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2026 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026
The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo will host the final
Tournament details
Dates3 February – 28 November 2026
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored193 (2.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Álex Arce
Paraguay Carlos González
(5 goals each)
2025
2027
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2026.

The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 67th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2026,[1] with the final to be played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay.[2][3]

The winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Flamengo are the defending champions.

Teams

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The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[4]

  • 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:

  • 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)
Lanús (Copa Sudamericana) Group stage 2025 Copa Sudamericana champions
Platense (Argentina 1) 2025 Apertura champions[5]
Estudiantes (Argentina 2) 2025 Clausura champions[5]
Independiente Rivadavia (Argentina 3) 2025 Copa Argentina champions[5]
Rosario Central (Argentina 4) 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[5]
Boca Juniors (Argentina 5) 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[5]
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6) Second stage 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[5]
 Bolivia
(4 berths)
Always Ready (Bolivia 1) Group stage 2025 División Profesional champions[6]
Bolívar (Bolivia 2) 2025 División Profesional runners-up[6]
Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 3) Second stage 2025 Copa Bolivia champions[6]
The Strongest (Bolivia 4) First stage 2025 División Profesional best team not yet qualified[6]
 Brazil
(7 + 1 berths)
Flamengo (Title holders) Group stage 2025 Copa Libertadores champions
Corinthians (Brazil 1) 2025 Copa do Brasil champions[7]
Palmeiras (Brazil 2) 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up[7]
Cruzeiro (Brazil 3) 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[7]
Mirassol (Brazil 4) 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[7]
Fluminense (Brazil 5) 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place[7]
Botafogo (Brazil 6) Second stage 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place[7]
Bahia (Brazil 7) 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place[7]
 Chile
(4 berths)
Coquimbo Unido (Chile 1) Group stage 2025 Liga de Primera champions[8]
Universidad Católica (Chile 2) 2025 Liga de Primera runners-up[8]
O'Higgins (Chile 3) Second stage 2025 Liga de Primera 3rd place[8]
Huachipato (Chile 4) 2025 Copa Chile champions[8]
 Colombia
(4 berths)
Santa Fe (Colombia 1) Group stage 2025 Apertura champions[9]
Junior (Colombia 2) 2025 Finalización champions[9]
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) Second stage 2025 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9]
Independiente Medellín (Colombia 4) 2025 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[9]
 Ecuador
(4 berths)
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 1) Group stage 2025 Serie A champions[10]
LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) 2025 Serie A runners-up[10]
Barcelona (Ecuador 3) Second stage 2025 Serie A best team not yet qualified[10]
Universidad Católica (Ecuador 4) First stage 2025 Copa Ecuador champions[10]
 Paraguay
(4 berths)
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) Group stage 2025 Copa de Primera (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[11]
Libertad (Paraguay 2) 2025 Copa de Primera tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table[11]
Guaraní (Paraguay 3) Second stage 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11]
2 de Mayo (Paraguay 4) First stage 2025 Copa Paraguay runners-up[Note PAR][11]
 Peru
(4 berths)
Universitario (Peru 1) Group stage 2025 Liga 1 champions[12]
Cusco (Peru 2) 2025 Liga 1 runners-up[12]
Sporting Cristal (Peru 3) Second stage 2025 Liga 1 3rd place[12]
Alianza Lima (Peru 4) First stage 2025 Liga 1 4th place[12]
 Uruguay
(4 berths)
Nacional (Uruguay 1) Group stage 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya champions[13]
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya runners-up[13]
Liverpool (Uruguay 3) Second stage 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13]
Juventud (Uruguay 4) First stage 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
 Venezuela
(4 berths)
Universidad Central (Venezuela 1) Group stage 2025 Liga FUTVE champions[14]
Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 2) 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 1st place[14]
Carabobo (Venezuela 3) Second stage 2025 Liga FUTVE runners-up[14]
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 4) First stage 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
Notes
  1. Paraguay (PAR): Since the 2025 Copa Paraguay champions General Caballero (JLM) were relegated and therefore became ineligible to qualify for South American competitions, the Paraguay 4 berth was awarded to the Copa Paraguay runners-up, 2 de Mayo.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows:[1][15]

Schedule for 2026 Copa Libertadores
Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 18 December 2025 3–5 February 2026 10–12 February 2026
Second stage 17–19 February 2026 24–26 February 2026
Third stage 3–5 March 2026 10–12 March 2026
Group stage 19 March 2026
  • Matchday 1: 7–9 April 2026
  • Matchday 2: 14–16 April 2026
  • Matchday 3: 28–30 April 2026
  • Matchday 4: 5–7 May 2026
  • Matchday 5: 19–21 May 2026
  • Matchday 6: 26–28 May 2026
Round of 16 3 June 2026 11–13 August 2026 18–20 August 2026
Quarter-finals 8–10 September 2026 15–17 September 2026
Semi-finals 13–15 October 2026 20–22 October 2026
Final 28 November 2026 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Draws

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Location of teams of the 2026 Copa Libertadores.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H; White: Play-off rounds.

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 18 December 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[15][16]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 15 December 2025 (shown in parentheses),[17] taking into account the following three factors:[18]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2016–2025.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2015 and 2002–2015 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.[19]

First stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. The identity of the team from Bolivia was not known at the time of the draw 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.[19]

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. The identity of the teams from Bolivia and Ecuador was not known at the time of the draw 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.[19]

  • 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 was held on 19 March 2026, 20:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[20][21] For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.[22]

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were seeded in Pot 2.
  3. ^
    Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

Qualifying stages

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In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).

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

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
The Strongest Bolivia2–2 (3–5 p)Venezuela Deportivo Táchira2–10–1
Juventud Uruguay4–4 (4–3 p)Ecuador Universidad Católica0–14–3
2 de Mayo Paraguay2–1Peru Alianza Lima1–01–1

Second stage

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Juventud Uruguay2–1Paraguay Guaraní0–02–1
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela1–1 (0–3 p)Colombia Deportes Tolima0–11–0
2 de Mayo Paraguay2–2 (4–5 p)Peru Sporting Cristal2–20–0
Barcelona Ecuador1–1 (5–4 p)Argentina Argentinos Juniors0–11–0
Nacional Potosí Bolivia1–2Brazil Botafogo1–00–2
Carabobo Venezuela3–1Chile Huachipato1–02–1
O'Higgins Chile2–2 (4–3 p)Brazil Bahia1–01–2
Liverpool Uruguay1–2Colombia Independiente Medellín1–20–0

Third stage

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Juventud Uruguay2–3Colombia Independiente Medellín1–11–2
O'Higgins Chile1–2Colombia Deportes Tolima1–00–2
Carabobo Venezuela2–2 (2–3 p)Peru Sporting Cristal0–12–1
Barcelona Ecuador2–1Brazil Botafogo1–11–0

Group stage

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In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group will enter the knockout round play-offs of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA EST DIM CUS
1 Brazil Flamengo 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Round of 16 20 May 4–1 26 May
2 Argentina Estudiantes 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 6 1–1 26 May 2–1
3 Colombia Independiente Medellín 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 Copa Sudamericana Abd.[a] 1–1 1–0
4 Peru Cusco 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 0–2 1–1 20 May
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ The Independiente Medellín v Flamengo match was suspended at 0–0 in the 5th minute of play due to disturbances by Independiente Medellín fans.[23] The match was subsequently abandoned after a one-hour wait, with CONMEBOL confirming its cancellation and referring the matter to its Disciplinary Commission.[24][25]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL COQ UNI NAC
1 Colombia Deportes Tolima 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7[a] Round of 16 3–0 0–0 3–0
2 Chile Coquimbo Unido 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7[a] 19 May 2–1 1–1
3 Peru Universitario 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4[b] Copa Sudamericana 26 May 0–2 4–2
4 Uruguay Nacional 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4[b] 3–1 26 May 20 May
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Deportes Tolima 3, Coquimbo Unido 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Universitario 3, Nacional 0.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IRI BOL DLG FLU
1 Argentina Independiente Rivadavia (Q) 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Round of 16 1–0 4–1 1–1
2 Bolivia Bolívar 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5 27 May 1–1 2–0
3 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 4 0 3 1 3 6 −3 3 Copa Sudamericana 21 May 1–1 0–0
4 Brazil Fluminense 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–2 19 May 27 May
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UCA CRU BOC BSC
1 Chile Universidad Católica 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7[a] Round of 16 0–0 1–2 21 May
2 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7[a] 1–2 1–0 28 May
3 Argentina Boca Juniors 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 6 Copa Sudamericana 28 May 19 May 3–0
4 Ecuador Barcelona 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3 1–2 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Universidad Católica 4, Cruzeiro 1.

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR PLA SFE PEÑ
1 Brazil Corinthians (Q) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Round of 16 27 May 2–0 2–0
2 Argentina Platense (X) 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 0–2 2–1 1–1
3 Colombia Santa Fe 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2[a] Copa Sudamericana 1–1 19 May 1–1
4 Uruguay Peñarol 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2[a] 21 May 1–2 27 May
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Red cards: Santa Fe 0, Peñarol 1.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL CCP CRI JUN
1 Brazil Palmeiras (X) 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Round of 16 20 May 2–1 28 May
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7 1–1 28 May 1–0
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 1–0 2–0
4 Colombia Junior (Y) 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 1–1 0–1 20 May
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs; (Y) Cannot qualify for round of 16, but may still qualify for Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIR LAN LDQ CAR
1 Brazil Mirassol 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Round of 16 1–0 2–0 2–0
2 Argentina Lanús 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 6[a] 26 May 1–0 1–0
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6[a] Copa Sudamericana 2–0 20 May 26 May
4 Bolivia Always Ready 4 1 0 3 4 4 0 3 19 May 4–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lanús 3, LDU Quito 0.

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS IDV UCV LIB
1 Argentina Rosario Central (X) 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5 10 Round of 16 0–0 19 May 1–0
2 Ecuador Independiente del Valle (X) 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 27 May 3–1 19 May
3 Venezuela Universidad Central 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 2–0 3–1
4 Paraguay Libertad (Y) 4 0 0 4 3 8 −5 0 0–1 2–3 27 May
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2026. Source: CONMEBOL
(X) Assured of at least Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs; (Y) Cannot qualify for round of 16, but may still qualify for Copa Sudamericana knockout round play-offs

Statistics

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As of 7 May 2026

Top scorers

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Rank Player Team 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 3Q1 3Q2 GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Paraguay Álex Arce Argentina Independiente Rivadavia 1 3 1 5
Paraguay Carlos González Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2 3
3 Uruguay Federico Barrandeguy Uruguay Juventud 1 1 1 3
Argentina Francisco Fydriszewski Colombia Independiente Medellín 1 1 1
Brazil Gustavo Henrique Brazil Corinthians 1 1 1
Paraguay Lorenzo Melgarejo Paraguay Libertad 1 2
Uruguay Tiago Palacios Argentina Estudiantes 1 1 1

See also

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References

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