2026 Copa Libertadores


The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 67th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2026, with the final to be played in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Flamengo are the defending champions.

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

Lanús Group stage2025 Copa Sudamericana champions

Platense Group stage2025 Apertura champions

Estudiantes Group stage2025 Clausura champions

Independiente Rivadavia Group stage2025 Copa Argentina champions

Rosario Central Group stage2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Boca Juniors Group stage2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Argentinos Juniors Second stage2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Always Ready Group stage2025 División Profesional champions

Bolívar Group stage2025 División Profesional runners-up

Nacional Potosí Second stage2025 Copa Bolivia champions

The Strongest First stage2025 División Profesional best team not yet qualified

Flamengo Group stage2025 Copa Libertadores champions

Corinthians Group stage2025 Copa do Brasil champions

Palmeiras Group stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up

Cruzeiro Group stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place

Mirassol Group stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place

Fluminense Group stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place

Botafogo Second stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place

Bahia Second stage2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place

Coquimbo Unido Group stage2025 Liga de Primera champions

Universidad Católica Group stage2025 Liga de Primera runners-up

O'Higgins Second stage2025 Liga de Primera 3rd place

Huachipato Second stage2025 Copa Chile champions

Santa Fe Group stage2025 Apertura champions

Junior Group stage2025 Finalización champions

Deportes Tolima Second stage2025 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Independiente Medellín Second stage2025 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Independiente del Valle Group stage2025 Serie A champions

LDU Quito Group stage2025 Serie A runners-up

Barcelona Second stage2025 Serie A best team not yet qualified

Universidad Católica First stage2025 Copa Ecuador champions

Cerro Porteño Group stage2025 Copa de Primera champions with better record in aggregate table

Libertad Group stage2025 Copa de Primera tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table

Guaraní Second stage2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualified

2 de Mayo First stage2025 Copa Paraguay runners-up

Universitario Group stage2025 Liga 1 champions

Cusco Group stage2025 Liga 1 runners-up

Sporting Cristal Second stage2025 Liga 1 3rd place

Alianza Lima First stage2025 Liga 1 4th place

Nacional Group stage2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya champions

Peñarol Group stage2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya runners-up

Liverpool Second stage2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Juventud First stage2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Universidad Central Group stage2025 Liga FUTVE champions

Deportivo La Guaira Group stage2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 1st place

Carabobo Second stage2025 Liga FUTVE runners-up

Deportivo Táchira First stage2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table best team not yet qualified

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:

Group stage

The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage :
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
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