2008 Copa Libertadores de América
Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2008
Copa Santander Libertadores da América 2008
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 29–July 2
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEcuador LDU Quito (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Fluminense
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored358 (2.59 per match)
Attendance2,959,170 (21,443 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Salvador Cabañas
Bolivia Marcelo Moreno
(8 goals each)
Best player(s)Ecuador Joffre Guerrón[1]

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.[2] The draw took place on December 19, 2007, in Asunción.[3]

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.

Association Team (berth) Qualification method
Argentina Argentina
5+1 berths		 Boca Juniors (Argentina 1) 2007 Copa Libertadores champion
Estudiantes (Argentina 2) 2006 Apertura champion
San Lorenzo (Argentina 3) 2007 Clausura champion
River Plate (Argentina 4) 2006–07 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Arsenal (Argentina 5) 2006–07 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-champion
Lanús (Argentina 6) 2006–07 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-champion
Bolivia Bolivia
3 berths		 Real Potosí (Bolivia 1) 2007 Apertura champion
San José (Bolivia 2) 2007 Clausura champion
La Paz (Bolivia 3) 2007 Apertura and Clausura Runners-up Playoff winner
Brazil Brazil
5 berths		 São Paulo (Brazil 1) 2007 Série A champion
Santos (Brazil 2) 2007 Série A runner-up
Flamengo (Brazil 3) 2007 Série A 3rd place
Fluminense (Brazil 4) 2007 Copa do Brasil champion
Cruzeiro (Brazil 5) 2007 Série A 5th place
Chile Chile
3 berths		 Colo-Colo (Chile 1) 2007 Apertura & 2007 Clausura champion
Universidad Católica (Chile 2) 2007 Apertura runner-up
Audax Italiano (Chile 3) Best-placed team in the 2007 Clausura First Stage
Colombia Colombia
3 berths		 Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) 2007 Apertura & 2007 Finalización champion
Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia 2) 2007 season best-placed non-champion
Boyacá Chicó (Colombia 3) 2007 season 2nd best-placed non-champion
Ecuador Ecuador
3 berths		 LDU Quito (Ecuador 1) 2007 Serie A champion
Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 2) 2007 Serie A runner-up
Olmedo (Ecuador 2) 2007 Serie A 3rd place
Paraguay Paraguay
3 berths		 Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 1) 2007 Apertura champion
Libertad (Paraguay 2) 2007 Clausura champion
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3) 2007 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Peru Peru
3 berths		 Universidad San Martín (Peru 1) 2007 Decentralizado champion
Coronel Bolognesi (Peru 2) 2007 Decentralizado champion
Cienciano (Peru 3) 2007 Decentralizado best-placed non-champion
Uruguay Uruguay
3 berths		 Danubio (Uruguay 1) 2006–07 Primera División champion
Nacional (Uruguay 2) 2007 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores champion
Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 3) 2007 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
Venezuela Venezuela
3 berths		 Caracas (Venezuela 1) 2006 Apertura champion
Unión Atlético Maracaibo (Venezuela 2) 2007 Clausura champion
Mineros de Guayana (Venezuela 3) 2006–07 Primera División best-placed non-finalist
Mexico Mexico
3 invitees (CONCACAF)		 Guadalajara (Mexico 1) 2006 Apertura champion
América (Mexico 2) 2008 InterLiga winner
Atlas (Mexico 3) 2008 InterLiga runner-up

Teams' starting round

Second Stage
Argentina Boca JuniorsArgentina San LorenzoArgentina EstudiantesArgentina River Plate
Brazil FlamengoBrazil São PauloBrazil SantosBrazil Fluminense
Bolivia Real PotosíBolivia San JoséChile Colo-ColoChile Universidad Católica
Colombia Atlético NacionalColombia Cúcuta DeportivoEcuador LDU QuitoEcuador Deportivo Cuenca
Paraguay Sportivo LuqueñoParaguay LibertadPeru Universidad San MartínPeru Coronel Bolognesi
Uruguay Danubio Uruguay Nacional Venezuela Caracas Venezuela Unión Atlético Maracaibo
Mexico GuadalajaraMexico América
First Stage
Argentina ArsenalArgentina LanúsBrazil CruzeiroBolivia La Paz
Chile Audax ItalianoColombia Boyacá ChicóEcuador OlmedoParaguay Cerro Porteño
Peru CiencianoUruguay Montevideo WanderersVenezuela Mineros de GuayanaMexico Atlas

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

Date Event
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:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. 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

The First Stage was played between January 29 and February 12.[4] Team #1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Points Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Lanús Argentina 3:3 Ecuador Olmedo 0–1 3–0 +2:−2 — —
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0:6 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–3 2–3 — — —
Mineros de Guayana Venezuela 3:3 Argentina Arsenal 0–2 2–1 −1:+1 — —
La Paz Bolivia 3:3 Mexico Atlas 0–2 1–0 −1:+1 — —
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay 1:4 Peru Cienciano 0–1 0–0 — — —
Audax Italiano Chile 3:3 Colombia Boyacá Chicó 3–4 1–0 0:0 3:0 —

Second stage

A total of 26 teams qualified directly to this phase and were joined by six teams from the First Stage, bringing the total to 32 teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 16. This stage was played between February 12 and April 23.[4]

In results tables, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CRU SLO CAR RPO
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–0 3–0 1–0
3 Venezuela Caracas 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 1–1 2–0 2–1
4 Bolivia Real Potosí 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 5–1 2–3 3–1
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ELP LAN CUE DAN
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 0–0 2–0 2–0
2 Argentina Lanús 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 3–3 0–0 3–1
3 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 6 1 3 2 2 5 −3 6 1–0 1–1 0–0
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–2 1–2 2–0
Source:

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ATS BOC CC MBO
1 Mexico Atlas 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 3–0 4–3 3–0
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 1–1 2–0 2–0
4 Venezuela Unión Atlético Maracaibo 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2 1–1 1–1 1–3
Source:

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLA NAC CIE BSI
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 2–0 2–1 2–0
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 3–0 3–1 1–0
3 Peru Cienciano 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–3 2–1 1–0
4 Peru Coronel Bolognesi 6 0 2 4 0 5 −5 2 0–0 0–1 0–0
Source:

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RIV AME UC USM
1 Argentina River Plate 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 2–1 2–0 5–0
2 Mexico América 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 4–3 2–1 3–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9 1–2 2–0 1–0
4 Peru Universidad San Martín 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6 2–0 1–0 0–1
Source:

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CUC SFC GDL SJO
1 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 0–0 1–0 0–0
2 Brazil Santos 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10 2–1 1–0 7–0
3 Mexico Guadalajara 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 0–1 3–2 2–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 4 17 −13 4 2–4 2–1 0–3
Source:

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAO AN LUQ AUD
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8 1–1 3–0 1–1
3 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–1 1–3 4–1
4 Chile Audax Italiano 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–0 1–0 1–2
Source:

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLU LDU ARS LIB
1 Brazil Fluminense 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 1–0 6–0 2–0
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 0–0 6–1 2–0
3 Argentina Arsenal 6 3 0 3 6 14 −8 9 2–0 0–1 1–0
4 Paraguay Libertad 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 1–2 3–1 1–2
Source:

Knockout stages

The last four stages of the tournament (round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) form a single-elimination tournament, commonly known as a knockout stages. Sixteen teams advanced into the first of these stages: the round of 16.

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.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1Brazil Fluminense13+8112
2Brazil Flamengo13+483
3Argentina River Plate12+6145
4Mexico Atlas11+5112
5Brazil Cruzeiro11+4112
6Argentina Estudiantes11+495
7Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo11+376
8Brazil São Paulo11+262
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9Uruguay Nacional12+492
10Brazil Santos10+7133
11Ecuador LDU Quito10+5102
12Argentina Boca Juniors10+3122
13Argentina Lanús10+393
14Argentina San Lorenzo10+184
15Mexico América90101
16Colombia Atlético Nacional8+383

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 1
16 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 0
1 Brazil Fluminense 0 3
8 Brazil São Paulo 1 1
8 Brazil São Paulo 0 2
9 Uruguay Nacional 0 0
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 3
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 1
4 Mexico Atlas 1 2
13 Argentina Lanús 0 2
4 Mexico Atlas 2 0
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 3
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 1 1
12 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 2
1 Brazil Fluminense 2 3 (1)
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (p) 4 1 (3)
6 Argentina Estudiantes 0 2
11 Ecuador LDU Quito 2 1
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (p) 1 1 (5)
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 1 1 (3)
3 Argentina River Plate 1 2
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 2 2
11 Ecuador LDU Quito (a) 1 0
15 Mexico América 1 0
7 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 0 0
10 Brazil Santos 2 2
10 Brazil Santos 0 1
15 Mexico América 2 0
2 Brazil Flamengo 4 0
15 Mexico América 2 3

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played between April 29 and 30, and May 1, 6, and 8.[3] 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 Brazil 6-0 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–1 1–0 — — —
Flamengo Brazil 3-3 Mexico América 4–2 0–3 −1:+1 — —
River Plate Argentina 1-4 Argentina San Lorenzo 1–2 2–2 — — —
Atlas Mexico 4-1 Argentina Lanús 1–0 2–2 — — —
Cruzeiro Brazil 0-6 Argentina Boca Juniors 1–2 1–2 — — —
Estudiantes Argentina 3-3 Ecuador LDU Quito 0–2 2–1 −1:+1 — —
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia 0-6 Brazil Santos 0–2 0–2 — — —
São Paulo Brazil 4-1 Uruguay Nacional 0–0 2–0 — — —

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played on May 14, 15, and May 21 and 22.[3] 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 Brazil 3:3 Brazil São Paulo 0–1 3–1 +1:−1 — —
Atlas Mexico 1:4 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 0–3 — — —
Santos Brazil 3:3 Mexico América 0–2 1–0 −1:+1 — —
LDU Quito Ecuador 2:2 Argentina 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.[3] 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 Brazil 4:1 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–2 3–1 — — —
LDU Quito Ecuador 2:2 Mexico América 1–1 0–0 0:0 1:0 —

Finals

LDU Quito Ecuador4–2Brazil Fluminense
Bieler 2'
Guerrón 29'
Campos 34'
Urrutia 45'		 Report Conca 12'
Thiago Neves 52'
Attendance: 55,359
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Copa Santander Libertadores de América
2008 Champion
Ecuador
LDU Quito
First Title

Top goalscorers

Pos Name Team Goals
1 Paraguay Salvador Cabañas Mexico América 8
Bolivia Marcelo Moreno Brazil Cruzeiro 8
3 Uruguay Sebastián Abreu Argentina River Plate 7
Argentina Bruno Marioni Mexico Atlas 7
Brazil Thiago Neves Brazil Fluminense 7
Argentina Martín Palermo Argentina Boca Juniors 7
7 Brazil Adriano Brazil São Paulo 6
Brazil Kléber Pereira Brazil Santos 6
Colombia Mauricio Molina Brazil Santos 6
Brazil Washington Brazil Fluminense 6

References

  1. ↑ http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=147&sub=3&id=8084&type=2
  2. ↑ "Beginning 2008 it will be the Santander Libertadores Cup". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The 2008 Santander Libertadores Cup is already in play". conmebol.com. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  4. 1 2 "Match Schedule" (PDF). conmebol.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
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