2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

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The 2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 22 January to 22 February 2018.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw[]

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:[5]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.[6]

First stage draw
Seeded Unseeded

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.[6]

Second stage draw
Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † The identity of the team Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was unseeded in the second stage draw.

For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.[7] As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.[6]

  • Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
  • Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
  • Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
  • Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5

Format[]

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29).[2]

Bracket[]

The qualifying stages were structured as follows:

  • First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 13 teams which were given byes to the second stage.
  • Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage.
  • Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which were held on 20 December 2017.[4]

Winner G1[]

  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Chile Santiago Wanderers Bye  
   
  Chile Santiago Wanderers 1 1 2  
  Peru Melgar 1 0 1  
Peru Melgar Bye
   
  Chile Santiago Wanderers 1 0 1
  Colombia Santa Fe 2 3 5
Ecuador Macará 1 0 1  
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira (a) 1 0 1  
  Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 2 0 2
  Colombia Santa Fe 3 0 3  
Colombia Santa Fe Bye
   

Winner G2[]

  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Argentina Banfield Bye  
   
  Argentina Banfield (a) 1 2 3  
  Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1 2 3  
Ecuador Independiente del Valle Bye
   
  Argentina Banfield 2 0 2
  Uruguay Nacional 2 1 3
Brazil Chapecoense Bye  
   
  Brazil Chapecoense 0 0 0
  Uruguay Nacional 1 1 2  
Uruguay Nacional Bye
   

Winner G3[]

  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Chile Universidad de Concepción Bye  
   
  Chile Universidad de Concepción 0 0 0  
  Brazil Vasco da Gama 4 2 6  
Brazil Vasco da Gama Bye
   
  Brazil Vasco da Gama (p) 4 0 4 (3)
  Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 0 4 4 (2)
Bolivia Oriente Petrolero (a) 2 1 3  
Peru Universitario 0 3 3  
  Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 1 2 3
  Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 2 2 4  
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann Bye
   

Winner G4[]

  First stage Second stage Third stage
                                   
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 0 0 0  
Paraguay Olimpia 0 2 2  
  Paraguay Olimpia 1 1 2  
  Colombia Junior 0 3 3  
Colombia Junior Bye
   
  Colombia Junior 1 0 1
  Paraguay Guaraní 0 0 0
Venezuela Carabobo Bye  
   
  Venezuela Carabobo 1 0 1
  Paraguay Guaraní 0 6 6  
Paraguay Guaraní Bye
   

First stage[]

The first legs were played on 22 January, and the second legs were played on 26 January 2018.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay 0–2 Paraguay Olimpia 0–0 0–2
Macará Ecuador 1–1 (a) Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 1–1 0–0
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia 3–3 (a) Peru Universitario 2–0 1–3

Match E1[]

Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay0–0Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Olimpia Paraguay2–0Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers
  • Camacho 55'
  • 87'
 Report
Attendance: 33,376

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C5).

Match E2[]

Macará Ecuador1–1Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
  • 16'
 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Colombia)
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela0–0Ecuador Macará
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Peru)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Táchira won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match C1).

Match E3[]

Oriente Petrolero Bolivia2–0Peru Universitario
 Report
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: (Ecuador)
Universitario Peru3–1Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
 Report
  • 84'
Attendance: 17,000

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Oriente Petrolero won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match C3).

Second stage[]

The first legs were played on 30–31 January and 1 February, and the second legs were played on 6–8 February 2018.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 2–3 Colombia Santa Fe 2–3 0–0
Chapecoense Brazil 0–2 Uruguay Nacional 0–1 0–1
Oriente Petrolero Bolivia 3–4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 2–2
Carabobo Venezuela 1–6 Paraguay Guaraní 1–0 0–6
Olimpia Paraguay 2–3 Colombia Junior 1–0 1–3
Universidad de Concepción Chile 0–6 Brazil Vasco da Gama 0–4 0–2
Banfield Argentina 3–3 (a) Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1–1 2–2
Santiago Wanderers Chile 2–1 Peru Melgar 1–1 1–0

Match C1[]

Deportivo Táchira Venezuela2−3Colombia Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Santa Fe Colombia0−0Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Report
Attendance: 9,668

Santa Fe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Match C2[]

Chapecoense Brazil0–1Uruguay Nacional
Report
Attendance: 11,367
Nacional Uruguay1–0Brazil Chapecoense
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Paraguay)

Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C3[]

Oriente Petrolero Bolivia1–2Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: (Colombia)
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia2–2Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
 Report
  • 58', 83'
Attendance: 10,000

Jorge Wilstermann won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C4[]

Carabobo Venezuela1–0Paraguay Guaraní
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Guaraní Paraguay6–0Venezuela Carabobo
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Brazil)

Guaraní won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C5[]

Olimpia Paraguay1–0Colombia Junior
 Report
Attendance: 32,743
Referee: (Brazil)
Junior Colombia3–1Paraguay Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 15,604

Junior won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C6[]

Universidad de Concepción Chile0–4Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report
Attendance: 11,455
Referee: (Uruguay)
Vasco da Gama Brazil2–0Chile Universidad de Concepción
 Report
Attendance: 11,424

Vasco da Gama won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C7[]

Banfield Argentina1–1Ecuador Independiente del Valle
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Independiente del Valle Ecuador2–2Argentina Banfield
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Paraguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Banfield won on away goals and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C8[]

Santiago Wanderers Chile1–1Peru Melgar
 Report
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Melgar Peru0–1Chile Santiago Wanderers
Report
Attendance: 7,500

Santiago Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage[]

The first legs were played on 13–15 February, and the second legs were played on 20–22 February 2018.[8][9][12][13]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santiago Wanderers Chile 1–5 Colombia Santa Fe 1–2 0–3
Banfield Argentina 2–3 Uruguay Nacional 2–2 0–1
Vasco da Gama Brazil 4–4 (3–2 p) Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4–0 0–4
Junior Colombia 1–0 Paraguay Guaraní 1–0 0–0

Match G1[]

Santiago Wanderers Chile1–2Colombia Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 9,793
Santa Fe Colombia3–0Chile Santiago Wanderers
 Report
Attendance: 7,443

Santa Fe won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group D).

Match G2[]

Banfield Argentina2–2Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Nacional Uruguay1–0Argentina Banfield
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group F).

Match G3[]

Vasco da Gama Brazil4–0Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Attendance: 10,919

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group E).

Match G4[]

Junior Colombia1–0Paraguay Guaraní
 Report
Attendance: 14,617
Referee: (Uruguay)
Guaraní Paraguay0–0Colombia Junior
Report
Attendance: 10,000

Junior won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group H).

Copa Sudamericana qualification[]

The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.

Pos Match Third stage losers Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G3 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Copa Sudamericana
2 G2 Argentina Banfield 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 G4 Paraguay Guaraní 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 G1 Chile Santiago Wanderers 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 21).[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Montevideo Wanderers played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alfredo Victor Viera, Montevideo.
  2. ^ a b Olimpia played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  3. ^ The Santa Fe v Deportivo Táchira match was originally scheduled on 8 February 2018, 19:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 19:00 local time.[10]
  4. ^ a b Jorge Wilstermann played their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba.
  5. ^ Carabobo played their home match at Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia.
  6. ^ a b Guaraní played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción.
  7. ^ The Junior v Olimpia match was originally scheduled on 8 February 2018, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 21:15 local time.[11]
  8. ^ Independiente del Valle played their home match at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí.

References[]

  1. ^ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Los Grupos y emparejamientos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ranking CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Esquema de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. ^ "En la Fase 3 los clubes de mejor ranking definirán de local el partido de vuelta". CONMEBOL.com. 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Programa de partidos de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. ^ "Nuevo horario para juego de vuelta entre Independiente Santa Fe y Deportivo Táchira" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Nuevo horario para juego de vuelta entre Atlético Junior y Olimpia" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 31 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Así quedó establecida la programación de la Fase 3". CONMEBOL.com. 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "PROGRAMACIÓN DE PARTIDOS - FASE 3" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.

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