The Second Stage of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores was a group stage. It was played from February 12 to April 23.
Format
editTwenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Away goals
- Draw
The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 16.
Groups
editGroup 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CRU | SLO | CAR | RPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Caracas | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vargas Castellín |
Report[permanent dead link] |
| Cruzeiro | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno Martins Ramires Guilherme |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 33,874
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
| San Lorenzo | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 34,845
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
| Caracas | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Renteria Vargas |
Report[permanent dead link] | Galindo |
| Cruzeiro | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Ramires Moreno Martins |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 37,694
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
| Real Potosí | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loayza Pintos |
Report[permanent dead link] | Romeo Chávez Torres |
| Caracas | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
Report[permanent dead link] | Moreno Martins |
| San Lorenzo | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| González |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 10,915
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)
| Real Potosí | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Candía Suárez Pintos |
Report[permanent dead link] | Castellín |
Referee: Georges Bickley (Peru)
| Cruzeiro | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno Martins Wagner |
Report[permanent dead link] | Silvera |
Attendance: 15,843
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
| Real Potosí | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loayza Alvaro Pintos Candia Ribeiro |
Report[permanent dead link] | Moreno Martins |
| San Lorenzo | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bergessio Rosales Silvera |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Attendance: 21,906
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Group 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ELP | LAN | CUE | DAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferradas |
(Report) |
| Estudiantes | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Estudiantes | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verón Desábato |
(Report) |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| García |
(Report) | Salomón |
Attendance: 19,500
| Lanús | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Valeri Acosta |
(Report) | Desabato Benítez Moreno y Fabianesi |
Attendance: 10,652
Group 3
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ATS | BOC | CC | MBO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 1– 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz |
(Report) | Fierro Biscayzacú Lancken |
| Boca Juniors | 3– 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palacio Palermo |
(Report) |
| Colo-Colo | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorquera Biscayzacú |
(Report) |
| Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Figueroa |
(Report) | Marioni |
Attendance: 42,005
| Boca Juniors | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palermo Gracián Palacio Cardozo |
(Report) | Biscayzacú Moya |
Attendance: 50,000
| Colo-Colo | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Biscayzacú Barrios |
(Report) |
Attendance: 15,000
Group 4
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FLA | NAC | CIE | BSI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Cienciano | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Solís |
(Report) |
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
| Coronel Bolognesi | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 6,000
| Flamengo | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Obina |
(Report) |
Group 5
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RIV | AME | UC | USM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| U. San Martín | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ovelar José Luis Díaz |
(Report) |
| América | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabañas Higuain |
(Report) | Bottinelli |
| Universidad Católica | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gutiérrez |
(Report) | Abreu Rosales |
| River Plate | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Falcao Abreu |
(Report) |
Attendance: 22,105
| U. San Martín | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leguizamón |
(Report) |
Attendance: 13,800
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gutiérrez |
(Report) |
Attendance: 9,500
| América | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Íñigo Esqueda Cervantes Cabañas |
(Report) | Archubi Cervantes Abreu |
Attendance: 94,997
| Universidad Católica | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Medel D. Bottinelli |
(Report) |
| River Plate | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abreu Falcao Ríos |
(Report) |
Group 6
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CUC | SFC | GDL | SJO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Santos | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Molina |
Report |
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Urbano |
| San José | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cerruti García |
Report | Kléber Pereira |
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Urbano |
Report |
Referee: Óscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
| San José | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cerruti Parada |
Report | Urbano Torres |
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
| Guadalajara | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arellano Rodríguez Santana |
Report | Kléber Pereira Kléber |
Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)
| San José | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ávila Pineda |
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
| Santos | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kléber Pereira Trípodi |
Report | Henry |
Group 7
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAO | AN | LUQ | AUD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Audax Italiano | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romero |
Report | Servín Núñez |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba |
Report | Miranda |
| São Paulo | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano |
Report | Villanueva |
Attendance: 29,047
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
| Atlético Nacional | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Galvan Rey Villagra Valencia |
Report |
| Audax Italiano | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orellana |
Report |
Referee: Fernando Cabrera (Uruguay)
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Duarte |
Report | Aloísio |
| São Paulo | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano |
Report |
| Atlético Nacional | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villagra |
Report | Orellana |
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lazaga |
Report | Villagra Galvan Rey Córdoba |
| Audax Italiano | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos |
Report |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abente Gigena Esquivel |
Report | Villanueva |
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
Group 8
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FLU | LDU | ARS | LIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 9 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leguizamón |
Report |
| Fluminense | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Neves Dodô Gabriel Washington Cícero |
Report |
| Libertad | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samudio |
Report | Washington |
| LDU Quito | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Urrutia Manso Bolaños Bieler Obregón |
Report | Leguizamón |
| Fluminense | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cícero Silva |
Report |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Biagini Bottaro |
Report |
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
| Fluminense | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cícero |
Report |