2020 Copa Libertadores
The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 61st edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 21 November 2020. Brazilian club Palmeiras defeated fellow Brazilian club Santos by a 1–0 score in the final to win their second tournament title. As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Racing in the round of 16.
In March 2018, the Liga MX President, Enrique Bonilla, said that Liga MX and Major League Soccer 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. Teams from Mexico had withdrawn from the Copa Libertadores since 2017, but could return in the future if the issue of schedule conflicts could be solved.
On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
The tournament was suspended after group stage matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed on 15 September 2020, ending with the final on 30 January 2021.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Brazil: 7 berths
- Argentina: 6 berths
- All other associations: 4 berths each
- 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 | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Racing | Group stage | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina champions | |
| Defensa y Justicia | Group stage | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina runners-up | |
| River Plate | Group stage | 2018–19 Copa Argentina champions | |
| Tigre | Group stage | 2019 Copa de la Superliga champions | |
| Boca Juniors | Group stage | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 3rd place | |
| Atlético Tucumán | Second stage | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 5th place | |
| Bolívar | Group stage | 2019 Apertura champions | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | Group stage | 2019 Clausura champions | |
| The Strongest | Second stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| San José | First stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Flamengo | Group stage | 2019 Copa Libertadores and 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | |
| Athletico Paranaense | Group stage | 2019 Copa do Brasil champions | |
| Santos | Group stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | |
| Palmeiras | Group stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | |
| Grêmio | Group stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | |
| São Paulo | Group stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | |
| Internacional | Second stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place | |
| Corinthians | Second stage | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place | |
| Universidad Católica | Group stage | 2019 Primera División champions | |
| Colo-Colo | Group stage | 2019 Primera División runners-up | |
| Palestino | Second stage | 2019 Primera División 3rd place | |
| Universidad de Chile | Second stage | 2019 Copa Chile runners-up | |
| Junior | Group stage | 2019 Apertura champions | |
| América de Cali | Group stage | 2019 Finalización champions | |
| Deportes Tolima | Second stage | 2019 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Independiente Medellín | Second stage | 2019 Copa Colombia champions | |
| Independiente del Valle | Group stage | 2019 Copa Sudamericana champions | |
| Delfín | Group stage | 2019 Serie A champions | |
| LDU Quito | Group stage | 2019 Serie A runners-up | |
| Macará | Second stage | 2019 Serie A classification table best team not yet qualified | |
| Barcelona | First stage | 2019 Serie A classification table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Olimpia | Group stage | 2019 Apertura and 2019 Clausura champions | |
| Libertad | Group stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Cerro Porteño | Second stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Guaraní | First stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified | |
| Binacional | Group stage | 2019 Liga 1 champions | |
| Alianza Lima | Group stage | 2019 Liga 1 runners-up | |
| Sporting Cristal | Second stage | 2019 Liga 1 3rd place | |
| Universitario | First stage | 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Nacional | Group stage | 2019 Primera División champions | |
| Peñarol | Group stage | 2019 Primera División runners-up | |
| Cerro Largo | Second stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Progreso | First stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Caracas | Group stage | 2019 Primera División champions | |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | Group stage | 2019 Primera División runners-up | |
| Deportivo Táchira | Second stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Carabobo | First stage | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date yet to be confirmed. On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020. On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.
Final stages
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.Statistics
Team of the tournament
The CONMEBOL technical study group; conformed by Nery Pumpido, Gerardo Pelusso, Diego Gavilán, Faryd Mondragón, Francisco Maturana, Dorival Júnior, Daniel Bañales and César Sampaio, selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament. All players belong to one of the 4 semi-finalist teams.| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalkeeper |  |