2019 Copa Libertadores

2019 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019
Tournament details
Dates 22 January – 23 November 2019
Teams 47 (minimum) (from 10 (minimum) associations)

The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The winners of the 2019 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage.

In 2017, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs.[1] On 23 February 2018, CONMEBOL confirmed that starting from this edition, the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance,[2] and on 11 June 2018 after its Council meeting in Moscow, the confederation confirmed that the final will be played on 23 November 2019.[3]

In March 2018 after the announcement of the Campeones Cup, the Liga MX President, Enrique Bonilla, said that Liga MX and Major League Soccer (MLS) were open to start talks to have Mexican teams return and MLS teams from Canada and the United States to join if they could agree on terms with the CONMEBOL officials.[4] Teams from Mexico have withdrawn from the Copa Libertadores since 2017, but may return in the future if the issue of schedule conflicts can be solved.[5]

On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL confirmed that the final will be played in Santiago, Chile.[6]

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify 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 berths 3 from all other associations
  • First stage: 6 teams
    • Teams which qualified for berths 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
TBD (Title holders) Group stage 2018 Copa Libertadores champions
(Copa Sudamericana) 2018 Copa Sudamericana champions
Argentina Argentina
(6 berths)		 Boca Juniors[Note ARG] (Argentina 1) Group stage 2017–18 Superliga Argentina champions[8]
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 2) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina runners-up[8]
(Argentina 3) 2017–18 Copa Argentina champions (or best team not yet qualified)[8]
San Lorenzo[Note ARG] (Argentina 4) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 3rd place[8]
Huracán[Note ARG] (Argentina 5) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 4th place[8]
Talleres[Note ARG] (Argentina 6) Second stage 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 5th place[8]
Bolivia Bolivia
(4 berths)		 Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 1) Group stage 2018 Apertura champions[9]
(Bolivia 2) 2018 Clausura champions (or runners-up)[9]
(Bolivia 3) Second stage 2018 Clausura runners-up (or 3rd place)[9]
The Strongest[Note BOL] (Bolivia 4) First stage 2018 Apertura runners-up
(or 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified)[9]
Brazil Brazil
(7 berths)		 (Brazil 1) Group stage 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions[10]
(Brazil 2) 2018 Copa do Brasil champions[10]
(Brazil 3) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[10]
(Brazil 4) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[10]
(Brazil 5) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[10]
(Brazil 6) Second stage 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[10]
(Brazil 7) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[10]
Chile Chile
(4 berths)		 (Chile 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[11]
(Chile 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[11]
(Chile 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División 3rd place[11]
(Chile 4) 2018 Copa Chile champions (or runners-up)
(or 2018 Primera División 4th place)[11]
Colombia Colombia
(4 berths)		 Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) Group stage 2018 Apertura champions[12]
(Colombia 2) 2018 Finalización champions[12]
(Colombia 3) Second stage 2018 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12]
(Colombia 4) 2018 Copa Colombia champions
(or 2018 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified)[12]
Ecuador Ecuador
(4 berths)		 [Note ECU] (Ecuador 1) Group stage 2018 Serie A champions[13]
[Note ECU] (Ecuador 2) 2018 Serie A runners-up[13]
(Ecuador 3) Second stage 2018 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13]
(Ecuador 4) First stage 2018 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[13]
Paraguay Paraguay
(4 berths)		 [Note PAR] (Paraguay 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División tournament champions with better record in aggregate table[14]
[Note PAR] (Paraguay 2) 2018 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table[14]
(Paraguay 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
(Paraguay 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[14]
Peru Peru
(4 berths)		 [Note PER] (Peru 1) Group stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado champions[15]
[Note PER] (Peru 2) 2018 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up[15]
(Peru 3) Second stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado 3rd place[15]
(Peru 4) First stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified[15]
Uruguay Uruguay
(4 berths)		 [Note URU] (Uruguay 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[16]
[Note URU] (Uruguay 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[16]
[Note URU] (Uruguay 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[16]
(Uruguay 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[16]
Venezuela Venezuela
(4 berths)		 [Note VEN] (Venezuela 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[17]
[Note VEN] (Venezuela 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[17]
(Venezuela 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[17]
(Venezuela 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[17]
Notes
  1. Argentina (ARG):
  2. Bolivia (BOL): The Strongest may qualify for a higher berth of Bolivia.
  3. Ecuador (ECU): LDU Quito (2018 first stage winners) may qualify for the Ecuador 1 or Ecuador 2 berth.
  4. Paraguay (PAR): Olimpia (2018 Apertura champions) may qualify for the Paraguay 1 or Paraguay 2 berth.
  5. Peru (PER): Sporting Cristal (2018 Torneo Descentralizado finalists) may qualify for the Peru 1 or Peru 2 berth.
  6. Uruguay (URU):
  7. Venezuela (VEN): Zamora (2018 Apertura winners) may qualify for the Venezuela 1 or Venezuela 2 berth.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[18][19] After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on Ocotber 3 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Libertadores.[20] The first stage matches are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday instead of Monday and Friday in the last two seasons. The group stage matches are played in six matchdays instead of being spread over a longer period.

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 19 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
  • Week 1: 5–7 March 2019
  • Week 2: 12–14 March 2019
  • Week 3: 26–28 March 2019
  • Week 4: 9–11 April 2019
  • Week 5: 23–25 April 2019
  • Week 6: 7–9 May 2019
Round of 16 TBA May 2019
(Luque, Paraguay)		 23–25 July 2019 30 July – 1 August 2019
Quarterfinals 20–22 August 2019 27–29 August 2019
Semifinals 1–2 October 2019 22–23 October 2019
Final 23 November 2019 at Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Draws

The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage will be held on 19 December 2018 at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Así cambiará la Copa Libertadores desde el 2019". publimetro.co. 3 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "La CONMEBOL Libertadores se definirá en final única a partir de 2019 con mayores beneficios a los clubes y la competencia". CONMEBOL.com. 23 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Definida la fecha de la final de la Copa Conmebol Libertadores 2019" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "¿México regresa a la Libertadores? Estas son sus condiciones". PasionFutbol. 14 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "México seguirá sin Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). El Universal. 4 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima". CONMEBOL.com. 14 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2017 tendrá 47 clubes". CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017/2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Convocatoria a Campeonatos Apertura y Clausura Temporada 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). LFPB.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A de 2018 REC - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO" (PDF). CBF.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Bases Primera División Temporada 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento Liga Águila I y II 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). DIMAYOR.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento del Comité Ejecutivo de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). FEF.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "REGLAMENTO DEL CAMPEONATO OFICIAL AÑO 2018. COPA TIGO – BCO. VISION S.A." (PDF) (in Spanish). APF.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Bases Campeonato Descentralizado 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). ADFP.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento del Campeonato Uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). AUF.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Comisión de Torneos Nacionales Normas Reguladoras de Primera División Temporada 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). FVF.
  18. ↑ "Calendario de disputa de la Libertadores, Sudamericana y Recopa 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 16 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "CALENDÁRIO 2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  20. ↑ "CBF divulga Calendário do Futebol Brasileiro para 2019". CBF.com.br. 13 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
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