2014 Copa Libertadores second stage
# 2014 Copa Libertadores second stage

The second stage of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América was played from February 11 to April 10, 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage.

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on December 12, 2013, 21:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years). Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 2 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

## Seeding

The following were the seeding of the 32 teams entered into the second stage draw, which included the 26 automatic qualifiers and the 6 first stage winners:

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Vélez Sarsfield Newell's Old Boys Atlético Mineiro Cruzeiro Bolívar Unión Española Cerro Porteño Peñarol | San Lorenzo Arsenal Flamengo Grêmio The Strongest O'Higgins Nacional Defensor Sporting | Atlético Nacional Deportivo Cali Emelec Independiente del Valle Universitario Real Garcilaso Zamora Deportivo Anzoátegui | Santos Laguna León First stage winner G1 First stage winner G2 First stage winner G3 First stage winner G4 First stage winner G5 First stage winner G6 |

The first stage winners were:

* Winner G1: Atlético Paranaense
* Winner G2: Botafogo
* Winner G3: Universidad de Chile
* Winner G4: Lanús
* Winner G5: Santa Fe
* Winner G6: Nacional

## Format

In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

## Groups

The matches were played on February 11–13, 18–20, 25–27, March 11–13, 18–20, 25–27, April 1–3, and 8–10, 2014.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | STR | CAP | UNI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Universitario | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UES | SLO | IDV | BOT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión Española | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CER | LAN | OHI | CAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Lanús | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | O'Higgins | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAM | NAC | ZAM | SAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Zamora | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DEF | CRU | UCH | GAR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | 2–2 | | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 10 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GRE | ATL | NOB | NAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 4–0 |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOL | LEO | FLA | EME |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | León | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 3–1 |
| 4 | Emelec | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLA | ARS | PEN | ANZ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
