2021 Copa Libertadores
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| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 23 February – 27 November 2021 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Palmeiras (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Flamengo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 155 |
| Goals scored | 423 (2.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gabriel Barbosa (11 goals) |
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]
Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions,[2] except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.[3]
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[4][5] On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 20 November 2021,[6] but on 27 July 2021 the final was eventually confirmed to have been rescheduled to 27 November 2021.[7]
Defending champions Palmeiras won their third Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian club Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final match.[8] As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Contents
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[9]
- 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:[9]
- 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) |
Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 1, Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2020 Copa Sudamericana champions |
| Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[10][11][Note ARG] | ||
| River Plate (Argentina 3) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10][11][12][Note ARG] | ||
| Racing (Argentina 4) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[10][11][Note ARG] | ||
| Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 5) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[10][11][Note ARG] | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 6) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified[10][11][Note ARG] | ||
| San Lorenzo (Argentina 7) | Second stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified[10][11][Note ARG] | |
 Bolivia(4 berths) |
Always Ready (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Apertura champions |
| The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | 2020 Apertura runners-up[Note BOL] | ||
| Bolívar (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Apertura 3rd place[Note BOL] | |
| Royal Pari (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2020 Apertura 4th place[Note BOL] | |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) |
Palmeiras (Brazil 1, Title holders) | Group stage | 2020 Copa Libertadores and 2020 Copa do Brasil champions |
| Flamengo (Brazil 2) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | ||
| Internacional (Brazil 3) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| São Paulo (Brazil 5) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| Fluminense (Brazil 6) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | ||
| Grêmio (Brazil 7) | Second stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | |
| Santos (Brazil 8) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place | ||
 Chile(4 berths) |
Universidad Católica (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| Unión La Calera (Chile 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place | |
| Unión Española (Chile 4) | 2020 Primera División 4th place[Note CHI] | ||
 Colombia(4 berths) |
América de Cali (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera A champions[Note COL] |
| Santa Fe (Colombia 2) | 2020 Primera A runners-up[Note COL] | ||
| Junior (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[Note COL] | |
| Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) | 2020 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[Note COL] | ||
 Ecuador(4 berths) |
Barcelona (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2020 Serie A champions |
| LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) | 2020 Serie A runners-up | ||
| Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Universidad Católica (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 Paraguay(4 berths) |
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table |
| Olimpia (Paraguay 2) | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table | ||
| Libertad (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Guaraní (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 Peru(4 berths) |
Sporting Cristal (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2020 Liga 1 champions |
| Universitario (Peru 2) | 2020 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
| Ayacucho (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2020 Liga 1 3rd place | |
| Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 4) | First stage | 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
 Uruguay(4 berths) |
Nacional (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| Rentistas (Uruguay 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 21 February 2021[Note URU] | |
| Liverpool (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 7 February 2021[Note URU] | |
 Venezuela(4 berths) |
Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions[Note VEN] |
| Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up[Note VEN] | ||
| Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place[Note VEN] | |
| Caracas (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División 4th place[Note VEN] |
- Notes
- Argentina (ARG):
- On 28 April 2020, the Argentine Football Association announced the abandonment of the 2020 Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. The six Argentina berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores were awarded to the following:[13]
- The Argentina 1 berth was awarded to the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina champions.
- The Argentina 2 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Copa de la Superliga champions, was awarded to the winner of a tournament to be played in the second semester of 2020, later confirmed to be the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
- The Argentina 3 berth was awarded to the 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions, provided that government directives allowed for it to be concluded.
- The Argentina 4, Argentina 5, and Argentina 6 berths were awarded to the three best teams of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table at the time of the suspension of the latter competition not yet qualified.
- On 11 December 2020 it was confirmed that the 2019–20 Copa Argentina would not be completed in time to award its winner a berth into the 2021 Copa Libertadores, therefore the Argentina 3 berth was reallocated to the best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified.[14]
- On 28 April 2020, the Argentine Football Association announced the abandonment of the 2020 Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. The six Argentina berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores were awarded to the following:[13]
- Bolivia (BOL): The 2020 Clausura tournament was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia, therefore the Bolivia 2, Bolivia 3, and Bolivia 4 berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores were reallocated to the 2020 Apertura runners-up, 3rd and 4th placed teams, respectively.
- Chile (CHI): On 30 December 2020, the Council of Presidents of the ANFP decided that the Chile 4 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Copa Chile champions, would be awarded to the 4th placed team of the 2020 Chilean Primera División given that the 2020 Copa Chile will not be held before the start of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[15]
- Colombia (COL):
- On 25 July 2020, DIMAYOR decided that the 2020 Categoría Primera A season, suspended from 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, would only have a single tournament played for the remainder of the season. Therefore, the Colombia 1 berth of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, originally awarded to the 2020 Apertura champions, and the Colombia 2 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Finalización champions, would instead be awarded to the champions and runners-up of that single tournament, respectively.[16]
- On 9 September 2020, DIMAYOR confirmed the reallocation of the four Colombia berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores as follows:[17]
- The Colombia 1 berth was awarded to the 2020 Primera A champions.
- The Colombia 2 berth was awarded to the 2020 Primera A runners-up.
- The Colombia 3 berth was awarded to the 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified.
- The Colombia 4 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Copa Colombia champions, was awarded to the 2020 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified.
- Uruguay (URU): Given that the 2020 Primera División was not concluded before the start of the 2021 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay, on 14 January 2021 the League Council of the Uruguayan Football Association approved a temporary modification to the qualification method of Uruguayan teams. Since associations must formally inform CONMEBOL of the teams that will take part in international competition in advance to the start of competition, some international berths were decided based on deadlines set according to the dates the respective Copa Libertadores rounds were scheduled for as well as the placements of teams in the 2020 Primera División aggregate table at the time of those deadlines:[18]
- The Uruguay 4 berth was awarded to the best eligible team of the 2020 Primera División aggregate table as of 7 February 2021, considering that the Copa Libertadores first stage was scheduled to begin on 23 February 2021. Liverpool (2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 7 February 2021) accepted the berth after the top four of the aggregate table at that moment (Nacional, Montevideo City Torque, Peñarol, and Rentistas) all declined to take the berth.[19]
- The Uruguay 3 berth was awarded to the best eligible team of the 2020 Primera División aggregate table as of 21 February 2021, considering that the Copa Libertadores second stage was scheduled to begin on 9 March 2021. Montevideo Wanderers (2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 21 February 2021) accepted the berth after the top three of the aggregate table at that moment (Nacional, Montevideo City Torque, and Peñarol) all declined to take the berth, and 4th placed Liverpool was already qualified as Uruguay 4.[20]
- Teams were offered the chance to accept or decline the berths they were eligible for at the time of the respective deadlines.
- Venezuela (VEN): On 15 May 2020, the Venezuelan Football Federation decided the permanent suspension of the 2020 Venezuelan Primera División season and the voiding of the standings and results recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[21][22] The allocation of the four Venezuela berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores would be announced at a later time, with the FVF confirming a will to organize a new tournament in which sporting merit, club licensing requirements, and medical protocols were applied.[23] The definitive berth allocations were confirmed by the FVF on 18 September 2020.[24]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[25][26]
On 4 February 2021, CONMEBOL announced a rescheduling for the qualifying stages.[27]
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 5 February 2021[28] | 23–24 February 2021 (originally 16–18 February 2021) |
2–3 March 2021 (originally 23–25 February 2021) |
| Second stage | 9–11 March 2021 (originally 2–4 March 2021) |
16–18 March 2021 (originally 9–11 March 2021) |
|
| Third stage | 6–9 April 2021 (originally 16–18 March 2021) |
13–15 April 2021 (originally 6–8 April 2021) |
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| Group stage | 9 April 2021[29] |
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| Round of 16 | 1 June 2021[30] | 13–15 July 2021 | 20–22 July and 3 August 2021 (originally 20–22 July 2021) |
| Quarter-finals | 10–12 August 2021 | 17–19 August 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 21–22 September 2021 | 28–29 September 2021 | |
| Final | 27 November 2021 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo | ||
Draws
2021 Copa Libertadores is located in South America
Buenos Aires
La Paz
Porto Alegre
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Santiago
Quito
Asunción
Lima
Montevideo
Caracas
Quito Metro Area teams
Lima teams
Univ. de Chile
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
La Paz teams
Always Ready
Bolívar
The Strongest
Asunción teams
Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Libertad
Olimpia
Santiago teams
Unión Española
Univ. Católica
Univ. de ChilePorto Alegre teams
Vélez Sarsfield
Montevideo teams
Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional
Rentistas
Gran Buenos Aires teams
Argentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors
Defensa y Justicia
Racing
River Plate
San Lorenzo
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Qualifying stages
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Group stage
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Group A
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group H
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Final stages
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Qualified teams
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Seeding
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Bracket
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Round of 16
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Barbosa |
Flamengo |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fred |
Fluminense |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Hulk |
Atlético Mineiro |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Miguel Borja |
Junior |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bruno Henrique |
Flamengo |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rony |
Palmeiras |
2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jarlan Barrera |
Atlético Nacional |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tomás Chancalay |
Racing |
1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Ortiz |
Independiente del Valle |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Braian Romero |
Defensa y Justicia River Plate |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raphael Veiga |
Palmeiras |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL.com
See also
References
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External links
- CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021, CONMEBOL.com
