2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages will be played from 4 February to 13 March 2025. ^{[1] [2]} A total of 19 teams will compete in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores. ^[3]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages will be held on 19 December 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. ^[4]

Teams will be seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses), ^[5] taking into account the following three factors: ^[6]

1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 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 will be drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. ^[7]

First stage draw

Pot 1	Pot 2
Alianza Lima (50) El Nacional (68) Defensor Sporting (75)	Nacional (85) Monagas (99) Bolivia [†]

1. ^† The identity of the team from Bolivia was not known at the time of the draw and it was seeded in Pot 2.

For the second stage, the 16 teams will be drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which will be seeded in Pot 2 and whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw, and may be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association. ^[7]

Second stage draw

Pot 1	Pot 2
Boca Juniors (3) Corinthians (18) Cerro Porteño (20) Barcelona (25) Santa Fe (45) Melgar (51) Bahia (77) Ñublense (90)	Deportes Iquique (153) Boston River (206) Universidad Central (No rank) Bolivia [†] Colombia [†] First stage winner E1 First stage winner E2 First stage winner E3

1. ^† The identity of the team from Bolivia and the second team from Colombia was not known at the time of the draw and they were seeded in Pot 2.

For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage will be 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. ^[7]

• 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

Format

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). ^[3]

Bracket

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.

The bracket will be decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which will be held on 19 December 2024.

Winner G1

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Winner C1 [†]

Winner C8 [†]

Winner G2

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Winner C2 [†]

Winner C7 [†]

Winner G3

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Winner C3 [†]

Winner C6 [†]

Winner G4

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Winner C4 [†]

Winner C5 [†]

1. ^† Order of legs to be decided, with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.

First stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–6 February, and the second legs will be played on 11–13 February 2025.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	E1		4–6 Feb	11–13 Feb
	E2		4–6 Feb	11–13 Feb
	E3		4–6 Feb	11–13 Feb

Matches

4–6 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E1.1	v	Team E1.2

11–13 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E1.2	v	Team E1.1

Winner advances to the second stage.

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4–6 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E2.1	v	Team E2.2

11–13 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E2.2	v	Team E2.1

Winner advances to the second stage.

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4–6 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E3.1	v	Team E3.2

11–13 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team E3.2	v	Team E3.1

Winner advances to the second stage.

Second stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 18–20 February, and the second legs will be played on 25–27 February 2025.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	C1		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C2		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C3		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C4		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C5		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C6		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C7		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb
	C8		18–20 Feb	25–27 Feb

Matches

18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C1.1	v	Team C1.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C1.2	v	Team C1.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G1).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C2.1	v	Team C2.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C2.2	v	Team C2.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C3.1	v	Team C3.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C3.2	v	Team C3.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C4.1	v	Team C4.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C4.2	v	Team C4.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C5.1	v	Team C5.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C5.2	v	Team C5.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C6.1	v	Team C6.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C6.2	v	Team C6.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C7.1	v	Team C7.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C7.2	v	Team C7.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

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18–20 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C8.1	v	Team C8.2

25–27 February 2025 (2025-02)

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Team C8.2	v	Team C8.1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

Summary

The first legs will be played on 4–6 March, and the second legs will be played on 11–13 March 2025.

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

1. ^† Order of legs to be decided, with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.

Matches

4–6 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8	v	Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8

11–13 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8	v	Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8

Winner advances to the group stage.

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4–6 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7	v	Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7

11–13 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7	v	Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7

Winner advances to the group stage.

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4–6 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6	v	Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6

11–13 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6	v	Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6

Winner advances to the group stage.

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4–6 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5	v	Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5

11–13 March 2025 (2025-03)

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Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5	v	Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5

Winner advances to the group stage.

References

1. "Protegido: Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
2. "Conmebol publicó el calendario 2025: cuándo arranca la Copa Libertadores para Talleres" [Conmebol published the 2025 calendar: when does the Copa Libertadores start for Talleres?] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
4. "Cuándo es el sorteo de la Copa Libertadores 2025" [When is the draw for the 2025 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). La Nación. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
5. "Ranking de Clubes de la CONMEBOL 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Clubs Ranking](PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
6. "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.
7. "Pautas de sorteo para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

External links

• CONMEBOL Libertadores
• CONMEBOL.com