2014 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 | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 325 (2.36 per match) |
Attendance | 3,029,439 (21,952 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
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]
Qualified teams
Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
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5 berths |
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 1) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División super champion[5] |
Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 2) | 2013 Torneo Final champion[5] | ||
San Lorenzo (Argentina 3) | 2013 Torneo Inicial champion[5] | ||
Arsenal (Argentina 4) | 2012–13 Copa Argentina champion[5] | ||
Lanús (Argentina 5) | First stage | 2013 Copa Sudamericana champion[5] | |
3 berths |
Bolívar (Bolivia 1) | Second stage | 2013 Clausura champion[6] |
The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | 2013 Apertura champion[7] | ||
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2013 Clausura runner-up[6] | |
5 + 1 berths |
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 1; Title holders) | Second stage | 2013 Copa Libertadores champion |
Cruzeiro (Brazil 2) | 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion[8] | ||
Flamengo (Brazil 3) | 2013 Copa do Brasil champion[8] | ||
Grêmio (Brazil 4) | 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up[8] | ||
Atlético Paranaense (Brazil 5) | First stage | 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[8] | |
Botafogo (Brazil 6) | 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[8] | ||
3 berths |
Unión Española (Chile 1) | Second stage | 2013 Transición champion[9] |
O'Higgins (Chile 2) | 2013 Apertura champion[10] | ||
Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) | First stage | 2013 Apertura Liguilla winner[10] | |
3 berths |
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) | Second stage | 2013 Apertura champion and 2013 Finalización champion[11] |
Deportivo Cali (Colombia 2) | 2013 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11] | ||
Santa Fe (Colombia 3) | First stage | 2013 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[11] | |
3 berths |
Emelec (Ecuador 1) | Second stage | 2013 Serie A champion[12] |
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 2) | 2013 Serie A runner-up[12] | ||
Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3) | First stage | 2013 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12] | |
(CONCACAF) 3 invitees |
Santos Laguna (Mexico 1) | Second stage | 2013 Apertura classification phase best team not qualified for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League |
León (Mexico 2) | 2013 Apertura classification phase 2nd best team not qualified for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League | ||
Morelia (Mexico 3) | First stage | 2013 Apertura classification phase 3rd best team not qualified for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League | |
3 berths |
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | Second stage | 2013 Primera División tournament champion with better record in aggregate table[13] |
Nacional (Paraguay 2) | 2013 Primera División tournament champion with worse record in aggregate table[13] | ||
Guaraní (Paraguay 3) | First stage | 2013 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13] | |
3 berths |
Universitario (Peru 1) | Second stage | 2013 Descentralizado champion[14] |
Real Garcilaso (Peru 2) | 2013 Descentralizado runner-up[14] | ||
Sporting Cristal (Peru 3) | First stage | 2013 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14] | |
3 berths |
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División champion[15] |
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 2) | 2012–13 Primera División runner-up[15] | ||
Nacional (Uruguay 3) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[15] | |
3 berths |
Zamora (Venezuela 1) | Second stage | 2012–13 Primera División champion[16] |
Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2) | 2012–13 Primera División runner-up[16] | ||
Caracas (Venezuela 3) | First stage | 2012–13 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[16] |
Draw
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]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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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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Schedule
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 |
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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 |
First stage
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting Cristal |
3–3 (4–5 p) | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
Deportivo Quito |
1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
Universidad de Chile |
4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
Caracas |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
Morelia |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Oriente Petrolero |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Second stage
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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | STR | CAP | UNI | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UES | SLO | IDV | BOT | |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | |||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CER | LAN | OHI | CAL | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Group 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAM | NAC | ZAM | SAN | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Group 5
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DEF | CRU | UCH | GAR | |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 10 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Group 6
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GRE | ATL | NOB | NAC | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | |||
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
Knockout stages
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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 | ||
3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | ||
4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | ||
5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | ||
6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | ||
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | ||
8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | ||
9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) | |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | ||
11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | ||
12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | ||
13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | ||
14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | ||
15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | ||
16 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Round of 16
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nacional |
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
San Lorenzo |
1–1 (4–2 p) | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Lanús |
4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Atlético Nacional |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
The Strongest |
2–2 (2–4 p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
León |
3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
Cruzeiro |
3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Arsenal |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nacional |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
San Lorenzo |
2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Lanús |
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Atlético Nacional |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nacional |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
San Lorenzo |
5–1 | 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]
Nacional | 1–1 | |
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Santa Cruz |
Report | Matos |
San Lorenzo | 1–0 | |
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Ortigoza |
Report |
San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | 5 | ||
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3 | 4 | ||
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Source:[21]
References
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External links
- Copa Bridgestone Libertadores (in Spanish)
- Copa Libertadores 2014, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)