2011 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

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. 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

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

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Bracket

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

|RD1-seed01=1 |RD1-team01=BRA Cruzeiro |RD1-score01-1=2 |RD1-score01-2=0 |RD1-seed02=16 |RD1-team02=COL Once Caldas |RD1-score02-1=1 |RD1-score02-2=2

|RD1-seed03=8 |RD1-team03=MEX América |RD1-score03-1=0 |RD1-score03-2=0 |RD1-seed04=9 |RD1-team04=BRA Santos |RD1-score04-1=1 |RD1-score04-2=0

|RD1-seed05=4 |RD1-team05=COL Junior |RD1-score05-1=1 |RD1-score05-2=3 |RD1-seed06=13 |RD1-team06=MEX Chiapas (a) |RD1-score06-1=1 |RD1-score06-2=3

|RD1-seed07=5 |RD1-team07=PAR Cerro Porteño (p) |RD1-score07-1=0 |RD1-score07-2=0 (5) |RD1-seed08=12 |RD1-team08=ARG Estudiantes |RD1-score08-1=0 |RD1-score08-2=0 (3)

|RD1-seed09=2 |RD1-team09=PAR Libertad |RD1-score09-1=1 |RD1-score09-2=3 |RD1-seed10=15 |RD1-team10=BRA Fluminense |RD1-score10-1=3 |RD1-score10-2=0

|RD1-seed11=7 |RD1-team11=ECU LDU Quito |RD1-score11-1=0 |RD1-score11-2=0 |RD1-seed12=10 |RD1-team12=ARG Vélez Sársfield |RD1-score12-1=3 |RD1-score12-2=2

|RD1-seed13=3 |RD1-team13=BRA Internacional |RD1-score13-1=1 |RD1-score13-2=1 |RD1-seed14=14 |RD1-team14=URU Peñarol |RD1-score14-1=1 |RD1-score14-2=2

|RD1-seed15=6 |RD1-team15=CHI U. Católica |RD1-score15-1=2 |RD1-score15-2=1 |RD1-seed16=11 |RD1-team16=BRA Grêmio |RD1-score16-1=1 |RD1-score16-2=0

|RD2-seed01=16 |RD2-team01=COL Once Caldas |RD2-score01-1=0 |RD2-score01-2=1 |RD2-seed02=9 |RD2-team02=BRA Santos |RD2-score02-1=1 |RD2-score02-2=1

|RD2-seed03=13 |RD2-team03=MEX Chiapas |RD2-score03-1=1 |RD2-score03-2=0 |RD2-seed04=5 |RD2-team04=PAR Cerro Porteño |RD2-score04-1=1 |RD2-score04-2=1

|RD2-seed05=2 |RD2-team05=PAR Libertad |RD2-score05-1=0 |RD2-score05-2=2 |RD2-seed06=10 |RD2-team06=ARG Vélez Sársfield |RD2-score06-1=3 |RD2-score06-2=4

|RD2-seed07=14 |RD2-team07=URU Peñarol |RD2-score07-1=2 |RD2-score07-2=1 |RD2-seed08=6 |RD2-team08=CHI U. Católica |RD2-score08-1=0 |RD2-score08-2=2

|RD3-seed01=9 |RD3-team01=BRA Santos |RD3-score01-1=1 |RD3-score01-2=3 |RD3-seed02=5 |RD3-team02=PAR Cerro Porteño |RD3-score02-1=0 |RD3-score02-2=3

|RD3-seed03=10 |RD3-team03=ARG Vélez Sársfield |RD3-score03-1=0 |RD3-score03-2=2 |RD3-seed04=14 |RD3-team04=URU Peñarol (a) |RD3-score04-1=1 |RD3-score04-2=1

|RD4-seed01=9 |RD4-team01=BRA Santos |RD4-score01-1=0 |RD4-score01-2=2 |RD4-seed02=14 |RD4-team02=URU Peñarol |RD4-score02-1=0 |RD4-score02-2=1

Round of 16

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Match A

Ortigoza

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

Match B

Marquinho Conca Note: The original kickoff time was 21:50, but the match was delayed due to floodlight failure.

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

Match C

Olivera Peñarol won on points 4–1.

Match D

Páez Bacca Andrade Tied on points 2–2, Jaguares won on away goals.

Match E

Fabbro Nanni Cáceres Villarreal López Pereyra Roncaglia Tied on points 2–2, Cerro Porteño won on penalties.

Match F

Universidad Católica won on points 6–0.

Match G

Domínguez

Bella Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match H

Santos won on points 4–1.

Quarterfinals

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Match S1

Santos won on points 4–1.

Match S2

Martínez 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.

Maciel Franco Fernández Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Match S3

Martinuccio

Gutiérrez 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.

Match F1

Lucero Fabbro Barreto Neymar Santos won on points 4–1.

Match F2

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

Finals

Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores 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.

Danilo Santos won on points 4–1.

References

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