2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 22 January to 28 February 2019. A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018, taking into account the following three factors:

Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
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, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.

Pot 1

Pot 2

Defensor Sporting

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 was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Bracket

The qualifying stages were structured as follows:

First stage : 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 : The eight winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage.
Third stage : 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 was held on 17 December 2018.

First stage

The first legs were played on 22–23 January, and the second legs were played on 29–30 January 2019.

Match E1

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''Delfín won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.''

Match E2

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''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportivo La Guaira won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.''

Match E3

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''Defensor Sporting won 6–5 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.''

Second stage

The first legs were played on 5–7 February, and the second legs were played on 12–14 February 2019.

Match C1

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''Atlético Mineiro won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C2

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''Melgar won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C3

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''Libertad won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C4

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''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on penalties and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C5

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''Talleres won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C6

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''Atlético Nacional won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C7

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''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals and advanced to the third stage.''

Match C8

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''Defensor Sporting won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage.''

Third stage

The first legs were played on 19–21 February, and the second legs were played on 26–28 February 2019.

Match G1

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''Atlético Mineiro won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.''

Match G2

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''Melgar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.''

Match G3

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''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Libertad won on penalties and advanced to the group stage.''

Match G4

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''Palestino won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.''

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.