2022 Copa Libertadores

The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 63rd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]

2022 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022
The Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates8 February – 29 October 2022
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played91
Goals scored214 (2.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rafael Navarro (7 goals)

The winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.

On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[2][3] On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final will be played at the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 29 October 2022.[4]

On 25 November 2021, CONMEBOL announced the abolition of the away goals rule in all of its club competitions including the Copa Libertadores, which had been used since 2005.[5] Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams score the same amount of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but by a penalty shoot-out.

Palmeiras are the defending champions.

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[6][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:[6]

  • 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
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
 Argentina
(6 berths)		 Colón (Argentina 1) Group stage 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[8]
River Plate (Argentina 2) 2021 Primera División champions[8]
Boca Juniors (Argentina 3) 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions[8]
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 4) 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8]
Talleres (Argentina 5) 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[8]
Estudiantes (Argentina 6) Second stage 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[8]
 Bolivia
(4 berths)		 Independiente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) Group stage 2021 Primera División champions[9]
Always Ready (Bolivia 2) 2021 Primera División runners-up[9]
The Strongest (Bolivia 3) Second stage 2021 Primera División 3rd place[9]
Bolívar (Bolivia 4) First stage 2021 Primera División 4th place[9]
 Brazil
(7 + 2 berths)		 Palmeiras (Title holders) Group stage 2021 Copa Libertadores champions
Athletico Paranaense (Copa Sudamericana) 2021 Copa Sudamericana champions
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 1) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions[10]
Flamengo (Brazil 2) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[10]
Fortaleza (Brazil 3) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[10]
Corinthians (Brazil 4) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[10]
Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil 5) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[10]
Fluminense (Brazil 6) Second stage 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place[10]
América Mineiro (Brazil 7) 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place[10]
 Chile
(4 berths)		 Universidad Católica (Chile 1) Group stage 2021 Primera División champions[11]
Colo-Colo (Chile 2) 2021 Primera División runners-up[11]
Audax Italiano (Chile 3) Second stage 2021 Primera División 3rd place[11]
Everton (Chile 4) 2021 Copa Chile runners-up[11]
 Colombia
(4 berths)		 Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) Group stage 2021 Apertura champions[12]
Deportivo Cali (Colombia 2) 2021 Finalización champions[12]
Millonarios (Colombia 3) Second stage 2021 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12]
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) 2021 Copa Colombia champions[12]
 Ecuador
(4 berths)		 Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 1) Group stage 2021 Serie A champions
Emelec (Ecuador 2) 2021 Serie A runners-up
Universidad Católica (Ecuador 3) Second stage 2021 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Barcelona (Ecuador 4) First stage 2021 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
 Paraguay
(4 berths)		 Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) Group stage 2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[13]
Libertad (Paraguay 2) 2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table[13]
Guaraní (Paraguay 3) Second stage 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13]
Olimpia (Paraguay 4) First stage 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[13]
 Peru
(4 berths)		 Alianza Lima (Peru 1) Group stage 2021 Liga 1 champions
Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) 2021 Liga 1 runners-up
Universitario (Peru 3) Second stage 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 4) First stage 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
 Uruguay
(4 berths)		 Peñarol (Uruguay 1) Group stage 2021 Primera División champions[14]
Nacional (Uruguay 2) 2021 Primera División runners-up[14]
Plaza Colonia (Uruguay 3) Second stage 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay 4) First stage 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[14]
 Venezuela
(4 berths)		 Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) Group stage 2021 Primera División champions[15]
Caracas (Venezuela 2) 2021 Primera División runners-up[15]
Monagas (Venezuela 3) Second stage 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 3rd place[15]
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 4) First stage 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 4th place[15]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[16][17]

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 20 December 2021[18] 8–9 February 2022 15–16 February 2022
Second stage 22–24 February 2022 1–3 March 2022
Third stage 8–10 March 2022 15–17 March 2022
Group stage 25 March 2022[19]
  • Matchday 1: 5–7 April 2022
  • Matchday 2: 12–14 April 2022
  • Matchday 3: 26–28 April 2022
  • Matchday 4: 3–5 May 2022
  • Matchday 5: 17–19 May 2022
  • Matchday 6: 24–26 May 2022
Round of 16 1 June 2022 28–30 June 2022 5–7 July 2022
Quarter-finals 2–4 August 2022 9–11 August 2022
Semi-finals 30 August – 1 September 2022 6–8 September 2022
Final 29 October 2022 at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil

Draws
Buenos Aires
La Paz
Belo Horizonte
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Santiago
Guayaquil
Quito
Asunción
Lima
Montevideo
Belo Horizonte teams
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Rio de Janeiro teams
Flamengo
Fluminense
São Paulo teams
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Location of teams of the 2022 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.

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 20 December 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[18][20]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021 (shown in parentheses),[21] taking into account the following three factors:[22]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2012–2021.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2011 and 2002–2011 respectively.
  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 teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.[23]

First stage draw
Pot 1 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 cannot be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which will be seeded in Pot 2 and whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, and may be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
Notes
  1. ^
    COL The identity of the team Colombia 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was 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.

  • 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

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[19][24] 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. The defending champions Palmeiras were directly assigned as the top seed of Group A (position A1). The remaining teams were distributed into four pots according to their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking. 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.

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions, Palmeiras, were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
  3. ^
    Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

Qualifying stages
Main article: 2022 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

In the qualifying stages, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time is not played, and a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[1] 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
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montevideo City Torque 1–1 (7–8 p) Barcelona 1–1 0–0
Deportivo Lara 2–7 Bolívar 2–3 0–4
Universidad César Vallejo 0–3 Olimpia 0–1 0–2

Second stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Millonarios 1–4 Fluminense 1–2 0–2
Audax Italiano 1–2 Estudiantes 1–0 0–2
Bolívar 1–3 Universidad Católica 1–1 0–2
América Mineiro 3–3 (5–4 p) Guaraní 0–1 3–2
Barcelona 3–0 Universitario 2–0 1–0
Plaza Colonia 2–3 The Strongest 2–0 0–3
Everton 3–1 Monagas 3–0 0–1
Olimpia 4–2 Atlético Nacional 3–1 1–1

Third stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fluminense 3–3 (1–4 p) Olimpia 3–1 0–2
Everton 0–2 Estudiantes 0–1 0–1
Universidad Católica 1–2 The Strongest 0–0 1–2
América Mineiro 0–0 (5–4 p) Barcelona 0–0 0–0

Group stage
Main article: 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are 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).[1]

The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group will enter the round of 16 of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL EME TAC CIP
1 Palmeiras (A) 4 4 0 0 20 2 +18 12 Round of 16 — 18 May 24 May 8–1
2 Emelec 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5 1–3 — 1–1 24 May
3 Deportivo Táchira 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–4 — 18 May
4 Independiente Petrolero 4 0 1 3 3 16 −13 1 0–5 1–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB STR CAR CAP
1 Libertad 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Round of 16 — 26 May 2–1 1–0
2 The Strongest 4 1 2 1 7 3 +4 5 1–1 — 1–1 5–0
3 Caracas 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 17 May — 0–0
4 Athletico Paranaense 4 1 1 2 1 6 −5 4 18 May 1–0 26 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST RBB NAC VEL
1 Estudiantes (X) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Round of 16 — 2–0 1–0 4–1
2 Red Bull Bragantino 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 17 May — 2–0 5 May
3 Nacional 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 24 May — 18 May
4 Vélez Sarsfield 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 24 May 2–2 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana round of 16

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAM TOL IDV AMG
1 Atlético Mineiro (X) 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Round of 16 — 25 May 19 May 1–1
2 Deportes Tolima 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 0–2 — 1–0 18 May
3 Independiente del Valle 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 2–2 — 25 May
4 América Mineiro 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1 1–2 2–3 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana round of 16

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR BOC CAL CAR
1 Corinthians 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7 Round of 16 — 2–0 1–0 26 May
2 Boca Juniors 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6 17 May — 26 May 2–0
3 Deportivo Cali 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 2–0 — 19 May
4 Always Ready 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4 2–0 0–1 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV CCL FOR ALI
1 River Plate 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Round of 16 — 19 May 2–0 25 May
2 Colo-Colo 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 1–2 — 25 May 2–1
3 Fortaleza 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Copa Sudamericana 5 May 1–2 — 2–1
4 Alianza Lima 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0 0–1 5 May 18 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. Source: CONMEBOL

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CCP COL OLI PEÑ
1 Cerro Porteño 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Round of 16 — 3–1 25 May 1–0
2 Colón 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 2–1 — 18 May 2–1
3 Olimpia 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Peñarol 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3 17 May 25 May 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA TAL UCA CRI
1 Flamengo (X) 4 3 1 0 10 5 +5 10 Round of 16 — 3–1 17 May 24 May
2 Talleres 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 2–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 Universidad Católica 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 24 May — 2–1
4 Sporting Cristal 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 0–2 17 May 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana round of 16

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 4 May 2022
Rank Player Team 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 3Q1 3Q2 GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Rafael Navarro Palmeiras 241 7
2 Raphael Veiga Palmeiras 123 6
3 Martín Prost The Strongest 211 4
Agustín Rogel Estudiantes 1111
Junior Sornoza Independiente del Valle 121
Enrique Triverio The Strongest 112

Source: CONMEBOL

See also

References
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