2019 Copa Libertadores

60th season of Copa Libertadores
International football competition
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the sixtieth edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores ( besides referred to as the Copa Libertadores ), South America ‘s chancellor club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. [ 1 ] Flamengo defeated defending champions River Plate in the concluding by a 2–1 seduce to win their moment Copa Libertadores title. As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the correctly to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They besides mechanically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group phase.

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In 2016, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single catch rather of over two legs. [ 2 ] It was only on 23 February 2018 that CONMEBOL was able to confirm that starting from this edition, the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance, [ 3 ] and on 11 June 2018 after its Council meet in Moscow, the confederation confirmed that the final examination would be played on 23 November 2019. [ 4 ] On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the 2019 final examination would be played in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Nacional, [ 5 ] however, due to condom concerns derived from the 2019 chilean protests, and after consultations with the finalist clubs and their respective football associations, CONMEBOL announced on 5 November 2019 that the pit was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru. [ 6 ]

Teams [edit ]

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL extremity associations qualified for the tournament : [ 7 ]

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 : [ 7 ]

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
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
First stage: 6 teams
- Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

schedule [edit ]

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the play along class, with raw dates for the Copa Libertadores. [ 20 ] The first phase matches were played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday alternatively of Monday and Friday in the last two seasons. The group phase matches were played in six matchdays alternatively of being spread over a longer time period .

Stage	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First stage	17 December 2018 (Luque, Paraguay)	22–24 January 2019	29–31 January 2019
Second stage		5–7 February 2019	12–14 February 2019
Third stage		19–21 February 2019	26–28 February 2019
Group stage		Matchday 1: 5–7 March 2019 Matchday 2: 12–14 March 2019 Matchday 3: 2–4 April 2019 Matchday 4: 9–11 April 2019 Matchday 5: 23–25 April 2019 Matchday 6: 7–9 May 2019
Round of 16	13 May 2019 (Luque, Paraguay)	23–25 July 2019	30 July – 1 August 2019
Quarter-finals		20–22 August 2019	27–29 August 2019
Semi-finals		1–2 October 2019	22–23 October 2019
Final		23 November 2019 at Estadio Monumental, Lima

Draws [edit ]

The draw for the modification stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST ( UTC−3 ), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018 ( shown in parentheses ), taking into account the follow three factors : [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ]

Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
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 branch .

Notes

^ BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 4 was not known at the time of the pull back, and was seeded in Pot 2 .

For the moment stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties ( C1–C8 ), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second stage. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first phase, which were allocated to Pot 2 and whose identity was not known at the time of the hook, and could be drawn into the lapp link with another team from the same association .

Notes

^ BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2 .

For the third base stage, the eight winners of the second base degree were allocated without any hook into the follow four ties ( G1–G4 ), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the moment leg. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the lapp tie with another team from the like association .

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 phase, 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 lapp group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the clock time of the draw, and could be drawn into the lapp group with another team from the same association .

Notes

^TH The The defending Copa Libertadores champions were mechanically seeded in Pot 1 and allocated to Group A .
^CS The The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were automatically seeded in Pot 2 .
^ † The identity of the team Bolivia 2 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 4 .

The pull for the round off of 16 was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT ( UTC−4 ), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [ 27 ] For the turn of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties ( A–H ) between a group winner ( Pot 1 ) and a group runner-up ( Pot 2 ), with the group winners hosting the moment leg. Teams from the lapp association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.

Qualifying stages [edit ]

In the qualify stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If hush tied, supernumerary fourth dimension was not played, and a punishment shoot-out was used to determine the winner ( Regulations Article 29 ). [ 1 ] The qualify stages were structured as follows :

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

foremost degree [edit ]

second stage [edit ]

Notes

^[28] CONMEBOL awarded Defensor Sporting a 3–0 gain as a solution of Barcelona fielding the ineligible musician Sebastián Pérez. The match originally ended 1–2 .

third base stagecoach [edit ]

Copa Sudamericana qualification [edit ]

The two best teams eliminated in the one-third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second degree. only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams .

Pos	Third stage losers	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Nacional	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	Copa Sudamericana
2	Caracas	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3	Copa Sudamericana
3	Talleres	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
4	Defensor Sporting	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 21).[1] informant : CONMEBOLRules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal deviation ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Away goals scored ; 5 ) CONMEBOL ranking ( Regulations Article 21 ) .

Group degree [edit ]

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the follow criteria : 1. Points ( 3 points for a win, 1 distributor point for a attract, and 0 points for a loss ) ; 2. Goal difference ; 3. Goals scored ; 4. Away goals scored ; 5. CONMEBOL ranking ( Regulations Article 28 ). [ 1 ] The winners and runner-up of each group advanced to the beat of 16 of the concluding stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage .

Group A [edit ]

Group B [edit ]

Group C [edit ]

Group D [edit ]

Group E [edit ]

Group F [edit ]

Group G [edit ]

Group H [edit ]

final stages [edit ]

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the pursue rules : [ 1 ]

In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 23). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 29).
The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the “home” team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 26). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 30).

Seeding [edit ]

Starting from the attack of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group phase, with the group winners ( Pot 1 ) seeded 1–8, and the group runner-up ( Pot 2 ) seeded 9–16. [ 29 ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[1] source : CONMEBOL Rules for categorization : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Away goals scored ; 5 ) CONMEBOL rank ( Regulations Article 22.i ) .

bracket [edit ]

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 guide, which was held on 13 May 2019 .

2019 Copa Libertadores – Wikipedia