The last four stages of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores are the knockout stages: the Round of 16, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and the Finals.
Format 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 The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points: Better goal difference More goals scored More away goals scored Penalty shootout
Seeding 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 winnerSeedTeam1 Grêmio16+101152 Boca Juniors15+81143 Nacional14+91244 São Paulo13+41055 Cruzeiro13+4926 Sport Recife13+31067 Libertad12+2738 Caracas10+371+Teams qualified as a runner-upSeedTeam9 Deportivo Cuenca10+59110 Estudiantes10+59011 Palmeiras10+29512 Universidad de Chile10+28213 Guadalajara9+39214 San Luis807015 Defensor Sporting805116 Universidad San Martín8−272
Bracket
Round of 16 The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legGrêmio 6:0 Universidad San Martín3–12–0———Boca Juniors 1:4 Defensor Sporting2–20–1———Nacional w/o San Luis—————São Paulo w/o Guadalajara—————Cruzeiro 6:0 Universidad de Chile2–11–0———Sport Recife 3:3 Palmeiras0–11–00:00:01:3Libertad 1:4 Estudiantes0–30–0———Caracas 3:3 Deportivo Cuenca1–24–0 +3:−3——
Guadalajara and San Luis withdrew from the tournament after an agreement on an alternative venue for the first legs, both scheduled to be played in Mexico, was unable to be agreed upon following concerns raised by both Nacional and São Paulo over the Swine flu outbreak in Mexico.
First leg
Second leg
Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties.
Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference.
Grêmio won 6–0 on points.
Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.
Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.
Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.
Quarterfinals Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legGrêmio 2:2 Caracas1–10–00:01:0—Estudiantes 6:0 Defensor Sporting1–01–0———Nacional 2:2 Palmeiras1–10–00:01:0—São Paulo 0:6 Cruzeiro1–20–2———
First leg
Second leg
Nacional 2–2 Palmeiras on points. Nacional and Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Nacional advances on away goals.
Grêmio 2−2 Caracas on points. Grêmio and Caracas tied on goal difference and goals scored. Grêmio advances on away goals.
Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.
Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points.
Semifinals TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam #1Team #21st leg2nd legGrêmio 1:4 Cruzeiro1–32–2———Nacional 0:6 Estudiantes0–11–2———
First leg
Second leg
Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.
Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.
Finals
The Finals was played on July 8 and 15.
First leg
Second leg
Footnotes
A. Guadalajara and San Luis withdrew from the tournament following concerns raised by both Nacional and São Paulo over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico, South American teams refused to travel to Mexico to play the match; no agreement was reached on alternative venues for the first-leg matches, both scheduled to be played in Mexico. Both Guadalajara and San Luis were later secured a place in the round of 16 for the 2010 Copa Libertadores. l.
References
External links CONMEBOL's official website