| 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 BolañosWilson Morelo José Ariel Núñez(5 goals each) |
| Best player | Ramón Ábila[1] |
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The2015 Copa Sudamericana (Portuguese:Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of theCopa Sudamericana,South America's secondary clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL.
Colombian teamSanta Fe qualified to play in the2016 Copa Libertadores, the2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and the2016 Suruga Bank Championship,[2] after winning thefinal against Argentinian teamHuracán 3–1 on penalties (0–0 on aggregate after extra time).[3]River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated byHuracán in the semifinals.
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:
The entry stage is determined as follows:
The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[16][17]
For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:
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:
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 |
In the elimination stages (first stage and second stage), each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rule was used. If still tied, thepenalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (noextra 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 theround of 16 to join the defending champions (River Plate).[2]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 (1–3p) | 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 | |
In the final stages, the 16 teams played asingle-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[2]
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]
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 2–1 | LDU Quito | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Lanús | 0–0 (3–5p) | 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 (3–5p) | Chapecoense | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
The finals were played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes ofextra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, thepenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[2]
| Santa Fe | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Huracán |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Pérez Seijas Balanta | 3–1 |  BogadoNervoMancinelliToranzo |
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties.
Source:[18]
