2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages explained

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]

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
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valign=topvalign=topvalign=topvalign=topWinner O16: 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]

Seedwidth=200TeamRound of 16
1 LDU QuitoMatch A
2 Defensor SportingMatch B
3 Santa FeMatch C
4 Sportivo LuqueñoMatch D
5 BrasíliaMatch E
6 OlimpiaMatch F
7 HuracánMatch G
8 ChapecoenseMatch H
9 LibertadMatch H
10 Sport RecifeMatch G
11 IndependienteMatch F
12 Atlético ParanaenseMatch E
13 Deportes TolimaMatch D
14 EmelecMatch C
15 LanúsMatch B
16 River PlateMatch 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

The first legs were played on September 22–24, and the second legs were played on September 29–30 and October 1, 2015.[3]

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Match A

----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

----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]

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Match S1

----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 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]

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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

See main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana 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]

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copa Sudamericana 2015 – Reglamento. Spanish. CONMEBOL.com.
  2. Web site: Quedó establecido el calendario de la Copa Sudamericana 2015. CONMEBOL.com. July 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: Definida la programación de los octavos de final de la Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. September 18, 2015. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Confirmada las fechas de los cuartos de final de la Copa Sudamericana 2015. CONMEBOL.com. October 2, 2015. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Las fechas y horarios de las Semifinales de la Copa Sudamericana 2015. CONMEBOL.com. October 30, 2015. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Horarios definidos para los partidos de la gran final de la Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. November 27, 2015. Spanish.