2011 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

The knockout stages of the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América consisted of four stages:

  • Round of 16 (first legs: April 26–28; second legs: May 3–5)
  • Quarterfinals (first legs: May 11–12; second legs: May 18–19)
  • Semifinals (first legs: May 25–26; second legs: June 1–2)
  • Finals (first leg: June 15; second leg: June 22)

Format

The group winners and runners-up of the second stage qualified for the knockout stages. The sixteen teams played a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria were used for breaking ties on points, except for the final:[1]

  1. Goal difference
  2. Away goals
  3. Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)

For the final, the first tiebreaker was goal difference. If tied on goal difference, the away goals rule would not be applied, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.

If two teams from the same association reach the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up
1 Paraguay Libertad Colombia Once Caldas
2 Colombia Junior Brazil Grêmio
3 Mexico América Brazil Fluminense
4 Chile Universidad Católica Argentina Vélez Sársfield
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Brazil Santos
6 Brazil Internacional Mexico Chiapas
7 Brazil Cruzeiro Argentina Estudiantes
8 Ecuador LDU Quito Uruguay Peñarol

Seeding

The 16 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.[2] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 16 +19 20 5
2 Paraguay Libertad 14 +8 13 4
3 Brazil Internacional 13 +11 14 5
4 Colombia Junior 13 +2 9 4
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 11 +5 13 6
6 Chile Universidad Católica 11 +2 11 8
7 Ecuador LDU Quito 10 +8 12 2
8 Mexico América 10 +1 8 3
Teams qualified as a group runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Brazil Santos 11 +3 11 4
10 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 10 +5 12 4
11 Brazil Grêmio 10 +3 9 2
12 Argentina Estudiantes 10 −2 9 3
13 Mexico Chiapas 9 −2 6 1
14 Uruguay Peñarol 9 −5 6 3
15 Brazil Fluminense 8 0 9 4
16 Colombia Once Caldas 7 −1 7 5

Bracket

In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 0
16 Colombia Once Caldas 1 2
16 Colombia Once Caldas 0 1
9 Brazil Santos 1 1
8 Mexico América 0 0
9 Brazil Santos 1 0
9 Brazil Santos 1 3
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3
4 Colombia Junior 1 3
13 Mexico Chiapas (a) 1 3
13 Mexico Chiapas 1 0
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 1
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño (p) 0 0 (5)
12 Argentina Estudiantes 0 0 (3)
9 Brazil Santos 0 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol 0 1
2 Paraguay Libertad 1 3
15 Brazil Fluminense 3 0
2 Paraguay Libertad 0 2
10 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 3 4
7 Ecuador LDU Quito 0 0
10 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 3 2
10 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol (a) 1 1
3 Brazil Internacional 1 1
14 Uruguay Peñarol 1 2
14 Uruguay Peñarol 2 1
6 Chile U. Católica 0 2
6 Chile U. Católica 2 1
11 Brazil Grêmio 1 0

Round of 16

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Cruzeiro Brazil 3:3 Colombia Once Caldas 2–1 0–2 −1:+1 — —
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Brazil Fluminense 1–3 3–0 +1:−1 — —
Internacional Brazil 1:4 Uruguay Peñarol 1–1 1–2 — — —
Junior Colombia 2:2 Mexico Chiapas 1–1 3–3 0:0 1:3 —
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2:2 Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 0–0 0:0 0:0 5–3
Universidad Católica Chile 6:0 Brazil Grêmio 2–1 1–0 — — —
LDU Quito Ecuador 0:6 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0–3 0–2 — — —
América Mexico 1:4 Brazil Santos 0–1 0–0 — — —

Match A

Once Caldas Colombia1–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Nuñez 88' Report Wallyson 72'
Ortigoza 83'
Cruzeiro Brazil0–2Colombia Once Caldas
Report Amaya 66'
Moreno 71'

Tied on points 3–3, Once Caldas won on goal difference.

Match B

Fluminense Brazil3–1Paraguay Libertad
Rafael Moura 3'
Marquinho 71'
Conca 74'		 Report Gamarra 59'

Note: The original kickoff time was 21:50, but the match was delayed due to floodlight failure.[5]

Libertad Paraguay3–0Brazil Fluminense
Rojas 57'
Samudio 85'
Núñez 90'		 Report

Tied on points 3–3, Libertad won on goal difference.

Match C

Peñarol Uruguay1–1Brazil Internacional
Corujo 36' Report Leandro Damião 64'
Attendance: 43,472[4]
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
Internacional Brazil1–2Uruguay Peñarol
Oscar 1' Report Martinuccio 46'
Olivera 50'

Peñarol won on points 4–1.

Match D

Chiapas Mexico1–1Colombia Junior
Martínez 57' Report Páez 6'
Junior Colombia3–3Mexico Chiapas
Valencia 35'
Páez 50' (pen.)
Bacca 72'		 Report Martínez 39', 63'
Andrade 86'

Tied on points 2–2, Jaguares won on away goals.

Match E

Estudiantes Argentina0–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Penalties
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Villarreal soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark L. Benítez
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soccer ball with check mark Pereyra
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Attendance: 20,408[4]
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Tied on points 2–2, Cerro Porteño won on penalties.

Match F

Grêmio Brazil1–2Chile Universidad Católica
Douglas 58' Report Pratto 28', 73'
Universidad Católica Chile1–0Brazil Grêmio
Mirosevic 85' Report

Universidad Católica won on points 6–0.

Match G

Vélez Sársfield Argentina3–0Ecuador LDU Quito
Fernández 7', 10'
Domínguez 54'		 Report
LDU Quito Ecuador0–2Argentina Vélez Sársfield
Report Álvarez 45+10'
Bella 80'

Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match H

Santos Brazil1–0Mexico América
Ganso 38' Report
América Mexico0–0Brazil Santos
Report

Santos won on points 4–1.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Santos Brazil 4:1 Colombia Once Caldas 1–0 1–1 — — —
Libertad Paraguay 0:6 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0–3 2–4 — — —
Universidad Católica Chile 3:3 Uruguay Peñarol 0–2 2–1 −1:+1 — —
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 4:1 Mexico Chiapas 1–1 1–0 — — —

Match S1

Once Caldas Colombia0–1Brazil Santos
Report Alan Patrick 42'
Attendance: 23,984[4]
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Santos Brazil1–1Colombia Once Caldas
Neymar 11' Report Renteria 29'

Santos won on points 4–1.

Match S2

Vélez Sársfield Argentina3–0Paraguay Libertad
Moralez 20'
Martínez 75' (pen.), 80'		 Report

Note: The match was moved from Estadio José Amalfitani as the home stadium of Vélez Sársfield was closed after fans fired volleys of flares during their Clausura match against Banfield.[7]

Libertad Paraguay2–4Argentina Vélez Sársfield
Rojas 44'
Maciel 50'		 Report Moralez 44', 66'
Franco 86' (pen.)
Fernández 87'

Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match S3

Peñarol Uruguay2–0Chile Universidad Católica
Olivera 36'
Martinuccio 90+3'		 Report
Universidad Católica Chile2–1Uruguay Peñarol
Meneses 18'
Gutiérrez 69'		 Report Estoyanoff 85'

Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on goal difference.

Match S4

Chiapas Mexico1–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Pedroza 90' Report Fabbro 72'
Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–0Mexico Chiapas
Benítez 72' Report

Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.

Semifinals

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1:4 Brazil Santos 0–1 3–3 — — —
Vélez Sársfield Argentina 3:3 Uruguay Peñarol 0–1 2–1 0:0 0:1 —

Match F1

Santos Brazil1–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Edu Dracena 43' Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–3Brazil Santos
C. Benítez 31'
Lucero 60'
Fabbro 81'		 Report Zé Eduardo 2'
Barreto 28' (o.g.)
Neymar 45+1'

Santos won on points 4–1.

Match F2

Peñarol Uruguay1–0Argentina Vélez Sársfield
D. Rodríguez 44' Report
Vélez Sársfield Argentina2–1Uruguay Peñarol
Tobio 45+1'
Silva 66'		 Report Mier 33'

Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on away goals.

Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[1]

Peñarol Uruguay0–0Brazil Santos
Report

Santos won on points 4–1.

References

  1. ^ a b Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Reglamento Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Así continúa la Copa Santander Libertadores". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. ^ "2011 Copa Libertadores de América: Informe de boletos vendidos" (PDF) (in Spanish and English). CONMEBOL. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "2011 Copa Libertadores de América:` Informe de boletos vendidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Fluminense pisa fuerte en casa (3–1)
  6. ^ Vélez Sarsfield-Libertad, en el estadio de Boca Juniors
  7. ^ Estadio del partido Vélez Sarsfield – Libertad

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