2024 Copa Libertadores

The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 65th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 6 February and is scheduled to end on 30 November 2024, with the final to be played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2]

2024 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024
Tournament details
Dates6 February – 30 November 2024
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored190 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Júnior Santos (8 goals)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2024.

The winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Fluminense are the defending champions.

Teams edit

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:

  • Copa Libertadores champions
  • Copa Sudamericana champions
  • Brazil: 7 berths
  • Argentina: 6 berths
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:[3]

  • First stage: 6 teams
    • Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
  • Second stage: 13 teams
    • Teams which qualified for berths 6–7 from Brazil
    • Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
    • Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
    • Teams which qualified for berth 3 from all other associations
  • Group stage: 28 teams
    • Copa Libertadores champions
    • Copa Sudamericana champions
    • Teams which qualified for berths 1–5 from Argentina and Brazil
    • Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
  Argentina
(6 berths)
River Plate (Argentina 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División champions[4]
Rosario Central (Argentina 2) 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[4]
Estudiantes (Argentina 3) 2023 Copa Argentina champions[4]
Talleres (Argentina 4) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[4]
San Lorenzo (Argentina 5) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[4]
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 6) Second stage 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[4]
  Bolivia
(4 berths)
The Strongest (Bolivia 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División champions[5]
Bolívar (Bolivia 2) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[5]
Always Ready (Bolivia 3) Second stage 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[5]
Aurora (Bolivia 4) First stage 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[5]
  Brazil
(7 + 1 berths)
Fluminense (Title holders) Group stage 2023 Copa Libertadores champions
São Paulo (Brazil 1) 2023 Copa do Brasil champions[6]
Palmeiras (Brazil 2) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions[6]
Grêmio (Brazil 3) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[6]
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[6]
Flamengo (Brazil 5) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[6]
Botafogo (Brazil 6) Second stage 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[6]
Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil 7) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[6]
  Chile
(4 berths)
Huachipato (Chile 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División champions[7]
Cobresal (Chile 2) 2023 Primera División runners-up[7]
Colo-Colo (Chile 3) Second stage 2023 Primera División 3rd place[7]
Palestino (Chile 4) 2023 Primera División 4th place[7]
  Colombia
(4 berths)
Millonarios (Colombia 1) Group stage 2023 Apertura champions[8]
Junior (Colombia 2) 2023 Finalización champions[8]
Águilas Doradas (Colombia 3) Second stage 2023 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8]
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) 2023 Copa Colombia champions[8]
  Ecuador
(4 + 1 berths)
LDU Quito (Copa Sudamericana) Group stage 2023 Copa Sudamericana champions
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 1) 2023 Serie A runners-up[9]
Barcelona (Ecuador 2) 2023 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9]
El Nacional (Ecuador 3) Second stage 2023 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[9]
Aucas (Ecuador 4) First stage 2023 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[9]
  Paraguay
(4 berths)
Libertad (Paraguay 1) Group stage 2023 Apertura and 2023 Clausura champions
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) 2023 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Sportivo Trinidense (Paraguay 3) Second stage 2023 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
Nacional (Paraguay 4) First stage 2023 Copa Paraguay 3rd place
  Peru
(4 berths)
Universitario (Peru 1) Group stage 2023 Liga 1 champions[10]
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 2023 Liga 1 runners-up[10]
Sporting Cristal (Peru 3) Second stage 2023 Liga 1 3rd place[10]
Melgar (Peru 4) First stage 2023 Liga 1 4th place[10]
  Uruguay
(4 berths)
Liverpool (Uruguay 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División champions[11]
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 2023 Primera División runners-up[11]
Nacional (Uruguay 3) Second stage 2023 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11]
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 4) First stage 2023 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[11]
  Venezuela
(4 berths)
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División champions[12]
Caracas (Venezuela 2) 2023 Primera División runners-up[12]
Portuguesa (Venezuela 3) Second stage 2023 Primera División 3rd place[12]
Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 4) First stage 2023 Primera División 4th place[12]

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[13][14]

Schedule for 2024 Copa Libertadores
Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 19 December 2023[1] 6–8 February 2024 13–15 February 2024
Second stage 20–22 February 2024 27–29 February 2024
Third stage 5–7 March 2024 12–14 March 2024
Group stage 18 March 2024[15]
  • Matchday 1: 2–4 April 2024
  • Matchday 2: 9–11 April 2024
  • Matchday 3: 23–25 April 2024
  • Matchday 4: 7–9 May 2024
  • Matchday 5: 14–16 May 2024
  • Matchday 6: 28–30 May 2024
Round of 16 31 July 2024 13–15 August 2024 20–22 August 2024
Quarter-finals 17–19 September 2024 24–26 September 2024
Semi-finals 22–24 October 2024 29–31 October 2024
Final 30 November 2024 in Buenos Aires

Draws edit

 
 
Buenos Aires
 
La Paz
 
Rio de Janeiro
 
São Paulo
 
Santiago
 
Quito
 
Asunción
 
Lima
 
Montevideo
 
Rio de Janeiro teams
  Botafogo
  Flamengo
  Fluminense

São Paulo teams
  Palmeiras
  São Paulo
Location of teams of the 2024 Copa Libertadores.
  Brown: Group A;   Red: Group B;   Orange: Group C;
  Yellow: Group D;   Green: Group E;   Blue: Group F;
  Purple: Group G;   Pink: Group H;   White: Play-off rounds.

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 19 December 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[16][17]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses),[18] taking into account the following three factors:[19]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2014–2023.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2013 and 2002–2013 respectively.
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.

For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.[20]

First stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. The identity of the team Bolivia 4 was not known at the time the pots were announced and it was seeded in Pot 2.

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which were seeded in Pot 2 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.[20]

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2

For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.[20]

  • Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
  • Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
  • Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
  • Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
  3. ^
    Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

Qualifying stages edit

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[3]

The qualifying stages are structured as follows:

  • First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advance to the second stage to join the 13 teams which are given byes to the second stage.
  • Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advance to the third stage.
  • Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advance to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The four teams eliminated in the third stage enter the Copa Sudamericana group stage.

First stage edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Academia Puerto Cabello   3–3 (4–2 p)   Defensor Sporting 3–2 0–1
Aurora   2–1   Melgar 1–0 1–1
Aucas   1–3   Nacional 1–0 0–3

Second stage edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Águilas Doradas   0–0 (3–4 p)   Red Bull Bragantino 0–0 0–0
Nacional   4–0   Atlético Nacional 1–0 3–0
Always Ready   7–4   Sporting Cristal 6–1 1–3
Godoy Cruz   0–1   Colo-Colo 0–1 0–0
Sportivo Trinidense   2–1   El Nacional 1–1 1–0
Academia Puerto Cabello   0–4   Nacional 0–2 0–2
Portuguesa   2–4   Palestino 1–2 1–2
Aurora   1–7   Botafogo 1–1 0–6

Third stage edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo   3–2   Red Bull Bragantino 2–1 1–1
Nacional   3–3 (1–3 p)   Palestino 0–2 3–1
Always Ready   2–2 (4–5 p)   Nacional 1–0 1–2
Sportivo Trinidense   2–3   Colo-Colo 1–1 1–2

Group stage edit

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[3][21]

The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group will enter the knockout round play-offs of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLU CCL CCP ALI
1   Fluminense 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Round of 16 2–1 16 May 29 May
2   Colo-Colo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 9 May 1–0 0–0
3   Cerro Porteño 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 29 May 1–0
4   Alianza Lima 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 1–1 15 May 8 May
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAL SPA BSC COB
1   Talleres 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round of 16 2–1 8 May 14 May
2   São Paulo 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 29 May 16 May 2–0
3   Barcelona 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 0–2 29 May
4   Cobresal 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1 0–2 8 May 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HUA STR EST GRE
1   Huachipato 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Round of 16 0–0 1–1 8 May
2   The Strongest 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 15 May 9 May 2–0
3   Estudiantes 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Copa Sudamericana 29 May 2–1 0–1
4   Grêmio 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3 0–2 29 May 15 May
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUN LDQ UNI BOT
1   Junior 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Round of 16 1–1 1–1 28 May
2   LDU Quito 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 14 May 28 May 1–0
3   Universitario 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 Copa Sudamericana 7 May 2–1 16 May
4   Botafogo 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 1–3 8 May 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOL FLA PAL MIL
1   Bolívar (X) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Round of 16 2–1 28 May 3–2
2   Flamengo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 15 May 2–0 28 May
3   Palestino 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 7 May 3–1
4   Millonarios 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 8 May 1–1 14 May
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL IDV LIV SLO
1   Palmeiras 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Round of 16 15 May 3–1 30 May
2   Independiente del Valle 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 2–3 30 May 2–0
3   Liverpool 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Copa Sudamericana 9 May 1–1 1–0
4   San Lorenzo 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 1–1 9 May 16 May
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAM ROS PEÑ CAR
1   Atlético Mineiro (X) 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Round of 16 2–1 3–2 28 May
2   Rosario Central 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 7 May 1–0 16 May
3   Peñarol 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3 Copa Sudamericana 14 May 28 May 5–0
4   Caracas 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1 1–4 1–1 7 May
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs

Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV NAC LIB TAC
1   River Plate 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Round of 16 2–0 14 May 30 May
2   Nacional 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 7 May 2–0 2–1
3   Libertad 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 30 May 3–0
4   Deportivo Táchira 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 0–2 15 May 7 May
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 25 April 2024
Rank Player Team 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 3Q1 3Q2 GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1   Júnior Santos   Botafogo 1 4 2 1 8
2   Diego Duarte   Nacional 2 1 1 4
  Francisco da Costa   Bolívar 2 1 1
  Martín Cauteruccio   Sporting Cristal 1 3
  Maximiliano Silvera   Peñarol 3 1
  Paulinho   Atlético Mineiro 2 1 1
7   Bruno Sávio   Bolívar 1 1 1 3
  Carlos Bacca   Junior 2 1
  Gustavo Scarpa   Atlético Mineiro 1 2
  Leonardo Castro   Millonarios 2 1

Source: CONMEBOL

See also edit

References edit

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