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2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

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The 2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages will be played from 4 February to 13 March 2025. A total of 19 teams will compete in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores.

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.

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 respectively.
  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 teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.

First stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. 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.

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. 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.

  • 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 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).

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 will be 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
            
Chile Deportes Iquique Bye
 
Chile Deportes Iquique
Colombia Santa Fe
Colombia Santa Fe Bye
 
Winner C1
Winner C8
Paraguay Nacional
Peru Alianza Lima
Winner E2
Argentina Boca Juniors
Argentina Boca Juniors Bye
 

Winner G2

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Bolivia The Strongest Bye
 
Bolivia The Strongest
Brazil Bahia
Brazil Bahia Bye
 
Winner C2
Winner C7
Uruguay Boston River Bye
 
Uruguay Boston River
Chile Ñublense
Chile Ñublense Bye
 

Winner G3

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Venezuela Monagas
Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Winner E3
Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Paraguay Cerro Porteño Bye
 
Winner C3
Winner C6
Colombia Deportes Tolima Bye
 
Colombia Deportes Tolima
Peru Melgar
Peru Melgar Bye
 

Winner G4

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Bolivia Blooming
Ecuador El Nacional
Winner E1
Ecuador Barcelona
Ecuador Barcelona Bye
 
Winner C4
Winner C5
Venezuela Universidad Central Bye
 
Venezuela Universidad Central
Brazil Corinthians
Brazil Corinthians Bye
 
  1. Order of legs to be decided, with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.

First stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–6 February, and the second legs will be played on 11–13 February 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Blooming BoliviaE1Ecuador El Nacional6 Feb13 Feb
Nacional ParaguayE2Peru Alianza Lima5 Feb12 Feb
Monagas VenezuelaE3Uruguay Defensor Sporting4 Feb11 Feb

Matches

Blooming BoliviavEcuador El Nacional
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
El Nacional EcuadorvBolivia Blooming
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C4).

Nacional ParaguayvPeru Alianza Lima
Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción
Alianza Lima PeruvParaguay Nacional
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C8).

Monagas VenezuelavUruguay Defensor Sporting
Estadio Monumental, Maturín
Defensor Sporting UruguayvVenezuela Monagas
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C3).

Second stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 18–20 February, and the second legs will be played on 25–27 February 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportes Iquique ChileC1Colombia Santa Fe18 Feb25 Feb
The Strongest BoliviaC2Brazil Bahia18 Feb25 Feb
Winner E3C3Paraguay Cerro Porteño20 Feb27 Feb
Winner E1C4Ecuador Barcelona19 Feb26 Feb
Universidad Central VenezuelaC5Brazil Corinthians19 Feb26 Feb
Deportes Tolima ColombiaC6Peru Melgar20 Feb27 Feb
Boston River UruguayC7Chile Ñublense19 Feb26 Feb
Winner E2C8Argentina Boca Juniors18 Feb25 Feb

Matches

Deportes Iquique ChilevColombia Santa Fe
Estadio Tierra de Campeones, Iquique
Santa Fe ColombiavChile Deportes Iquique
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G1).

The Strongest BoliviavBrazil Bahia
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Bahia BrazilvBolivia The Strongest
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

Winner E3 vParaguay Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño Paraguayv Winner E3
Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

Winner E1 vEcuador Barcelona
Barcelona Ecuadorv Winner E1
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

Universidad Central VenezuelavBrazil Corinthians
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas
Corinthians BrazilvVenezuela Universidad Central
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

Deportes Tolima ColombiavPeru Melgar
Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Ibagué
Melgar PeruvColombia Deportes Tolima
Estadio Monumental de la UNSA, Arequipa

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

Boston River UruguayvChile Ñublense
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Ñublense ChilevUruguay Boston River
Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillán

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

Winner E2 vArgentina Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors Argentinav Winner E2
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–6 March, and the second legs will be played on 11–13 March 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner C1G1Winner C84–6 Mar11–13 Mar
Winner C2G2Winner C74–6 Mar11–13 Mar
Winner C3G3Winner C64–6 Mar11–13 Mar
Winner C4G4Winner C54–6 Mar11–13 Mar
  1. Order of legs to be decided, with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.

Matches

Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8 v Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8
Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8 v Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7 v Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7
Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7 v Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6 v Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6
Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6 v Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5 v Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5
Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5 v Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5

Winner advances to the group stage.

Notes

  1. Defensor Sporting will play their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. Boston River will play their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

References

  1. "Protegido: Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. "Conmebol publicó el calendario 2025: cuándo arranca la Copa Libertadores para Talleres" [Conmebol published the 2025 calendar: when does the Copa Libertadores start for Talleres?] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. "Cuándo es el sorteo de la Copa Libertadores 2025" [When is the draw for the 2025 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). La Nación. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. "Ranking de Clubes de la CONMEBOL 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Clubs Ranking] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. "RANKING DE CLUBES DE LA CONMEBOL 2021 SISTEMA DE PUNTAJE" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Pautas de sorteo para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2025 PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión de 19/12/2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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