2022 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 8 February – 29 October 2022 |
Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 55 (2.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Three players (3 goals each) |
The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 63rd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]
The winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the . They will also automatically qualify for the group stage.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[2][3] On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final will be played at the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 29 October 2022.[4]
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.[5] Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams score the same amount 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.
Palmeiras are the defending champions.
Teams[]
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[6][7]
- 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:[6]
- 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
Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
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Argentina (6 berths) |
Colón (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[8] |
River Plate (Argentina 2) | 2021 Primera División champions[8] | ||
Boca Juniors (Argentina 3) | 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions[8] | ||
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 4) | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8] | ||
Talleres (Argentina 5) | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[8] | ||
Estudiantes (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[8] | |
Bolivia (4 berths) |
Independiente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2021 Primera División champions[9] |
Always Ready (Bolivia 2) | 2021 Primera División runners-up[9] | ||
The Strongest (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera División 3rd place[9] | |
Bolívar (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2021 Primera División 4th place[9] | |
Brazil (7 + 2 berths) |
Palmeiras (Title holders) | Group stage | 2021 Copa Libertadores champions |
Athletico Paranaense (Copa Sudamericana) | 2021 Copa Sudamericana champions | ||
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 1) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions[10] | ||
Flamengo (Brazil 2) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[10] | ||
Fortaleza (Brazil 3) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[10] | ||
Corinthians (Brazil 4) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[10] | ||
Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil 5) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[10] | ||
Fluminense (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place[10] | |
América Mineiro (Brazil 7) | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place[10] | ||
Chile (4 berths) |
Universidad Católica (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2021 Primera División champions[11] |
Colo-Colo (Chile 2) | 2021 Primera División runners-up[11] | ||
Audax Italiano (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera División 3rd place[11] | |
Everton (Chile 4) | 2021 Copa Chile runners-up[11] | ||
Colombia (4 berths) |
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2021 Apertura champions[12] |
Deportivo Cali (Colombia 2) | 2021 Finalización champions[12] | ||
Millonarios (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12] | |
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) | 2021 Copa Colombia champions[12] | ||
Ecuador (4 berths) |
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2021 Serie A champions |
Emelec (Ecuador 2) | 2021 Serie A runners-up | ||
Universidad Católica (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Barcelona (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
Paraguay (4 berths) |
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[13] |
Libertad (Paraguay 2) | 2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table[13] | ||
Guaraní (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13] | |
Olimpia (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[13] | |
Peru (4 berths) |
Alianza Lima (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2021 Liga 1 champions |
Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) | 2021 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
Universitario (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 4) | First stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
Uruguay (4 berths) |
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2021 Primera División champions[14] |
Nacional (Uruguay 2) | 2021 Primera División runners-up[14] | ||
Plaza Colonia (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14] | |
Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[14] | |
Venezuela (4 berths) |
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2021 Primera División champions[15] |
Caracas (Venezuela 2) | 2021 Primera División runners-up[15] | ||
Monagas (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 3rd place[15] | |
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 4th place[15] |
Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[16][17]
Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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First stage | 20 December 2021[18] | 8–9 February 2022 | 15–16 February 2022 |
Second stage | 22–24 February 2022 | 1–3 March 2022 | |
Third stage | 8–10 March 2022 | 15–17 March 2022 | |
Group stage | 25 March 2022 |
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Round of 16 | 1 June 2022 | 28–30 June 2022 | 5–7 July 2022 |
Quarter-finals | 2–4 August 2022 | 9–11 August 2022 | |
Semi-finals | 30 August – 1 September 2022 | 6–8 September 2022 | |
Final | 29 October 2022 at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil |
Draws[]
Ind. del Valle
Universidad Católica
Guayaquil teams
Barcelona
Emelec
Lima teams
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
La Paz teams
Always Ready
Bolívar
The Strongest
Santiago teams
Audax Italiano
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica
América Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro
Rio de Janeiro teams
Flamengo
Fluminense
São Paulo teams
Corinthians
Palmeiras
Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Libertad
Olimpia
Montevideo teams
Montevideo City Torque
Nacional
Peñarol
Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors
River Plate
Vélez Sarsfield
The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 20 December 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[18][19]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021 (shown in parentheses),[20] taking into account the following three factors:[21]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2012–2021.
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2011 and 2002–2011 respectively.
- 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 teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.[22]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which will be seeded in Pot 2 and whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, and may be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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- Notes
- ^ COL The identity of the team Colombia 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.
For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.
- 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
The draw for the group stage will be held on 23 March 2022. Teams will also be seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021, taking into account the same three factors. For the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots.
Qualifying stages[]
In the qualifying stages, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[1]
The qualifying stages are structured as follows:
- First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advance to the second stage to join the 13 teams which are given byes to the second stage.
- Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advance to the third stage.
- Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advance to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The four teams eliminated in the third stage enter the Copa Sudamericana group stage.
First stage[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Montevideo City Torque | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Barcelona | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Deportivo Lara | 2–7 | Bolívar | 2–3 | 0–4 |
Universidad César Vallejo | 0–3 | Olimpia | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Second stage[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Millonarios | 1–4 | Fluminense | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Audax Italiano | 1–2 | Estudiantes | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Bolívar | 1–3 | Universidad Católica | 1–1 | 0–2 |
América Mineiro | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Guaraní | 0–1 | 3–2 |
Barcelona | 3–0 | Universitario | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Plaza Colonia | 2–3 | The Strongest | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Everton | 3–1 | Monagas | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Olimpia | 4–2 | Atlético Nacional | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Third stage[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fluminense | G1 | Olimpia | 3–1 | 16 Mar |
Everton | G2 | Estudiantes | 0–1 | 16 Mar |
Universidad Católica | G3 | The Strongest | 10 Mar | 17 Mar |
América Mineiro | G4 | Barcelona | 0–0 | 15 Mar |
Group stage[]
The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage (CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021 shown in parentheses):[20]
Pot 1:
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Pot 2:
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Pot 3:
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Pot 4:
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- Notes
- ^ TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions will be seeded in Pot 1 and automatically allocated to Group A.
- ^ CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) will be seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
- ^ Q3 The third stage winners will be seeded in Pot 4.
Statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of 9 March 2022
Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
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1 | Germán Cano | Fluminense | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Fernando Cardozo | Olimpia | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chico | Bolívar | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lucas Di Yorio | Everton | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ismael Díaz | Universidad Católica | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Juan Cruz Mascia | Plaza Colonia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Martín Prost | The Strongest | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bruno Sávio | Bolívar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wellington Paulista | América Mineiro | 2 |
See also[]
References[]
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