The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified teams The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.
GroupWinnersRunners-up1 Botafogo Barcelona2 Santos The Strongest3 River Plate Emelec4 San Lorenzo Atlético Paranaense5 Palmeiras Jorge Wilstermann6 Atlético Mineiro Godoy Cruz7 Lanús Nacional8 Grêmio Guaraní
Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.
Format
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.10). In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2). 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 (Regulations Article 5.3).
There were two format changes from the previous season: While the seeding was still used to decide the order of legs, it was no longer used to decide the bracket, which was decided by the round of 16 draw. If there were two semifinalists from the same association, the bracket was no longer adjusted and remained as it was.
Draw
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 June 2017, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.
Bracket The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:
RoundMatchupsRound of 16(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Match A Match B Match C Match D
Match E Match F Match G Match HQuarterfinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner ESemifinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3Finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg) Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 14 June 2017.
Round of 16 The first legs were played on 4–6 July, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2017.
Match A
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).
Match B
Santos won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).
Match C
Botafogo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).
Match D
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).
Match E
Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).
Match F
Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).
Match G
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).
Match H
Jorge Wilstermann won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).
Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 13–14 September, and the second legs were played on 20–21 September 2017.
Match S1
River Plate won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).
Match S2
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).
Match S3
Grêmio won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).
Match S4
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Lanús won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).
Semifinals The first legs were played on 24–25 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October and 1 November 2017.
Match F1
Lanús won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Match F2
Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Finals
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 (Regulations Article 5.3).
The first leg was played on 22 November, and the second leg was played on 29 November 2017.
Grêmio won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone 2017, CONMEBOL.com