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:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. 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 winner
SeedTeamPtsGDGFAG
Teams qualified as a group winner Seed Team Pts GD GF AG 1 Brazil Grêmio 16 +10 11 5 2 Argentina Boca Juniors 15 +8 11 4 3 Uruguay Nacional 14 +9 12 4 4 Brazil São Paulo 13 +4 10 5 5 Brazil Cruzeiro 13 +4 9 2 6 Brazil Sport Recife 13 +3 10 6 7 Paraguay Libertad 12 +2 7 3 8 Venezuela Caracas 10 +3 7 1Teams qualified as a runner-up Seed Team Pts GD GF AG 9 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 10 +5 9 1 10 Argentina Estudiantes 10 +5 9 0 11 Brazil Palmeiras 10 +2 9 5 12 Chile Universidad de Chile 10 +2 8 2 13 Mexico Guadalajara 9 +3 9 2 14 Mexico San Luis 8 0 7 0 15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 8 0 5 1 16 Peru Universidad San Martín 8 −2 7 2
1Brazil Grêmio16+10115
2Argentina Boca Juniors15+8114
3Uruguay Nacional14+9124
4Brazil São Paulo13+4105
5Brazil Cruzeiro13+492
6Brazil Sport Recife13+3106
7Paraguay Libertad12+273
8Venezuela Caracas10+371
SeedTeamPtsGDGFAG
9Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca10+591
10Argentina Estudiantes10+590
11Brazil Palmeiras10+295
12Chile Universidad de Chile10+282
13Mexico Guadalajara9+392
14Mexico San Luis8070
15Uruguay Defensor Sporting8051
16Peru Universidad San Martín8−272

Bracket

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Brazil Grêmio32
16Peru U. San Martín10
1Brazil Grêmio (a)10
8Venezuela Caracas10
8Venezuela Caracas14
9Ecuador Cuenca20
1Brazil Grêmio12
5Brazil Cruzeiro32
4Brazil São Paulo––
13Mexico Guadalajara––
4Brazil São Paulo10
5Brazil Cruzeiro22
5Brazil Cruzeiro21
12Chile U. de Chile10
5Brazil Cruzeiro01
10Argentina Estudiantes02
3Uruguay Nacional––
14Mexico San Luis––
3Uruguay Nacional (a)10
11Brazil Palmeiras10
6Brazil Sport Recife01 (1)
11Brazil Palmeiras (p)10 (3)
3Uruguay Nacional01
10Argentina Estudiantes12
7Paraguay Libertad00
10Argentina Estudiantes30
10Argentina Estudiantes11
15Uruguay Defensor Sporting00
2Argentina Boca Juniors20
15Uruguay Defensor S.21

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-breakers
Team #1PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Grêmio Brazil6:0Peru Universidad San Martín3–12–0———
Boca Juniors Argentina1:4Uruguay Defensor Sporting2–20–1———
Nacional Uruguayw/o[A]Mexico San Luis—————
São Paulo Brazilw/o[A]Mexico Guadalajara—————
Cruzeiro Brazil6:0Chile Universidad de Chile2–11–0———
Sport Recife Brazil3:3Brazil Palmeiras0–11–00:00:01:3
Libertad Paraguay1:4Argentina Estudiantes0–30–0———
Caracas Venezuela3:3Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca1–24–0+3:−3——
  • ^1 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

Palmeiras Brazil1–0Brazil Sport Recife
Ortigoza 74'
Universidad San Martín Peru1–3Brazil Grêmio
Arzuaga 34'Souza 9' López 46', 61'
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador2–1Venezuela Caracas
Teixeira 58' Villalba 69'Cichero 3'
Estudiantes Argentina3–0Paraguay Libertad
G. Fernández 1' Boselli 64' (pen.), 70'
Universidad de Chile Chile1–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Villalobos 85'Soares 8' Marquinhos Paraná 52'
Defensor Sporting Uruguay2–2Argentina Boca Juniors
Gaglianone 45' Mora 84'Palermo 3' Palacio 56'

Second leg

Sport Recife Brazil1–0Brazil Palmeiras
Wilson 83'
Penalties
Luciano Henrique Igor Fumagalli Dutra1–3Mozart Marcão Danilo Armero

Sport Recife 3–3 Palmeiras on points, Sport Recife & Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Palmeiras won 3–1 on penalties.

Caracas Venezuela4–0Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Figueroa 24' (pen.) Prieto 42' Rentería 52' Rey 73'

Caracas 3–3 Deportivo Cuenca on points. Caracas won +3 on goal difference.

Grêmio Brazil2–0Peru Universidad San Martín
Jonas 17' Herrera 74'

Grêmio won 6–0 on points.

Cruzeiro Brazil1–0Chile Universidad de Chile
Kléber 74'

Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.

Libertad Paraguay0–0Argentina Estudiantes

Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.

Boca Juniors Argentina0–1Uruguay Defensor Sporting
De Souza 27'

Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.

Quarterfinals

Team #1, as the higher seed, will play the second leg at home.

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team #1PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Grêmio Brazil2:2Venezuela Caracas1–10–00:01:0—
Estudiantes Argentina6:0Uruguay Defensor Sporting1–01–0———
Nacional Uruguay2:2Brazil Palmeiras1–10–00:01:0—
São Paulo Brazil0:6Brazil Cruzeiro1–20–2———

First leg

Cruzeiro Brazil2–1Brazil São Paulo
Leonardo Silva 45' Zé Carlos 65'Washington 57'
Caracas Venezuela1–1Brazil Grêmio
Cichero 2'Fábio Santos 75'
Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–1Argentina Estudiantes
Desábato 13'
Palmeiras Brazil1–1Uruguay Nacional
Diego Souza 55'García 80'

Second leg

Nacional Uruguay0–0Brazil Palmeiras

Nacional 2–2 Palmeiras on points. Nacional and Palmeiras tied on goal difference and goals scored. Nacional advances on away goals.

Grêmio Brazil0–0Venezuela Caracas

Grêmio 2−2 Caracas on points. Grêmio and Caracas tied on goal difference and goals scored. Grêmio advances on away goals.

Estudiantes Argentina1–0Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Benítez 13'

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

São Paulo Brazil0–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Henrique 65' Kléber 81' (pen.)

Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team #1PointsTeam #21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Grêmio Brazil1:4Brazil Cruzeiro1–32–2———
Nacional Uruguay0:6Argentina Estudiantes0–11–2———

First leg

Cruzeiro Brazil3–1Brazil Grêmio
Wellington Paulista 38' Wágner 47' Fabinho 67'Souza 78'
Estudiantes Argentina1–0Uruguay Nacional
Galván 14'

Second leg

Nacional Uruguay1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Medina 75'Boselli 52', 90+1'

Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.

Grêmio Brazil2–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Rever 55' Souza 75'Wellington Paulista 34', 36'

Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.

Finals

The Finals was played on July 8 and 15.

Team #1Points earnedTeam #21st leg2nd leg
Cruzeiro Brazil1–4Argentina Estudiantes0–01–2

First leg

Estudiantes Argentina0–0Brazil Cruzeiro

Second leg

Cruzeiro Brazil1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Henrique 52'Fernández 57' Boselli 73'

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.

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