2015 Copa Sudamericana

The 2015 Copa Sudamericana (Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2015 Copa Sudamericana

Tournament details
Dates	11 August – 9 December 2015
Teams	47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Santa Fe (1st title)
Runners-up	Huracán
Tournament statistics
Matches played	92
Goals scored	186 (2.02 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ramón Ábila Miller Bolaños Wilson Morelo José Ariel Núñez (5 goals each)
Best player(s)	Ramón Ábila^[1]
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Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship,^[2] after winning the final against Argentinian team Huracán 3–1 on penalties (0–0 on aggregate after extra time).^[3] River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Huracán in the semifinals.

Teams

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 Sudamericana champion
	Huracán (Argentina 1)	Second stage	2014 Supercopa Argentina champion^[4]
	Lanús (Argentina 2)		2014 Torneo Transición best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[4]
	Independiente (Argentina 3)		2014 Torneo Transición 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[4]
	Tigre (Argentina 4)		2014 Torneo Transición 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[4]
	Arsenal (Argentina 5)		2014 Torneo Transición 4th best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[4]
	Belgrano (Argentina 6)		2014 Torneo Transición 5th best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[4]
Bolivia 4 berths	Real Potosí (Bolivia 1)	First stage	2014 Clausura 4th place^[5]
	Bolívar (Bolivia 2)		2014 Clausura 5th place^[5]
	Aurora (Bolivia 3)		2014 Clausura 6th place^[5]
	Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 4)		2014 Clausura 7th place^[5]
Brazil 8 berths	Atlético Paranaense (Brazil 1)	Second stage	2014 Série A or 2014 Série B best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Sport Recife (Brazil 2)		2014 Série A or 2014 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Goiás (Brazil 3)		2014 Série A or 2014 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Chapecoense (Brazil 4)		2014 Série A or 2014 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Joinville (Brazil 5)		2014 Série A or 2014 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Ponte Preta (Brazil 6)		2014 Série A or 2014 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[6]
	Bahia (Brazil 7)		2015 Copa do Nordeste best team eliminated before 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16^[7]
	Brasília (Brazil 8)		2014 Copa Verde champion^[8]
Chile 4 berths	Universidad de Concepción (Chile 1)	First stage	2014–15 Copa Chile champion^[9]
	Huachipato (Chile 2)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage^[9]
	Universidad Católica (Chile 3)		2015 Clausura Liguilla winner^[9]
	Santiago Wanderers (Chile 4)		2014 Apertura Liguilla runner-up^[9]
Colombia 4 berths	Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1)	First stage	2014 Copa Colombia champion^[10]
	Santa Fe (Colombia 2)		2015 Superliga Colombiana champion^[10]
	Águilas Doradas (Colombia 3)		2014 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[10]
	Junior (Colombia 4)		2014 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[10]
Ecuador 4 berths	Emelec (Ecuador 1)	First stage	2014 Serie A champion^[11]
	LDU Quito (Ecuador 2)		2014 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[11]
	LDU Loja (Ecuador 3)		2014 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[11]
	Universidad Católica (Ecuador 4)		2014 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[11]
Paraguay 4 berths	Libertad (Paraguay 1)	First stage	2014 Apertura champion and 2014 Clausura champion^[12]
	Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 2)		2014 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[12]
	Olimpia (Paraguay 3)		2014 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[12]
	Nacional (Paraguay 4)		2014 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[12]
Peru 4 berths	Melgar (Peru 1)	First stage	2014 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[13]
	Unión Comercio (Peru 2)		2014 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[13]
	Universitario (Peru 3)		2014 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[13]
	León de Huánuco (Peru 4)		2014 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores^[13]
Uruguay 4 berths	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	First stage	2014–15 Primera División champion^[14]
	Danubio (Uruguay 2)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores^[14]
	Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 3)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores^[14]
	Juventud (Uruguay 4)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores^[14]
Venezuela 4 berths	Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 1)	First stage	2014 Copa Venezuela champion^[15]
	Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 2)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores^[15]
	Zamora (Venezuela 3)		2014–15 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better record in aggregate table^[15]
	Carabobo (Venezuela 4)		2014–15 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse record in aggregate table^[15]

Draw

 

 

Arsenal
Huracán
Independiente
Lanús
River Plate
Tigre

 

Belgrano

 

Real Potosí

 

Bolívar

 

Aurora

 

Oriente Petrolero

 

Atl. Paranaense

 

Sport Recife

 

Goiás

 

Chapecoense

 

Joinville

 

Ponte Preta

 

Bahia

 

Brasília

 

U. de Concepción

 

Huachipato

 

U. Católica

 

Santiago Wanderers

 

Dep. Tolima

 

Santa Fe

 

Águilas Doradas

 

Junior

 

Emelec

 

LDU Quito
U. Católica

 

LDU Loja

 

Libertad
Nacional
Olimpia
Sp. Luqueño

 

Melgar

 

Unión Comercio

 

Universitario

 

León de Huánuco

 

Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Nacional
Juventud

 

Dep. La Guaira

 

Dep. Anzoátegui

 

Zamora

 

Carabobo

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Location of teams of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, 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

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

Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages

In the elimination stages (first stage and second 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 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (River Plate).^[2]

First stage

Team 1	Agg.	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 (1–3 p)	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

Team 1	Agg.	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 (3–2 p)	Juventud	0–0	0–0
Belgrano	2–6	Lanús	1–1	1–5

Final stages

Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages

In the final stages, the 16 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.
• In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
• 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.
• 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

	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

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	2–1	LDU Quito	2–0	0–1
Lanús	0–0 (3–5 p)	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 (3–5 p)	Chapecoense	1–1	1–1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	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

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.	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

Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana 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 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.^[2]

December 2, 2015

21:00 UTC−3

Huracán	0–0	Santa Fe
	Report

Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires

Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

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December 9, 2015

19:00 UTC−5

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

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

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

Top goalscorers

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

• 2015 Copa Libertadores
• 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2016 Suruga Bank Championship

References

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External links

• Copa Sudamericana 2015, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)