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2018 Copa Libertadores group stage
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The 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 27 February to 24 May 2018.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[2]
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The draw for the group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:[5]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
- Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years
For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H, also denoted as Groups 1–8) 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 winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.[6]
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- † Defending Copa Libertadores champion, automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to Group A in the group stage draw.
- ‡ Defending Copa Sudamericana champion, automatically seeded into Pot 2 in the group stage draw.
The following were the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which joined the 28 direct entrants in the group stage.
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Format
In the group 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, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[2]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.
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Groups
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The fixture list was determined by the draw as follows:[6]
- Round 1: Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
- Round 2: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
- Round 3: Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 4
- Round 4: Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 3
- Round 5: Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
- Round 6: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
The matches were played on 27–28 February, 1, 13–15 March, 3–5, 11, 17–19, 24–26 April, 1–3, 15–17 and 22–24 May 2018.[7][8][9]
Group A
Source: CONMEBOL
Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)
Group B
Source: CONMEBOL
Group C
Source: CONMEBOL
Group D
Source: CONMEBOL
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Attendance: 58,215
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Group E
Source: CONMEBOL
Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance: 45,545
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Attendance: 43,785
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Group F
Source: CONMEBOL
Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Group G
Source: CONMEBOL
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Group H
Source: CONMEBOL
Attendance: 28,753
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Attendance: 29,001
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Attendance: 46,195
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
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Notes
- Kick-off of the Delfín v Colo-Colo match was delayed from 19:45 to 20:30 local time due to a problem in the electrical system.
- Flamengo played their home match against River Plate at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, instead of their regular stadiums Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, due to concerts at the end of February,[10] and Estádio Ilha do Urubu, Rio de Janeiro, due to damages by a storm.[11] They played their home matches against Santa Fe and Emelec at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[12]
- Flamengo played their home matches against River Plate and Santa Fe behind closed doors as they were punished for previous crowd disturbances at the 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals.
- Santos played their home match against Nacional at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos. They played their home matches against Estudiantes and Real Garcilaso at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.[14]
- Estudiantes played their home match against Santos at Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes, Quilmes, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata.[15]
- Alianza Lima played their home match against Boca Juniors at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.
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