico América 1 0 1
7 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 0 0 0
10 Brazil Santos 2 2 4
10 Brazil Santos 0 1 1
15 Mexico América 2 0 2
2 Brazil Flamengo 4 0 4
15 Mexico América 2 3 5

Round of 16[edit]

The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil 6–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0
Flamengo Brazil 3–3 (gd) Mexico América 4–2 0–3
River Plate Argentina 1–4 Argentina San Lorenzo 1–2 2–2
Atlas Mexico 4–1 Argentina Lanús 1–0 2–2
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–6 Argentina Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2
Estudiantes Argentina 3–3 (gd) Ecuador LDU Quito 0–2 2–1
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia 0–6 Brazil Santos 0–2 0–2
São Paulo Brazil 4–1 Uruguay Nacional 0–0 2–0

First leg[edit]

Lanús Argentina0 – 1Mexico Atlas
Report Marioni 37'

LDU Quito Ecuador2 – 0Argentina Estudiantes
Guerrón 63'
Manso 77'
Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 17,540






Second leg[edit]

Fluminense advanced 6–0 on points.


LDU Quito 3–3 Estudiantes on points. LDU Quito advanced on better goal difference (+1).


Atlas advanced 4–1 on points.


Boca Juniors advanced 6–0 on points.


América 3–3 Flamengo on points. América advanced on better goal difference (+1).


São Paulo advanced 4–1 on points.


San Lorenzo advanced 4–1 on points.


Santos advanced 6–0 on points.

Quarterfinals[edit]

The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil (gd) 3–3 Brazil São Paulo 0–1 3–1
Santos Brazil 3–3 (gd) Mexico América 0–2 1–0
LDU Quito Ecuador 2–2 (5–3 p) Argentina San Lorenzo 1–1 1–1
Atlas Mexico 1–4 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3

First leg[edit]




América Mexico2 – 0Brazil Santos
Cabañas 25', 62' Report
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg[edit]

Atlas Mexico0 – 3Argentina Boca Juniors
Report Palermo 20', 34', 38'
Attendance: 56,713
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Boca Juniors advanced 4–1 on points.


Fluminense and São Paulo tied 3–3 on points. Fluminense advanced on goal difference (+1).


LDU Quito and San Lorenzo tied 2–2 on points, and tied 0 on goal difference. LDU Quito advanced 5–3 on penalties.


América and Santos tied 3–3 on points. América advanced on goal difference (+1).

Semifinals[edit]

The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4.[1] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Fluminense Brazil 4–1 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1
LDU Quito Ecuador (a) 2–2 Mexico América 1–1 0–0

First leg[edit]

América Mexico1 – 1Ecuador LDU Quito
Esqueda 72' Report[permanent dead link] Bolaños 62'
Attendance: 105,000

Second leg[edit]

LDU Quito Ecuador0 – 0Mexico América
Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 55,336
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

LDU Quito 2–2 América on points. LDU Quito advanced on away goals.


Fluminense advanced 4–1 on points.

Finals[edit]

Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
LDU Quito Ecuador 3–3 a.e.t.
(3–1 p)
Brazil Fluminense 4–2 1–3

First leg[edit]

LDU Quito Ecuador4 – 2Brazil Fluminense
Bieler 2'
Guerrón 29'
Campos 34'
Urrutia 45'
Report[permanent dead link] Conca 12'
Neves 52'
Attendance: 55,359

Second leg[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The 2008 Santander Libertadores Cup is already in play". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Atlas at Estadio Jose Amalfitani, home of Velez Sarzfield". 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ "Boca to play home game vs Fluminense at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, home of Racing". 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

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