2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages
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The 2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 4 February to 13 March 2025.[1][2] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores.[3]
Draw
The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 19 December 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses),[6] taking into account the following three factors:[7]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 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.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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- † The identity of the team from Bolivia was not known at the time the pots were announced and it was seeded in Pot 2.
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 could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which were seeded in Pot 2 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.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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- † The identity of the team from Bolivia and the second team from Colombia was not known at the time the pots were announced and they were 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.[8]
- 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, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[3]
Bracket
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.
The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 19 December 2024.
Winner G1
| First stage | Second stage | Third stage | |||||||||||||||
 Deportes Iquique
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Deportes Iquique (p)
| 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||
 Santa Fe
| 1 | 2 | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Fe
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Deportes Iquique
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Alianza Lima
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Nacional
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Alianza Lima
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Alianza Lima (p)
| 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||
 Boca Juniors
| 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Boca Juniors
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
Winner G2
| First stage | Second stage | Third stage | |||||||||||||||
 Boston River
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Boston River
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ñublense
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ñublense
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Boston River
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Bahia
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 The Strongest
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| The Strongest
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bahia
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bahia
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
Winner G3
| First stage | Second stage | Third stage | |||||||||||||||
| Deportes Tolima
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Deportes Tolima
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Melgar
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Melgar
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Melgar
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Monagas
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Monagas
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño
| 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
Winner G4
| First stage | Second stage | Third stage | |||||||||||||||
| Blooming
| 3 | 1 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||
 El Nacional (p)
| 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| El Nacional
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Corinthians
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Universidad Central
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Universidad Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Corinthians
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Corinthians
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
First stage
Summary
The first legs were played on 4–6 February, and the second legs were played on 11–13 February 2025.[9]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming | 4–4 (3–4 p) | El Nacional | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Nacional | 2–4 | Alianza Lima | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Monagas | 4–0 | Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Matches
| Blooming | 3–2 | El Nacional |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Tied 4–4 on aggregate, El Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match C4).
Alianza Lima won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).
| Monagas | 2–0 | Defensor Sporting |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Defensor Sporting | 0–2 | Monagas |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Monagas won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C3).
Second stage
Summary
The first legs were played on 18–20 February, and the second legs were played on 25–27 February 2025.[9][16][17]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportes Iquique | 3–3 (2–1 p) | Santa Fe | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| The Strongest | 1–4 | Bahia | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Monagas | 1–7 | Cerro Porteño | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| El Nacional | 1–2 | Barcelona | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Universidad Central | 3–4 | Corinthians | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Deportes Tolima | 0–2 | Melgar | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Boston River | 2–1 | Ñublense | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Boca Juniors | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Matches
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Deportes Iquique won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
| The Strongest | 1–1 | Bahia |
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Report |
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Bahia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
Cerro Porteño won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
| El Nacional | 0–1 | Barcelona |
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| Report |
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Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
| Universidad Central | 1–1 | Corinthians |
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Report |
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| Corinthians | 3–2 | Universidad Central |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Corinthians won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
| Deportes Tolima | 0–1 | Melgar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Melgar | 1–0 | Deportes Tolima |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Melgar won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
| Ñublense | 1–1 | Boston River |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Boston River won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
| Alianza Lima | 1–0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Alianza Lima won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
Third stage
Summary
The first legs were played on 4–6 March, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2025.[16][34]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportes Iquique | 2–3 | Alianza Lima | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Boston River | 0–1 | Bahia | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Melgar | 2–5 | Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Barcelona | 3–2 | Corinthians | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Matches
| Deportes Iquique | 1–2 | Alianza Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Alianza Lima won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
| Boston River | 0–0 | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bahia | 1–0 | Boston River |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Bahia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
| Melgar | 0–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Cerro Porteño won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Notes
- Defensor Sporting played their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
- Santa Fe played their home match against Deportes Iquique at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá instead of their regular stadium Estadio El Campín, Bogotá which was reserved for Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.[19]