2017 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2017 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 23 January to 23 February 2017.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 21 December 2016, 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),[5] taking into account of the following three factors:[6]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2007–2016
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2006
  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 seeded teams hosting the second leg.

First stage draw
Seeded Unseeded

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded 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.

Second stage draw
Seeded Unseeded
  • Atlético Paranaense (71)
  • Botafogo (79)
  • Cerro (106)
  • Atlético Tucumán (no rank)
  • Carabobo (no rank)
  • First stage winner E1
  • First stage winner E2
  • First stage winner E3

For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners C5–C8 hosting the second leg. As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same 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

Format

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).[2]

Bracket

The qualifying 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.

The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which were held on 21 December 2016.[4]

Winner G1
  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Atlético Paranaense Bye  
   
  Atlético Paranaense (p) 1 0 1 (4)  
  Millonarios 0 1 1 (2)  
Millonarios Bye
   
  Atlético Paranaense 3 1 4
  Deportivo Capiatá 3 0 3
Deportivo Capiatá 1 0 1  
Deportivo Táchira 0 0 0  
  Deportivo Capiatá 1 3 4
  Universitario 3 0 3  
Universitario Bye
   

Winner G2
  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Botafogo Bye  
   
  Botafogo 2 1 3  
  Colo-Colo 1 1 2  
Colo-Colo Bye
   
  Botafogo (p) 1 0 1 (3)
  Olimpia 0 1 1 (1)
Deportivo Municipal 0 2 2  
Independiente del Valle 1 2 3  
  Independiente del Valle 1 1 2
  Olimpia 0 3 3  
Olimpia Bye
   

Winner G3
  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Cerro Bye  
   
  Cerro 2 0 2  
  Unión Española 3 2 5  
Unión Española Bye
   
  Unión Española 1 0 1
  The Strongest 1 5 6
Universitario 3 2 5  
Montevideo Wanderers 2 5 7  
  Montevideo Wanderers 0 0 0
  The Strongest 2 4 6  
The Strongest Bye
   

Winner G4
  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Carabobo Bye  
   
  Carabobo 0 0 0  
  Junior 1 3 4  
Junior Bye
   
  Junior 1 1 2
  Atlético Tucumán 0 3 3
Atlético Tucumán Bye  
   
  Atlético Tucumán 2 1 3
  El Nacional 2 0 2  
El Nacional Bye
   

First stage

The first legs were played on 23 January, and the second legs were played on 27 January 2017.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universitario 5–7 Montevideo Wanderers 3–2 2–5
Deportivo Municipal 2–3 Independiente del Valle 0–1 2–2
Deportivo Capiatá 1–0 Deportivo Táchira 1–0 0–0

Match E1
Universitario 3–2 Montevideo Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Montevideo Wanderers 5–2 Universitario
 Report
Attendance: 2,000

Montevideo Wanderers won 7–5 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C6).

Match E2
Deportivo Municipal 0–1 Independiente del Valle
Report
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)
Independiente del Valle 2–2 Deportivo Municipal
 Report
Attendance: 5,000[9]
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Independiente del Valle won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C7).

Match E3
Deportivo Capiatá 1–0 Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Deportivo Táchira 0–0 Deportivo Capiatá
Report
Attendance: 25,000

Deportivo Capiatá won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Second stage

The first legs were played on 31 January and 1–2 February, and the second legs were played on 7–9 February 2017.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Paranaense 1–1 (4–2 p) Millonarios 1–0 0–1
Botafogo 3–2 Colo-Colo 2–1 1–1
Cerro 2–5 Unión Española 2–3 0–2
Carabobo 0–4 Junior 0–1 0–3
Atlético Tucumán 3–2 El Nacional 2–2 1–0
Montevideo Wanderers 0–6 The Strongest 0–2 0–4
Independiente del Valle 2–3 Olimpia 1–0 1–3
Deportivo Capiatá 4–3 Universitario 1–3 3–0

Match C1
Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Millonarios
 Report
Attendance: 23,610
Millonarios 1–0 Atlético Paranaense
  • Duque  58'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 24,210

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Match C2
Botafogo 2–1 Colo-Colo
 Report
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 38,357
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Colo-Colo 1–1 Botafogo
 Report
Attendance: 42,000

Botafogo won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C3
Cerro 2–3 Unión Española
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Unión Española 2–0 Cerro
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Unión Española won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C4
Carabobo 0–1 Junior
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Junior 3–0 Carabobo
 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Junior won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C5
Atlético Tucumán 2–2 El Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
El Nacional 0–1 Atlético Tucumán
Report
Attendance: 24,000

Atlético Tucumán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C6
Montevideo Wanderers 0–2 The Strongest
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
The Strongest 4–0 Montevideo Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 16,000

The Strongest won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C7
Independiente del Valle 1–0 Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Olimpia 3–1 Independiente del Valle
 Report
Attendance: 15,000

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C8
Deportivo Capiatá 1–3 Universitario
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)
Universitario 0–3 Deportivo Capiatá
Report
Attendance: 25,000

Deportivo Capiatá won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

The first legs were played on 15–16 February, and the second legs were played on 22–23 February 2017.[10][11]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Paranaense 4–3 Deportivo Capiatá 3–3 1–0
Botafogo 1–1 (3–1 p) Olimpia 1–0 0–1
Unión Española 1–6 The Strongest 1–1 0–5
Junior 2–3 Atlético Tucumán 1–0 1–3

Match G1
Atlético Paranaense 3–3 Deportivo Capiatá
 Report
  • Noguera  43'
  • N. González  52', 88'
Attendance: 22,721
Deportivo Capiatá 0–1 Atlético Paranaense
Report
Attendance: 10,000

Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 4).

Match G2
Botafogo 1–0 Olimpia
 Report
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 29,514

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group 1).

Match G3
Unión Española 1–1 The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 9,000
The Strongest 5–0 Unión Española
 Report
Attendance: 23,000

The Strongest won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 2).

Match G4
Junior 1–0 Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Atlético Tucumán 3–1 Junior
 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Atlético Tucumán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 5).

Copa Sudamericana qualification

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

Pos Match Third stage losers Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G2 Olimpia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Copa Sudamericana
2 G4 Junior 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 G1 Deportivo Capiatá 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
4 G3 Unión Española 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 3.6).[2]

Notes
  1. The El Nacional v Atlético Tucumán match was originally to be kicked off at 19:15 local time, but was delayed by 85 minutes due to the late arrival of Atlético Tucumán.

References
  1. "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  2. "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Abierto el proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la Copa Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 14 December 2016.
  4. "Así quedaron los grupos de la Copa CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  5. "Se conoce el nuevo ranking de clubes de CONMEBOL para la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 November 2016.
  6. "Ranking Conmebol de Copa Libertadores 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. "El calendario de disputa de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE". CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2016.
  8. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  9. "El vicecampeón clasifica de forma agónica ante Municipal" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 27 January 2017.
  10. "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES BRIDGESTONE: la Fase 3 tiene fechas y horarios confirmados". CONMEBOL.com. 28 December 2016.
  11. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS FASE 3" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
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