2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

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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]

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Draw

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

Teams were 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 were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. [7]

First stage draw
Pot 1Pot 2
  1. † The identity of the team from Bolivia was not known at the time the pots were announced and it 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. [7]

Second stage draw
Pot 1Pot 2
  1. † The identity of the team from Bolivia and the second team from Colombia was not known at the time the pots were announced and they were 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. [7]

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:

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

Winner G1

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Chile.svg Deportes Iquique Bye
 
Flag of Chile.svg Deportes Iquique
Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe Bye
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C1 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C8 [†]
Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional
Flag of Peru (state).svg Alianza Lima
Flag placeholder.svg Winner E2
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Bye
 

Winner G2

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest Bye
 
Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest
Flag of Brazil.svg Bahia
Flag of Brazil.svg Bahia Bye
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C2 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C7 [†]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Boston River Bye
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg Boston River
Flag of Chile.svg Ñublense
Flag of Chile.svg Ñublense Bye
 

Winner G3

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Monagas
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting
Flag placeholder.svg Winner E3
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño Bye
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C3 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C6 [†]
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima Bye
 
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima
Flag of Peru (state).svg Melgar
Flag of Peru (state).svg Melgar Bye
 

Winner G4

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Flag of Bolivia.svg Blooming
Flag of Ecuador.svg El Nacional
Flag placeholder.svg Winner E1
Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona Bye
 
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C4 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Winner C5 [†]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Universidad Central Bye
 
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Universidad Central
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians Bye
 
  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. [8]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Blooming   Flag of Bolivia.svg E1 Flag of Ecuador.svg   El Nacional 6 Feb 13 Feb
Nacional   Flag of Paraguay.svg E2 Flag of Peru (state).svg   Alianza Lima 5 Feb 12 Feb
Monagas   Flag of Venezuela (state).svg E3 Flag of Uruguay.svg   Defensor Sporting 4 Feb 11 Feb

Matches

El Nacional Flag of Ecuador.svg v Flag of Bolivia.svg Blooming
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C4).

Nacional Flag of Paraguay.svg v Flag of Peru (state).svg Alianza Lima
Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción
Alianza Lima Flag of Peru (state).svg v Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C8).

Monagas Flag of Venezuela (state).svg v Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting
Estadio Monumental, Maturín
Defensor Sporting Flag of Uruguay.svg v Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Monagas
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo [note 1]

Winner advances to the second stage (Match C3).

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. [8]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportes Iquique   Flag of Chile.svg C1 Flag of Colombia.svg   Santa Fe 18 Feb 25 Feb
The Strongest   Flag of Bolivia.svg C2 Flag of Brazil.svg   Bahia 18 Feb 25 Feb
Winner E3C3 Flag of Paraguay.svg   Cerro Porteño 20 Feb 27 Feb
Winner E1C4 Flag of Ecuador.svg   Barcelona 19 Feb 26 Feb
Universidad Central   Flag of Venezuela (state).svg C5 Flag of Brazil.svg   Corinthians 19 Feb 26 Feb
Deportes Tolima   Flag of Colombia.svg C6 Flag of Peru (state).svg   Melgar 20 Feb 27 Feb
Boston River   Flag of Uruguay.svg C7 Flag of Chile.svg   Ñublense 19 Feb 26 Feb
Winner E2C8 Flag of Argentina.svg   Boca Juniors 18 Feb 25 Feb

Matches

Deportes Iquique Flag of Chile.svg v Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe
Estadio Tierra de Campeones, Iquique
Santa Fe Flag of Colombia.svg v Flag of Chile.svg Deportes Iquique
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G1).

The Strongest Flag of Bolivia.svg v Flag of Brazil.svg Bahia
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Bahia Flag of Brazil.svg v Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

Winner E3 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Winner E3

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

Winner E1 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Winner E1

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

Universidad Central Flag of Venezuela (state).svg v Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg v Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Universidad Central

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G4).

Deportes Tolima Flag of Colombia.svg v Flag of Peru (state).svg Melgar
Melgar Flag of Peru (state).svg v Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G3).

Boston River Flag of Uruguay.svg v Flag of Chile.svg Ñublense
Ñublense Flag of Chile.svg v Flag of Uruguay.svg Boston River

Winner advances to the third stage (Match G2).

Winner E2 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Winner E2

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 scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner C1G1 [†] Winner C8 4–6 Mar 11–13 Mar
Winner C2G2 [†] Winner C7 4–6 Mar 11–13 Mar
Winner C3G3 [†] Winner C6 4–6 Mar 11–13 Mar
Winner C4G4 [†] 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

Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8
Higher-ranked Winner C1/C8 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Lower-ranked Winner C1/C8

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7
Higher-ranked Winner C2/C7 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Lower-ranked Winner C2/C7

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6
Higher-ranked Winner C3/C6 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Lower-ranked Winner C3/C6

Winner advances to the group stage.

Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5
Higher-ranked Winner C4/C5 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Lower-ranked Winner C4/C5

Winner advances to the group stage.

Notes

  1. ↑ Defensor Sporting will play their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ↑ Boston River will play their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

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