2008 Copa Libertadores
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The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons.[1] The draw took place on December 19, 2007, in Asunción.[2]
Ecuadorian club LDU Quito won the competition for the first time in a final decided on penalties. It is the first time a team from Ecuador has won the competition. LDU Quito earned a berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and 2009 Recopa Sudamericana.
Qualified teams
Thirty-eight teams qualified for the competition, with twenty-six teams directly qualifying to the Second Stage and twelve entering in the First Stage. Seven countries sent their Apertura champions and Clausura champions for their first two berths. The remaining berth, or berths in Argentina's case, went to the best-placed non-champions shown by an aggregate table. Brazil's league uses a European-style format and thus does not have an Apertura and Clausura tournament. Therefore, they sent their cup champion and the best four of the Brazilian Serie A. Ecuador sent the top three finishers of their national tournament as determined by the Liguilla Final. Uruguay had a Mini-League (Liguilla) to determine who qualified, and Mexico usespecially the InterLiga to determine two of its qualifiers. The last qualified team in each country played in the First Stage; the defending champion's country had two teams in the first stage because the defending champion automatically qualified.
Teams' starting round
Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.
| Date | Event |
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| December 19, 2007 | The draw took place |
| January 29-February 12, 2008 | First stage |
| February 12-April 23, 2008 | Second stage |
| April 30-May 7, 2008 | Round of 16 |
| May 14-May 21, 2008 | Quarterfinals |
| May 28-June 4, 2008 | Semifinals |
| June 25-July 2, 2008 | Finals |
Tie breakers
Teams at every stage of the tournament will be awarded points depending on the result of a game: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Away goals
- Draw
For the first stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, the fourth criterion is replaced by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The Finals have their own set of criteria; see the finals section for more details.
First stage
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| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
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| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Lanús Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon Olmedo | 0–1 | 3–0 | +2:−2 | — | — |
| Cerro Porteño Template:Flagicon | 0:6 | Template:Flagicon Cruzeiro | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| Mineros de Guayana Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon Arsenal | 0–2 | 2–1 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| La Paz Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon Atlas | 0–2 | 1–0 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Montevideo Wanderers Template:Flagicon | 1:4 | Template:Flagicon Cienciano | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Audax Italiano Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon Boyacá Chicó | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0:0 | 3:0 | — |
Second stage
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In results tables, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Group 1
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Knockout stages
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Seeding
The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1–8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9–16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16.
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Bracket
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Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[2] Team #1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Fluminense Template:Flagicon | 6-0 | Template:Flagicon Atlético Nacional | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Flamengo Template:Flagicon | 3-3 | Template:Flagicon América | 4–2 | 0–3 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| River Plate Template:Flagicon | 1-4 | Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Atlas Template:Flagicon | 4-1 | Template:Flagicon Lanús | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Cruzeiro Template:Flagicon | 0-6 | Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Estudiantes Template:Flagicon | 3-3 | Template:Flagicon LDU Quito | 0–2 | 2–1 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| Cúcuta Deportivo Template:Flagicon | 0-6 | Template:Flagicon Santos | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| São Paulo Template:Flagicon | 4-1 | Template:Flagicon Nacional | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[2] Team #1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
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| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Fluminense Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon São Paulo | 0–1 | 3–1 | +1:−1 | — | — |
| Atlas Template:Flagicon | 1:4 | Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — |
| Santos Template:Flagicon | 3:3 | Template:Flagicon América | 0–2 | 1–0 | −1:+1 | — | — |
| LDU Quito Template:Flagicon | 2:2 | Template:Flagicon San Lorenzo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 5:3 |
Semifinals
The Semifinals were played between May 27, 28, and June 3, 4.[2] Team #1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
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| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Fluminense Template:Flagicon | 4:1 | Template:Flagicon Boca Juniors | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | — | — |
| LDU Quito Template:Flagicon | 2:2 | Template:Flagicon América | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | — |
Finals
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| Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2008 Champion |
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| Template:Flagicon LDU Quito First Title |
Top goalscorers
References
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External links
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