2014_Copa_Libertadores
2014 Copa Libertadores
55th season of Copa Libertadores
The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2014 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Atlético Mineiro were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Atlético Nacional in the round of 16.
| 2014 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América 2014 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores da América | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | January 28 – August 13, 2014 |
| Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  San Lorenzo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nacional |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 325 (2.36 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,029,439 (21,952 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Julio dos Santos Nicolás Olivera(5 goals) |
← 2013 2015 → | |
In the finals, Argentine team San Lorenzo defeated Paraguayan team Nacional 2–1 on aggregate to win their first title,[2] and earned the right to play in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana.[3] The streak of four successive tournaments won by a Brazilian team was broken; in fact, none of the four semifinalists were from Brazil (first time since 1991, and the first finals since 2004 to not feature a Brazilian team) or had reached the final before.[4]
The draw of the tournament was held on December 12, 2013, in Luque, Paraguay.[17][18]
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.[3]
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For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years).[3] Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 2 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).[19][20] There was a two-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First stage | January 29 | February 5 |
| Second stage | February 12, 19, 26 March 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9 | |
| Round of 16 | April 16, 23 | April 23, 30 |
| Quarterfinals | May 7 | May 14 |
| Semifinals | July 23 | July 30 |
| Finals | August 6 | August 13 |
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sporting Cristal  |
3–3 (4–5 p) |  Atlético Paranaense |
2–1 | 1–2 |
Deportivo Quito  |
1–4 | Botafogo |
1–0 | 0–4 |
Universidad de Chile  |
4–2 | Guaraní |
1–0 | 3–2 |
Caracas  |
0–3 | Lanús |
0–2 | 0–1 |
Morelia  |
2–2 (a) |  Santa Fe |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Oriente Petrolero  |
1–2 | Nacional |
1–0 | 0–2 |
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.[3]
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | STR | CAP | UNI | |
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| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | The Strongest |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Atlético Paranaense |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Universitario |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[3]
- Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding.
- In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
- In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
- If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.
Seeding
The 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.
| Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 2 | Grêmio |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | |
| 6 | Bolívar |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Cerro Porteño |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Unión Española |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Arsenal |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 10 | Cruzeiro |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | |
| 11 | León |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 12 | The Strongest |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 13 | Atlético Nacional |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 14 | Lanús |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 15 | San Lorenzo |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 16 | Nacional |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Drawing of lots.[3]
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nacional
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nacional
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arsenal
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arsenal
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Unión Española
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nacional
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Defensor Sporting
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Atlético Nacional
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Atlético Nacional
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Defensor Sporting
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | The Strongest
| 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Defensor Sporting (p)
| 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nacional
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Lorenzo
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Lorenzo (p)
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Grêmio
| 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Lorenzo
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cruzeiro
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cruzeiro
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cerro Porteño
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Lorenzo
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bolívar
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lanús
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santos Laguna
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lanús
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bolívar
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | León
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bolívar (a)
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Nacional |
3–2 | Vélez Sarsfield |
1–0 | 2–2 |
| San Lorenzo |
1–1 (4–2 p) | Grêmio |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Lanús |
4–1 | Santos Laguna |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Nacional |
2–1 | Atlético Mineiro |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| The Strongest |
2–2 (2–4 p) | Defensor Sporting |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| León |
3–3 (a) | Bolívar |
2–2 | 1–1 |
| Cruzeiro |
3–1 | Cerro Porteño |
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Arsenal |
1–0 | Unión Española |
0–0 | 1–0 |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Nacional |
2–1 | Defensor Sporting |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| San Lorenzo |
5–1 | Bolívar |
5–0 | 0–1 |
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 was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]
San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate.
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