2021 Copa Libertadores


The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions, except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals. On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 20 November 2021, but on 27 July 2021 the final was eventually confirmed to have been rescheduled to 27 November 2021.
Defending champions Palmeiras won their third Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian club Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final match. As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.

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

Group stage2020 Copa Sudamericana champions

Boca Juniors Group stage2019–20 [Argentine Primera División|2019–20 Superliga Argentina] and 2020 [Copa de la Liga Profesional] champions

River Plate Group stage2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Racing Group stage2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Argentinos Juniors Group stage2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Vélez Sarsfield Group stage2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified

San Lorenzo Second stage2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified

Always Ready Group stage2020 [Bolivian Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|2020 Apertura] champions

The Strongest Group stage2020 Apertura runners-up

Bolívar Second stage2020 Apertura 3rd place

Royal Pari First stage2020 Apertura 4th place

Palmeiras Group stage2020 Copa Libertadores champions

Flamengo Group stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions

Internacional Group stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up

Atlético Mineiro Group stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place

São Paulo Group stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place

Fluminense Group stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place

Grêmio Second stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place

Santos Second stage2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place

Universidad Católica Group stage2020 Primera División champions

Unión La Calera Group stage2020 Primera División runners-up

Universidad de Chile Second stage2020 Primera División 3rd place

Unión Española Second stage2020 Primera División 4th place

América de Cali Group stage2020 [Categoría Primera A season#Finals|2020 Primera A] champions

Santa Fe Group stage2020 Primera A runners-up

Junior Second stage2020 Categoría [Primera A season#Aggregate table|2020 Primera A] aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Atlético Nacional Second stage2020 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Barcelona Group stage2020 Serie A champions

LDU Quito Group stage2020 Serie A runners-up

Independiente del Valle Second stage2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Universidad Católica del Ecuador|Universidad Católica] First stage2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Cerro Porteño Group stage2020 [Paraguayan Primera División season#Aggregate table|2020 Primera División] tournament champions with better record in aggregate table

Olimpia Group stage2020 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table

Libertad Second stage2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Guaraní First stage2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Sporting Cristal Group stage2020 Liga 1 champions

Universitario de Deportes|Universitario] Group stage2020 Liga 1 runners-up

Ayacucho Second stage2020 Liga 1 3rd place

Universidad César Vallejo First stage2020 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified

Nacional de Football|Nacional] Group stage2020 [Uruguayan Primera División season#Finals|2020 Primera División] champions

Rentistas Group stage2020 Primera División runners-up

Montevideo Wanderers Second stage2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 21 February 2021

Liverpool First stage2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 7 February 2021

Deportivo La Guaira Group stage2020 [Venezuelan Primera División season#Final|2020 Primera División] champions

Deportivo Táchira Group stage2020 Primera División runners-up

Deportivo Lara Second stage2020 Primera División 3rd place

Caracas First stage2020 Primera División 4th place

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:
On 4 February 2021, CONMEBOL announced a rescheduling for the qualifying stages.

Draws

Qualifying stages

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

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.

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Team of the tournament

The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.
PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper