2022 Copa Libertadores group stage
The 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage is played from 5 April to 26 May 2022. A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. Draw. The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. 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. The defending champions Palmeiras were directly assigned  as the top seed of Group A (position A1). The remaining teams were distributed into four pots according to their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking. 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. The following are the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which join the 28 direct entrants in the group stage. Format. 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 round of 16 of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana. Schedule. The schedule of each matchday is as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2): 2022 Copa Libertadores group