Copa Libertadores 2014

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The Copa Libertadores 2014 , also Copa Bridgestone Libertadores due to sponsorship , was the 55th edition of the most important South American soccer competition for club teams. A total of 38 teams took part in the 2014 season, 35 from the ten member associations of CONMEBOL , including defending champion Atlético Mineiro from Brazil and the 2013 Copa Sudamericana winner CA Lanús from Argentina, and three from Mexico. The tournament began on January 28 with the qualifying round and ended on August 13, 2014 with the final second leg. There Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro from Argentina defeated Club Nacional from Paraguay and won the Copa Libertadores for the first time.

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Since Atlético Mineiro was automatically qualified as defending champion, Brazil was allowed to send six instead of the usual five participants to the tournament, with two having to qualify. Mexico, which actually belongs to CONCACAF , sent three teams to the tournament upon invitation, two of which had to qualify. The teams that had to qualify for the main round are marked with a (Q) in the table.

country	society	Qualification reason
Argentina Argentina 5 starting places	Arsenal de Sarandí	Copa Argentina winner 2013
	CA Vélez Sarsfield	Primera División winner 2012-2013
	Newell's Old Boys	Torneo Final winner
	Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	Torneo Inicial winner
	CA Lanus (Q)	Copa Sudamericana 2013 winner
Bolivia Bolivia 3 starting places	Club Bolívar	Champion 2013
	Club The Strongest	Second in the 2013 championships
	Oriente Petrolero (Q)	Third 2013
Brazil Brazil 5 + 1 starting places	Atlético Mineiro	Defending champion
	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	Cup winner 2013
	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	Champion 2013
	Gremio Porto Alegre	Second 2013
	Athletico Paranaense (Q)	Third 2013
	Botafogo FR (Q)	Fourth 2013
Chile Chile 3 starting places	Unión Española	Champion 2013
	CD O'Higgins	Master Apertura 2013
	CF Universidad de Chile (Q)	Master Apertura Liguilla 2013
Ecuador Ecuador 3 starting places	CS Emelec	Champion 2013
	Independiente del Valle	Second 2013
	Deportivo Quito (Q)	Third 2013
Colombia Colombia 3 starting places	Atlético Nacional	Master of the Apertura 2013 and Master of the Finalización 2013
	Deportivo Cali	First in the overall table 2013 (without champions)
	Independiente Santa Fe (Q)	Second in the overall table 2013 (without champions)
Mexico Mexico ( CONCACAF ) 3 starting places	Santos Laguna	Best point team at Apertura 2013
	Club León	Runner-up at Apertura 2013
	Monarca's Morelia (Q)	Third place at Apertura 2013
Paraguay Paraguay 3 starting places	Club Cerro Porteño	Master of the Clausura 2013
	Club Nacional	Second at Apertura 2013
	Club Guarani (Q)	First in the overall table (without master)
Peru Peru 3 starting places	Universitario de Deportes	Champion 2013
	Real Garcilaso	Second 2013
	Sporting Cristal (Q)	Third 2013
Uruguay Uruguay 3 starting places	Club Atlético Peñarol	Champion 2013
	Defensor Sporting Club	Second 2013
	Nacional Montevideo (Q)	Best placed non-finalist
Venezuela Venezuela 3 starting places	Zamora FC	Master Apertura 2013
	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Master Clausura 2013
	FC Caracas (Q)	Third in the overall table 2013 (without champions)

↑ The top 3 teams are qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2013/14 and are therefore not eligible to play for the Copa Libertadores 2014.

mode

If there is a tie in the group stage, the goal difference is decisive for progress, then the number of goals scored, then the number of goals scored away . If these are also the same, the lot decides. In the knockout rounds, the away goal rule also applies in the event of a tie between points and goals. If their number is the same, a penalty shoot-out immediately followed without extra time . Only in the final there when the score is level after 90 minutes before the penalty shoot another extension .

qualification

The first legs took place on January 28th to 30th, the second legs on February 4th to 6th, 2014. The first team had home rights in the first leg, the second in the second leg.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Sporting Cristal Peru	3: 3 (4: 5 on behalf)	Brazil Athletico Paranaense	2: 1	1: 2
Deportivo Quito Ecuador	1: 4	Brazil Botafogo FR	1-0	0: 4
CF Universidad de Chile Chile	4: 2	Paraguay Club Guaraní	1-0	3: 2
Caracas FC Venezuela	0: 3	Argentina CA Lanus	0: 2	0: 1
Monarcas Morelia Mexico	2: 2	Colombia Independiente Santa Fe	2: 1	0: 1
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia	1: 2	Uruguay Nacional Montevideo	1-0	0: 2

Group stage

Group 1

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina CA Vélez Sarsfield	6th	5	0	1	009: 300	+6	15th
2.	Bolivia Club The Strongest	6th	3	1	2	008: 700	+1	10
3.	Brazil Athletico Paranaense	6th	3	0	3	007: 700	± 0	09
4th	Peru Universitario de Deportes	6th	0	1	5	003:100	−7	01


11th of February 2014
Universitario de Deportes	0: 1	CA Vélez Sarsfield	Estadio Monumental "U"
February 13, 2014
Athletico Paranaense	1-0	Club The Strongest	Arena da Baixada
20th February 2014
Club The Strongest	1-0	Universitario de Deportes	Estadio Hernando Siles
February 25, 2014
CA Vélez Sarsfield	2-0	Athletico Paranaense	Estadio José Amalfitani
March 11, 2014
Club The Strongest	2-0	CA Vélez Sarsfield	Estadio Hernando Siles
March 13, 2014
Universitario de Deportes	0: 1	Athletico Paranaense	Estadio Monumental "U"
March 18, 2014
CA Vélez Sarsfield	2-0	Club The Strongest	Estadio José Amalfitani
March 20, 2014
Athletico Paranaense	3-0	Universitario de Deportes	Arena da Baixada
March 26, 2014
Athletico Paranaense	1: 3	CA Vélez Sarsfield	Arena da Baixada
March 27, 2014
Universitario de Deportes	3: 3	Club The Strongest	Estadio Monumental "U"
April 8, 2014
CA Vélez Sarsfield	1-0	Universitario de Deportes	Estadio José Amalfitani
Club The Strongest	2: 1	Athletico Paranaense	Estadio Hernando Siles

Group 2

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Chile Unión Española	6th	2	3	1	010: 900	+1	09
2.	Argentina Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	6th	2	2	2	006: 500	+1	08th
3.	Ecuador Independiente del Valle	6th	2	2	2	010:100	± 0	08th
4th	Brazil Botafogo FR	6th	2	1	3	005: 700	−2	07th


11th of February 2014
Botafogo FR	2-0	Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
February 18, 2014
Independiente del Valle	2: 2	Unión Española	Estadio Rumiñahui
February 26, 2014
Unión Española	1: 1	Botafogo FR	Estadio Luis Franzini
February 27, 2014
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	1-0	Independiente del Valle	Estadio Pedro Bidegain
March 12, 2014
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	1: 1	Unión Española	Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Independiente del Valle	2: 1	Botafogo FR	Estadio Rumiñahui
March 18, 2014
Botafogo FR	1-0	Independiente del Valle	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
March 20, 2014
Unión Española	1-0	Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	Estadio Luis Franzini
March 27, 2014
Independiente del Valle	1: 1	Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	Estadio Rumiñahui
April 2, 2014
Botafogo FR	0: 1	Unión Española	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
April 9, 2014
Unión Española	4: 5	Independiente del Valle	Estadio Luis Franzini
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	3-0	Botafogo FR	Estadio Pedro Bidegain

Group 3

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Paraguay Club Cerro Porteño	6th	3	1	2	010: 900	+1	10
2.	Argentina CA Lanus	6th	2	2	2	006: 500	+1	08th
3.	Chile CD O'Higgins	6th	1	4th	1	005: 500	± 0	07th
4th	Colombia Deportivo Cali	6th	2	1	3	006: 800	−2	07th


12th of February 2014
Deportivo Cali	1-0	Club Cerro Porteño	Estadio Deportivo Cali
February 13, 2014
CA Lanus	0-0	CD O'Higgins	Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez
19th February 2014
CD O'Higgins	1-0	Deportivo Cali	Estadio Monumental
February 26, 2014
Club Cerro Porteño	3: 1	CA Lanus	Estadio General Pablo Rojas
March 13, 2014
CD O'Higgins	2: 2	Club Cerro Porteño	Estadio Monumental
Deportivo Cali	2: 1	CA Lanus	Estadio Deportivo Cali
March 20, 2014
Club Cerro Porteño	2: 1	CD O'Higgins	Estadio General Pablo Rojas
CA Lanus	2-0	Deportivo Cali	Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez
March 26, 2014
Deportivo Cali	1: 1	CD O'Higgins	Estadio Deportivo Cali
March 27, 2014
CA Lanus	2-0	Club Cerro Porteño	Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez
April 8, 2014
Club Cerro Porteño	3: 2	Deportivo Cali	Estadio General Pablo Rojas
CD O'Higgins	0-0	CA Lanus	Estadio El Teniente

Group 4

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil Atlético Mineiro	6th	3	3	0	008: 500	+3	12
2.	Paraguay Club Nacional	6th	2	2	2	008:100	−2	08th
3.	Venezuela Zamora FC	6th	2	1	3	006: 600	± 0	07th
4th	Colombia Independiente Santa Fe	6th	1	2	3	010:110	−1	05


11th of February 2014
Zamora FC	0: 1	Atlético Mineiro	Estadio Agustín Tovar
Independiente Santa Fe	3: 1	Club Nacional	Estadio Nemesio Camacho
20th February 2014
Club Nacional	1-0	Zamora FC	Estadio Arsenio Erico
February 26, 2014
Atlético Mineiro	2: 1	Independiente Santa Fe	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
March 12, 2014
Club Nacional	2: 2	Atlético Mineiro	Estadio Arsenio Erico
Zamora FC	2: 1	Independiente Santa Fe	Estadio Agustín Tovar
March 18, 2014
Independiente Santa Fe	2: 2	Zamora FC	Estadio Nemesio Camacho
March 19, 2014
Atlético Mineiro	1: 1	Club Nacional	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
March 25, 2014
Zamora FC	2-0	Club Nacional	Estadio Agustín Tovar
April 4, 2014
Independiente Santa Fe	1: 1	Atlético Mineiro	Estadio Nemesio Camacho
April 10, 2014
Atlético Mineiro	1-0	Zamora FC	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Club Nacional	3: 2	Independiente Santa Fe	Estadio Arsenio Erico

Group 5

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club	6th	3	2	1	011: 500	+6	11
2.	Brazil Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	6th	3	1	2	013: 700	+6	10
3.	Chile CF Universidad de Chile	6th	3	1	2	006: 900	−3	10
4th	Peru Real Garcilaso	6th	1	0	5	004:130	−9	03


12th of February 2014
Real Garcilaso	2: 1	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega
February 13, 2014
CF Universidad de Chile	1-0	Defensor Sporting Club	Estadio Nacional de Chile
19th February 2014
Defensor Sporting Club	4: 1	Real Garcilaso	Estadio Luis Franzini
February 25, 2014
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	5: 1	CF Universidad de Chile	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
March 11, 2014
Defensor Sporting Club	2-0	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	Estadio Luis Franzini
Real Garcilaso	1: 2	CF Universidad de Chile	Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega
March 18, 2014
CF Universidad de Chile	1-0	Real Garcilaso	Estadio Nacional de Chile
March 20, 2014
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	2: 2	Defensor Sporting Club	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
April 1, 2014
Real Garcilaso	0: 2	Defensor Sporting Club	Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega
3rd April 2014
CF Universidad de Chile	0: 2	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	Estadio Nacional de Chile
April 9, 2014
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	3-0	Real Garcilaso	Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Defensor Sporting Club	1: 1	CF Universidad de Chile	Estadio Luis Franzini

Group 6

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil Gremio Porto Alegre	6th	4th	2	0	008: 100	+7	14th
2.	Colombia Atlético Nacional	6th	3	1	2	007: 800	−1	10
3.	Argentina Newell's Old Boys	6th	2	2	2	010: 700	+3	08th
4th	Uruguay Nacional Montevideo	6th	0	1	5	004:130	−9	01


February 13, 2014
Atlético Nacional	1-0	Newell's Old Boys	Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Nacional Montevideo	0: 1	Gremio Porto Alegre	Estadio Gran Parque Central
February 25, 2014
Gremio Porto Alegre	3-0	Atlético Nacional	Arena do Gremio
February 27, 2014
Newell's Old Boys	4-0	Nacional Montevideo	Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
March 11, 2014
Atlético Nacional	1: 1	Nacional Montevideo	Estadio Atanasio Girardot
March 13, 2014
Gremio Porto Alegre	0-0	Newell's Old Boys	Arena do Gremio
March 18, 2014
Nacional Montevideo	0: 1	Atlético Nacional	Estadio Gran Parque Central
March 19, 2014
Newell's Old Boys	1: 1	Gremio Porto Alegre	Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
March 26, 2014
Nacional Montevideo	2: 4	Newell's Old Boys	Estadio Gran Parque Central
April 2, 2014
Atlético Nacional	0: 2	Gremio Porto Alegre	Estadio Atanasio Girardot
April 10, 2014
Newell's Old Boys	1: 3	Atlético Nacional	Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Gremio Porto Alegre	1-0	Nacional Montevideo	Arena do Gremio

Group 7

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Bolivia Club Bolívar	6th	3	2	1	008: 600	+2	11
2.	Mexico Club León	6th	3	1	2	010: 700	+3	10
3.	Brazil Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	6th	2	1	3	010:100	± 0	07th
4th	Ecuador CS Emelec	6th	2	0	4th	007:120	−5	06th


12th of February 2014
Club León	2: 1	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	Estadio Nou Camp
February 13, 2014
CS Emelec	2: 1	Club Bolívar	Estadio George Capwell
19th February 2014
Club Bolívar	1: 1	Club León	Estadio Hernando Siles
February 26, 2014
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	3: 1	CS Emelec	Estádio do Maracanã
March 11, 2014
CS Emelec	2: 1	Club León	Estadio George Capwell
March 12, 2014
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	2: 2	Club Bolívar	Estádio do Maracanã
March 19, 2014
Club Bolívar	1-0	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	Estadio Hernando Siles
Club León	3-0	CS Emelec	Estadio Nou Camp
March 26, 2014
Club León	0: 1	Club Bolívar	Estadio Nou Camp
April 2, 2014
CS Emelec	1: 2	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	Estadio George Capwell
April 9, 2014
Club Bolívar	2: 1	CS Emelec	Estadio Hernando Siles
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	2: 3	Club León	Estádio do Maracanã

Group 8

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico Santos Laguna	6th	4th	1	1	011: 500	+6	13
2.	Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí	6th	4th	0	2	011: 400	+7	12
3.	Uruguay Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	1	2	3	005:100	−5	05
4th	Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui	6th	0	3	3	004:120	−8	03


11th of February 2014
Santos Laguna	1-0	Arsenal de Sarandí	Estadio TSM Corona
12th of February 2014
Deportivo Anzoátegui	1: 1	Club Atlético Peñarol	Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui
February 18, 2014
Club Atlético Peñarol	0: 2	Santos Laguna	Estadio Contador José Pedro Damiani
February 25, 2014
Arsenal de Sarandí	3-0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Estadio Julio H. Grondona
March 11, 2014
Deportivo Anzoátegui	1: 1	Santos Laguna	Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui
March 13, 2014
Arsenal de Sarandí	1-0	Club Atlético Peñarol	Estadio Julio H. Grondona
March 18, 2014
Santos Laguna	3-0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Nuevo Estadio Corona
March 19, 2014
Club Atlético Peñarol	2: 1	Arsenal de Sarandí	Estadio Contador José Pedro Damiani
March 25, 2014
Santos Laguna	4: 1	Club Atlético Peñarol	Nuevo Estadio Corona
March 27, 2014
Deportivo Anzoátegui	1: 3	Arsenal de Sarandí	Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui
April 10, 2014
Club Atlético Peñarol	1: 1	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Estadio Contador José Pedro Damiani
Arsenal de Sarandí	3-0	Santos Laguna	Estadio Julio H. Grondona

Round of 16

The first and second in each group qualified for the round of 16.

The games were not drawn, but determined by a seeding list. The eight group winners were given start numbers 1 to 8 according to their ranking, so the best group winner received 1, the second best group winner received 2, etc. The eight runners-up were given start numbers 9 to 16. In the round of 16 then played 1 - 16, 2 - 15, 3 - 14 ..., so the best group first against the worst group second etc.

The following overview shows the table of the first and second placed in the group stage.

Seeding list	team	Points	Goal difference
1	Argentina CA Vélez Sarsfield	15th	+6
2	Brazil Gremio Porto Alegre	14th	+7
3	Mexico Santos Laguna	13	+6
4th	Brazil Atlético Mineiro	12	+3
5	Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club	11	+6
6th	Bolivia Club Bolívar	11	+2
7th	Paraguay Club Cerro Porteño	10	+1
8th	Chile Unión Española	9	+1
9	Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí	12	+7
10	Brazil Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	10	+6
11	Mexico Club León	10	+3
12	Bolivia Club The Strongest	10	+1
13	Colombia Atlético Nacional	10	−1
14th	Argentina CA Lanus	8th	+1
15th	Argentina Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	8th	+1
16	Paraguay Club Nacional	8th	−2
Color legend: group winners group runner-up

The first legs took place from April 16 to 24 and the second legs from April 23 to May 2, 2014.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Nacional Paraguay	3: 2	Argentina CA Vélez Sarsfield	1-0	2: 2
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Argentina	1: 1 (4: 2 i.E.)	Brazil Gremio Porto Alegre	1-0	0: 1
CA Lanus Argentina	4: 1	Mexico Santos Laguna	2: 1	2-0
Atlético Nacional Colombia	2: 1	Brazil Atlético Mineiro	1-0	1: 1
Club The Strongest Bolivia	2: 2 (2: 4 on behalf)	Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club	2-0	0: 2
Club León Mexico	(a)3: 3 ( a )	Bolivia Club Bolívar	2: 2	1: 1
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Brazil	3: 1	Paraguay Club Cerro Porteño	1: 1	2-0
Arsenal de Sarandí Argentina	1-0	Chile Unión Española	0-0	1-0

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on May 7 and 8, the second legs on May 14 and 15, 2014.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Nacional Paraguay	1-0	Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí	1-0	0-0
Atlético Nacional Colombia	0: 3	Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club	0: 2	0: 1
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Argentina	2: 1	Brazil Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	1-0	1: 1
CA Lanus Argentina	1: 2	Bolivia Club Bolívar	1: 1	0: 1

Semifinals

The first legs took place on July 23 and 24, the second legs on July 30 and 31, 2014.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Nacional Paraguay	2: 1	Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club	2-0	0: 1
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Argentina	5: 1	Bolivia Club Bolívar	5-0	0: 1

final

First leg

Club Nacional

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro

August 6, 2014 at 8:15 pm in Asunción ( Estadio Defensores del Chaco )

Result: 1: 1 (0: 0)

Referee: Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia )

Match report

Ignacio Don - Ramón Coronel (70th Julio Santa Cruz ), José Cáceres , Raúl Piris , Davíd Mendoza - Marcos Melgarejo , Silvio Torales , Derlis Orué (70th Hugo Lusardi ), Juan Argüello - Fredy Bareiro , Julián Benítez (62nd Cecilio Domínguez ) Coach: Gustavo Morínigo

Sebastián Torrico - Julio Buffarini , Fabricio Fontanini , Santiago Gentiletti , Emmanuel Más - Juan Mercier , Néstor Ortigoza (85th Enzo Kalinski ) - Héctor Villalba (70th Gonzalo Verón ), Leandro Romagnoli (76th Pablo Barrientos ), Ignacio Piatti - Mauro Matos Coach: Edgardo Bauza

1: 1 Julio Santa Cruz (90th + 3 ')

0: 1 Mauro Matos (65.)

Return leg

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro

Club Nacional

August 13, 2014 at 9:15 pm in Buenos Aires ( Estadio Pedro Bidegain )

Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)

Referee: Sandro Ricci ( Brazil )