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2025 Copa Libertadores
66th Copa Libertadores edition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 66th 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 4 February and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2025,[1] with the final to be played at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.[2][3]
The winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Botafogo are the defending champions.
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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:[4]
- 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
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:[15]
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Draws
Buenos Aires
La Paz
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Santiago
Quito
Asunción
Lima
Montevideo
Quito teams
El Nacional
Indep. del Valle
LDU Quito
Lima teams
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
La Paz teams
Bolívar
The Strongest
Santiago teams
Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile
El Nacional
Indep. del Valle
LDU QuitoLima teams
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal UniversitarioLa Paz teams
Bolívar The StrongestSantiago teams
Colo-Colo
Universidad de ChileAsunción teams
Cerro Porteño
Libertad
Nacional
Olimpia
Montevideo teams
Boston River
Defensor Sporting
Nacional
Peñarol
Gran Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors
Racing
River Plate
Vélez Sarsfield
Cerro Porteño Libertad Nacional
OlimpiaMontevideo teams
Boston River Defensor Sporting
Nacional PeñarolGran Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors Racing River Plate Vélez SarsfieldLocation of teams of the 2025 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.
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 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[19][20]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses),[21] taking into account the following three factors:[22]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 respectively.
- 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.[16]
- † The identity of the team from Bolivia 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.[16]
- † The identity of the team from Bolivia and the second team from Colombia was not known at the time the pots were announced and they were seeded in 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.[16]
- 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.[23]
- Notes
- ^ TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
- ^ CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
- ^ Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[24] For the round 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 second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[4][25]
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Qualifying stages
In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[4] 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
Second stage
Third stage
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Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Teams were 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).[4]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the knockout round play-offs of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.
Group A
Source: CONMEBOL
Group B
Source: CONMEBOL
Group C
Source: CONMEBOL
Group D
Source: CONMEBOL
Group E
Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
Notes:
- The Colo-Colo v Fortaleza match was suspended at 0–0 in the 68th minute of play after Colo-Colo fans invaded the pitch following the passing of two fellow supporters in an incident prior to the start of the match. After a one-hour wait, CONMEBOL announced the abandonment of the match and referred the matter to its Disciplinary Commission,[26][27] which subsequently awarded Fortaleza a 3–0 win.[28]
Group F
Source: CONMEBOL
Group G
Source: CONMEBOL
Group H
Source: CONMEBOL
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Final stages
Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[4]
- In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
- The final is 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 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.
Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.
Bracket
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 2 June 2025.[29]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Atlético Nacional | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  São Paulo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Winner A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Botafogo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  LDU Quito | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Universitario | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Palmeiras | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Libertad | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 November – Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  River Plate | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Fortaleza | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Peñarol | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Racing | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Flamengo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Internacional | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Estudiantes | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
- † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.
Semi-finals
- † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.
Final
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Statistics
- As of 14 August 2025
Top scorers
Source: CONMEBOL
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References
External links
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