2007 Copa Libertadores

The 2007 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007, and finished on June 20, 2007. It was won by Boca Juniors, who earned their 6th Copa Libertadores title. They won the Libertadores with Miguel Angel Russo.

2007 Copa Libertadores de América
2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 24 - June 20
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (6th title)
Runners-upBrazil Grêmio
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored364 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Salvador Cabañas (10 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Juan Román Riquelme[1]
2006
2008

Qualified teams edit

AssociationTeam (berth)Qualification method
Argentina
5 berths
Boca Juniors2005 Apertura and 2006 Clausura champion
Gimnasia y Esgrima2005–06 best placed team on aggregate table
River Plate2005–06 2nd best placed team on aggregate table
Banfield2005–06 3rd best placed team on aggregate table
Vélez Sársfield2005–06 4th best placed team on aggregate table
Bolivia
3 berths
Blooming2005–06 Apertura champion
Bolívar2005–06 Clausura champion
Real Potosí2005–06 Clausura runner-up
Brazil
5 + 1 berths
Internacional2006 Copa Libertadores champion
Flamengo2006 Copa do Brasil champion
São Paulo2006 Série A champion
Grêmio2006 Série A 3rd place
Santos2006 Série A 4th place
Paraná2006 Série A 5th place
Chile
3 berths
Colo-Colo2006 Apertura and 2006 Clausura champion
Audax Italiano2006 Clausura finalist
CobreloaBest-placed team in the 2006 Clausura classification stage
Colombia
3 berths
Deportivo Pasto2006 Apertura champion
Cúcuta Deportivo2006 Clausura champion
Deportes Tolima2006 best placed team on aggregate table
Ecuador
3 berths
El Nacional2006 Seria A champion
Emelec2006 Seria A runner-up
LDU Quito2006 Seria A 3rd place
Paraguay
3 berths
Libertad2006 Primera División champion
Cerro Porteño2006 Primera División runner-up
Tacuary2006 best placed team on aggregate table
Peru
3 berths
Alianza Lima2006 Apertura winner
Cienciano2006 Clausura winner
Sporting Cristal2006 best placed team on aggregate table
Uruguay
3 berths
Nacional2005–06 Primera División champion
Defensor Sporting2006 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Danubio2006 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
Venezuela
3 berths
Caracas2005–06 Primera División champion
Unión Atlético Maracaibo2005–06 Primera División runner-up
Deportivo Táchira2005–06 best placed team on aggregate table
Mexico
(CONCACAF)
3 invitees
Toluca2005 Apertura champion
Necaxa2007 InterLiga winner
América2007 InterLiga runner-up

First stage edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Blooming 0–6 Santos0–10–5
Vélez Sársfield 5–1 Danubio3–02–1
Deportivo Táchira 1–4 Deportes Tolima1–20–2
Tacuary 1–4 LDU Quito1–10–3
Cobreloa 1–3 Paraná0–21–1
América 6–2 Sporting Cristal5–01–2

Second stage edit

Group 1 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Libertad (A)641194+513
2 América (A)64021210+212
3 Banfield63038809
4 El Nacional6015411−71
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 2 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Necaxa (A)640297+212
2 São Paulo (A)6321114+711
3 Audax Italiano632186+211
4 Alianza Lima6006213−110
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 3 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Grêmio (A)631244010
2 Cúcuta Deportivo (A)623197+29
3 Deportes Tolima621356−17
4 Cerro Porteño621345−17
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 4 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Vélez Sársfield (A)632163+311
2 Nacional (A)631295+410
3 Internacional631277010
4 Emelec6105310−73
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 5 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flamengo (A)6510104+616
2 Paraná (A)630398+19
3 Real Potosí613289−16
4 Unión Atlético Maracaibo6024814−62
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 6 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Colo-Colo (A)6303127+59
2 Caracas (A)6303710−39
3 LDU Quito622278−18
4 River Plate622256−18
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 7 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Toluca (A)6402106+412
2 Boca Juniors (A)6312115+610
3 Cienciano6303129+39
4 Bolívar6114518−134
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Group 8 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Santos (A)6600121+1118
2 Defensor Sporting (A)630387+19
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima6303910−19
4 Deportivo Pasto6006314−110
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advanced to the round of 16

Knockout stages edit

The teams were seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams of each group) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams of each group); the best seeds played the worst seeds. To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Santos with Grêmio and Boca Juniors with Cúcuta Deportivo in the semifinals.[2]

Seeding edit

Teams qualified as a group winner
SeedTeam Pts GD GF AG
1 Santos18+11125
2 Flamengo16+6105
3 Libertad13+5126
4 Toluca12+4104
5 Necaxa12+293
6 Vélez Sársfield11+361
7 Grêmio10042
8 Colo-Colo9+5125
Teams qualified as a runner-up
SeedTeam Pts GD GF AG
9 América12+2125
10 São Paulo11+7112
11 Boca Juniors10+6110
12 Nacional10+491
13 Cúcuta Deportivo9+295
14 Paraná9+195
15 Defensor Sporting9+182
16 Caracas9−373

Bracket edit

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                
1 Santos23
16 Caracas22
1 Santos02
9 América01
8 Colo-Colo02
9 América31
1 Santos03
7 Grêmio (a)21
7 Grêmio02
10 São Paulo10
7 Grêmio02 (4)
15 Defensor Sporting20 (2)
2 Flamengo02
15 Defensor Sporting30
7 Grêmio00
11 Boca Juniors32
3 Libertad21
14 Paraná11
3 Libertad10
11 Boca Juniors12
6 Vélez Sarsfield03
11 Boca Juniors31
11 Boca Juniors13
13 Cúcuta Deportivo30
5 Necaxa20
12 Nacional31
12 Nacional02
13 Cúcuta Deportivo22
4 Toluca12
13 Cúcuta Deportivo50

Finals edit

Boca Juniors 3–0 Grêmio
Palacio 18'
Riquelme 73'
Patrício 89' (o.g.)
(Report)

Top goalscorers edit

PosNameTeamGoals
1 Salvador Cabañas América10
2 Blas Pérez Cúcuta Deportivo8
Juan Román Riquelme Boca Juniors8
4 Zé Roberto Santos7
5 Renato Flamengo5
Humberto Suazo Colo-Colo5
7 Damián Escudero Vélez Sársfield4
Juan Manuel Martínez Cúcuta Deportivo4
Carlos Eduardo Monteiro Real Potosí4
Rodolfo Moya Audax Italiano4
Rodrigo Palacio Boca Juniors4
Martín Palermo Boca Juniors4
Kléber Pereira Necaxa4
Juan Manuel Salgueiro Necaxa4
Vicente Sánchez Toluca4
Diego Vera Nacional4

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "COPA TOYOTA LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA 2007" (PDF). website (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

External links edit