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2015 Copa Sudamericana

The2015 Copa Sudamericana(Portuguese:Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of theCopa Sudamericana,South America's secondary clubfootballtournament organized byCONMEBOL.

2015 Copa Sudamericana
Tournament details
Dates11 August – 9 December 2015
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsColombiaSanta Fe(1st title)
Runners-upArgentinaHuracán
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored186 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s)ArgentinaRamón Ábila
EcuadorMiller Bolaños
ColombiaWilson Morelo
ParaguayJosé Ariel Núñez
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)ArgentinaRamón Ábila[1]
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Colombian teamSanta Fequalified to play in the2016 Copa Libertadores,the2016 Recopa Sudamericana,and the2016 Suruga Bank Championship,[2]after winning thefinalagainst Argentinian teamHuracán3–1 on penalties (0–0 on aggregate after extra time).[3]River Platewere the defending champions, but were eliminated byHuracánin the semifinals.

Teams

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The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:

  • Title holders
  • Brazil: 8 berths
  • Argentina: 6 berths
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:

  • Round of 16: Title holders
  • Second stage: 14 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
  • First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
Association Team(Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
Argentina
6 + 1 berths 		River Plate(Title holders) Round of 16 2014 Copa Sudamericanachampion
Huracán(Argentina 1) Second stage 2014 Supercopa Argentinachampion[4]
Lanús(Argentina 2) 2014 Torneo Transiciónbest team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[4]
Independiente(Argentina 3) 2014 Torneo Transición2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[4]
Tigre(Argentina 4) 2014 Torneo Transición3rd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[4]
Arsenal(Argentina 5) 2014 Torneo Transición4th best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[4]
Belgrano(Argentina 6) 2014 Torneo Transición5th best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[4]
Bolivia
4 berths 		Real Potosí(Bolivia 1) First stage 2014 Clausura4th place[5]
Bolívar(Bolivia 2) 2014 Clausura5th place[5]
Aurora(Bolivia 3) 2014 Clausura6th place[5]
Oriente Petrolero(Bolivia 4) 2014 Clausura7th place[5]
Brazil
8 berths 		Atlético Paranaense(Brazil 1) Second stage 2014 Série Aor2014 Série Bbest team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Sport Recife(Brazil 2) 2014 Série Aor2014 Série B2nd best team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Goiás(Brazil 3) 2014 Série Aor2014 Série B3rd best team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Chapecoense(Brazil 4) 2014 Série Aor2014 Série B4th best team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Joinville(Brazil 5) 2014 Série Aor2014 Série B5th best team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Ponte Preta(Brazil 6) 2014 Série Aor2014 Série B6th best team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[6]
Bahia(Brazil 7) 2015 Copa do Nordestebest team eliminated before2015 Copa do Brasilround of 16[7]
Brasília(Brazil 8) 2014 Copa Verdechampion[8]
Chile
4 berths 		Universidad de Concepción(Chile 1) First stage 2014–15 Copa Chilechampion[9]
Huachipato(Chile 2) 2014–15 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores second stage[9]
Universidad Católica(Chile 3) 2015 ClausuraLiguilla winner[9]
Santiago Wanderers(Chile 4) 2014 AperturaLiguilla runner-up[9]
Colombia
4 berths 		Deportes Tolima(Colombia 1) First stage 2014 Copa Colombiachampion[10]
Santa Fe(Colombia 2) 2015 Superliga Colombianachampion[10]
Águilas Doradas(Colombia 3) 2014 Primera Aaggregate table best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[10]
Junior(Colombia 4) 2014 Primera Aaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[10]
Ecuador
4 berths 		Emelec(Ecuador 1) First stage 2014 Serie Achampion[11]
LDU Quito(Ecuador 2) 2014 Serie Aaggregate table best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[11]
LDU Loja(Ecuador 3) 2014 Serie Aaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[11]
Universidad Católica(Ecuador 4) 2014 Serie Aaggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[11]
Paraguay
4 berths 		Libertad(Paraguay 1) First stage 2014 Aperturachampion and2014 Clausurachampion[12]
Sportivo Luqueño(Paraguay 2) 2014 Primera Divisiónaggregate table best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[12]
Olimpia(Paraguay 3) 2014 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[12]
Nacional(Paraguay 4) 2014 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[12]
Peru
4 berths 		Melgar(Peru 1) First stage 2014 Descentralizadoaggregate table best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[13]
Unión Comercio(Peru 2) 2014 Descentralizadoaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[13]
Universitario(Peru 3) 2014 Descentralizadoaggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[13]
León de Huánuco(Peru 4) 2014 Descentralizadoaggregate table 4th best team not qualified for2015 Copa Libertadores[13]
Uruguay
4 berths 		Nacional(Uruguay 1) First stage 2014–15 Primera Divisiónchampion[14]
Danubio(Uruguay 2) 2014–15 Primera Divisiónaggregate table best team not qualified for2016 Copa Libertadores[14]
Defensor Sporting(Uruguay 3) 2014–15 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2016 Copa Libertadores[14]
Juventud(Uruguay 4) 2014–15 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for2016 Copa Libertadores[14]
Venezuela
4 berths 		Deportivo La Guaira(Venezuela 1) First stage 2014 Copa Venezuelachampion[15]
Deportivo Anzoátegui(Venezuela 2) 2014–15 Primera Divisiónaggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for2016 Copa Libertadores[15]
Zamora(Venezuela 3) 2014–15 Primera DivisiónSerie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table[15]
Carabobo(Venezuela 4) 2014–15 Primera DivisiónSerie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table[15]

Draw

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Location of teams of the2015 Copa Sudamericana.

The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[16][17]

For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:

  • South Zone:The 16 teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay were drawn into eight ties.
  • North Zone:The 16 teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela were drawn into eight ties.

Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.

For the second stage, the 30 teams, including the 16 winners of the first stage (eight from South Zone, eight from North Zone), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and the 14 teams which entered the second stage, were divided into three sections:

  • Winners of the first stage:The 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.
  • Brazil:The eight teams from Brazil were drawn into four ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–4 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 5–8, with the former hosting the second leg.
  • Argentina:The six teams from Argentina were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches could also be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).

Stage First leg Second leg
First stage August 12 August 19
Second stage August 19[†],26 August 26[†]
September 16
Round of 16 September 23 September 30
Quarterfinals October 21 October 28
Semifinals November 4 November 25
Finals December 2 December 9
Notes
  1. †For matches involving teams from Brazil.

Elimination stages

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Main article:2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages

In the elimination stages (first stage and second stage), each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rulewas used. If still tied, thepenalty shoot-outwas used to determine the winner (noextra timewas played). The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to theround of 16to join the defending champions (River Plate).[2]

First stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Zone
Juventud 4–3 Real Potosí 4–1 0–2
Oriente Petrolero 0–3 Nacional 0–3 0–0
Santiago Wanderers 1–2 Libertad 0–0 1–2
Nacional 5–2 Universidad de Concepción 2–1 3–1
Defensor Sporting 3–2 Bolívar 3–0 0–2
Universidad Católica 3–1 Danubio 1–0 2–1
Olimpia 4–0 Huachipato 2–0 2–0
Aurora 2–7 Sportivo Luqueño 1–2 1–5
North Zone
Carabobo 0–0 (1–3p) Deportes Tolima 0–0 0–0
Universidad Católica 1–2 Deportivo La Guaira 1–1 0–1
León de Huánuco 1–6 Emelec 1–3 0–3
Junior 5–4 Melgar 5–0 0–4
Universitario 6–2 Deportivo Anzoátegui 3–1 3–1
Zamora 1–3 LDU Quito 1–1 0–2
Águilas Doradas 3–1 Unión Comercio 2–0 1–1
LDU Loja 0–3 Santa Fe 0–0 0–3

Second stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
LDU Quito 2–0 Nacional 1–0 1–0
Defensor Sporting 4–0 Universitario 3–0 1–0
Nacional 1–2 Santa Fe 0–2 1–0
Deportivo La Guaira 1–5 Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 0–4
Brasília 2–0 Goiás 0–0 2–0
Olimpia 3–2 Águilas Doradas 1–1 2–1
Tigre 2–6 Huracán 2–5 0–1
Ponte Preta 1–4 Chapecoense 1–1 0–3
Universidad Católica 2–4 Libertad 2–3 0–1
Bahia 2–4 Sport Recife 1–0 1–4
Arsenal 1–2 Independiente 1–1 0–1
Joinville 0–3 Atlético Paranaense 0–2 0–1
Deportes Tolima 2–1 Junior 0–1 2–0
Emelec 0–0 (3–2p) Juventud 0–0 0–0
Belgrano 2–6 Lanús 1–1 1–5

Final stages

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Main article:2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played asingle-elimination tournament,with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, theaway goals rulewould be used. If still tied, thepenalty shoot-outwould be used to determine the winner (noextra timewould be played).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, theaway goals rulewould not be used, and 30 minutes ofextra timewould be played. If still tied after extra time, thepenalty shoot-outwould be used to determine the winner.
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they would have to play each other.

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.[2][17]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
16 River Plate 2 0 2
1 LDU Quito 0 1 1
16 River Plate 3 1 4
8 Chapecoense 1 2 3
9 Libertad 1 1 2(3)
8 Chapecoense(p) 1 1 2(5)
16 River Plate 0 2 2
7 Huracán 1 2 3
10 Sport Recife 1 0 1
7 Huracán 1 3 4
7 Huracán 1 0 1
2 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0
15 Lanús 0 0 0(3)
2 Defensor Sporting(p) 0 0 0(5)
7 Huracán 0 0 0(1)
3 Santa Fe(p) 0 0 0(3)
12 Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1
5 Brasília 0 0 0
12 Atlético Paranaense 1 0 1
4 Sportivo Luqueño 0 2 2
13 Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
4 Sportivo Luqueño 1 1 2
4 Sportivo Luqueño 1 0 1
3 Santa Fe(a) 1 0 1
11 Independiente 1 0 1
6 Olimpia 0 0 0
11 Independiente 0 1 1
3 Santa Fe 1 1 2
14 Emelec 2 0 2
3 Santa Fe(a) 1 1 2

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 2–1 LDU Quito 2–0 0–1
Lanús 0–0 (3–5p) Defensor Sporting 0–0 0–0
Emelec 2–2 (a) Santa Fe 2–1 0–1
Deportes Tolima 1–2 Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 0–1
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Brasília 1–0 0–0
Independiente 1–0 Olimpia 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife 1–4 Huracán 1–1 0–3
Libertad 2–2 (3–5p) Chapecoense 1–1 1–1

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 4–3 Chapecoense 3–1 1–2
Huracán 1–0 Defensor Sporting 1–0 0–0
Independiente 1–2 Santa Fe 0–1 1–1
Atlético Paranaense 1–2 Sportivo Luqueño 1–0 0–2

Semifinals

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Since there were two semifinalists from Argentina, they had to play each other instead of their original opponents as determined by the seeding.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Luqueño 1–1 (a) Santa Fe 1–1 0–0
River Plate 2–3 Huracán 0–1 2–2

Finals

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Main article:2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-awaytwo-leggedbasis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rulewould not be used, and 30 minutes ofextra timewould be played. If still tied after extra time, thepenalty shoot-outwould be used to determine the winner.[2]

Huracán0–0Santa Fe
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Santa Fe0–0 (a.e.t.)Huracán
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Penalties
Pérez
Seijas
Balanta		 3–1 Bogado
Nervo
Mancinelli
Toranzo

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Ramón Ábila Huracán 5
Miller Bolaños Emelec 5
Wilson Morelo Santa Fe 5
José Ariel Núñez Olimpia 5
5 Guido Di Vanni Sportivo Luqueño 4
Cristian Espinoza Huracán 4
Jorge Ortega Sportivo Luqueño 4
8 Mauro Bogado Huracán 3
José Leguizamón Sportivo Luqueño 3
Hernán Rodrigo López Libertad 3
Matías Mirabaje Juventud 3
Rodrigo Mora River Plate 3
Carlos Andrés Sánchez River Plate 3

Source:[18]

See also

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References

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