2017 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
1 Botafogo Barcelona
2 Santos The Strongest
3 River Plate Emelec
4 San Lorenzo Atlético Paranaense
5 Palmeiras Jorge Wilstermann
6 Atlético Mineiro Godoy Cruz
7 Lanús Nacional
8 Grêmio Guaraní

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.[3][4]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 6 Atlético Mineiro 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13 Pot 1
2 7 Lanús 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13
3 8 Grêmio 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
4 3 River Plate 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13
5 5 Palmeiras 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 13
6 2 Santos 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12
7 1 Botafogo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
8 4 San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
9 6 Godoy Cruz 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Pot 2
10 8 Guaraní 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
11 3 Emelec 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
12 1 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
13 4 Atlético Paranaense 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10
14 2 The Strongest 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
15 5 Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
16 7 Nacional 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 3.8h).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.10).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.3).

There were two format changes from the previous season:

  • While the seeding was still used to decide the order of legs, it was no longer used to decide the bracket, which was decided by the round of 16 draw.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, the bracket was no longer adjusted and remained as it was.

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 June 2017, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.[3]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:[3]

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 14 June 2017.[4]

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
12 Barcelona (p) 1 0 1 (5)  
5 Palmeiras 0 1 1 (4)  
  12 Barcelona 1 1 2  
  6 Santos 1 0 1  
13 Atlético Paranaense 2 0 2
6 Santos 3 1 4  
  12 Barcelona 0 1 1  
  3 Grêmio 3 0 3  
16 Nacional 0 0 0  
7 Botafogo 1 2 3  
  7 Botafogo 0 0 0
  3 Grêmio 0 1 1  
9 Godoy Cruz 0 1 1
3 Grêmio 1 2 3  
  3 Grêmio 1 2 3
  2 Lanús 0 1 1
15 Jorge Wilstermann 1 0 1  
1 Atlético Mineiro 0 0 0  
  15 Jorge Wilstermann 3 0 3
  4 River Plate 0 8 8  
10 Guaraní 0 1 1
4 River Plate 2 1 3  
  4 River Plate 1 2 3
  2 Lanús 0 4 4  
11 Emelec 0 1 1 (4)  
8 San Lorenzo (p) 1 0 1 (5)  
  8 San Lorenzo 2 0 2 (3)
  2 Lanús (p) 0 2 2 (4)  
14 The Strongest 1 0 1
2 Lanús 1 1 2  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 4–6 July, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2017.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guaraní 1–3 River Plate 0–2 1–1
Atlético Paranaense 2–4 Santos 2–3 0–1
Nacional 0–3 Botafogo 0–1 0–2
Emelec 1–1 (4–5 p) San Lorenzo 0–1 1–0
The Strongest 1–2 Lanús 1–1 0–1
Godoy Cruz 1–3 Grêmio 0–1 1–2
Barcelona 1–1 (5–4 p) Palmeiras 1–0 0–1
Jorge Wilstermann 1–0 Atlético Mineiro 1–0 0–0

Match A
Guaraní 0–2 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 15,000
River Plate 1–1 Guaraní
 Report
Attendance: 50,000

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B
Atlético Paranaense 2–3 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 13,770
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Santos 1–0 Atlético Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 12,380

Santos won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C
Nacional 0–1 Botafogo
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Botafogo 2–0 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 40,050

Botafogo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D
Emelec 0–1 San Lorenzo
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E
The Strongest 1–1 Lanús
 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Lanús 1–0 The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 14,000

Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F
Godoy Cruz 0–1 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Grêmio 2–1 Godoy Cruz
 Report
Attendance: 38,797

Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G
Barcelona 1–0 Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 33,118

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H
Jorge Wilstermann 1–0 Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Atlético Mineiro 0–0 Jorge Wilstermann
Report
Attendance: 36,018

Jorge Wilstermann won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 13–14 September, and the second legs were played on 20–21 September 2017.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jorge Wilstermann 3–8 River Plate 3–0 0–8
Barcelona 2–1 Santos 1–1 1–0
Botafogo 0–1 Grêmio 0–0 0–1
San Lorenzo 2–2 (3–4 p) Lanús 2–0 0–2

Match S1
Jorge Wilstermann 3–0 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
River Plate 8–0 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

River Plate won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2
Barcelona 1–1 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 30,747
Santos 0–1 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 12,730
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3
Botafogo 0–0 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 36,034
Grêmio 1–0 Botafogo
 Report
Attendance: 50,517

Grêmio won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4
San Lorenzo 2–0 Lanús
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Lanús 2–0 San Lorenzo
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 15,000

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Lanús won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 24–25 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October and 1 November 2017.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 3–4 Lanús 1–0 2–4
Barcelona 1–3 Grêmio 0–3 1–0

Match F1
River Plate 1–0 Lanús
 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Lanús 4–2 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Lanús won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2
Barcelona 0–3 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 52,500
Grêmio 0–1 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals
Main article: 2017 Copa Libertadores Finals

In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.3).

The first leg was played on 22 November, and the second leg was played on 29 November 2017.[8]

Grêmio 1–0 Lanús
 Report
Attendance: 55,188
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)[9]
Lanús 1–2 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 45,000

Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  2. "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE: se sortean los Octavos de Final". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  4. "Quedaron emparejados los Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  5. "Programación de octavos de final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE". CONMEBOL.com. 16 June 2017.
  6. "Programación de los Cuartos de Final de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 11 August 2017.
  7. "Definido el programa de partidos de las semifinales". CONMEBOL.com. 22 September 2017.
  8. "Definidos fechas y horarios de los partidos finales". CONMEBOL.com. 3 November 2017.
  9. "Árbitros para la finales Ida y Vuelta" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 November 2017.
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