2025 Copa Libertadores final stages

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The 2025 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 12 August to 29 November 2025.[1][2] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2025 Copa Libertadores,[3] with the final played at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.[4][5]

Seeding

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Argentina Estudiantes Brazil Botafogo
B Argentina River Plate Peru Universitario
C Ecuador LDU Quito Brazil Flamengo
D Brazil São Paulo Paraguay Libertad
E Argentina Racing Brazil Fortaleza
F Brazil Internacional Colombia Atlético Nacional
G Brazil Palmeiras Paraguay Cerro Porteño
H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Uruguay Peñarol

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were 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.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 G Brazil Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 17 4 +13 18 Pot 1
2 D Brazil São Paulo 6 4 2 0 10 4 +6 14
3 E Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13
4 B Argentina River Plate 6 3 3 0 13 7 +6 12
5 A Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
6 H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
7 F Brazil Internacional 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
8 C Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
9 A Brazil Botafogo 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Pot 2
10 H Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
11 C Brazil Flamengo 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
12 F Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9
13 D Paraguay Libertad 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
14 E Brazil Fortaleza 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8
15 B Peru Universitario 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
16 G Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[3]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • 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 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • 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 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[6] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[3][7]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 2 June 2025.[8]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
9Brazil Botafogo101
8Ecuador LDU Quito022
8Ecuador LDU Quito213
2Brazil São Paulo000
12Colombia Atlético Nacional011 (3)
2Brazil São Paulo (p)011 (4)
8Ecuador LDU Quito303
1Brazil Palmeiras044
13Paraguay Libertad011 (1)
4Argentina River Plate (p)011 (3)
4Argentina River Plate112
1Brazil Palmeiras235
15Peru Universitario000
29 November – Lima
1Brazil Palmeiras404
1Brazil Palmeiras0
11Brazil Flamengo1
11Brazil Flamengo123
7Brazil Internacional000
11Brazil Flamengo (p)202 (4)
5Argentina Estudiantes112 (2)
16Paraguay Cerro Porteño000
5Argentina Estudiantes101
11Brazil Flamengo101
3Argentina Racing000
14Brazil Fortaleza000
6Argentina Vélez Sarsfield022
6Argentina Vélez Sarsfield000
3Argentina Racing112
10Uruguay Peñarol112
3Argentina Racing033

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 12–14 August, and the second legs were played on 19–21 August 2025.[9][10]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia1–1 (3–4 p)Brazil São Paulo0–01–1
Fortaleza Brazil0–2Argentina Vélez Sarsfield0–00–2
Flamengo Brazil3–0Brazil Internacional1–02–0
Universitario Peru0–4Brazil Palmeiras0–40–0
Libertad Paraguay1–1 (1–3 p)Argentina River Plate0–01–1
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–1Argentina Estudiantes0–10–0
Peñarol Uruguay2–3Argentina Racing1–01–3
Botafogo Brazil1–2Ecuador LDU Quito1–00–2

Matches

Atlético Nacional Colombia0–0Brazil São Paulo
Report
Attendance: 40,048[11]
São Paulo Brazil1–1Colombia Atlético Nacional
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 57,559[12]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, São Paulo won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Fortaleza Brazil0–0Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
Report
Attendance: 27,955[13]
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina2–0Brazil Fortaleza
 Report
Attendance: 11,581[14]

Vélez Sarsfield won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 68,483[15]
Internacional Brazil0–2Brazil Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 43,581[16]

Flamengo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Universitario Peru0–4Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 54,043[17]
Palmeiras Brazil0–0Peru Universitario
Report
Attendance: 33,203[18]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Palmeiras won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Libertad Paraguay0–0Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 10,466[20]
River Plate Argentina1–1Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 65,030[21]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–1Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 29,928[22]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Estudiantes Argentina0–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 21,260[23]

Estudiantes won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Peñarol Uruguay1–0Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 35,570[24]
Racing Argentina3–1Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 40,211[25]

Racing won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Botafogo Brazil1–0Ecuador LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 37,131[26]
LDU Quito Ecuador2–0Brazil Botafogo
 Report
Attendance: 32,854[27]

LDU Quito won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 16–18 September, and the second legs were played on 23–25 September 2025.[28][29]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
LDU Quito Ecuador3–0Brazil São Paulo2–01–0
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina0–2Argentina Racing0–10–1
Flamengo Brazil2–2 (4–2 p)Argentina Estudiantes2–10–1
River Plate Argentina2–5Brazil Palmeiras1–21–3

Matches

LDU Quito Ecuador2–0Brazil São Paulo
 Report
São Paulo Brazil0–1Ecuador LDU Quito
Report
Attendance: 54,609[30]

LDU Quito won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina0–1Argentina Racing
Report
Racing Argentina1–0Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
 Report

Racing won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Flamengo Brazil2–1Argentina Estudiantes
 Report
Attendance: 71,977[31]
Estudiantes Argentina1–0Brazil Flamengo
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Flamengo won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Palmeiras Brazil3–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 40,893[32]

Palmeiras won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 October, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 October 2025.[33][34]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
LDU Quito Ecuador3–4Brazil Palmeiras3–00–4
Flamengo Brazil1–0Argentina Racing1–00–0

Matches

LDU Quito Ecuador3–0Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 34,189[35]
Palmeiras Brazil4–0Ecuador LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 39,941[36]

Palmeiras won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Flamengo Brazil1–0Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 71,378[37][38]
Racing Argentina0–0Brazil Flamengo
Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Flamengo won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 29 November 2025 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima.[5]

Palmeiras Brazil0–1Brazil Flamengo
Report Danilo 67'
Attendance: 70,048[40]

Notes

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