# 2024 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2024 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 13 August to 30 November 2024. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, with the final played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## 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 | Fluminense | Colo-Colo |
| B | São Paulo | Talleres |
| C | The Strongest | Grêmio |
| D | Junior | Botafogo |
| E | Bolívar | Flamengo |
| F | Palmeiras | San Lorenzo |
| G | Atlético Mineiro | Peñarol |
| H | River Plate | Nacional |

### 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 | H | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Pot 1 |
| 2 | G | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Pot 1 |
| 3 | F | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Pot 1 |
| 4 | A | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Pot 1 |
| 5 | B | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Pot 1 |
| 6 | E | Bolívar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | Pot 1 |
| 7 | D | Junior | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Pot 1 |
| 8 | C | The Strongest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Pot 1 |
| 9 | B | Talleres | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Pot 2 |
| 10 | G | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Pot 2 |
| 11 | E | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 12 | C | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 13 | H | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 14 | D | Botafogo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 15 | F | San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Pot 2 |
| 16 | A | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Pot 2 |

## Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
* In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was 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 would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
* The final was 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 would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

## Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 June 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) in Asunción, Paraguay. 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).

## Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was 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 3 June 2024.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fluminense (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fluminense (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | 4 | Fluminense | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | | 1 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 16 | Colo-Colo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Junior | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Junior | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | | Colo-Colo | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | | River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Talleres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Talleres | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 30 November – Buenos Aires | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 30 November – Buenos Aires | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | | | | | | | 14 | Botafogo | 3 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Botafogo | 3 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | | Botafogo (p) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 (5) |
| | | | | | 5 | | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| 13 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 14 | Botafogo | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 14 | Botafogo | 5 | | 10 | Peñarol | 0 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 11 | Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | Peñarol | 0 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 6 | Bolívar | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bolívar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Peñarol | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | The Strongest | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16
### Summary

The first legs were played on 13–15 August, and the second legs were played on 20–22 August 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San Lorenzo | 1–2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Nacional | 0–2 | São Paulo | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Flamengo | 2–1 | Bolívar | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Colo-Colo | 3–1 | Junior | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Talleres | 1–3 | River Plate | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Peñarol | 4–1 | The Strongest | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Botafogo | 4–3 | Palmeiras | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Grêmio | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Fluminense | 2–1 | 1–2 |

### Matches

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
São Paulo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Flamengo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Colo-Colo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Peñarol won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Botafogo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Fluminense won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

## Quarter-finals
### Summary

The first legs were played on 17–19 September, and the second legs were played on 24–26 September 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fluminense | 1–2 | Atlético Mineiro | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Botafogo | 1–1 (5–4 p) | São Paulo | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Flamengo | 0–1 | Peñarol | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Colo-Colo | 1–2 | River Plate | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### Matches

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Peñarol won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

## Semi-finals
### Summary

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 October, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 October 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3–0 | River Plate | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Botafogo | 6–3 | Peñarol | 5–0 | 1–3 |

### Matches

Atlético Mineiro won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Botafogo won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

## Final

The final was played on 30 November 2024 at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina.