2025 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2025 Copa Libertadores final stages are played from 12 August to 29 November 2025. ^{[1] [2]} A total of 16 teams compete in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2025 Copa Libertadores, ^[3] with the final to be played at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru. ^{[4] [5]}

Qualified teams

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

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Estudiantes	Botafogo
B	River Plate	Universitario
C	LDU Quito	Flamengo
D	São Paulo	Libertad
E	Racing	Fortaleza
F	Internacional	Atlético Nacional
G	Palmeiras	Cerro Porteño
H	Vélez Sarsfield	Peñarol

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were 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.

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Round of 16 draw
1	G	Palmeiras	6	6	0	0	17	4	+13	18	Pot 1
2	D	São Paulo	6	4	2	0	10	4	+6	14
3	E	Racing	6	4	1	1	14	3	+11	13
4	B	River Plate	6	3	3	0	13	7	+6	12
5	A	Estudiantes	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	12
6	H	Vélez Sarsfield	6	3	2	1	11	4	+7	11
7	F	Internacional	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	11
8	C	LDU Quito	6	3	2	1	8	4	+4	11
9	A	Botafogo	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12	Pot 2
10	H	Peñarol	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11
11	C	Flamengo	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	11
12	F	Atlético Nacional	6	3	0	3	7	6	+1	9
13	D	Libertad	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9
14	E	Fortaleza	6	2	2	2	8	5	+3	8
15	B	Universitario	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8
16	G	Cerro Porteño	6	2	1	3	7	11	−4	7

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2). ^[3]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: ^[3]

• In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
• The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. ^[6] 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). ^{[3] [7]}

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round	Matchups
Round of 16	(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw) Match A Match B Match C Match D Match E Match F Match G Match H
Quarter-finals	(Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
Semi-finals	(Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
Finals	(Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team) Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 2 June 2025. ^[8]

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	9	Botafogo	1	0	1
	8	LDU Quito	0	2	2
								8	LDU Quito
								2	São Paulo
	12	Atlético Nacional	0	1	1 (3)
	2	São Paulo (p)	0	1	1 (4)
																Winner S1
																Winner S4
	13	Libertad	0	1	1 (1)
	4	River Plate (p)	0	1	1 (3)
								4	River Plate
								1	Palmeiras
	15	Universitario	0	0	0
																						29 November – Lima
	1	Palmeiras	4	0	4
																							Winner F1
																							Winner F2
	14	Fortaleza	0	0	0
	6	Vélez Sarsfield	0	2	2
								6	Vélez Sarsfield
								3	Racing
	10	Peñarol	1	1	2
	3	Racing	0	3	3
																Winner S2
																Winner S3
	11	Flamengo	1	2	3
	7	Internacional	0	0	0
								11	Flamengo
								5	Estudiantes
	16	Cerro Porteño	0	0	0
	5	Estudiantes	1	0	1

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 12–14 August, and the second legs were played on 19–21 August 2025. ^{[9] [10]}

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Nacional	1–1 (3–4 p)	São Paulo	0–0	1–1
Fortaleza	0–2	Vélez Sarsfield	0–0	0–2
Flamengo	3–0	Internacional	1–0	2–0
Universitario	0–4	Palmeiras	0–4	0–0
Libertad	1–1 (1–3 p)	River Plate	0–0	1–1
Cerro Porteño	0–1	Estudiantes	0–1	0–0
Peñarol	2–3	Racing	1–0	1–3
Botafogo	1–2	LDU Quito	1–0	0–2

Matches

12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)

19:30  UTC−5

Atlético Nacional	0–0	São Paulo
	Report

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Attendance: 40,048 ^[11]

Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

19 August 2025 (2025-08-19)

21:30  UTC−3

São Paulo	1–1	Atlético Nacional
André Silva 3'	Report	Morelos 70' (pen.)
Penalties
Lucas Moura Marcos Antônio Luciano Díaz Cédric	4–3	M. Uribe Campuzano Morelos Tesillo Hinestroza

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 57,559 ^[12]

Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, São Paulo won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

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12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)

19:00  UTC−3

Fortaleza	0–0	Vélez Sarsfield
	Report

Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 27,955 ^[13]

Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)

19 August 2025 (2025-08-19)

19:00  UTC−3

Vélez Sarsfield	2–0	Fortaleza
Carrizo 7' Galván 28'	Report

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 11,581 ^[14]

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Vélez Sarsfield won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

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13 August 2025 (2025-08-13)

21:30  UTC−3

Flamengo	1–0	Internacional
Bruno Henrique 28'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 68,483 ^[15]

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20)

21:30  UTC−3

Internacional	0–2	Flamengo
	Report	De Arrascaeta 27' Pedro 88'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 43,581 ^[16]

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Flamengo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

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14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

19:30  UTC−5

Universitario	0–4	Palmeiras
	Report	Gómez 7' (pen.) López 13', 75' Vitor Roque 30'

Estadio Monumental, Lima

Attendance: 54,043 ^[17]

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)

21:30  UTC−3

Palmeiras	0–0	Universitario
	Report

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 33,203 ^[18]

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Palmeiras won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

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14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

21:30  UTC−3

Libertad	0–0	River Plate
	Report

Estadio La Huerta, Asunción ^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 10,466 ^[20]

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)

21:30  UTC−3

River Plate	1–1	Libertad
Driussi 29'	Report	Rojas 43'
Penalties
I. Fernández Borja Acuña Martínez Quarta	3–1	Recalde Viera Caballero M. Fernández

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 65,030 ^[21]

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

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13 August 2025 (2025-08-13)

19:00  UTC−3

Cerro Porteño	0–1	Estudiantes
	Report	Ascacíbar 90+8' (pen.)

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción

Attendance: 29,928 ^[22]

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20)

19:00  UTC−3

Estudiantes	0–0	Cerro Porteño
	Report

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata

Attendance: 21,260 ^[23]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Estudiantes won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

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12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)

21:30  UTC−3

Peñarol	1–0	Racing
Terans 78'	Report

Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo

Attendance: 35,570 ^[24]

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

19 August 2025 (2025-08-19)

21:30  UTC−3

Racing	3–1	Peñarol
Martínez 7', 83' (pen.) Pardo 90+4'	Report	Herrera 15'

El Cilindro, Avellaneda

Attendance: 40,211 ^[25]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Racing won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

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14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

19:00  UTC−3

Botafogo	1–0	LDU Quito
Artur 1'	Report

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 37,131 ^[26]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)

17:00  UTC−5

LDU Quito	2–0	Botafogo
Villamíl 7' Alzugaray 60' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 32,854 ^[27]

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

LDU Quito won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 16–18 September, and the second legs will be played on 23–25 September 2025. ^{[28] [29]}

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
LDU Quito	S1	São Paulo	18 Sep	25 Sep
Vélez Sarsfield	S2	Racing	16 Sep	23 Sep
Flamengo	S3	Estudiantes	18 Sep	25 Sep
River Plate	S4	Palmeiras	17 Sep	24 Sep

1. ^† Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

18 September 2025 (2025-09-18)

17:00  UTC−5

LDU Quito	v	São Paulo

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25)

19:00  UTC−3

São Paulo	v	LDU Quito

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

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16 September 2025 (2025-09-16)

19:00  UTC−3

Vélez Sarsfield	v	Racing

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires

23 September 2025 (2025-09-23)

19:00  UTC−3

Racing	v	Vélez Sarsfield

El Cilindro, Avellaneda

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

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18 September 2025 (2025-09-18)

21:30  UTC−3

Flamengo	v	Estudiantes

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25)

21:30  UTC−3

Estudiantes	v	Flamengo

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

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17 September 2025 (2025-09-17)

21:30  UTC−3

River Plate	v	Palmeiras

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)

21:30  UTC−3

Palmeiras	v	River Plate

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 21–23 October, and the second legs will be played on 28–30 October 2025.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Winner S4	F1 [†]	Winner S1	21–23 Oct	28–30 Oct
Winner S3	F2 [†]	Winner S2	21–23 Oct	28–30 Oct

1. ^† Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

21–23 October 2025 (2025-10)

--:-- -

Winner S4	v	Winner S1

28–30 October 2025 (2025-10)

--:-- -

Winner S1	v	Winner S4

Winner advances to the final.

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21–23 October 2025 (2025-10)

--:-- -

Winner S3	v	Winner S2

28–30 October 2025 (2025-10)

--:-- -

Winner S2	v	Winner S3

Winner advances to the final.

Final

Main article: 2025 Copa Libertadores final

The final will be played on 29 November 2025 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima. ^[5]

29 November 2025 (2025-11-29)

--:--  UTC−5

Higher-seeded finalist	v	Lower-seeded finalist

Estadio Monumental , Lima

Notes

1. The Libertad v River Plate match, originally scheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción was moved to Libertad's regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción. ^[19]

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External links

• CONMEBOL Libertadores
• CONMEBOL.com