title: 2007 Copa Libertadores
text: # 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.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Association | Team (berth) | Qualification method |
  | - | - | - |
  | Argentina 5 berths | Boca Juniors | 2005 Apertura and 2006 Clausura champion |
  | Argentina 5 berths | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2005–06 best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Argentina 5 berths | River Plate | 2005–06 2nd best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Argentina 5 berths | Banfield | 2005–06 3rd best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Argentina 5 berths | Vélez Sársfield | 2005–06 4th best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Bolivia 3 berths | Blooming | 2005–06 Apertura champion |
  | Bolivia 3 berths | Bolívar | 2005–06 Clausura champion |
  | Bolivia 3 berths | Real Potosí | 2005–06 Clausura runner-up |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | Internacional | 2006 Copa Libertadores champion |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | Flamengo | 2006 Copa do Brasil champion |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | São Paulo | 2006 Série A champion |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | Grêmio | 2006 Série A 3rd place |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | Santos | 2006 Série A 4th place |
  | Brazil 5 + 1 berths | Paraná | 2006 Série A 5th place |
  | Chile 3 berths | Colo-Colo | 2006 Apertura and 2006 Clausura champion |
  | Chile 3 berths | Audax Italiano | 2006 Clausura finalist |
  | Chile 3 berths | Cobreloa | Best-placed team in the 2006 Clausura classification stage |
  | Colombia 3 berths | Deportivo Pasto | 2006 Apertura champion |
  | Colombia 3 berths | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2006 Clausura champion |
  | Colombia 3 berths | Deportes Tolima | 2006 best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Ecuador 3 berths | El Nacional | 2006 Seria A champion |
  | Ecuador 3 berths | Emelec | 2006 Seria A runner-up |
  | Ecuador 3 berths | LDU Quito | 2006 Seria A 3rd place |
  | Paraguay 3 berths | Libertad | 2006 Primera División champion |
  | Paraguay 3 berths | Cerro Porteño | 2006 Primera División runner-up |
  | Paraguay 3 berths | Tacuary | 2006 best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Peru 3 berths | Alianza Lima | 2006 Apertura winner |
  | Peru 3 berths | Cienciano | 2006 Clausura winner |
  | Peru 3 berths | Sporting Cristal | 2006 best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Uruguay 3 berths | Nacional | 2005–06 Primera División champion |
  | Uruguay 3 berths | Defensor Sporting | 2006 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
  | Uruguay 3 berths | Danubio | 2006 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up |
  | Venezuela 3 berths | Caracas | 2005–06 Primera División champion |
  | Venezuela 3 berths | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 2005–06 Primera División runner-up |
  | Venezuela 3 berths | Deportivo Táchira | 2005–06 best placed team on aggregate table |
  | Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 invitees | Toluca | 2005 Apertura champion |
  | Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 invitees | Necaxa | 2007 InterLiga winner |
  | Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 invitees | América | 2007 InterLiga runner-up |
  
  ## First stage
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Blooming | 0–6 | Santos | 0–1 | 0–5 |
  | Vélez Sársfield | 5–1 | Danubio | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | Deportivo Táchira | 1–4 | Deportes Tolima | 1–2 | 0–2 |
  | Tacuary | 1–4 | LDU Quito | 1–1 | 0–3 |
  | Cobreloa | 1–3 | Paraná | 0–2 | 1–1 |
  | América | 6–2 | Sporting Cristal | 5–0 | 1–2 |
  
  ## Second stage
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Libertad (A) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
  | 2 | América (A) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 |
  | 3 | Banfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
  | 4 | El Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Necaxa (A) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 |
  | 2 | São Paulo (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 |
  | 3 | Audax Italiano | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
  | 4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grêmio (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
  | 2 | Cúcuta Deportivo (A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
  | 3 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
  | 4 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 |
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vélez Sársfield (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 |
  | 2 | Nacional (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
  | 3 | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
  | 4 | Emelec | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
  
  ### Group 5
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flamengo (A) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 |
  | 2 | Paraná Clube (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
  | 3 | Real Potosí | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
  | 4 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 2 |
  
  ### Group 6
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Colo-Colo (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 |
  | 2 | Caracas (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
  | 3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
  | 4 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
  
  ### Group 7
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toluca (A) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
  | 2 | Boca Juniors (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 |
  | 3 | Cienciano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 |
  | 4 | Bolívar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 |
  
  ### Group 8
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Santos FC (A) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 18 |
  | 2 | Defensor Sporting (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 |
  | 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
  | 4 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
  
  ## Knockout stages
  
  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.
  
  ### Seeding
  
  Teams qualified as a group winner :
  
  | Teams qualified as a group winner Seed Team 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 Seed Team 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
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Santos | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Caracas | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Caracas | 2 | 2 | 1 | Santos | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9 | América | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Colo-Colo | 0 | 2 | 9 | América | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | América | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | América | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Santos | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 7 | Grêmio (a) | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Grêmio | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Grêmio (a) | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 10 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 7 | Grêmio | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 15 | Defensor Sporting | 2 | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Flamengo | 0 | 2 | 15 | Defensor Sporting | 2 | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Grêmio | 0 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Libertad | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 |
  | 14 | Paraná | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Paraná | 1 | 1 | 3 | Libertad | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 11 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 3 | 11 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | | | | | 11 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 12 | Nacional | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Salvador Cabañas | América | 10 |
  | 2 | Blas Pérez | Cúcuta Deportivo | 8 |
  | 2 | Juan Román Riquelme | Boca Juniors | 8 |
  | 4 | Zé Roberto | Santos | 7 |
  | 5 | Renato | Flamengo | 5 |
  | 5 | Humberto Suazo | Colo-Colo | 5 |
  | 7 | Damián Escudero | Vélez Sársfield | 4 |
  | 7 | Juan Manuel Martínez | Cúcuta Deportivo | 4 |
  | 7 | Carlos Eduardo Monteiro | Real Potosí | 4 |
  | 7 | Rodolfo Moya | Audax Italiano | 4 |
  | 7 | Rodrigo Palacio | Boca Juniors | 4 |
  | 7 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 4 |
  | 7 | Kléber Pereira | Necaxa | 4 |
  | 7 | Juan Manuel Salgueiro | Necaxa | 4 |
  | 7 | Vicente Sánchez | Toluca | 4 |
  | 7 | Diego Vera | Nacional | 4 |
  