2018 Copa Libertadores group stage
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]
Draw
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]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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.
| Match | Third stage winners |
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| G2 |  |
| G3 |  |
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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 would be 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.
Groups
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GRE | CPO | DEF | MON | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
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| Defensor Sporting | 1–1 | |
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| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | |
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| Defensor Sporting | 3–1 | |
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| Monagas | 1–0 | |
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| Defensor Sporting | 0–1 | |
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| Grêmio | 1–0 | |
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| Cerro Porteño | 3–2 | |
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Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATN | CCL | BOL | DEL | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 |  |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 |  |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
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| Colo-Colo | 0–1 | |
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| Bolívar | 1–0 | |
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| Atlético Nacional | 4–1 | |
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| Delfín | 1–0 | |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIB | ATU | PEÑ | STR | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Copa Sudamericana | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| The Strongest | 1–0 | |
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| Libertad | 3–0 | |
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| Peñarol | 3–1 | |
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| The Strongest | 1–2 | |
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| Atlético Tucumán | 1–0 | |
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| The Strongest | 1–3 | |
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| Peñarol | 2–0 | |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | FLA | SFE | EME | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| Flamengo | 2–2 | |
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| Emelec | 1–2 | |
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| River Plate | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
| Emelec | 0–1 | |
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| River Plate | 2–1 | |
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Attendance: 58,215
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
| Santa Fe | 0–1 | |
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| Flamengo | 2–0 | |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | RAC | VAS | UCH | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 4–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 5 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| Racing | 4–2 | |
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Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
| Vasco da Gama | 0–1 | |
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| Universidad de Chile | 1–1 | |
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Attendance: 45,545
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Racing | 4–0 | |
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Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
| Cruzeiro | 7–0 | |
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| Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | |
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| Vasco da Gama | 0–4 | |
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| Racing | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 43,785
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Cruzeiro | 2–1 | |
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| Universidad de Chile | 0–2 | |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | EST | NAC | RGA | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| Estudiantes | 3–0 |  |
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| Santos | 3–1 | |
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| Estudiantes | 0–1 | |
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Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Santos | 2–0 | |
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| Real Garcilaso | 0–0 | |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | IND | MIL | LAR | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| Deportivo Lara | 1–0 | |
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| Corinthians | 2–0 | |
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| Independiente | 1–0 | |
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| Millonarios | 4–0 | |
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| Independiente | 0–1 | |
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| Deportivo Lara | 2–1 | |
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| Corinthians | 1–2 | |
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| Deportivo Lara | 2–7 | |
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| Millonarios | 1–1 | |
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| Corinthians | 0–1 | |
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| Independiente | 2–0 | |
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Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | BOC | JUN | ALI | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
| Junior | 0–3 | |
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Attendance: 28,753
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
| Palmeiras | 2–0 | |
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| Boca Juniors | 1–0 | |
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| Palmeiras | 1–1 | |
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| Alianza Lima | 0–2 | |
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| Boca Juniors | 0–2 | |
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| Junior | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 29,001
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
| Junior | 1–1 | |
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Attendance: 46,195
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
| Palmeiras | 3–1 | |
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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.
- The Santa Fe v Emelec match was originally scheduled on 28 February 2018, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 1 March 2018, 17:15 local time to avoid a clash with the Millonarios v Corinthians Group G match.[13]
- 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.
References
- "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2017.
- "Los Grupos y emparejamientos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 20 December 2017.
- "Ranking CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com.
- "Esquema de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Programa de partidos de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2017.
- "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS FASE DE GRUPOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Cambio de Estadio del partido: Flamengo vs. River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 8 February 2018.
- "Cambio de estadio en lance Flamengo vs River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 16 February 2018.
- "Cambio de estadio en partido Flamengo vs Independiente Santa Fe". CONMEBOL.com. 10 April 2018.
- "Cambio de fecha en partido de Independiente Santa Fe vs. Emelec" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 February 2018.
- "Cambio de estadio para partido Santos vs Estudiantes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
- "Cambio de estadio para partido Estudiantes vs Santos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
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