The first stage of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América was played from January 28 to February 6, 2014. A total of 12 teams competed in the first stage. The six winners advanced to the second stage to join the 26 other teams.
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 first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.
Seeding The following were the seeding of the 12 teams entered into the first stage draw:
Pot 1Pot 2 Lanús Atlético Paranaense Botafogo Santa Fe Guaraní Nacional Oriente Petrolero Universidad de Chile Deportivo Quito Morelia Sporting Cristal Caracas
Format In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.
Matches The first legs were played on January 28–30, and the second legs were played on February 4–6, 2014.
Match G1
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won on penalties.
Match G2
Botafogo won 4–1 on aggregate.
Match G3
Universidad de Chile won 4–2 on aggregate.
Match G4
Lanús won 3–0 on aggregate.
Match G5
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals.
Match G6
Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
Copa Libertadores 2014, CONMEBOL.com