# 2025 Copa Libertadores

The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 66th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 4 February and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2025.
The winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Botafogo are the defending champions.

## Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:
* Copa Libertadores champions
* Copa Sudamericana champions
* Brazil: 7 berths
* Argentina: 6 berths
* All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:
* Group stage: 28 teams
** Copa Libertadores champions
** Copa Sudamericana champions
** Teams which qualified for berths 1–5 from Argentina and Brazil
** Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
* Second stage: 13 teams
** Teams which qualified for berths 6–7 from Brazil
** Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
** Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
** Teams which qualified for berth 3 from all other associations
* First stage: 6 teams
** Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Racing (Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Estudiantes (Argentina 2) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Central Córdoba (Argentina 3) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Argentina champions |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Talleres (Argentina 4) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | River Plate (Argentina 5) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |
| Argentina (6 + 1 berths) | Boca Juniors (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | San Antonio Bulo Bulo (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura winners |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | Bolívar (Bolivia 2) | Group stage | 2024 Clausura winners |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | The Strongest (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | Blooming (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Botafogo (Title holders) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Libertadores champions |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Flamengo (Brazil 1) | Group stage | 2024 Copa do Brasil champions |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Palmeiras (Brazil 2) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Fortaleza (Brazil 3) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Internacional (Brazil 4) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | São Paulo (Brazil 5) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Corinthians (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) | Bahia (Brazil 7) | Second stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place |
| Chile (4 berths) | Colo-Colo (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions |
| Chile (4 berths) | Universidad de Chile (Chile 2) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División runners-up |
| Chile (4 berths) | Deportes Iquique (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División 3rd place |
| Chile (4 berths) | Ñublense (Chile 4) | Second stage | 2024 Copa Chile runners-up |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura champions |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) | Group stage | 2024 Finalización champions |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Santa Fe (Colombia 4) | Second stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | LDU Quito (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2024 Serie A champions |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 2) | Group stage | 2024 Serie A runners-up |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Barcelona (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | El Nacional (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Ecuador champions |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Olimpia (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Libertad (Paraguay 2) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Nacional (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Paraguay runners-up |
| Peru (4 berths) | Universitario (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2024 Liga 1 champions |
| Peru (4 berths) | Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) | Group stage | 2024 Liga 1 runners-up |
| Peru (4 berths) | Melgar (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2024 Liga 1 3rd place |
| Peru (4 berths) | Alianza Lima (Peru 4) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 4th place |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Peñarol (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Nacional (Uruguay 2) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División runners-up |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Boston River (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Carabobo (Venezuela 2) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División runners-up |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Universidad Central (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Monagas (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:
Schedule for 2025 Copa Libertadores :
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First stage | 19 December 2024 | 4–6 February 2025 | 11–13 February 2025 |
| Second stage | 19 December 2024 | 18–20 February 2025 | 25–27 February 2025 |
| Third stage | 19 December 2024 | 4–6 March 2025 | 11–13 March 2025 |
| Group stage | 17 March 2025 | Matchday 1: 1–3 April 2025Matchday 2: 8–10 April 2025Matchday 3: 22–24 April 2025Matchday 4: 6–8 May 2025Matchday 5: 13–15 May 2025Matchday 6: 27–29 May 2025 | Matchday 1: 1–3 April 2025Matchday 2: 8–10 April 2025Matchday 3: 22–24 April 2025Matchday 4: 6–8 May 2025Matchday 5: 13–15 May 2025Matchday 6: 27–29 May 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 4 June 2025 | 12–14 August 2025 | 19–21 August 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 June 2025 | 16–18 September 2025 | 23–25 September 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 4 June 2025 | 21–23 October 2025 | 28–30 October 2025 |
| Final | 4 June 2025 | 29 November 2025 | 29 November 2025 |

## Draws

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.
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:
* Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
* Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 respectively.
* 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.
First stage draw :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Alianza Lima (50) El Nacional (68) Defensor Sporting (75) | Nacional (85) Monagas (99) Blooming (111) |
* $^†$ 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.
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) The Strongest (36) Deportes Tolima (54)First stage winner E1First stage winner E2First stage winner E3 |
* $^†$ 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.
* 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
For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.
Group stage draw :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Botafogo (21) River Plate (1) Palmeiras (2) Flamengo (4) Peñarol (5) Nacional (6) São Paulo (8) Racing (12) | Olimpia (13) LDU Quito (14) Internacional (15) Libertad (16) Independiente del Valle (17) Colo-Colo (23) Estudiantes (24) Bolívar (27) | Atlético Nacional (28) Vélez Sarsfield (29) Fortaleza (37) Sporting Cristal (38) Universitario (41) Talleres (46) Deportivo Táchira (49) Universidad de Chile (57) | Carabobo (173) Atlético Bucaramanga (198) Central Córdoba (No rank) San Antonio Bulo Bulo (No rank) Alianza Lima (50) Bahia (77) Cerro Porteño (20) Barcelona (25) |

### Notes

* ^ $^{TH}$ The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
* ^ $^{CS}$ The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
* ^ $^{Q3}$ The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

## Qualifying stages

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
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.

### First stage

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Blooming | 4–4 (3–4 p) | El Nacional | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Nacional | 2–4 | Alianza Lima | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Monagas | 4–0 | Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | 2–0 |

### Second stage

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportes Iquique | 3–3 (2–1 p) | Santa Fe | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| The Strongest | 1–4 | Bahia | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Monagas | 1–7 | Cerro Porteño | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| El Nacional | 1–2 | Barcelona | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Universidad Central | 3–4 | Corinthians | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Deportes Tolima | 0–2 | Melgar | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Boston River | 2–1 | Ñublense | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Boca Juniors | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Third stage

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportes Iquique | 2–3 | Alianza Lima | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Boston River | 0–1 | Bahia | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Melgar | 2–5 | Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Barcelona | 3–2 | Corinthians | 3–0 | 0–2 |

## Group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).
The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group will enter the knockout round play-offs of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOT | EST | UCH | CBO |
| 1 | Botafogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Estudiantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Carabobo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IDV | UNI | BSC |
| 1 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Universitario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | LDQ | TAC | CCO |
| 1 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Deportivo Táchira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Central Córdoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPA | LIB | TAL | ALI |
| 1 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Talleres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAC | CLC | FOR | BUC |
| 1 | Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC | INT | ATN | BAH |
| 1 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | BOL | CRI | CCP |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Bolívar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | OLI | VEL | SAB |
| 1 | Peñarol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | Olimpia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | San Antonio Bulo Bulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

## Statistics

    As of 13 March 2025

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | Total |
| 1 | Hernán Barcos | Alianza Lima | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 2 | Tomás Rodríguez | Monagas | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 2 | Kevin Quevedo | Alianza Lima | | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ademir | Bahia | | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| 4 | André Carrillo | Corinthians | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 |
| 4 | Ángel Ledesma | El Nacional | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 4 | Edson Puch | Deportes Iquique | | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 4 | Francisco Da Costa | Cerro Porteño | | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Janner Corozo | Barcelona | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 4 | Jawer Guisamano | El Nacional | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 4 | Octavio Rivero | Barcelona | | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 4 | Wilder Viera | Cerro Porteño | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 4 | Yuri Alberto | Corinthians | | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
Source: CONMEBOL