2023 Copa Libertadores


The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 64th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The final was played at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 4 November 2023. Brazilian club Fluminense were the champions, winning their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Argentine side Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time in the final. As winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Olimpia in the round of 16.

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

Boca Juniors Group stage2022 Liga Profesional de Fútbol champions

Racing Group stage2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Liga Profesional de Fútbol aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Patronato Group stage2022 Copa Argentina champions

River Plate Group stage2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Liga Profesional de Fútbol aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Argentinos Juniors Group stage2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Liga Profesional de Fútbol aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Huracán Second stage2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Liga Profesional de Fútbol aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified

Bolívar Group stage2022 Apertura champions

The Strongest Group stage2022 División Profesional aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Always Ready Second stage2022 División Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Nacional Potosí First stage2022 División Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Flamengo Group stage2022 Copa Libertadores champions

Palmeiras Group stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions

Internacional Group stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up

Fluminense Group stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place

Corinthians Group stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place

Athletico Paranaense Group stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place

Atlético Mineiro Second stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place

Fortaleza Second stage2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place

Colo-Colo Group stage[2022 Campeonato Club Nacional de Football|Nacional Primera División|2022 Campeonato Nacional] champions

Ñublense Group stage2022 Campeonato Nacional runners-up

Curicó Unido Second stage2022 Campeonato Nacional 3rd place

Magallanes Second stage2022 Copa Chile champions

Atlético Nacional Group stage2022 Apertura champions

Deportivo Pereira Group stage2022 Finalización champions

Independiente Medellín Second stage2022 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Millonarios Second stage2022 Copa Colombia champions

Independiente del Valle Group stage2022 Copa Sudamericana champions

Aucas Group stage2022 Serie A champions

Barcelona Group stage2022 Serie A runners-up

Universidad Católica Second stage2022 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

El Nacional First stage2022 Copa Ecuador 3rd place

Olimpia Group stage2022 División de Honor tournament champions with better record in aggregate table

Libertad Group stage2022 División de Honor champions with worse record in aggregate table

Cerro Porteño Second stage2022 División de Honor aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Nacional First stage2022 División de Honor aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Alianza Lima Group stage2022 Liga 1 champions

Melgar Group stage2022 Liga 1 runners-up

Sporting Cristal Second stage2022 Liga 1 3rd place

Sport Huancayo First stage2022 Liga 1 4th place

Nacional Group stage2022 Campeonato Uruguayo champions

Liverpool Group stage2022 Campeonato Uruguayo runners-up

Deportivo Maldonado Second stage2022 Campeonato Uruguayo aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Boston River First stage2022 Campeonato Uruguayo aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Metropolitanos Group stage2022 Liga FUTVE champions

Monagas Group stage2022 Liga FUTVE runners-up

Carabobo Second stage2022 Liga FUTVE Fase Final Libertadores 3rd place

Zamora First stage2022 Liga FUTVE Fase Final Libertadores 4th place

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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
Goalkeeperfbaicon|ARG