The First Stage of the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores ran from January 27 to February 5.
Format edit
Twelve teams qualified into this rounds and each will play a two-legged tie, one at home and one away. The winner of each tie will advance to the Second Stage. The teams will earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The team with the most points advances. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Away goals
Results edit
Team #1 played the first leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #1 | Points | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
Peñarol 
|
1:4 |  Independiente Medellín
|
0–4 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Estudiantes 
|
3:3 |  Sporting Cristal
|
1–2 | 1–0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | — |
Nacional 
|
4:1 |  El Nacional
|
5–0 | 3–3 | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Cuenca
|
3:3 |  Deportivo Anzoátegui
|
0–2 | 3–0 | +1:−1 | — | — |
Real Potosí 
|
0:6 |  Palmeiras
|
1–5 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Pachuca 
|
3:3 |  Universidad de Chile
|
0–1 | 2–1 | 0:0 | 0:1 | — |
Matches edit
First leg edit
| Universidad de Chile | 1–0 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
Díaz  4' |
Report |
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)
| Independiente Medellín | 4–0 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 15', 18', 46' Corredor 34' |
Report |
| Palmeiras | 5–1 | Real Potosí |
|---|---|---|
| Keirrison 3', 20' (pen.) Diego Souza 39'Cleiton Xavier 58'Edmílson 90+1' |
Report | Rodríguez 22' |
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Estudiantes |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios 42' Hurtado 55' |
Report | Pérez 29' |
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2–0 | Deportivo Cuenca |
|---|---|---|
| Espíndola 11' González 51' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Second leg edit
Independiente Medellín advances on points 4–1.
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3–0 | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
|---|---|---|
| Teixeira 27', 68' Villalba 74' |
Report |
Deportivo Cuenca advances on goal difference.
| Estudiantes | 1–0 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Lentini 76' |
Report |
Estudiantes advances on away goals.
| Real Potosí | 0–2 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cleiton Xavier 29' Keirrison 74' |
Palmeiras advances on points 6–0.
Universidad de Chile advances on away goals.
Nacional advances on points 4–1.
External links edit
- CONMEBOL's official website (in Spanish)