2025 Copa Libertadores
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 4 February – 29 November 2025 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 66th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 4 February and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2025.[1]
The winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Botafogo will be the defending champions.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:
- 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) |
Racing (Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions |
| Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 1) | 2024 Primera División champions[2] | ||
| Estudiantes (Argentina 2) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[2] | ||
| Central Córdoba (Argentina 3) | 2024 Copa Argentina champions[2] | ||
| Talleres (Argentina 4) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[2] | ||
| River Plate (Argentina 5) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[2] | ||
| Boca Juniors (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[2] | |
 Bolivia(4 berths) |
San Antonio Bulo Bulo (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura winners[3] |
| Bolívar (Bolivia 2) | 2024 Clausura winners[3] | ||
| The Strongest (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[3] | |
| Blooming (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified[3] | |
 Brazil(7 + 1 berths) |
Botafogo (Title holders) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Libertadores champions |
| Flamengo (Brazil 1) | 2024 Copa do Brasil champions | ||
| Palmeiras (Brazil 2) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| Fortaleza (Brazil 3) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| Internacional (Brazil 4) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | ||
| São Paulo (Brazil 5) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | ||
| Corinthians (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place | |
| Bahia (Brazil 7) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place | ||
 Chile(4 berths) |
Colo-Colo (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[4] |
| Universidad de Chile (Chile 2) | 2024 Primera División runners-up[4] | ||
| Deportes Iquique (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División 3rd place[4] | |
| Ñublense (Chile 4) | 2024 Copa Chile runners-up[4] | ||
 Colombia(4 berths) |
Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura champions[5] |
| Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) | 2024 Finalización champions[5] | ||
| Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[5] | |
| Santa Fe (Colombia 4) | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[5] | ||
 Ecuador(4 berths) |
LDU Quito (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2024 Serie A champions[6] |
| Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 2) | 2024 Serie A runners-up[6] | ||
| Barcelona (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[6] | |
| El Nacional (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Ecuador champions[7] | |
 Paraguay(4 berths) |
Olimpia (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[8] |
| Libertad (Paraguay 2) | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table[8] | ||
| Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8] | |
| Nacional (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Paraguay runners-up[8] | |
 Peru(4 berths) |
Universitario (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2024 Liga 1 champions[9] |
| Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) | 2024 Liga 1 runners-up[9] | ||
| Melgar (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2024 Liga 1 3rd place[9] | |
| Alianza Lima (Peru 4) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 4th place[9] | |
 Uruguay(4 berths) |
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[10] |
| Nacional (Uruguay 2) | 2024 Primera División runners-up[10] | ||
| Boston River (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10] | |
| Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[10] | |
 Venezuela(4 berths) |
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[11] |
| Carabobo (Venezuela 2) | 2024 Primera División runners-up[11] | ||
| Universidad Central (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11] | |
| Monagas (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[11] |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[12]
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 19 December 2024[13] | 4–6 February 2025 | 11–13 February 2025 |
| Second stage | 18–20 February 2025 | 25–27 February 2025 | |
| Third stage | 4–6 March 2025 | 11–13 March 2025 | |
| Group stage | 19 March 2025 | 2 April – 28 May 2025 | |
| Round of 16 | 4 June 2025 | 12–14 August 2025 | 19–21 August 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 16–18 September 2025 | 23–25 September 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 21–23 October 2025 | 28–30 October 2025 | |
| Final | 29 November 2025 | ||
Draws
Buenos Aires
La Paz
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Santiago
Quito
Asunción
Lima
Montevideo
Quito teams
El Nacional
Indep. del Valle
LDU Quito
Lima teams
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
La Paz teams
Bolívar
The Strongest
Santiago teams
Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile
El Nacional
Indep. del Valle LDU QuitoLima teams
Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal UniversitarioLa Paz teams
Bolívar The StrongestSantiago teams
Colo-Colo Universidad de ChileAsunción teams
Cerro Porteño
Libertad
Nacional
Olimpia
Montevideo teams
Boston River
Defensor Sporting
Nacional
Peñarol
Gran Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors
Racing
River Plate
Vélez Sarsfield
Cerro Porteño Libertad Nacional OlimpiaMontevideo teams
Boston River Defensor Sporting Nacional PeñarolGran Buenos Aires teams
Boca Juniors Racing River Plate Vélez SarsfieldLocation of teams of the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
Red: Group stage; White: Play-off rounds.
Red: Group stage; White: Play-off rounds.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.[14]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses),[15] taking into account the following three factors:[16]
- 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.[13]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
|
- † 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.[13]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
|
|
- † 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.[13]
- 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
Qualifying stages
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).[17]
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
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming | E1 | El Nacional | 6 Feb | 13 Feb |
| Nacional | E2 | Alianza Lima | 5 Feb | 12 Feb |
| Monagas | E3 | Defensor Sporting | 4 Feb | 11 Feb |
Second stage
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportes Iquique | C1 | Santa Fe | 18 Feb | 25 Feb |
| The Strongest | C2 | Bahia | 18 Feb | 25 Feb |
| Winner E3 | C3 | Cerro Porteño | 20 Feb | 27 Feb |
| Winner E1 | C4 | Barcelona | 19 Feb | 26 Feb |
| Universidad Central | C5 | Corinthians | 19 Feb | 26 Feb |
| Deportes Tolima | C6 | Melgar | 20 Feb | 27 Feb |
| Boston River | C7 | Ñublense | 19 Feb | 26 Feb |
| Winner E2 | C8 | Boca Juniors | 18 Feb | 25 Feb |
Third stage
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner C1 | G1[†] | Winner C8 | 4–6 Mar | 11–13 Mar |
| Winner C2 | G2[†] | Winner C7 | 4–6 Mar | 11–13 Mar |
| Winner C3 | G3[†] | Winner C6 | 4–6 Mar | 11–13 Mar |
| Winner C4 | G4[†] | Winner C5 | 4–6 Mar | 11–13 Mar |
- † Order of legs to be decided, with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.
Group stage
The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage (CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 shown in parentheses):[15]
|
Pot 1 |
Pot 2
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Pot 3
|
Pot 4
|
- Notes
- ^TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions will be automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
- ^CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) will be seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
- ^Q3 The third stage winners will be seeded in Pot 4.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d "Reglamento de la División de Honor 2024" [2024 División de Honor Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Liga 1 2024" [2024 Liga 1 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). FPF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Régimen de disputa de los torneos oficiales - vigente desde el 2018" [Regime of play for official tournaments – in force since 2018] (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.