The 2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages were played from August 11 to September 17, 2015. A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination stages to decide 15 of the 16 places in the final stages of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.[1]
The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Salón Joao Havelange of the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[2]
For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:
Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
| +Pots for the first stage draw | |||||||||
| Zone | width=210 | Berths 1 | width=210 | Berths 2 | width=210 | Berths 3 | width=210 | Berths 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Zone | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | |||||
| North Zone | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top |
For the second stage, the 30 teams, including the 16 winners of the first stage (eight from South Zone, eight from North Zone), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and the 14 teams which entered the second stage, were divided into three sections:
| +Pots for the second stage draw | |||||||||
| Winners of the first stage | Brazil | Argentina | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=200 | Seeded | width=200 | Unseeded | width=200 | Seeded | width=200 | Unseeded | ||
| valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | ||||||
In the elimination stages (first stage and second stage), each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (River Plate).[1]
The first legs were played on August 11–13, and the second legs were played on August 18–20, 2015.[3] |-!colspan=6|South Zone|-!colspan=6|North Zone|}
----Juventud won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O14).
----Nacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O3).
----Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O9).
----Nacional won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).
----Defensor Sporting won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).
----Universidad Católica won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O9).
----Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).
----Sportivo Luqueño won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).
----Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Deportes Tolima won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).
----Deportivo La Guaira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).
----Emelec won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O14).
----Junior won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).
----Universitario won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).
----LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).
----Águilas Doradas won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).
----Santa Fe won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O3).
The first legs were played on August 18–20 and 26–27, and the second legs were played on August 25–27 and September 15–17, 2015.[4] [5] |}
----LDU Quito won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).
----Defensor Sporting won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).
----Santa Fe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).
----Sportivo Luqueño won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).
----Brasília won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).
----Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).
----Huracán won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).
----Chapecoense won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).
----Libertad won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).
----Sport Recife won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).
----Independiente won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).
----Atlético Paranaense won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).
----Deportes Tolima won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).
----Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Emelec won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).
----Lanús won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).