2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

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The 2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 22 January to 22 February 2018. [1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2018 Copa Libertadores. [2]

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Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [3] [4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors: [5]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
  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 seeded teams hosting the second leg. [6]

First stage draw
SeededUnseeded

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded 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. [6]

Second stage draw
SeededUnseeded
Notes
  1. † The identity of the team Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was unseeded in the second stage draw.

For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg. [7] As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association. [6]

Format

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29). [2]

Bracket

The qualifying stages were structured as follows:

The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which were held on 20 December 2017. [4]

Winner G1

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers Bye
 
Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 1 1 2
Flag of Peru.svg Melgar 1 0 1
Flag of Peru.svg Melgar Bye
 
Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 1 0 1
Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 2 3 5
Flag of Ecuador.svg Macará 1 0 1
Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira (a) 1 0 1
Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira 2 0 2
Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 3 0 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe Bye
 

Winner G2

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield Bye
 
Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield (a) 1 2 3
Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 1 2 3
Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle Bye
 
Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield 2 0 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 2 1 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense Bye
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense 0 0 0
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1 1 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional Bye
 

Winner G3

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Concepción Bye
 
Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Concepción 0 0 0
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 4 2 6
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama Bye
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama (p) 4 0 4 (3)
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann 0 4 4 (2)
Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero (a) 2 1 3
Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 0 3 3
Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero 1 2 3
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann 2 2 4
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann Bye
 

Winner G4

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers 0 0 0
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 0 2 2
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 1 1 2
Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 0 3 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Junior Bye
 
Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 1 0 1
Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 0 0 0
Flag of Venezuela.svg Carabobo Bye
 
Flag of Venezuela.svg Carabobo 1 0 1
Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 0 6 6
Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní Bye
 

First stage

The first legs were played on 22 January, and the second legs were played on 26 January 2018. [8] [9]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Montevideo Wanderers Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 0–0 0–2
Macará Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira 1–1 0–0
Oriente Petrolero Flag of Bolivia.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 2–0 1–3

Match E1

Montevideo Wanderers Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
Report
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo [note 1]
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–0 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción [note 2]
Attendance: 33,376
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C5).

Match E2

Macará Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira
Report
Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Deportivo Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg 0–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Macará
Report
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Táchira won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match C1).

Match E3

Oriente Petrolero Flag of Bolivia.svg 2–0 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario
Report
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Universitario Flag of Peru.svg 3–1 Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero
Report
Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Oriente Petrolero won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match C3).

Second stage

The first legs were played on 30–31 January and 1 February, and the second legs were played on 6–8 February 2018. [8] [9]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg 2–3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 2–3 0–0
Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 0–1 0–1
Oriente Petrolero Flag of Bolivia.svg 3–4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 2–2
Carabobo Flag of Venezuela.svg 1–6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 1–0 0–6
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–3 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 1–0 1–3
Universidad de Concepción Flag of Chile.svg 0–6 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 0–4 0–2
Banfield Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 1–1 2–2
Santiago Wanderers Flag of Chile.svg 2–1 Flag of Peru.svg Melgar 1–1 1–0

Match C1

Deportivo Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg 2−3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Report
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Santa Fe Flag of Colombia.svg 0−0 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira
Report
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 9,668
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Santa Fe won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Match C2

Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
Report
Arena Condá, Chapecó
Attendance: 11,367
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense
Report
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C3

Jorge Wilstermann Flag of Bolivia.svg 2–2 Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero
Report
Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre [note 4]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)

Jorge Wilstermann won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C4

Carabobo Flag of Venezuela.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní
Report
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida [note 5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Guaraní Flag of Paraguay.svg 6–0 Flag of Venezuela.svg Carabobo
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción [note 6]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Guaraní won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C5

Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 1–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción [note 2]
Attendance: 32,743
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Junior Flag of Colombia.svg 3–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
Report
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 15,604
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Junior won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C6

Universidad de Concepción Flag of Chile.svg 0–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Report
Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción
Attendance: 11,455
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Concepción
Report
Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,424
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Vasco da Gama won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C7

Banfield Flag of Argentina.svg 1–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle
Report
Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Independiente del Valle Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield
Report
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito [note 8]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Banfield won on away goals and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C8

Santiago Wanderers Flag of Chile.svg 1–1 Flag of Peru.svg Melgar
Report
Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Melgar Flag of Peru.svg 0–1 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers
Report
Estadio Monumental de la UNSA, Arequipa
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Santiago Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

The first legs were played on 13–15 February, and the second legs were played on 20–22 February 2018. [8] [9] [12] [13]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Santiago Wanderers Flag of Chile.svg 1–5 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 1–2 0–3
Banfield Flag of Argentina.svg 2–3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 2–2 0–1
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 4–4 (3–2 p) Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann 4–0 0–4
Junior Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 1–0 0–0

Match G1

Santiago Wanderers Flag of Chile.svg 1–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Report
Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
Santa Fe Flag of Colombia.svg 3–0 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers
Report
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 7,443
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Santa Fe won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group D).

Match G2

Banfield Flag of Argentina.svg 2–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
Report
Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield
Report
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group F).

Match G3

Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann
Report
Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,919
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Vasco da Gama won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group E).

Match G4

Junior Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní
Report
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 14,617
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Guaraní Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción [note 6]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Junior won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group H).

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.

PosMatchThird stage losersPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 G3 Flag of Bolivia.svg Jorge Wilstermann 21014403 Copa Sudamericana
2 G2 Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield 201123−11
3 G4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 201101−11
4 G1 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Wanderers 200215−40
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 21). [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Montevideo Wanderers played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alfredo Victor Viera, Montevideo.
  2. 1 2 Olimpia played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  3. ↑ The Santa Fe v Deportivo Táchira match was originally scheduled on 8 February 2018, 19:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 19:00 local time. [10]
  4. 1 2 Jorge Wilstermann played their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba.
  5. ↑ Carabobo played their home match at Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia.
  6. 1 2 Guaraní played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción.
  7. ↑ The Junior v Olimpia match was originally scheduled on 8 February 2018, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 21:15 local time. [11]
  8. ↑ Independiente del Valle played their home match at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí.

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  12. ↑ "Así quedó establecida la programación de la Fase 3". CONMEBOL.com. 9 February 2018.
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