# 2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stage

The knockout stages of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América were played from April 24 to July 24, 2013. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stages.

## Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the knockout stages.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| 1 | Nacional | Boca Juniors |
| 2 | Palmeiras | Tigre |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo |
| 4 | Vélez Sarsfield | Emelec |
| 5 | Corinthians | Tijuana |
| 6 | Santa Fe | Real Garcilaso |
| 7 | Olimpia | Newell's Old Boys |
| 8 | Fluminense | Grêmio |

## Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.
| Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 3 | Olimpia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 4 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 6 | Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 7 | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Group winners (Seeds 1–8) |
| 9 | Tijuana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 13 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 10 | Real Garcilaso | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 11 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 14 | Tigre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 15 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |
| 16 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Group runners-up (Seeds 9–16) |

## Format

In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:
* Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding.
* In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
* In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
* If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

## Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:
* Round of 16:
** Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16
** Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15
** Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14
** Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13
** Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12
** Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11
** Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10
** Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9
* Quarterfinals:
** Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
** Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
** Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
** Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
* Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other)
** Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
** Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
* Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 11 | Emelec | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fluminense | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fluminense | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Fluminense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Olimpia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tigre | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Olimpia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Olimpia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Santa Fe | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Real Garcilaso (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Santa Fe | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | 10 | Real Garcilaso | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Santa Fe | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Grêmio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Santa Fe | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Santa Fe (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Santa Fe (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Olimpia | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) |
| 4 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 (9)0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Newell's Old Boys (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (10) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Newell's Old Boys (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (10) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tijuana | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The first legs were played on April 24–25 and April 30–May 2, and the second legs were played on May 8–9 and 14–16, 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Paulo | 2–6 | Atlético Mineiro | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Grêmio | 2–2 (a) | Santa Fe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Tigre | 2–3 | Olimpia | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Boca Juniors | 2–1 | Corinthians | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–2 (a) | Vélez Sarsfield | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Emelec | 2–3 | Fluminense | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Real Garcilaso | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Nacional | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Tijuana | 2–1 | Palmeiras | 0–0 | 2–1 |

### Match A

Atlético Mineiro won 6–2 on aggregate.

### Match B

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals.

### Match C

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Match D

Boca Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Match E

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won on away goals.

### Match F

Fluminense won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Match G

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Real Garcilaso won on penalties.

### Match H

Tijuana won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on May 22–23, and the second legs were played on May 28–30, 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tijuana | 3–3 (a) | Atlético Mineiro | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Real Garcilaso | 1–5 | Santa Fe | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | Olimpia | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Boca Juniors | 0–0 (9–10 p) | Newell's Old Boys | 0–0 | 0–0 |

### Match S1

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on away goals.

### Match S2

Santa Fe won 5–1 on aggregate.

### Match S3

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Match S4

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won on penalties.

## Semifinals

The first legs were played on July 2–3, and the second legs were played on July 9–10, 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Atlético Mineiro | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | Santa Fe | 2–0 | 0–1 |

### Match F1

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties.

### Match F2

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The teams tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time were played. A penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
The first leg was played on July 17, and the second leg was played on July 24, 2013.
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties.