2019 Copa Libertadores

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Dates22 January – 23 November 2019
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
ChampionsBrazil Flamengo (2nd title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
2019 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019
The Estadio Monumental in Lima hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates22 January – 23 November 2019
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Flamengo (2nd title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played155
Goals scored365 (2.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Gabriel Barbosa
(9 goals)
Best playerBrazil Bruno Henrique
2018
2020

The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]

The 2019 Copa Libertadores trophy awarded to Flamengo exhibited at the club's museum.

Flamengo defeated defending champions River Plate in the final by a 2–1 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage.

In 2016, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs.[2] It was only on 23 February 2018 that CONMEBOL was able to confirm that starting from this edition, the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance,[3] and on 11 June 2018 after its Council meeting in Moscow, the confederation confirmed that the final would be played on 23 November 2019.[4] On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the 2019 final would be played in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,[5] however, due to safety concerns derived from the 2019 Chilean protests, and after consultations with the finalist clubs and their respective football associations, CONMEBOL announced on 5 November 2019 that the match was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.[6]

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[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:[7]

  • 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
 Argentina
(6 + 1 berths)
River Plate (Argentina 1; Title holders) Group stage 2018 Copa Libertadores champions
Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina champions[8]
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 3) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina runners-up[8]
Rosario Central (Argentina 4) 2017–18 Copa Argentina champions[8]
San Lorenzo (Argentina 5) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 3rd place[8]
Huracán (Argentina 6) 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 4th place[8]
Talleres (Argentina 7) Second stage 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 5th place[8]
 Bolivia
(4 berths)
Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 1) Group stage 2018 Apertura champions[9]
San José (Bolivia 2) 2018 Clausura champions[9]
The Strongest (Bolivia 3) Second stage 2018 Clausura runners-up[9]
Bolívar (Bolivia 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9]
 Brazil
(7 + 1 berths)
Athletico Paranaense (Brazil 1; Copa Sudamericana) Group stage 2018 Copa Sudamericana champions
Palmeiras (Brazil 2) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions[10]
Cruzeiro (Brazil 3) 2018 Copa do Brasil champions[10]
Flamengo (Brazil 4) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[10]
Internacional (Brazil 5) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[10]
Grêmio (Brazil 6) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[10]
São Paulo (Brazil 7) Second stage 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[10]
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 8) 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[10]
 Chile
(4 berths)
Universidad Católica (Chile 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[11]
Universidad de Concepción (Chile 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[11]
Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División 3rd place[11]
Palestino (Chile 4) 2018 Copa Chile champions[11]
 Colombia
(4 berths)
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) Group stage 2018 Apertura champions[12]
Junior (Colombia 2) 2018 Finalización champions[12]
Independiente Medellín (Colombia 3) Second stage 2018 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12]
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) 2018 Copa Colombia champions[12]
 Ecuador
(4 berths)
LDU Quito (Ecuador 1) Group stage 2018 Serie A champions[13]
Emelec (Ecuador 2) 2018 Serie A runners-up[13]
Barcelona (Ecuador 3) Second stage 2018 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13]
Delfín (Ecuador 4) First stage 2018 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[13]
 Paraguay
(4 berths)
Olimpia (Paraguay 1) Group stage 2018 Apertura and 2018 Clausura champions[14]
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
Libertad (Paraguay 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[14]
Nacional (Paraguay 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[14]
 Peru
(4 berths)
Sporting Cristal (Peru 1) Group stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado champions[15]
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 2018 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up[15]
Melgar (Peru 3) Second stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado 3rd place[15]
Real Garcilaso (Peru 4) First stage 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified[15]
 Uruguay
(4 berths)
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[16]
Nacional (Uruguay 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[16]
Danubio (Uruguay 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[16]
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[16]
 Venezuela
(4 berths)
Zamora (Venezuela 1) Group stage 2018 Primera División champions[17]
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2) 2018 Primera División runners-up[17]
Caracas (Venezuela 3) Second stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[17]
Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 4) First stage 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[17]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[18][19] After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Libertadores.[20] The first stage matches were played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday instead of Monday and Friday in the last two seasons. The group stage matches were played in six matchdays instead of being spread over a longer period.

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 17 December 2018
(Luque, Paraguay)
22–24 January 2019 29–31 January 2019
Second stage 5–7 February 2019 12–14 February 2019
Third stage 19–21 February 2019 26–28 February 2019
Group stage
  • Matchday 1: 5–7 March 2019
  • Matchday 2: 12–14 March 2019
  • Matchday 3: 2–4 April 2019
  • Matchday 4: 9–11 April 2019
  • Matchday 5: 23–25 April 2019
  • Matchday 6: 7–9 May 2019
Round of 16 13 May 2019
(Luque, Paraguay)
23–25 July 2019 30 July – 1 August 2019
Quarter-finals 20–22 August 2019 27–29 August 2019
Semi-finals 1–2 October 2019 22–23 October 2019
Final 23 November 2019 at Estadio Monumental, Lima

Draws

Qualifying stages

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[1]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT RIV PAL ALI
1 Brazil Internacional 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Round of 16 2–2 3–2 2–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 2–2 0–0 3–0
3 Chile Palestino 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–2 3–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 2 12 10 1 0–1 1–1 1–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU EME LAR HUR
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 5 0 1 11 2 +9 15 Round of 16 1–2 2–0 4–0
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 0–1 2–2 0–0
3 Venezuela Deportivo Lara 6 1 2 3 4 10 6 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 0–0 2–1
4 Argentina Huracán 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 4 0–1 1–2 3–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI GOD CRI UDC
1 Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Round of 16 2–1 0–1 1–1
2 Argentina Godoy Cruz 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9 0–0 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 8 11 3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 2–0
4 Chile Universidad de Concepción 6 1 3 2 9 11 2 6 3–3 0–0 5–4
Source: CONMEBOL

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA LDQ PEÑ SJO
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 Round of 16 3–1 0–1 6–1
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 2–1 2–0 4–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 1–0 4–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 7 19 12 4 0–1 3–3 3–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CPO NAC CAM ZAM
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 1–0 4–1 2–1
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 1–1 1–0 1–0
3 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 2 0 4 6 10 4 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–1 3–2
4 Venezuela Zamora 6 1 0 5 6 10 4 3 2–1 0–1 1–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL SLO MEL JUN
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 1 +12 15 Round of 16 1–0 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 4 2 +2 10 1–0 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Melgar 6 2 1 3 2 9 7 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 0–0 1–0
4 Colombia Junior 6 1 0 5 1 8 7 3 0–2 1–0 0–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC CAP TOL WIL
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Round of 16 2–1 3–0 4–0
2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5 9 3–0 1–0 4–0
3 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 7 8 1 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 1–0 2–2
4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 1 2 3 5 14 9 5 0–0 3–2 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB GRE UCA ROS
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 Round of 16 0–2 4–1 2–0
2 Brazil Grêmio 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10 0–1 2–0 3–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 7 11 4 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 1–0 2–1
4 Argentina Rosario Central 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 5 2–1 1–1 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Final stages

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[1]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 23). 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 winners (Regulations Article 29).
  • The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 26). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 30).

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.[29]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 F Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 1 +12 15 Pot 1
2 B Brazil Cruzeiro 6 5 0 1 11 2 +9 15
3 A Brazil Internacional 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
4 E Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
5 H Paraguay Libertad 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12
6 G Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
7 D Brazil Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10
8 C Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
9 E Uruguay Nacional 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 Pot 2
10 A Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10
11 D Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
12 H Brazil Grêmio 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
13 F Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 4 2 +2 10
14 G Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5 9
15 C Argentina Godoy Cruz 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
16 B Ecuador Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 13 May 2019.

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
12Brazil Grêmio235
5Paraguay Libertad000
12Brazil Grêmio (a)022
1Brazil Palmeiras112
15Argentina Godoy Cruz202
1Brazil Palmeiras246
12Brazil Grêmio101
7Brazil Flamengo156
16Ecuador Emelec202 (2)
7Brazil Flamengo (p)022 (4)
7Brazil Flamengo213
3Brazil Internacional011
9Uruguay Nacional000
23 November – Lima
3Brazil Internacional123
7Brazil Flamengo2
10Argentina River Plate1
10Argentina River Plate (p)000 (4)
2Brazil Cruzeiro000 (2)
10Argentina River Plate213
4Paraguay Cerro Porteño011
13Argentina San Lorenzo011
4Paraguay Cerro Porteño022
10Argentina River Plate202
2Argentina Boca Juniors011
11Ecuador LDU Quito314
8Paraguay Olimpia112
11Ecuador LDU Quito000
6Argentina Boca Juniors303
14Brazil Athletico Paranaense000
6Argentina Boca Juniors123

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 0–0 (4–2 p) Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0 0–0
Godoy Cruz Argentina 2–6 Brazil Palmeiras 2–2 0–4
Emelec Ecuador 2–2 (2–4 p) Brazil Flamengo 2–0 0–2
LDU Quito Ecuador 4–2 Paraguay Olimpia 3–1 1–1
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 0–3 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–1 0–2
Nacional Uruguay 0–3 Brazil Internacional 0–1 0–2
Grêmio Brazil 5–0 Paraguay Libertad 2–0 3–0
San Lorenzo Argentina 1–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0–0 1–2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 3–1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2–0 1–1
Grêmio Brazil 2–2 (a) Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 2–1
Flamengo Brazil 3–1 Brazil Internacional 2–0 1–1
LDU Quito Ecuador 0–3 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–3 0–0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 2–1 Argentina Boca Juniors 2–0 0–1
Grêmio Brazil 1–6 Brazil Flamengo 1–1 0–5

Final

Flamengo Brazil2–1Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 78,573
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 3Q1 3Q2 GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Brazil Gabriel Barbosa Brazil Flamengo 112122 9
2 Argentina Adrián Martínez Paraguay Libertad 132 6
Argentina Marco Ruben Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1311
Brazil Gustavo Scarpa Brazil Palmeiras 12111
5 Brazil Bruno Henrique Brazil Flamengo 1211 5
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Brazil Atlético Mineiro 221
Chile Patricio Rubio Chile Universidad de Concepción 41

Source: CONMEBOL.com[30]

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists
1 Brazil Bruno Henrique Brazil Flamengo 5
2 Peru Joel Sánchez Peru Melgar 4
3 Brazil Alisson Brazil Grêmio 3
Paraguay Alan Benítez Paraguay Libertad
Ecuador Juan Cazares Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Brazil Dudu Brazil Palmeiras
Brazil Éverton Ribeiro Brazil Flamengo
Uruguay Nicolás López Brazil Internacional
Venezuela Ricardo Martins Venezuela Caracas
Brazil Rafael Sóbis Brazil Internacional

Source: CONMEBOL.com[31]

Team of the tournament

OptaJavier Stats Perform selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.[32]

Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Argentina Esteban Andrada Argentina Boca Juniors
Defenders Argentina Lucas Martínez Quarta Argentina River Plate
Brazil Rodrigo Caio Brazil Flamengo
Spain Pablo Marí Brazil Flamengo
Midfielders Argentina Enzo Pérez Argentina River Plate
Brazil Everton Brazil Grêmio
Brazil Gustavo Scarpa Brazil Palmeiras
Argentina Ignacio Fernández Argentina River Plate
Brazil Everton Ribeiro Brazil Flamengo
Forwards Brazil Gabriel Barbosa Brazil Flamengo
Brazil Bruno Henrique Brazil Flamengo

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