2015 Copa Libertadores first stage

The 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage was played from February 3 to February 12, 2015. A total of 12 teams competed in the first stage to decide six of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.[1]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on December 2, 2014, 21:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.[1]

Pots for the first stage draw
Pot A Pot B

Format

In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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). The six winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.[1]

Matches

The first legs were played on February 3–5, and the second legs were played on February 10–12, 2015.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza Lima 0–4 Huracán 0–4 0–0
Independiente del Valle 1–4 Estudiantes 1–0 0–4
Deportivo Táchira 4–3 Cerro Porteño 2–1 2–2
Morelia 1–3 The Strongest 1–1 0–2
Palestino 2–2 (a) Nacional 1–0 1–2
Corinthians 5–1 Once Caldas 4–0 1–1

Match G1
Huracán 0–0 Alianza Lima
Report
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

Huracán won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 3).

Match G2

Estudiantes won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 7).

Match G3
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 Cerro Porteño
López  11'
Rojas  18'		 Report Fabbro  49'
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Deportivo Táchira won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 8).

Match G4
Morelia 1–1 The Strongest
Depetris  35' Report Escobar  8'
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
The Strongest 2–0 Morelia
Escobar  85', 88' Report
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)

The Strongest won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 4).

Match G5
Nacional 2–1 Palestino
Lanaro  41' (o.g.)
Pereiro  44'		 Report Ramos  37'
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Group 5).

Match G6
Corinthians 4–0 Once Caldas
Emerson  1'
Felipe  54'
Elias  69'
Fagner  78'		 Report
Attendance: 36,236

Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 2).

References
  1. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2015 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Se estableció el calendario de la Bridgestone Libertadores 2015" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. December 29, 2014.
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