2015 Copa América de Futsal, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals, while the teams in third and fourth advance to the fifth place and seventh place play-offs respectively. The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2015 Copa América de Futsal, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.


2015 Copa América de Futsal, Final ranking
Per statistical convention in futsal, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.


2015 Copa América disciplinary record
In the 2015 Copa América, the main disciplinary action taken against players came in the form of red and yellow cards.


2015 Copa América disciplinary record
Any player picking up a red card was expelled from the pitch and automatically banned for his country's next match, whether via a straight red or second yellow. After a straight red card, FIFA would conduct a hearing and could extend this ban beyond one match. If the ban extended beyond the end of the finals (i.e. if a player was sent off in the match in which his team was eliminated), it had to be served in the team's next competitive international match(es). In most cases, that was the first matches of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.


2015 Copa América disciplinary record, Fair Play Award
The Fair Play Award was given to the team with the best overall discipline throughout the tournament, Peru. Teams were given a certain number of points — 15 in the first stage, 5 in the quarter-finals, and 10 points for the remaining four teams — from which points were deducted depending on the infraction. As the team that advanced past the first stage with the most points, Peru were awarded the trophy. Teams that drop below 0 points were excluded from winning the award.


2015 Copa América knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2015 Copa América began on 24 June 2015 and finished with the final on 4 July 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Bracket
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Bracket
Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t. ), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (p).


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Chile vs Uruguay
Assistant referees:Emerson De Carvalho (Brazil)Fabio Pereira (Brazil)Fourth official:Carlos Vera (Ecuador)Fifth official:Byron Romero (Ecuador)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Bolivia vs Peru
Assistant referees:Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)Fourth official:Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)Fifth official:Christian Lescano (Ecuador)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Argentina vs Colombia
Assistant referees:José Luis Camargo (Mexico)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Fourth official:Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)Fifth official:Juan P. Montaño (Bolivia)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Brazil vs Paraguay
Assistant referees:Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)Fourth official:José Argote (Venezuela)Fifth official:Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Semi-finals, Chile vs Peru
Assistant referees:Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)Byron Romero (Ecuador)Fourth official:Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)Fifth official:Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Semi-finals, Argentina vs Paraguay
Assistant referees:Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)Fábio Pereira (Brazil)Fourth official:Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)Fifth official:Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Third place play-off
Assistant referees:Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)Juan P. Montaño (Bolivia)Fourth official:Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)Fifth official:Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)


2015 Copa América knockout stage, Final
Assistant referees:Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)Fourth official:José Argote (Venezuela)Fifth official:Christian Lescano (Ecuador)


2015 Copa América squads
The 2015 Copa América was an international football tournament held in Chile from 11 June to 4 July 2015. All twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 22 players, or 23 players if the team chose to have three goalkeepers; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each nation's squad of players were given shirt numbers 1–23.


2015 Copa América squads, Group A, Chile
The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015. On 5 June 2015, midfielder Edson Puch was ruled out of the tournament due to muscle tear, being replaced by Francisco Silva. José Pedro Fuenzalida also replaced the injured Carlos Carmona on 7 June 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group A, Mexico
The final 23-player squad was announced on 11 May 2015. On 26 May 2015, defender Miguel Ángel Herrera sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by Juan Carlos Valenzuela.


2015 Copa América squads, Group A, Ecuador
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015. On 1 June 2015, midfielder Michael Arroyo sustained an ankle injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by Pedro Larrea. On 3 June 2015, midfielder Antonio Valencia was ruled out of the tournament after undergoing urgent ankle surgery. On 11 June 2015, forward Jaime Ayoví was ruled out due to a muscle strain and was replaced by Daniel Angulo.


2015 Copa América squads, Group A, Bolivia
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group B, Argentina
The final 23-player squad was announced on 27 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group B, Argentina
Note: Mariano Andújar suffered an injured hand midway through the tournament, and Agustín Marchesín was called up to replace him on 22 June 2015. According to the regulations, once the competition starts, only the goalkeepers may be replaced due to injury.


2015 Copa América squads, Group B, Uruguay
The final 23-player squad was announced on 23 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 5 June 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group B, Paraguay
The final 23-player squad was announced on 28 May 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group C, Brazil
The final 23-player squad was announced on 5 May 2015. On 24 May 2015, goalkeeper Diego Alves sustained a knee injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by goalkeeper Neto. On 29 May 2015, defender Marcelo sustained a back injury and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by defender Geferson. On 2 June 2015, midfielder Luiz Gustavo was ruled out of the tournament due to pending surgery to correct a meniscus injury, being replaced by midfielder Fred. On 11 June 2015, Danilo was withdrawn from the squad after picking up an injury in Brazil's friendly match against Mexico. He was replaced by Dani Alves.


2015 Copa América squads, Group C, Colombia
The final 23-player squad was announced on 30 May 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group C, Peru
The final 23-player squad was announced on 25 May 2015. The squad numbers were revealed on 7 June 2015.


2015 Copa América squads, Group C, Venezuela
The final 23-player squad was announced on 1 June 2015.


2015 Copa Argentina Final
The 2015 Copa Argentina Final was the 218th and final match of the 2014–15 Copa Argentina. It was played on November 4, 2015 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes de Córdoba between Rosario Central and Boca Juniors. Boca Juniors won the match 2–0. As champion, Boca Juniors qualified for the 2015 Supercopa Argentina. As runners-up, Rosario Central qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa Chile
The 2015 Copa Chile, (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2015 because of its sponsorship), was the 36th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on July 8, 2015 with the First Round and concluded on December 2, 2015 with the Final. The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores and the 2016 Supercopa de Chile. The Runner-up qualifies for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Chile, Teams
A total 32 clubs were accepted for the competition. For this edition the teams are from the Primera División and Primera B, only.


2015 Copa Chile, First round
On this round every team plays home and away against every other team in its group. The best 2 teams from each group advance to the next round.


2015 Copa Colombia
The 2015 Copa Colombia, officially the 2015 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on 18 February and ended on 19 November. The tournament comprised a total of 36 teams, and the winner, Junior, who defeated Santa Fe 2–1 on aggregate score in the final, earned a berth to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Colombia, Format
Unlike the previous seven Copa Colombia editions, the 2015 competition featured a change in its format. According to the format approved by DIMAYOR at its Extraordinary Assembly on October 7, 2014, the first stage was played by 32 teams, which were split into eight groups of four teams each on a regional basis, where teams played each other of the teams in their group twice.


2015 Copa Colombia, Format
The 8 group winners plus the best 4 second-placed teams joined the teams qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores (Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, and Once Caldas) and the 2014 aggregate table best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores (Águilas Doradas) in the round of 16, from where the cup continued on a home-and-away knockout basis.


2015 Copa Colombia, Group stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked second qualified for the knockout stage.


2015 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase
Each tie in the knockout phase is played in home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team which has the better overall record up to that stage host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the group winners automatically host the second leg. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time is applied, and the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Once Caldas, and Águilas Doradas entered the competition in the Round of 16, being joined there by the eight group winners and the four best second-placed teams.


2015 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase, Round of 16
First legs: July 15; Second legs: July 29. Group winners (Team 2) hosted the second leg.


2015 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase, Quarterfinals
First legs: August 5, 12; Second legs: August 26, September 2. Team 2 hosted the second leg.


2015 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase, Semifinals
First legs: September 23, October 7; Second legs: September 30, October 15. Team 2 hosted the second leg.


2015 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase, Final
First leg: November 11; Second leg: November 19. Team 2 hosted the second leg.


2015 Copa Colsanitas
The 2015 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 13 through April 19, 2015.


2015 Copa Colsanitas, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Copa Colsanitas, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2015 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Lara Arruabarrena and Caroline Garcia were the defending champions, but they both chose to participate in Fed Cup ties this year. Paula Cristina Gonçalves and Beatriz Haddad Maia won the title, defeating Irina Falconi and Shelby Rogers in the final, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6].


2015 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but she chose to participate in the Fed Cup semifinals this year.


2015 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Teliana Pereira won her first WTA title, defeating Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–1. Pereira becoming the first Brazilian to win the WTA title since Niege Dias in the 1988 Spanish Open.


2015 Copa Constitució
The 2015 Copa Constitució was the 23rd season of Andorra's national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 21 February 2015 with the matches of the first elimination round and ended on 10 May 2015 with the final. UE Sant Julià, the defending champions, won the tournament. The team earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2015 Copa Constitució, Results, First Round
Sixteen teams entered this round, eight from 2014–15 Primera Divisió and eight from 2014–15 Segona Divisió. The matches were played on 21, 22 February and 1 March 2015.


2015 Copa Constitució, Results, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 1, 3, 4 and 8 March 2015.


2015 Copa Constitució, Results, Semifinals
The matches were played on 8 and 11 March 2015.


2015 Copa EuroAmericana
The 2015 Copa EuroAmericana was the third and final edition of the Copa EuroAmericana, a men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in venues across South America from 28 May to 1 August 2015. Six teams (Barcelona, Deportivo Cali, Peñarol and San Lorenzo from CONMEBOL, and Espanyol and Málaga from UEFA), participated in the tournament. South America (represented by the CONMEBOL teams) won the cup with three victories.


2015 Copa EuroAmericana, Format
Each match was played for 90 minutes. In case of a draw after regulation, the winner was determined via a penalty shoot-out. The confederation of the winning team of each match was awarded with a point, and the confederation with the most points at the end of the tournament was crowned champions.


2015 Copa Fila
The 2015 Copa Fila was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 9 and 15 November 2015.


2015 Copa Fila, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Copa Fila – Doubles
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos won the title, defeating Guido Andreozzi and Lukas Arnold Ker in the final 6–2, 7–5 .


2015 Copa Fila – Singles
Kyle Edmund won the title, defeating Carlos Berlocq in the final 6–0, 6–4 .


2015 Copa Libertadores
The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2015 Copa Libertadores
Argentine team River Plate qualified to play in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana as the best-placed South American team, before winning the final against Mexican team UANL 3–0 on aggregate to win their third title. San Lorenzo were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Teams
The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament:


2015 Copa Libertadores, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on December 2, 2014 at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Draw
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.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Draw
For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years). Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 2 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches could also be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well). There was a two-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the 2015 Copa América.


2015 Copa Libertadores, First stage
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). The six winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Final stages
In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2015 Copa Libertadores, Final stages, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Final stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Libertadores, Final stages, Finals
Since UANL are not a South American club, by rule they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
The 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the 7th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in the city of Medellín, Colombia, from 28 October to 8 November 2015. It was the first time the tournament is hosted outside Brazil.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
The final was won by Ferroviária 3–1 over Colo-Colo the sixth time a Brazilian team has won the title.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Teams
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holder, the champion club from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association Colombia.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Venues
The tournament was played in four venues in three cities, all in the Metropolitan Area of Medellín:


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Match officials
A total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees (one each per association) were appointed for the tournament.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 16 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage
The schedule of the tournament was announced on 20 October 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage, Group A
São José v Cerro Porteño was suspended after 50 minutes due to heavy rain. It was resumed on 1 November 2015, 14:15, at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Second stage
If tied after regulation time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Second stage, Final
Colo-Colo played in their third final. They lost in 2011 and won the trophy in 2012. For Ferroviária it was their first final. As in every previous edition, a Brazilian team was playing in the final.


2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Top goalscorers
Catalina Usme won the top-scorer award with eight goals in three matches.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa Libertadores de América, the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican team UANL and Argentine team River Plate. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 29 July 2015, while the second leg was hosted by River Plate at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 5 August 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals
River Plate earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, regardless of the result of the final, due to UANL being an invited team from CONCACAF and therefore not eligible to represent CONMEBOL at the tournament. Due to the same reason, River Plate also earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals
The first leg ended in a scoreless draw. The second leg ended in a 3–0 win for River Plate, and they won the tournament for the third time in their history.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Teams
UANL came into the finals as first-time finalists of the Copa Libertadores. River Plate had previously won two titles in four finals: 1986 and 1996.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Teams, Road to the finals
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Format
Since UANL are from Mexico, they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b: "El Torneo deberá indefectiblemente finalizar en un país perteneciente al continente sudamericano. Para tal caso, de llegar a las finales un equipo que no pertenece al continente sudamericano, deberá indefectiblemente jugar su primer partido de local." English translation: "The Tournament shall invariably end in a country belonging to the South American continent. Therefore, provided that a team not belonging to the South American continent qualifies to the finals, it shall invariably play the first leg at its home.")


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg
Near the end of the first half, Tigres defender Hugo Ayala left the game with an ankle injury. River Plate right-back Gabriel Mercado was booked soon after for a stamp on André-Pierre Gignac, leading him to miss the second leg. At the break, River manager Marcelo Gallardo made an attacking double substitution, withdrawing Rodrigo Mora and Tabaré Viúdez for Gonzalo Martínez and Nicolás Bertolo, but was also suspended after shouting at the fourth official. Despite Tigres having most of the possession and late opportunities from Juninho and Jürgen Damm, the game ended goalless.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
River opened the scoring at the end of the first half when recent signing Alario headed Leonel Vangioni's low cross from the left into the goal. At 8' Lucas Alario committed an illegal strong entry against the ankle of Guido Pizarro, foul that media later considered that deserved red card. Alario saw yellow card. At 25', Tigres had four players with yellow card, three of them defenders.


2015 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg
At 46' Ramiro Funes Mori committed another illegal strong entry, this time against Rafael Sóbis, foul that media also later considered that deserved red card. Funes Mori was amonestated. When Carlos Sánchez went down in the penalty area, he scored the resulting spot kick, shooting to the left of the goalkeeper to double the team's lead. Four minutes later, a corner kick from the right was headed by Ramiro Funes Mori through the legs of the goalkeeper to secure a 3–0 victory, River's first Copa Libertadores for 19 years. The match was played under a heavy rainfall and polemic arbitration.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages
The 2015 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from April 28 to August 5, 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the final stages.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Format
In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Bracket
The bracket of the final stages was determined by the seeding as follows:


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16
The first legs were played on April 28 and May 5–7, and the second legs were played on May 5 and 12–14, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match A
The second leg was suspended after River Plate players were attacked with pepper spray by Boca Juniors fans when the squad returned to the field following halftime, with the match still 0–0 (River Plate leading 1–0 on aggregate). CONMEBOL opened disciplinary proceedings against Boca Juniors, and decided to disqualify them from the tournament on May 16, 2015. River Plate advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match B
UANL won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match C
Internacional won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match D
Guaraní won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match E
Racing won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match F
Santa Fe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match G
Emelec won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Round of 16, Match H
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on May 19–21, and the second legs were played on May 26–28, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S1
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S2
UANL won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S3
Internacional won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S4
Guaraní won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Semifinals
The first legs were played on July 14–15, and the second legs were played on July 21–22, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Semifinals, Match F1
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Semifinals, Match F2
UANL won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Finals
Since UANL are from Mexico, they had to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b: "El Torneo deberá indefectiblemente finalizar en un país perteneciente al continente sudamericano. Para tal caso, de llegar a las finales un equipo que no pertenece al continente sudamericano, deberá indefectiblemente jugar su primer partido de local." English translation: "The Tournament shall invariably end in a country belonging to the South American continent. Therefore, provided that a team not belonging to the South American continent qualifies to the finals, it shall invariably play the first leg at its home.")


2015 Copa Libertadores final stages, Finals
The first leg was played on July 29, and the second leg was played on August 5, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage
The 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage was played from February 3 to February 12, 2015. A total of 12 teams competed in the first stage to decide six of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on December 2, 2014, 21:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Draw
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.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, 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 would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). The six winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches
The first legs were played on February 3–5, and the second legs were played on February 10–12, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G1
Huracán won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 3).


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G2
Estudiantes won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 7).


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G3
Deportivo Táchira won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 8).


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G4
The Strongest won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 4).


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G5
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Group 5).


2015 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches, Match G6
Corinthians won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Group 2).


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage
The 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage was played from February 17 to April 22, 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on December 2, 2014, 21:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Draw
For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years). Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 2 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Draw
The six winners of the first stage which joined the 26 direct entrants were as follows:


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Format
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Groups
The matches were played on February 17–19, 24–26, March 3–5, 10–12, 17–19, April 1, 7–9, 14–16, and 21–22, 2015.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Groups, Group 2
Note: This was the first time the Clássico Majestoso derby matches between Corinthians and São Paulo were played in the Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa Libertadores second stage, Groups, Group 2
Note: San Lorenzo played their home match against Corinthians behind closed doors as they were punished for crowd disturbances in the second leg of the 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals.


2015 Copa Panamá
The 2015 Copa Panamá (officially known as Copa Cable Onda Satelital because of its sponsorship with Cable Onda) was the 1st season of the annual Panamanian knockout football cup competition. Thirty-two clubs from the first to the third tier of the Panamanian football league system participated in this year's competition which began on 5 August 2015 with the first of five rounds and ended on 9 December 2015 with the final at the Estadio Maracaná in Panama City.


2015 Copa Panamá
San Francisco won the final against Chepo 5-4 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their first title.


2015 Copa Panamá, Format
The Copa Panamá is open to eligible clubs down to the third tier of the Panamanian football league system – all 10 and 14 teams from the Liga Panameña de Fútbol and Liga Nacional de Ascenso respectively participate as well as 8 of the highest ranking amateur teams in the Copa Rommel Fernández tournament based on the results and points they obtained during the FIFA calendar year prior to the start of the cup.


2015 Copa Panamá, Format
The competition is a 5-round knockout tournament with pairings for each round made in advance; the draw for the whole competition is made before a ball is kicked. Each tie is played as a single leg, with the exception of the two-legged quarter-finals and semi-finals. In the single leg ties clubs from lower-ranking leagues are given field preference when facing opponents from a higher-ranked league. If a match is drawn, extra time is played and in the event of a draw after 120 minutes, a penalty shoot-out is contested.


2015 Copa Perú
The 2015 Peru Cup season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2015), the largest amateur tournament of Peruvian football, started in February.


2015 Copa Perú
This edition has featured a change, with the elimination of the Regional Stage and the inclusion of participants from all the Regions of Peru in the National Stage. Under the new format, the tournament has four stages. The first three stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, and the fourth stage is played under POT System intellectual property of the MatchVision company.


2015 Copa Perú
The 2015 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) in February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started in June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) in July. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) starts in September. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division and the runner-up will be promoted to the Second Division.


2015 Copa Perú, Departmental stage
Departmental Stage: 2015 Ligas Departamentales del Peru and 2015 Ligas Superiores del Peru


2015 Copa Perú, Departmental stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the National Stage.


2015 Copa Perú, National stage
For the first time, all the Regions of Peru will have representation in the National Stage, which will be played under Regional using the POT System. The new National Stage starts in the second week of September.


2015 Copa Perú, National stage
This new phase features the 50 teams that qualified from the Departmental Stage. Each team plays 3 games at home and 3 games away, for a total of 6 games against 3 different geographical rivals. The departmental stage winners only play against departmental runners-up, and vice versa. All the teams are positioned in one general table. After 6 matches, the team in places 1 to 8 are qualified directly to the Round of 16, while the teams in places 9 to 24 will play the Repechage phase. The teams in places 25 to 50 are eliminated.


2015 Copa Perú, National stage
The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the 2016 Peruvian Segunda División.


2015 Copa Perú, National stage, Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of teams in the Unique Table is based on the following criteria: 1. Number of Points 2. Number of Relative Points, which are calculated by multiplying the points obtained against each rival with the total points obtained by this rival. 3 . Goal difference 4. Number of goals scored 5. Better performance in away matches based on the following criteria:        1. Number of Away Points        2. Number of Away Relative Points        3. Goal Difference in away games        4. Number of goals scored in away games 6. Number of First-Half points: considering the half-time results as the final results 6. Drawing of lots


2015 Copa Sevilla
The 2015 Copa Sevilla was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Seville, Spain between 7 and 13 September 2015.


2015 Copa Sevilla, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
Antal van der Duim and Boy Westerhof were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2015 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop won the title, beating [[Marco Bortolotti]] and Kamil Majchrzak 7–6(7–5), 6–4


2015 Copa Sevilla – Singles
Pedro Cachín won the title, beating top seed Pablo Carreño 7–5, 6–3


2015 Copa Sudamericana
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana (Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2015 Copa Sudamericana
Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libertadores, the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship, after winning the final against Argentinian team Huracán 3–1 on penalties (0–0 on aggregate after extra time). River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Huracán in the semifinals.


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015 at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Draw
For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Draw
Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Draw
For the second stage, the 30 teams, including the 16 winners of the first stage (eight from South Zone, eight from North Zone), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and the 14 teams which entered the second stage, were divided into three sections:


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches could also be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Elimination stages
In the elimination stages (first stage and second 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 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (River Plate).


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages
In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages
The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Semifinals
Since there were two semifinalists from Argentina, they had to play each other instead of their original opponents as determined by the seeding.


2015 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine team Huracán and Colombian team Santa Fe. The first leg was hosted by Huracán at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in Buenos Aires on 2 December 2015, while the second leg was hosted by Santa Fe at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá on 9 December. The winner qualified for the 2016 Copa Libertadores, and earned the right to play against the 2015 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2015 J. League Cup winners in the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship.


2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals
As both the first leg and the second leg were tied 0–0, the champion was decided by penalty shoot-out in which Santa Fe won 3–1, winning the tournament for the first time in their history.


2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Road to the finals
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2015 Copa Sudamericana Finals, Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages were played from August 11 to September 17, 2015. A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination stages to decide 15 of the 16 places in the final stages of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on July 16, 2015, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Salón Joao Havelange of the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Draw
For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Draw
Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Draw
For the second stage, the 30 teams, including the 16 winners of the first stage (eight from South Zone, eight from North Zone), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and the 14 teams which entered the second stage, were divided into three sections:


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Format
In the elimination stages (first stage and second 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 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (River Plate).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage
The first legs were played on August 11–13, and the second legs were played on August 18–20, 2015.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G1
Juventud won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O14).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G2
Nacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O3).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G3
Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O9).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G4
Nacional won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G5
Defensor Sporting won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G6
Universidad Católica won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O9).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G7
Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G8
Sportivo Luqueño won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G9
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Deportes Tolima won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G10
Deportivo La Guaira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G11
Emelec won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O14).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G12
Junior won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G13
Universitario won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G14
LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G15
Águilas Doradas won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, First stage, Match G16
Santa Fe won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O3).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage
The first legs were played on August 18–20 and 26–27, and the second legs were played on August 25–27 and September 15–17, 2015.


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O1
LDU Quito won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O2
Defensor Sporting won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O3
Santa Fe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O4
Sportivo Luqueño won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O5
Brasília won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O6
Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O7
Huracán won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O8
Chapecoense won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O9
Libertad won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O10
Sport Recife won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O11
Independiente won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O12
Atlético Paranaense won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O13
Deportes Tolima won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O14
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Emelec won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).


2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages, Second stage, Match O15
Lanús won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from September 22 to December 9, 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Qualified teams
The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) and the defending champions qualified for the final stages.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, which was held on July 16, 2015, 20:00 UTC−4, at the Salón Joao Havelange of the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Format
In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16
The first legs were played on September 22–24, and the second legs were played on September 29–30 and October 1, 2015.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match A
River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match B
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Defensor Sporting won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match D
Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match E
Atlético Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match F
Independiente won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match G
Huracán won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match H
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Chapecoense won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on October 20–22, and the second legs were played on October 27–29, 2015.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S1
River Plate won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S2
Huracán won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S3
Santa Fe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarterfinals, Match S4
Sportivo Luqueño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals
Since there were two semifinalists from Argentina, they had to play each other instead of their original opponents as determined by the seeding.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals
The first legs were played on November 4–5, and the second legs were played on November 25–26, 2015.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals, Match F1
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals and advanced to the finals.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semifinals, Match F2
Huracán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Finals
The first leg was played on December 2, and the second leg was played on December 9, 2015.


2015 Copa Venezuela
The 2015 Copa Venezuela was the 46th staging of the Copa Venezuela. The winner qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Verde
The 2015 Copa Verde was the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 16 clubs. Pará has three clubs; Amazonas, Distrito Federal, and Mato Grosso have two each; and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins each have one.


2015 Copa Verde
In the finals, Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa Verde Finals
The 2015 Copa Verde Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2015 Copa Verde, the 2nd season of the Copa Verde, Brazil's regional cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.


2015 Copa Verde Finals
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Remo, from Pará, and Cuiabá, from Mato Grosso.


2015 Copa Verde Finals
Cuiabá defeated Remo 6–5 on aggregate to win their first Copa Verde title.


2015 Copa Verde Finals, Teams, Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2015 Copa Verde Finals, Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2015 Copa Verde Finals, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Francisco Casimiro de Sousa (Tocantins)Marcos Santos Vieira (Amazonas)Fourth official:Andrey da Silva e Silva (Pará)


2015 Copa Verde Finals, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (Mato Grosso do Sul)Fourth official:Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)


2015 Copa de España de Futsal
The 2015 Copa de España de Fútbol Sala is the 26th staging of the Copa de España de Fútbol Sala. It takes place in Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha from 12 – 15 March. The matches are played at Quijote Arena for up to 5,863 seats. The tournament is hosted by Castilla-La Mancha regional government, Ciudad Real municipality & LNFS. Ciudad Real hosts Copa de España for first time.


2015 Copa de España de Futsal
Jaén Paraíso Interior caused a great upset when defeated seeded No.3, ElPozo Murcia in Quarter-finals & seeded No.3, FC Barcelona in the Final to win its first ever title.


2015 Copa de España de Futsal, Qualified teams
The qualified teams were the eight first teams on standings at midseason.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto
The Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto 2015 was the 53rd edition of the Spanish Queen's Basketball Cup. It is managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation – FEB and was held in Torrejón de Ardoz, in the Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa on February 14–15, 2015.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto
Perfumerías Avenida won its fifth Copa de la Reina title.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto, Qualified teams
On November 14, the Spanish Basketball Federation awarded the organization of the Cup to the city of Torrejón de Ardoz, qualifying Rivas Ecópolis as host team. In accordance with the competition rules, the three top teams at the end of first leg of the LFB Regular Season, would qualify for the tournament.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto, Draw
The draw was held in Torrejón de Ardoz on January 26, 2015.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto, Draw
Perfumerías Avenida and Spar Citylift Girona were the seeded teams, who were drawn against Rivas Ecópolis and CB Conquero Huelva Wagen respectively


2015 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano
The 2015 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano was the 36th edition of the Copa de la Reina de Balonmano. It took place in Castellón de la Plana, city of the Valencian Community, from 20 to 22 February. The matches were played at Pabellón Ciutat de Castelló, with 6,000 capacity seating. It was hosted by Federación Valenciana de Balonmano, Comunidad de Madrid, Castellón municipality & RFEBM. Castellón hosted Copa de la Reina for the last time in 1982.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Balonmano
Rocasa G.C. ACE won its first-ever title after defeating BM Bera Bera in the Final 20–19.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2015 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 33rd edition of the Spanish women's football national cup. It ran from 10 to 17 May 2015 and it was contested by the best eight teams in the 2014–15 Spanish Championship. Both the quarterfinals were  single-elimination in Las Rozas and Torrelodones, while the semifinals and final was held in Melilla.


2015 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol, Qualification
The top eight positions of the 2014–15 Spanish First Division qualified for the cup.


2015 Copa del Rey Final
The 2015 Copa del Rey Final was an association football match on 30 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, the 113th edition of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).


2015 Copa del Rey Final
It was played between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the latter club's home stadium. Barcelona won the match 3–1, achieving their record 27th title in the competition. Lionel Messi and Neymar gave Barcelona a 2–0 lead at half time. Although Athletic replied with a goal by Iñaki Williams, Messi scored another goal late on to confirm his team's victory and was named man of the match. This was the second part of Barcelona's treble, with the team going on to win the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final a week later.


2015 Copa del Rey Final
Messi's first goal, in which he ran past a number of opponents, was the runner-up in the FIFA Puskás Award for the year's best goal. Neymar was criticised for his showboating in the final minutes of the match, with Barcelona manager Luis Enrique excusing his Brazilian striker for cultural reasons. Both teams and the Royal Spanish Football Federation were given fines by the nation's government for security breaches and allowing separatist demonstrations at the match. As Barcelona won the 2014–15 La Liga, Athletic qualified automatically as the cup representative in the 2015 Supercopa de España.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Venue
Before the semi-final second leg, Barcelona's board requested the final be held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of their fierce rivals Real Madrid, as it is the largest stadium in Spain apart from their own Camp Nou. At the same time, according to Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Ángel María Villar, wanted the final at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. That decision would have given Athletic Bilbao home advantage, but could have been challenged by potential finalist Espanyol, whose team bus was vandalised on their last visit there.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Venue
On 25 March, the RFEF confirmed that it would be held at Barcelona's Camp Nou. Real Madrid refused to let the final be played at their stadium, and the Camp Nou was chosen at an RFEF meeting ahead of the San Mamés, with Sevilla's Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium and Valencia's Mestalla Stadium eliminated in an earlier round of voting.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Barcelona had previously played 36 Copa del Rey Finals, a record bettered only by Real Madrid with 39. However, Barcelona had won the competition a record 26 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they lost 1–2 to Real Madrid at the Mestalla in Valencia. Their most recent win was in 2012, beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Their only previous final at the Camp Nou was a victory in 1963. The last team to play a Copa del Rey Final at their own ground was Real Madrid, who lost in 2013 to Atlético Madrid and 2002 to Deportivo de La Coruña at their Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Athletic Bilbao had previously played in 35 finals, winning 23, with only Barcelona winning more. Their most recent final was in 2012, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1984, beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Bernabéu.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in seven previous finals of the tournament. Barcelona won in 1920, 1942, 1953, 2009 and 2012, and Athletic Bilbao won in 1932 and 1984.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
The two teams played each other twice during the 2014–15 La Liga season. In the first instance, at the Camp Nou on 13 September 2014, Barcelona won 2–0 with two goals from Neymar in the last 11 minutes of the game. On 8 February 2015 at Athletic Bilbao's San Mamés Stadium, Barcelona won 5–2. Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez gave them a 2–0 half-time lead.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Four goals came between the 59th and 66th minutes: Mikel Rico scored for Athletic, his teammate Óscar de Marcos scored an own goal, Neymar achieved a fourth for Barcelona and Aritz Aduriz a second for Athletic. Later on in the game, Xabier Etxeita was sent off for the hosts and Pedro netted a fifth for the visitors.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Background
The final was jeopardised due to a dispute over the sharing of television revenue between Spanish clubs, with all football in the country due to be suspended from 16 May. However, two days before the intended suspension, this action was deemed unlawful by the Spanish High Court, and the season continued.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao, of La Liga, entered in the last 32 against a Segunda División B team, Alcoyano. In the first leg away at the Estadio El Collao on 2 December 2014, they drew 1–1; Francis opened the scoring for the hosts while Borja Viguera equalised in added time. Sixteen days later at the San Mamés Stadium, Viguera's first-half strike was enough to win the match.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Athletic Bilbao
In the last 16, the club faced top-flight club Celta Vigo, and began with a 4–2 away win at the Galician club's Balaídos on 6 January 2015. Defender Mikel San José headed Athletic into an early lead, only for Álex López to equalise for the hosts six minutes later, and Aritz Aduriz to restore the visitors' lead four minutes after that. In the second half, Charles made it level again, but a Markel Susaeta goal and a late penalty from Aduriz gave Athletic the win. Celta won the second leg 2–0 via a Xabier Etxeita own goal and a Fabián Orellana contribution, but Athletic advanced on the away goals rule.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic's quarter-final began on 21 January with a goalless draw at the La Rosaleda against Málaga, but eight days later in the second leg Aduriz scored three minutes into the second half to send them into the semi-finals. The semi-final against Espanyol began with a 1–1 home draw, Aduriz putting Bilbao ahead on his 34th birthday and Víctor Sánchez equalising ten minutes before half time. On 4 March, Athletic travelled for the second leg at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat and won 2–0 to reach the final, with first-half goals from Aduriz and Etxeita.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Barcelona
Barcelona, also of La Liga, entered the tournament in the last 32 against a Segunda División B club, Huesca. The first leg was in Aragon at the Estadio El Alcoraz on 3 December 2014, and Barcelona won 4–0 with goals from Ivan Rakitić, Andrés Iniesta, Pedro and Rafinha. Due to the large advantage, Barcelona rested key players for the second leg but nonetheless won 8–1 for a 12–1 aggregate. Pedro scored a hat-trick among further goals from Sergi Roberto and Iniesta for a 5–0 half-time lead, while Adriano and substitutes Adama Traoré and Sandro Ramírez added more goals in the second half; Carlos David scored a late consolation for the visitors.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Barcelona
In the last 16, Barcelona met top-flight opposition in the shape of Elche, but won 9–0 on aggregate. They hosted the first leg at the Camp Nou on 8 January 2015 and won 5–0, with two goals from Neymar, a Lionel Messi penalty and contributions from Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba. A week later at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Barcelona defeated the Valencian club 4–0, starting with a free kick from defender Jérémy Mathieu followed by a long-range strike by Roberto, a penalty by Pedro and an added-time goal by Adriano.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Barcelona
On 21 January, Barcelona hosted the first leg of the quarter-finals, and defeated Atlético Madrid 1–0. Sergio Busquets was fouled, giving Barcelona a late penalty. Messi took it and it was saved by Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak, but Messi scored the rebound. A week later at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, the hosts made the aggregate score level in the first minute through Fernando Torres; in the ninth minute, Neymar put Barcelona back into the lead.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Barcelona
When Javier Mascherano fouled Juanfran, Raúl García's penalty gave the advantage back to Atlético, but Barcelona scored two more goals in the first half from a Miranda own goal and Neymar to win 4–2 on aggregate. Atlético captain Gabi was sent off at half time for arguing with the referee, and his midfield partner Mario Suárez was also dismissed later on.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Route to the final, Barcelona
Barcelona hosted the first leg of their semi-final on 11 February, and defeated Villarreal 3–1, with a half-time lead from Messi. Within the first five minutes of the second half, Manu Trigueros equalised with a long-range strike but Iniesta gave the advantage back to Barcelona, which was extended by Gerard Piqué later on despite Neymar missing a penalty. They won by the same scoreline again in the second leg at the Estadio El Madrigal on 4 March with a brace from Neymar and a goal by Suárez, despite former Barcelona player Jonathan dos Santos equalising at one point.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
Athletic kicked the game off, and had an opportunity after five minutes, when Mikel Rico crossed for Aduriz, but he was prevented from making contact with the ball by Jordi Alba. Five minutes later, Barcelona launched a counter-attack starting with goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and ending with Neymar volleying the ball into the goal, but it was ruled out for offside. Soon after, Iago Herrerín saved from Messi. In the 20th minute, Messi scored the first goal of the game, taking possession on the right-hand side of the pitch and beating four defenders before finishing with a near-post shot.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
Barcelona had more chances after this, with Herrerín making saves from Neymar. In the 36th minute, Neymar scored the second goal of the game, finishing from close range when set up by Suárez, after earlier work by Messi and Rakitić. Near the end of the first half, Andoni Iraola set up Iñaki Williams, whose volley missed the target. Piqué and Iraola received yellow cards at the end of the first half, for fouls on Aduriz and Suárez respectively.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
Ten minutes into the second half, Andrés Iniesta was substituted for Xavi, who took over as captain for  his 766th Barcelona appearance, and last one at the Camp Nou. Soon after, Athletic substituted Iraola in his final match, replacing him with Susaeta, while Mikel Balenziaga was booked for his foul on Messi. In the 74th minute, Dani Alves co-operated with Neymar before setting up Messi to put Barcelona 3–0 up. Six minutes later, Athletic gained a consolation goal from Williams' header.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
In the closing stages of the game, Neymar showboated around opposition players, and was pushed over by Unai Bustinza, starting a melée between both sets of players. After play restarted, Neymar received a yellow card for fouling Balenziaga. In added time Susaeta fouled Neymar, and Busquets was booked afterwards for dissent; the foul earned a free kick from which Xavi hit the post.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Post-match
The conduct of Neymar, who performed tricks with the ball in the closing stages of Barcelona's victory, was a talking point after the match. His opponent Iraola decried Neymar, saying that his actions were unsporting, while Barcelona manager Luis Enrique said that Neymar's actions were common in Brazil, even though frowned upon in Spain, and would have to change. However, Neymar himself did not apologise and said that he would repeat his behaviour in the future.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Post-match
In July 2015, the Spanish Sports Council levied fines against both clubs and the RFEF, with all three entities deemed to have taken insufficient action against security breaches and planned protests of Basque and Catalan separatist supporters who jeered the Spanish national anthem and King Felipe VI. Barcelona were laden with a €66,000 fine, Athletic with €18,000 and the RFEF €123,000. Barcelona claimed that the fines were punishment of freedom of expression.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Post-match
Lionel Messi's first goal was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award at the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. It finished as runner-up to a bicycle kick by Wendell Lira for Goianésia in the Brazilian third division.


2015 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Post-match
Barcelona had already won La Liga, and concluded their treble a week after securing the Copa, with victory over Juventus in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final in Berlin. They became the first European club to win the national league, national cup and continental cup in one season on two separate occasions. As Barcelona won both domestic tournaments, Athletic were the cup entrants in the 2015 Supercopa de España, in which they defeated Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate for their first trophy since their double in 1983–84.


2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 65th staging of the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol. The competition began on May 17, 2015 and ended on the week of June 27 with the final at the Estadio Alfonso Murube in Ceuta.


2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil, First round
The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams are drawn into a two-game best aggregate score series. The first leg was played on May 17 and the return leg on May 24.


2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil, Quarterfinal
The eight winners from the first round advance to quarterfinal for a two-game series best aggregate score with the first leg will be played on May 31 and the return leg on June 7.


2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil, Semifinal
The four winners play a two-game series best aggregate score beginning the week of June 14 and returning the week of June 21.


2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil, Final
The semifinal winners play a one-game final at the Estadio Alfonso Murube in Ceuta beginning the week of June 28.


2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 79th edition of the Spanish King's Basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Las Palmas, in the Gran Canaria Arena on February 19–22, 2014. Real Madrid won their 24th cup, Rudy Fernández was named MVP.


2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Qualified teams
The seven first qualified after the first half of the 2014–15 ACB regular season qualified to the tournament. As Herbalife Gran Canaria, host team, finished between the seven first teams, the eighth qualified joined the Copa del Rey.


2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Draw
The 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was drawn on 19 January 2015 at approximately 12:00 CET and was broadcast live on YouTube and on TV in many countries. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were not any restrictions for the draw of the semifinals. As in recent seasons, the first qualified team plays its quarterfinal game on Thursday.


2015 Copa do Brasil
The 2015 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2015 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10), by qualifying for the 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) or having the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores). The latter 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa do Brasil
The competition was won by Palmeiras, which earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.


2015 Copa do Brasil, Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team won the first match by two or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, but not for the finals. The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.


2015 Copa do Brasil, Qualified Teams
The teams (in bold) were qualified directly for the fourth stage (round of 16).


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
A draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots (A-H) with 10 teams each. They were divided based on the CBF rankings and the matches were drawn from the respective pots: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match hosted the first leg. Before the round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams directly qualified to the 4th round.


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Flamengo (3) Grêmio (4) Santos (5) Atlético Paranaense (10) Botafogo (11) Vasco da Gama (12) Palmeiras (13) Coritiba (14) Goiás (15) Bahia (16)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Vitória (17) Ponte Preta (18) Ceará (19) Sport (20) Figueirense (21) Atlético Goianiense (22) ABC (23) Portuguesa (24) Criciúma (25) Náutico (26)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Avaí (27) América de Natal (28) América Mineiro (29) Chapecoense (30) Paraná (31) Bragantino (32) Joinville (33) Paysandu (34) ASA (35) Boa Esporte (37)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Luverdense (38) Icasa (40) Fortaleza (41) Sampaio Corrêa (42) CRB (47) Salgueiro (49) Caxias (51) Cuiabá (56) Madureira (58) Tupi (59)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Santo André (62) Nacional (63) Rio Branco (64) Botafogo (65) Remo (67) Londrina (68) Campinense (70) Brasil de Pelotas (72) Vitória da Conquista (76) Villa Nova (78)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Confiança (82) CENE (84) Santos (88) Boavista (91) Coruripe (92) Princesa do Solimões (94) Vilhena (95) Anapolina (105) Atlético Acreano (106) /  Real Noroeste (169) Brasília (109)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Interporto (117) Luziânia (117) São Raimundo (124) Moto Club (129) Jacuipense (130) Lajeadense (131) Globo (133) CEOV (137) Ituano (139) Águia Negra (141)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Draw
Independente Tucuruí (146) Cabofriense (149) Estrela do Norte (150) Ríver (152) Maringá (152) Alecrim (161) Murici (202) Capivariano (–) Amadense (–) Piauí (–)


2015 Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana qualification
The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2014 Série A or 2014 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the Round of 16) qualified for 2015 Copa Sudamericana.


2015 Copa do Brasil, Knockout stages
The draw for the knockout stages was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the third round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the third round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. For the remaining stages of the tournament another draw was held on 31 August 2015.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
The 2015 Copa do Brasil Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa do Brasil, the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organized by CBF.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Santos and Palmeiras, two of the most successful clubs of Brazil. Following a draw to determine the home and away teams for both legs, Santos hosted the first match at Vila Belmiro in Santos on 25 November 2015, while the second match was hosted by Palmeiras at Allianz Parque in São Paulo on 2 December 2015.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
Santos won the first leg by 1–0, and Palmeiras won the second leg by 2–1. As the tournament does not include extra time for any match in case of a tied aggregate score, nor even the away goals rule for the finals, the second match went straight to the penalty shoot-out, which Palmeiras won by 4–3 to claim their 3rd Copa do Brasil title.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
This was the first Copa do Brasil win for manager Marcelo Oliveira, having reached the finals four times as he was runners-up in 2011, 2012 and 2014. The title was also Palmeiras' first playing in Allianz Parque, inaugurated on November 2014.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
As winners, Palmeiras qualified automatically to group stage of the 2016 Copa Libertadores de América.


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals, Road to the finals
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals, Match details, First leg
Assistant referees:Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)Marcelo Carvalho van Gasse (São Paulo)Fourth official:Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (São Paulo)


2015 Copa do Brasil Finals, Match details, Second leg
Assistant referees:Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)Marcelo Carvalho van Gasse (São Paulo)


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round
The 2015 Copa do Brasil First Round was played from 25 February to 30 April 2015, deciding the 40 teams that advanced to the Second Round.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 1
Palmeiras advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 4
ASA advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 12
Chapecoense advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 14
Salgueiro advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 19
Portuguesa advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 21
Coritiba advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 28
América de Natal advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 30
Tupi advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 32
América Mineiro advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil First Round, First round, Match 35
Criciúma advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round
The 2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round was played from 22 April to 20 May 2015, to decide the 20 teams advancing to the Third Round.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round, Second round, Match 47
Flamengo advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round, Second round, Match 48
Náutico advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round, Second round, Match 53
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won on away goals.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round, Second round, Match 57
Grêmio advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil Second Round, Second round, Match 58
Criciúma advanced directly due to winning by 2 or more goals difference.


2015 Copa do Brasil Third Round
The 2015 Copa do Brasil Third Round will be played from 20 May to 22 July 2015 to decide the 10 teams advancing to the knockout rounds. Different than the first two rounds, in this round the away team that wins the first match by 2 or more goals do not progress straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The order of the matches was determined by a random draw. This phase had a pause during the 2015 Copa América.


2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the ninth staging of the competition. The competition started on February 4, 2015, and concluded on April 8, 2015. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).


2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The competition was contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds, if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg would not be played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages
The knockout stages of the 2015 Copa do Brasil will be played from August 19 to November 25, 2015. A total of 16 teams will compete in the knockout stages.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages
The draw for the Round of 16 was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the Round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the Third Round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the Third Round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. For the remaining stages of the tournament a new draw was held on 31 August 2015.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 71
Internacional won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 72
São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 73
Palmeiras won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 74
Vasco da Gama won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 75
Fluminense won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 76
Grêmio won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 77
Figueirense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Round of 16, Match 78
Santos won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match 79
São Paulo won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Semifinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match 80
Santos won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Semifinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match 81
Palmeiras won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Semifinals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match 82
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the Semifinals


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Semifinals, Match 83
Santos won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Finals.


2015 Copa do Brasil knockout stages, Semifinals, Match 84
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the Finals.


2015 Copa do Nordeste
The 2015 Copa do Nordeste was the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 20 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with two seeds each. For the first time, the competition included teams from Maranhão and Piauí.


2015 Copeland Borough Council election
The 2015 Copeland Borough Council election took place on the 7th of May 2015 to elect members of the Copeland Borough Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.


2015 Copenhagen Masters
The 2015 Copenhagen Masters was the 23rd edition of the invitational badminton tournament Copenhagen Masters, held in Falconer Salen in Copenhagen.


2015 Copenhagen shootings
On 14–15 February 2015, three separate shootings occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark. In total, two victims and the perpetrator were killed, while five police officers were wounded.


2015 Copenhagen shootings
The first shooting took place on 14 February at a small public afternoon event called "Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression" at the Krudttønden cultural centre, where an armed gunman killed one civilian who tried to stop him and wounded three police officers. 30 to 40 people attended the event, amongst whom were the Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who was among the key speakers, and François Zimeray, Ambassador of France in Denmark, who opened the seminar with his speech just before the attack took place. Vilks is often described as the main target because of his drawings of Muhammad.


2015 Copenhagen shootings
The second shooting took place later that night (after midnight, and, therefore, on the 15th), outside the city's Great Synagogue in Krystalgade. A gunman killed a young Jewish man on security duty during a bat mitzvah celebration, and wounded two police officers. Later that morning near Nørrebro station, police tracking the suspect shot and killed a man, after he opened fire on them while he attempted to enter a residential building under police surveillance. The man was identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, who police said was responsible for both attacks.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks had been the subject of death threats from Islamic extremists in the wake of the controversy over his drawings of Muhammad in 2007. On 14 February 2015 at 15:00 CET, an event titled "Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression" (Danish: Kunst, blasfemi og ytringsfrihed) took place at Krudttønden cultural centre at Østerfælled Torv in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The debate, organized by the Lars Vilks Committee, was scheduled to include discussion on the attack in January against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
An armed man attempted to make his way into the cultural centre while avoiding the main entrance. After failing to do so, at 15:33 he encountered 55-year-old film director Finn Nørgaard, who tried to stop him, but he was shot and killed with a single round from a stolen M/95 rifle. Nørgaard was attending the event but and when the attack started, Finn Nørgaard ran out of the building and tried to overpower the gunman. Finn Nørgaard stopped the attack, but lost his life.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
The attacker fired a total of 27 rounds from the same weapon through the window of the cultural centre, wounding three police officers. Two of the injured officers were bodyguards belonging to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service. The three Danish police officers, along with two Swedish officers assigned to protect Vilks, returned fire and the attacker fled. At least 30 bullet holes were visible in the window of the centre.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
French Ambassador to Denmark François Zimeray, who was a keyspeaker at the event and close to the attacker, stated, "Intuitively I would say there were at least 50 gunshots, and the police here are saying 200." During the attack, the Ambassador threw himself on the ground and after a few moments succeeded to escape through a backdoor.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
He mentions these moments of terror in his book : J'ai vu partout le même visage (published in French and Danish), "I only needed a very short glimpse to know that I had to throw myself on the ground and also that what had just happenned in Paris was happening now in Copenhagen, all of us, in the middle of this chaotic room, would be killed immediately, exactly as the editors of Charlie a month earlier.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
Other participants included FEMEN activist Inna Shevchenko, who was addressing the audience when the shooting took place; editor at Dagbladet Information Niels Ivar Larsen, who spoke at the meeting and later wrote a detailed account of the shooting; and organizer Helle Merete Brix, the latter describing the attack as targeted at Vilks. According to François Zimeray, "Lars Vilks was the pretext, but we were all the target."


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
After the attack, the suspect hijacked and fled in a dark-coloured Volkswagen Polo. Police warned eyewitnesses to contact them directly, without approaching the vehicle. The car was later found abandoned a few kilometres away.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Krudttønden attack
The Swedish police officers had the impression that they hit the attacker, and speculated that he may have worn a bulletproof vest, according to unnamed police sources speaking to Sydsvenskan.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Great Synagogue shooting
At 00:50 on 15 February 2015, a second shooting took place at the Great Synagogue on Krystalgade in central Copenhagen. A bat mitzvah ceremony attended by 80 people was taking place there.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Great Synagogue shooting
The gunman, who pretended to be a drunk approached his target without causing initial suspicion, fired two 7.65 mm rounds and seven 9 mm rounds, hitting Dan Uzan, a 37-year-old Jewish community member on security duty, who later died from the gunshot wound to his head. The gunman also shot and wounded two officers of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service in the arms and legs.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Great Synagogue shooting
The gunman escaped without managing to enter the building and was not injured by shots fired by the officers. Police evacuated nearby Nørreport Station, the country's busiest rail hub, and did not allow any trains to stop there.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Suspect killed
Security forces observed the shooter on CCTV coverage. In the early morning of 15 February, the man approached an apartment building the police had under surveillance, which the shooter had visited between the two attacks. When they called out to him, he began firing at them.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Suspect killed
In an exchange of gunfire in which the shooter fired one 7.65 mm round and two 9 mm rounds, the police shot and killed him at around 04:50. He died at the corner of Svanevej and Frederikssundsvej, one block west of Nørrebro station in north Copenhagen. The chief police inspector confirmed that the deceased was the culprit behind the shootings.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Attacks, Suspect killed
According to the legal counsel of the two police officers who shot the shooter, they fired at least 30 shots before he collapsed, causing the lawyer to believe the shooter was wearing a bulletproof vest.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Perpetrator
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein (Arabic: عمر عبد الحميد الحسين, romanized: ʿUmar ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Ḥusayn; 11 September 1992 – 15 February 2015), a 22-year-old man, was identified as the suspected shooter. He was born in Vordingborg, Denmark, to Jordanian-Palestinian parents, and grew up in Copenhagen and in Jordan. Danish police previously stated that the subject was 22 years old and well known to the Danish intelligence services.


2015 Copenhagen shootings, Perpetrator
El-Hussein spent most of his childhood in Mjølnerparken in Nørrebro. When he was in primary school, his parents divorced and he lived with his mother. When he was twelve years old, his mother sent him to Jordan where he spent three years. Upon returning to Denmark he had problems in school. He for a time attended a Higher Preparatory Examination at a Danish Voksenuddannelsescenter (VUC) in Hvidovre. He became a member of the Brothas gang in Mjølnerparken, and was sentenced twice for violence, possession of an illegal weapon, and hashish possession before 2013.


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He was a visitor to the al-Faruq mosque in Nørrebro, a mosque whose imam in 2017 posted a video of his sermon on YouTube which encouraged the murder of Jews.


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In November 2013, the police wanted El-Hussein for an indiscriminate knife attack on a man riding a suburban train in Copenhagen. He was arrested in January 2014, and remanded in custody. The prison had concerns about his bizarre and fanatical behaviour in prison and filed report to the Danish Intelligence Service in September 2014, as they found that he had changed behaviour and become "extremely religious". In December 2014, he was sentenced to two years in prison. He was, however, released on 30 January 2015, after having been imprisoned for one year (11 months in custody before sentencing and 1½ month after).


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CNN reported that he "swore fidelity to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a posting made on what's apparently his Facebook page just before the weekend shooting spree."


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Shortly after the two attacks, four migrants residing in Denmark were arrested at various addresses in Copenhagen and charged under the anti-terrorism legislation: Two for helping to dispose of the M/95 assault rifle used in the Krudttønden attack, one for being in possession of ammunition identical to that used in the Great Synagogue attack (some of which is believed to have been handed over to the perpetrator), and all four for providing clothes, a backpack and internet access to the perpetrator in the period in between the Krudttønden and Great Synagogue attack.


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Amid heavy security a major court case against the four defendants began in Copenhagen Municipal Court in March 2016. On the first day of the court case, the court ban against naming the four was lifted by the judge. Some Danish and international media chose to name the four defendants, some chose not to. All four are affiliated with or members of immigrant criminal gangs in Copenhagen and have extensive criminal records covering minor crimes such as theft to more serious convictions for armed robbery, assault, attempted murder and possession of illegal and dangerous weapons and explosives.


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The four were named as; 26-year-old Bhostan Hussain, 31-year-old Mahmoud Rabea, 23-year-old Ibrahim Abbas, and 20-year-old Liban Salesian Elmi. The court case has been marred by interruptions and outbursts from Rabea, who amongst other things called the female judge "a pig", "a nazi-whore" and asked her to perform fellatio on him. These insults uttered in a public court house are punishable by Danish law with up to six months in jail and according to Danish media Rabea has been charged for the offences.