2022 Copa Libertadores


The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 63rd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals. On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final would be played at the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 29 October 2022.
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. Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams scored the same number 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.
Brazilian club Flamengo were the champions, winning their third Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian side Athletico Paranaense in the final by a 1–0 score. As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, Flamengo earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana and also automatically qualified for both the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Palmeiras were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Athletico Paranaense in the semi-finals.

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
The entry stage is determined as follows:
  • 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
AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method

Colón Group stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions

River Plate Group stage2021 Primera División champions

Boca Juniors Group stage2019–20 Copa Argentina champions

Vélez Sarsfield Group stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Talleres Group stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Estudiantes Second stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Independiente Petrolero Group stage2021 Primera División champions

Always Ready Group stage2021 Primera División runners-up

The Strongest Second stage2021 Primera División 3rd place

Bolívar First stage2021 Primera División 4th place

Palmeiras Group stage2021 Copa Libertadores champions

Athletico Paranaense Group stage2021 Copa Sudamericana champions

Atlético Mineiro Group stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions

Flamengo Group stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up

Fortaleza Group stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place

Corinthians Group stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place

Red Bull Bragantino Group stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place

Fluminense Second stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place

América Mineiro Second stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place

Universidad Católica Group stage2021 Primera División champions

Colo-Colo Group stage2021 Primera División runners-up

Audax Italiano Second stage2021 Primera División 3rd place

Everton Second stage2021 Copa Chile runners-up

Deportes Tolima Group stage2021 Apertura champions

Deportivo Cali Group stage2021 Finalización champions

Millonarios Second stage2021 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Atlético Nacional Second stage2021 Copa Colombia champions

Independiente del Valle Group stage2021 Serie A champions

Emelec Group stage2021 Serie A runners-up

Universidad Católica Second stage2021 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Barcelona First stage2021 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Cerro Porteño Group stage2021 Primera División tournament champions with better record in aggregate table

Libertad Group stage2021 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table

Guaraní Second stage2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Olimpia First stage2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Alianza Lima Group stage2021 Liga 1 champions

Sporting Cristal Group stage2021 Liga 1 runners-up

Universitario Second stage2021 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Universidad César Vallejo First stage2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Peñarol Group stage2021 Primera División champions

Nacional Group stage2021 Primera División runners-up

Plaza Colonia Second stage2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Montevideo City Torque First stage2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Deportivo Táchira Group stage2021 Primera División champions

Caracas Group stage2021 Primera División runners-up

Monagas Second stage2021 Primera División Fase Final A 3rd place

Deportivo Lara First stage2021 Primera División Fase Final A 4th place

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

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 selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.
PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper