2021 Copa Libertadores

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2021 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021
Estadio Centenario 2021.jpg
Tournament details
Dates23 February – 27 November 2021
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (3rd title)
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Tournament statistics
Matches played155
Goals scored423 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Barbosa (11 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Barbosa
2020
2022

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]

Contents

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.

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament: [9]

The entry stage is determined as follows: [9]

AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification method
Flag of Argentina.svg  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]
Flag of Bolivia.svg  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]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(7 + 1 berths)
Palmeiras (Brazil 1, Title holders) Group stage 2020 Copa Libertadores 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
Flag of Chile.svg  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]
Flag of Colombia.svg  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]
Flag of Ecuador.svg  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
Flag of Paraguay.svg  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
Flag of Peru (state).svg  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
Flag of Uruguay.svg  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]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  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
  1. 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]
    • 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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]
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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]

StageDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
First stage5 February 2021 [28] 23–24 February 2021
(originally 16–18 February 2021)
2–3 March 2021
(originally 23–25 February 2021)
Second stage9–11 March 2021
(originally 2–4 March 2021)
16–18 March 2021
(originally 9–11 March 2021)
Third stage6–9 April 2021
(originally 16–18 March 2021)
13–15 April 2021
(originally 6–8 April 2021)
Group stage9 April 2021 [29]
  • Matchday 1: 20–22 April 2021
  • Matchday 2: 27–29 April 2021
  • Matchday 3: 4–6 May 2021
  • Matchday 4: 11–13 May 2021
  • Matchday 5: 18–20 May 2021
  • Matchday 6: 25–27 May 2021
Round of 161 June 2021 [30] 13–15 July 202120–22 July and 3 August 2021
(originally 20–22 July 2021)
Quarter-finals10–12 August 202117–19 August 2021
Semi-finals21–22 September 202128–29 September 2021
Final27 November 2021 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Draws

CONMEBOL laea location map without rivers.svg
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Buenos Aires
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La Paz
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Porto Alegre
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Rio de Janeiro
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São Paulo
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Santiago
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Quito
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Asunción
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Lima
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Montevideo
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Caracas
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Caracas teams
White pog.svg Caracas
Pink pog.svg Deportivo La Guaira

Rio de Janeiro teams
Purple pog.svg Flamengo
Yellow pog.svg Fluminense

São Paulo teams
Brown pog.svg Palmeiras
Green pog.svg São Paulo
Location of teams of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C;
Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D; Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F;
Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H; White pog.svg White: Play-off rounds.

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 5 February 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [28] [31]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 1 February 2021 (shown in parentheses), [32] [33] taking into account the following three factors: [34]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2011–2020.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2010 and 2002-2010 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 1Pot 2
Notes
  1. ^
    URU The identity of the team Uruguay 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and 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 1Pot 2
Notes
  1. ^
    BRA The identity of the teams Brazil 7 and Brazil 8 was not known at the time of the draw, and were seeded in Pot 2.
  2. ^
    CHI The identity of the teams Chile 3 and Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and were seeded in Pot 2.
  3. ^
    URU The identity of the team Uruguay 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was 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. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [29] [35] 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 seeded in Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

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

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. [30] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). [1] [36]

Qualifying stages

In the qualifying stages, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. If still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3). [1] The qualifying stages are structured as follows:

First stage

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liverpool Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Universidad Católica 2–1 0–3
Universidad César Vallejo Flag of Peru (state).svg 0–2 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Caracas 0–0 0–2
Royal Pari Flag of Bolivia.svg 2–5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 1–4 1–1

Second stage

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Universidad Católica Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad 0–1 2–2
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 8–2 Flag of Peru (state).svg Ayacucho 6–1 2–1
Montevideo Wanderers Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–5 Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolívar 1–0 0–5
Universidad de Chile Flag of Chile.svg 1–3 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 1–1 0–2
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 3–2 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deportivo Lara 2–1 1–1
Caracas Flag of Venezuela (state).svg 2–5 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 1–2 1–3
Unión Española Flag of Chile.svg 3–6 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 1–0 2–6
Guaraní Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–5 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 0–2 0–3

Third stage

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Libertad Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–4 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–4
Independiente del Valle Flag of Ecuador.svg 4–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 2–1 2–1
Bolívar Flag of Bolivia.svg 2–4 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 2–1 0–3
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg 3–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 1–3 2–2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2). [1]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the round of 16 of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PAL DYJ IDV UNI
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 6501207+1315 Round of 16 3–4 5–0 6–0
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia 6231118+39 1–2 1–1 3–0
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 612381135 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 1–1 4–0
4 Flag of Peru (state).svg Universitario 6114619134 2–3 1–1 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification INT OLI TAC CAR
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 6312125+710 Round of 16 6–1 4–0 0–0
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 6303131419 0–1 6–2 2–1
3 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deportivo Táchira 6303141739 Copa Sudamericana 2–1 3–2 7–2
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Always Ready 621381137 2–0 1–2 2–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BSC BOC SAN STR
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 6411103+713 Round of 16 1–0 3–1 4–0
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 631262+410 0–0 2–0 3–0
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 62048916 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 1–0 5–0
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest 6204414106 2–0 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification FLU RIV JUN SFE
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 6321107+311 Round of 16 1–1 1–2 2–1
2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 62317709 1–3 2–1 2–1
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 61416607 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 1–1 1–1
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 60334733 1–2 0–0 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RAC SPA CRI REN
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 642092+714 Round of 16 0–0 2–1 3–0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 632192+711 0–1 3–0 2–0
3 Flag of Peru (state).svg Sporting Cristal 611431074 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 0–3 2–0
4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rentistas 60332973 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ARG UCA NAC ATN
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 640273+412 Round of 16 0–1 2–0 1–0
2 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 63036609 0–2 3–1 2–0
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 62228918 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 1–0 4–4
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 61236935 0–2 2–0 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification FLA VEL LDQ ULC
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 6330149+512 Round of 16 0–0 2–2 4–1
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 6312108+210 2–3 3–1 2–1
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 62221513+28 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 3–1 5–2
4 Flag of Chile.svg Unión La Calera 602481792 2–2 0–2 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CAM CCP AME DLG
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 6510153+1216 Round of 16 4–0 2–1 4–0
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 631245110 0–1 1–0 0–0
3 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 61145944 Copa Sudamericana 1–3 0–2 3–1
4 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Deportivo La Guaira 60332973 1–1 0–1 0–0
Source: CONMEBOL

Final stages

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: [1]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia
B Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
C Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
D Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
E Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
F Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica
G Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield
H Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRound of 16 draw
1 H Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 6510153+1216Pot 1
2 A Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 6501207+1315
3 E Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 642092+714
4 C Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 6411103+713
5 G Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 6330149+512
6 F Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 640273+412
7 D Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 6321107+311
8 B Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 6312125+710
9 E Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 632192+711Pot 2
10 C Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 631262+410
11 G Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 6312108+210
12 H Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 631245110
13 A Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia 6231118+39
14 D Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 62317709
15 F Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 63036609
16 B Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 6303131419
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i). [1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 1 June 2021.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo)
                  
9 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 1 3 4
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1 1 2
9 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 1 0 1
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1 3 4
15 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 0 0 0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1 1 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (a) 0 1 1
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0 1 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1 2 3
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 0 0 0
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1 3 4
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 0 0 0 (1)
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro (p) 0 0 0 (3)
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (a.e.t.) 2
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1
16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia (p) 0 0 0 (5)
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0 0 0 (4)
16 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 1 1 2
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 4 5 9
13 Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia 0 1 1
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1 4 5
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2 2 4
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0 0 0
12 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0 0 0
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2 1 3
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 2 1 3
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona (a) 2 1 3
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 1 1 2
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0 3 3

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Defensa y Justicia Flag of Argentina.svg 1–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 0–1 1–4
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 (1–3 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–0 0–0
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 0–1 0–1
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 0–2 0–1
Vélez Sarsfield Flag of Argentina.svg 2–3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 1–0 1–3
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 4–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 1–1 3–1
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–0
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–0 (5–4 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 0–0 0–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–9 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1–4 1–5
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–1 0–3
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1–1 0–3
Fluminense Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 2–2 1–1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 2–0 2–0
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–1

Final

Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Report

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeam1Q11Q22Q12Q23Q13Q2GS1GS2GS3GS4GS5GS6⅛F1⅛F2QF1QF2SF1SF2 F Total
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Barbosa Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 122122111
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fred Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 1211117
Flag of Brazil.svg Hulk Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 22111
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Borja Flag of Colombia.svg Junior 1111116
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Henrique Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1122
Flag of Brazil.svg Rony Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 222
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Jarlan Barrera Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 11125
Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Chancalay Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 113
Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Ortiz Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 2111
Flag of Argentina.svg Braian Romero Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
1112
Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Veiga Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 11111

Source: CONMEBOL.com

Team of the tournament

The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament. [38]

PositionPlayerTeam
Goalkeeper Flag of Brazil.svg Weverton Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Defenders Flag of Ecuador.svg Byron Castillo Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Gómez Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Arana Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
Midfielders Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Veiga Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Arão Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Flag of Uruguay.svg Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Flag of Brazil.svg Dudu Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Forwards Flag of Brazil.svg Hulk Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Barbosa Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Flag of Brazil.svg Roni Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Manager Flag of Portugal.svg Abel Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras

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