2011 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

The knockout stages of the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América consisted of four stages:

  • Round of 16 (first legs: April 26–28; second legs: May 3–5)
  • Quarterfinals (first legs: May 11–12; second legs: May 18–19)
  • Semifinals (first legs: May 25–26; second legs: June 1–2)
  • Finals (first leg: June 15; second leg: June 22)

Format

The group winners and runners-up of the second stage qualified for the knockout stages. The sixteen teams played a single-elimination tournament. In each stage, teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria were used for breaking ties on points, except for the final:[1]

  1. Goal difference
  2. Away goals
  3. Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)

For the final, the first tiebreaker was goal difference. If tied on goal difference, the away goals rule would not be applied, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.

If two teams from the same association reach the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.

Qualified teams

GroupWinnersRunners-up
1 Libertad Once Caldas
2 Junior Grêmio
3 América Fluminense
4 Universidad Católica Vélez Sársfield
5 Cerro Porteño Santos
6 Internacional Chiapas
7 Cruzeiro Estudiantes
8 LDU Quito Peñarol

Seeding

The 16 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.[2] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.

Teams qualified as a group winner
SeedTeamPtsGDGFAG
1 Cruzeiro16+19205
2 Libertad14+8134
3 Internacional13+11145
4 Junior13+294
5 Cerro Porteño11+5136
6 Universidad Católica11+2118
7 LDU Quito10+8122
8 América10+183
Teams qualified as a group runner-up
SeedTeamPtsGDGFAG
9 Santos11+3114
10 Vélez Sársfield10+5124
11 Grêmio10+392
12 Estudiantes10−293
13 Chiapas9−261
14 Peñarol9−563
15 Fluminense8094
16 Once Caldas7−175

Bracket

In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                
1 Cruzeiro20
16 Once Caldas12
16 Once Caldas01
9 Santos11
8 América00
9 Santos10
9 Santos13
5 Cerro Porteño03
4 Junior13
13 Chiapas (a)13
13 Chiapas10
5 Cerro Porteño11
5 Cerro Porteño (p)00 (5)
12 Estudiantes00 (3)
9 Santos02
14 Peñarol01
2 Libertad13
15 Fluminense30
2 Libertad02
10 Vélez Sársfield34
7 LDU Quito00
10 Vélez Sársfield32
10 Vélez Sársfield02
14 Peñarol (a)11
3 Internacional11
14 Peñarol12
14 Peñarol21
6 U. Católica02
6 U. Católica21
11 Grêmio10

Round of 16

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Cruzeiro 3:3 Once Caldas2–10–2−1:+1
Libertad 3:3 Fluminense1–33–0+1:−1
Internacional 1:4 Peñarol1–11–2
Junior 2:2 Chiapas1–13–30:01:3
Cerro Porteño 2:2 Estudiantes0–00–00:00:05–3
Universidad Católica 6:0 Grêmio2–11–0
LDU Quito 0:6 Vélez Sársfield0–30–2
América 1:4 Santos0–10–0

Match A

Once Caldas 1–2 Cruzeiro
Nuñez 88'ReportWallyson 72'
Ortigoza 83'

Tied on points 3–3, Once Caldas won on goal difference.

Match B

Note: The original kickoff time was 21:50, but the match was delayed due to floodlight failure.[5]


Tied on points 3–3, Libertad won on goal difference.

Match C


Peñarol won on points 4–1.

Match D


Tied on points 2–2, Jaguares won on away goals.

Match E


Tied on points 2–2, Cerro Porteño won on penalties.

Match F


Universidad Católica won on points 6–0.

Match G


Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match H


Santos won on points 4–1.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Santos 4:1 Once Caldas1–01–1
Libertad 0:6 Vélez Sársfield0–32–4
Universidad Católica 3:3 Peñarol0–22–1−1:+1
Cerro Porteño 4:1 Chiapas1–11–0

Match S1


Santos won on points 4–1.

Match S2

Note: The match was moved from Estadio José Amalfitani as the home stadium of Vélez Sársfield was closed after fans fired volleys of flares during their Clausura match against Banfield.[7]


Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match S3


Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on goal difference.

Match S4


Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.

Semifinals

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

TeamsScoresTie-breakers
Team 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
Cerro Porteño 1:4 Santos0–13–3
Vélez Sársfield 3:3 Peñarol0–12–10:00:1

Match F1


Santos won on points 4–1.

Match F2


Tied on points 3–3, Peñarol won on away goals.

Finals

The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[1]


Santos won on points 4–1.

References