The knockout stages of the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América consisted of four stages:
- Round of 16 (first legs: April 26–28; second legs: May 3–5)
- Quarterfinals (first legs: May 11–12; second legs: May 18–19)
- Semifinals (first legs: May 25–26; second legs: June 1–2)
- Finals (first leg: June 15; second leg: June 22)
Format
The group winners and runners-up of the second stage qualified for the knockout stages. The sixteen teams played a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria were used for breaking ties on points, except for the final:[1]
- Goal difference
- Away goals
- Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)
For the final, the first tiebreaker was goal difference. If tied on goal difference, the away goals rule would not be applied, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.
If two teams from the same association reach the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Libertad
|
 Once Caldas
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| 2 | Junior
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 Grêmio
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| 3 |  América
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Fluminense
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| 4 |  Universidad Católica
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 Vélez Sársfield
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| 5 | Cerro Porteño
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Santos
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| 6 | Internacional
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Chiapas
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| 7 | Cruzeiro
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Estudiantes
|
| 8 |  LDU Quito
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 Peñarol
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Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[2] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.
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Bracket
In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cruzeiro
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Once Caldas
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Once Caldas
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Santos
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | América
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Santos
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Santos
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cerro Porteño
| 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Junior
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chiapas (a)
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chiapas
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cerro Porteño
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cerro Porteño (p)
| 0 | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Estudiantes
| 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Santos
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Peñarol
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Libertad
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fluminense
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Libertad
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vélez Sársfield
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LDU Quito
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vélez Sársfield
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vélez Sársfield
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Peñarol (a)
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Internacional
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Peñarol
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Peñarol
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | U. Católica
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | U. Católica
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Grêmio
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Cruzeiro
|
3:3 | Once Caldas
|
2–1 | 0–2 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Libertad
|
3:3 | Fluminense
|
1–3 | 3–0 | +1:−1 | — | — |
| Internacional
|
1:4 | Peñarol
|
1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Junior
|
2:2 | Chiapas
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 0:0 | 1:3 | — |
| Cerro Porteño
|
2:2 | Estudiantes
|
0–0 | 0–0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 5–3 |
| Universidad Católica
|
6:0 | Grêmio
|
2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| LDU Quito
|
0:6 | Vélez Sársfield
|
0–3 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| América
|
1:4 | Santos
|
0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Match A
| Cruzeiro | 0–2 | Once Caldas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Amaya  66'Moreno 71' |
Tied on points 3–3, Once Caldas won on goal difference.
Match B
| Fluminense | 3–1 | Libertad |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Moura 3' Marquinho 71'Conca 74' |
Report | Gamarra 59' |
Note: The original kickoff time was 21:50, but the match was delayed due to floodlight failure.[5]
Tied on points 3–3, Libertad won on goal difference.
Match C
| Peñarol | 1–1 | Internacional |
|---|---|---|
| Corujo 36' |
Report | Leandro Damião 64' |
| Internacional | 1–2 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar 1' |
Report | Martinuccio 46' Olivera 50' |
Peñarol won on points 4–1.
Match D
Tied on points 2–2, Jaguares won on away goals.
Match E
| Cerro Porteño | 0–0 | Estudiantes |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
dos Santos  Fabbro Nanni Cáceres Villarreal |
5–3 | L. Benítez López Pereyra Roncaglia |
Tied on points 2–2, Cerro Porteño won on penalties.
Match F
| Grêmio | 1–2 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas 58' |
Report | Pratto 28', 73' |
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | Grêmio |
|---|---|---|
| Mirosevic 85' |
Report |
Universidad Católica won on points 6–0.
Match G
| Vélez Sársfield | 3–0 | LDU Quito |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 7', 10' Domínguez 54' |
Report |
| LDU Quito | 0–2 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Álvarez 45+10' Bella 80' |
Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.
Match H
Santos won on points 4–1.
Quarterfinals
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Santos
|
4:1 | Once Caldas
|
1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Libertad
|
0:6 | Vélez Sársfield
|
0–3 | 2–4 | — | — | — |
| Universidad Católica
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3:3 | Peñarol
|
0–2 | 2–1 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Cerro Porteño
|
4:1 | Chiapas
|
1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
Match S1
| Once Caldas | 0–1 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alan Patrick 42' |
| Santos | 1–1 | Once Caldas |
|---|---|---|
| Neymar 11' |
Report | Renteria 29' |
Santos won on points 4–1.
Match S2
Note: The match was moved from Estadio José Amalfitani as the home stadium of Vélez Sársfield was closed after fans fired volleys of flares during their Clausura match against Banfield.[7]
| Libertad | 2–4 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 44' Maciel 50' |
Report | Moralez 44', 66' Franco 86' (pen.)Fernández 87' |
Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.
Match S3
| Peñarol | 2–0 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Olivera 36' Martinuccio 90+3' |
Report |
| Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Meneses 18' Gutiérrez 69' |
Report | Estoyanoff 85' |
Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on goal difference.
Match S4
| Chiapas | 1–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Pedroza 90' |
Report | Fabbro 72' |
| Cerro Porteño | 1–0 | Chiapas |
|---|---|---|
| Benítez 72' |
Report |
Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.
Semifinals
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Cerro Porteño
|
1:4 | Santos
|
0–1 | 3–3 | — | — | — |
| Vélez Sársfield
|
3:3 | Peñarol
|
0–1 | 2–1 | 0:0 | 0:1 | — |
Match F1
| Santos | 1–0 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Edu Dracena 43' |
Report |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–3 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| C. Benítez 31' Lucero 60'Fabbro 81' |
Report | Zé Eduardo 2' Barreto 28' (o.g.)Neymar 45+1' |
Santos won on points 4–1.
Match F2
| Peñarol | 1–0 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
| D. Rodríguez 44' |
Report |
| Vélez Sársfield | 2–1 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Tobio 45+1' Silva 66' |
Report | Mier 33' |
Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on away goals.
Finals
The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[1]
| Peñarol | 0–0 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Santos won on points 4–1.
References
- ^ a b Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Reglamento Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "Así continúa la Copa Santander Libertadores". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "2011 Copa Libertadores de América: Informe de boletos vendidos" (PDF) (in Spanish and English). CONMEBOL. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "2011 Copa Libertadores de América:` Informe de boletos vendidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ Fluminense pisa fuerte en casa (3–1)
- ^ Vélez Sarsfield-Libertad, en el estadio de Boca Juniors
- ^ Estadio del partido Vélez Sarsfield – Libertad
External links
- Official webpage Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)