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.

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Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
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
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
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
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Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Brazil Grêmio 3 2
16 Peru U. San Martín 1 0
1 Brazil Grêmio (a) 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 0
8 Venezuela Caracas 1 4
9 Ecuador Cuenca 2 0
1 Brazil Grêmio 1 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 3 2
4 Brazil São Paulo
13 Mexico Guadalajara
4 Brazil São Paulo 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 2
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 1
12 Chile U. de Chile 1 0
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2
3 Uruguay Nacional
14 Mexico San Luis
3 Uruguay Nacional (a) 1 0
11 Brazil Palmeiras 1 0
6 Brazil Sport Recife 0 1 (1)
11 Brazil Palmeiras (p) 1 0 (3)
3 Uruguay Nacional 0 1
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 2
7 Paraguay Libertad 0 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 3 0
10 Argentina Estudiantes 1 1
15 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0 0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 0
15 Uruguay Defensor S. 2 1

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on May 5. Team #1, as the higher seeded team, played the second leg at home.

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 6:0 Peru Universidad San Martín 3–1 2–0
Boca Juniors Argentina 1:4 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2–2 0–1
Nacional Uruguay w/o[A] Mexico San Luis
São Paulo Brazil w/o[A] Mexico Guadalajara
Cruzeiro Brazil 6:0 Chile Universidad de Chile 2–1 1–0
Sport Recife Brazil 3:3 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 1–0 0:0 0:0 1:3
Libertad Paraguay 1:4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–3 0–0
Caracas Venezuela 3:3 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 4–0 +3:−3
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  • ^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

More information Palmeiras, 1–0 ...
Palmeiras Brazil1–0Brazil Sport Recife
Ortigoza 74' Report
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More information Deportivo Cuenca, 2–1 ...
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador2–1Venezuela Caracas
Teixeira 58'
Villalba 69'
Report Cichero 3'
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More information Estudiantes, 3–0 ...
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More information Universidad de Chile, 1–2 ...
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More information Defensor Sporting, 2–2 ...
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Second leg

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Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

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


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


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Grêmio won 6–0 on points.


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Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points.


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Estudiantes won 4–1 on points.


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Defensor Sporting won 4–1 on points.

Quarterfinals

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

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 2:2 Venezuela Caracas 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0
Estudiantes Argentina 6:0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1–0 1–0
Nacional Uruguay 2:2 Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0
São Paulo Brazil 0:6 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–2 0–2
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First leg

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Attendance: 52,906
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

More information Caracas, 1–1 ...
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More information Defensor Sporting, 0–1 ...
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More information Palmeiras, 1–1 ...
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Second leg

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Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

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


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


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Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.


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Cruzeiro advances 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

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Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Grêmio Brazil 1:4 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–3 2–2
Nacional Uruguay 0:6 Argentina Estudiantes 0–1 1–2
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First leg

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More information Estudiantes, 1–0 ...
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Second leg

More information Nacional, 1–2 ...
Nacional Uruguay1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Medina 75' Report Boselli 52', 90+1'
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Estudiantes advances 6–0 on points.


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Cruzeiro advances 4–1 on points.

Finals

The Finals was played on July 8 and 15.

More information Team #1, Points earned ...
Team #1   Points earned   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cruzeiro Brazil 1–4 Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 1–2
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First leg

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Second leg

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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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References

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