Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 3 February – 28 November 2026 |
Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
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The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 67th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2026. [1]
The winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify for the tournament:
The entry stage is determined as follows:
Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
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TBD (2 berths) | (Title holders) | Group stage | 2025 Copa Libertadores champions |
(Copa Sudamericana) | 2025 Copa Sudamericana champions | ||
![]() (6 berths) | Platense (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2025 Apertura champions [2] |
(Argentina 2) | 2025 Clausura champions [2] | ||
(Argentina 3) | 2025 Copa Argentina champions [2] | ||
(Argentina 4) | 2025 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [2] | ||
(Argentina 5) | 2025 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [2] | ||
(Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2025 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified [2] | |
![]() (4 berths) | (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2025 Primera División champions [3] |
(Bolivia 2) | 2025 Primera División runners-up [3] | ||
(Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2025 Copa Bolivia champions [3] | |
(Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2025 Primera División best team not yet qualified [3] | |
![]() (7 berths) | (Brazil 1) | Group stage | 2025 Copa do Brasil champions [4] |
(Brazil 2) | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions [4] | ||
(Brazil 3) | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up [4] | ||
(Brazil 4) | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place [4] | ||
(Brazil 5) | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place [4] | ||
(Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place [4] | |
(Brazil 7) | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place [4] | ||
![]() (4 berths) | (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2025 Primera División champions [5] |
(Chile 2) | 2025 Primera División runners-up [5] | ||
(Chile 3) | Second stage | 2025 Primera División 3rd place [5] | |
(Chile 4) | 2025 Copa Chile champions [5] | ||
![]() (4 berths) | Santa Fe (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2025 Apertura champions [6] |
(Colombia 2) | 2025 Finalización champions [6] | ||
(Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2025 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified [6] | |
(Colombia 4) | 2025 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified [6] | ||
![]() (4 berths) | (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2025 Serie A champions [7] |
Independiente del Valle [Note ECU] (Ecuador 2) | 2025 Serie A first stage winners [7] | ||
(Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2025 Serie A best team not yet qualified [7] | |
(Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2025 Copa Ecuador champions [7] | |
![]() (4 berths) | (Paraguay 1) [Note PAR] | Group stage | 2025 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table [8] |
(Paraguay 2) [Note PAR] | 2025 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table [8] | ||
(Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2025 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [8] | |
(Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2025 Copa Paraguay champions [8] | |
![]() (4 berths) | (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2025 Liga 1 champions [9] |
(Peru 2) | 2025 Liga 1 runners-up [9] | ||
(Peru 3) | Second stage | 2025 Liga 1 3rd place [9] | |
(Peru 4) | First stage | 2025 Liga 1 4th place [9] | |
![]() (4 berths) | (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2025 Primera División champions [10] |
(Uruguay 2) | 2025 Primera División runners-up [10] | ||
(Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2025 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [10] | |
(Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2025 Copa Uruguay champions [11] | |
![]() (4 berths) | (Venezuela 1) [Note VEN] | Group stage | 2025 Primera División champions [12] |
(Venezuela 2) [Note VEN] | 2025 Primera División aggregate table 1st place [12] | ||
(Venezuela 3) [Note VEN] | Second stage | 2025 Primera División runners-up [12] | |
(Venezuela 4) [Note VEN] | First stage | 2025 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified [12] |
The schedule of the competition will be as follows: [1]
Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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First stage | TBD | 3–5 February 2026 | 10–12 February 2026 |
Second stage | 17–19 February 2026 | 24–26 February 2026 | |
Third stage | 3–5 March 2026 | 10–12 March 2026 | |
Group stage | 18 March 2026 |
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Round of 16 | 3 June 2026 | 11–13 August 2026 | 18–20 August 2026 |
Quarter-finals | 8–10 September 2026 | 15–17 September 2026 | |
Semi-finals | 13–15 October 2026 | 20–22 October 2026 | |
Final | 28 November 2026 |