Copa Libertadores 2009 - Knockout Stages - Seeding

Seeding

The 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their results in the Second Stage. The top teams from each group were seeded 1-8, with the team with the most points as seed 1 and the team with the least as seed 8. The second-best teams from each group were seeded 9-16, with the team with the most points as seed 9 and the team with the least as seed 16.

Teams qualified as a group winner
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
1 Grêmio 16 +10 11 5
2 Boca Juniors 15 +8 11 4
3 Nacional 14 +9 12 4
4 São Paulo 13 +4 10 5
5 Cruzeiro 13 +4 9 2
6 Sport Recife 13 +3 10 6
7 Libertad 12 +2 7 3
8 Caracas 10 +3 7 1
Teams qualified as a runner-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Deportivo Cuenca 10 +5 9 1
10 Estudiantes 10 +5 9 0
11 Palmeiras 10 +2 9 5
12 Universidad de Chile 10 +2 8 2
13 Guadalajara 9 +3 9 2
14 San Luis 8 0 7 0
15 Defensor Sporting 8 0 5 1
16 Universidad San Martín 8 −2 7 2

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