2017 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Qualified teams edit

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
1   Botafogo   Barcelona
2   Santos   The Strongest
3   River Plate   Emelec
4   San Lorenzo   Atlético Paranaense
5   Palmeiras   Jorge Wilstermann
6   Atlético Mineiro   Godoy Cruz
7   Lanús   Nacional
8   Grêmio   Guaraní

Seeding edit

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.[3][4]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 6   Atlético Mineiro 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13 Pot 1
2 7   Lanús 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13
3 8   Grêmio 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
4 3   River Plate 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13
5 5   Palmeiras 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 13
6 2   Santos 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12
7 1   Botafogo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
8 4   San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
9 6   Godoy Cruz 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Pot 2
10 8   Guaraní 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
11 3   Emelec 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
12 1   Barcelona 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
13 4   Atlético Paranaense 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10
14 2   The Strongest 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
15 5   Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
16 7   Nacional 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 3.8h).[2]

Format edit

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.10).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).
  • In the finals, 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 (Regulations Article 5.3).

There were two format changes from the previous season:

  • While the seeding was still used to decide the order of legs, it was no longer used to decide the bracket, which was decided by the round of 16 draw.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, the bracket was no longer adjusted and remained as it was.

Draw edit

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 June 2017, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.[3]

Bracket edit

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:[3]

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 14 June 2017.[4]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
12   Barcelona (p) 1 0 1 (5)
5   Palmeiras 0 1 1 (4)
12   Barcelona 1 1 2
6   Santos 1 0 1
13   Atlético Paranaense 2 0 2
6   Santos 3 1 4
12   Barcelona 0 1 1
3   Grêmio 3 0 3
16   Nacional 0 0 0
7   Botafogo 1 2 3
7   Botafogo 0 0 0
3   Grêmio 0 1 1
9   Godoy Cruz 0 1 1
3   Grêmio 1 2 3
3   Grêmio 1 2 3
2   Lanús 0 1 1
15   Jorge Wilstermann 1 0 1
1   Atlético Mineiro 0 0 0
15   Jorge Wilstermann 3 0 3
4   River Plate 0 8 8
10   Guaraní 0 1 1
4   River Plate 2 1 3
4   River Plate 1 2 3
2   Lanús 0 4 4
11   Emelec 0 1 1 (4)
8   San Lorenzo (p) 1 0 1 (5)
8   San Lorenzo 2 0 2 (3)
2   Lanús (p) 0 2 2 (4)
14   The Strongest 1 0 1
2   Lanús 1 1 2

Round of 16 edit

The first legs were played on 4–6 July, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2017.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guaraní   1–3   River Plate 0–2 1–1
Atlético Paranaense   2–4   Santos 2–3 0–1
Nacional   0–3   Botafogo 0–1 0–2
Emelec   1–1 (4–5 p)   San Lorenzo 0–1 1–0
The Strongest   1–2   Lanús 1–1 0–1
Godoy Cruz   1–3   Grêmio 0–1 1–2
Barcelona   1–1 (5–4 p)   Palmeiras 1–0 0–1
Jorge Wilstermann   1–0   Atlético Mineiro 1–0 0–0

Match A edit

Guaraní  0–2  River Plate
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River Plate  1–1  Guaraní
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River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B edit

Atlético Paranaense  2–3  Santos
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Santos  1–0  Atlético Paranaense
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Santos won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C edit

Nacional  0–1  Botafogo
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Botafogo  2–0  Nacional
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Botafogo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D edit

Emelec  0–1  San Lorenzo
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San Lorenzo  0–1  Emelec
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Penalties
5–4

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E edit

The Strongest  1–1  Lanús
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Attendance: 28,000

Lanús  1–0  The Strongest
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Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F edit

Godoy Cruz  0–1  Grêmio
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Grêmio  2–1  Godoy Cruz
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Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G edit

Barcelona  1–0  Palmeiras
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Palmeiras  1–0  Barcelona
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Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 38,310

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H edit

Jorge Wilstermann  1–0  Atlético Mineiro
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Atlético Mineiro  0–0  Jorge Wilstermann
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Jorge Wilstermann won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals edit

The first legs were played on 13–14 September, and the second legs were played on 20–21 September 2017.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jorge Wilstermann   3–8   River Plate 3–0 0–8
Barcelona   2–1   Santos 1–1 1–0
Botafogo   0–1   Grêmio 0–0 0–1
San Lorenzo   2–2 (3–4 p)   Lanús 2–0 0–2

Match S1 edit

Jorge Wilstermann  3–0  River Plate
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River Plate  8–0  Jorge Wilstermann
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River Plate won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2 edit

Barcelona  1–1  Santos
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Santos  0–1  Barcelona
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Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3 edit

Botafogo  0–0  Grêmio
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Grêmio  1–0  Botafogo
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Grêmio won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4 edit

San Lorenzo  2–0  Lanús
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Lanús  2–0  San Lorenzo
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Penalties
4–3

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Lanús won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals edit

The first legs were played on 24–25 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October and 1 November 2017.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate   3–4   Lanús 1–0 2–4
Barcelona   1–3   Grêmio 0–3 1–0

Match F1 edit

River Plate  1–0  Lanús
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Lanús  4–2  River Plate
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Lanús won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2 edit

Barcelona  0–3  Grêmio
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Grêmio  0–1  Barcelona
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Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals edit

In the finals, 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 (Regulations Article 5.3).

The first leg was played on 22 November, and the second leg was played on 29 November 2017.[8]

Grêmio  1–0  Lanús
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Lanús  1–2  Grêmio
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Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ a b c "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE: se sortean los Octavos de Final". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Quedaron emparejados los Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Programación de octavos de final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE". CONMEBOL.com. 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Programación de los Cuartos de Final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Definido el programa de partidos de las semifinales". CONMEBOL.com. 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Definidos fechas y horarios de los partidos finales". CONMEBOL.com. 3 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Árbitros para la finales Ida y Vuelta" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 November 2017.

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