2021 Copa Libertadores
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | January – November 2021 |
| Teams | Expected: 47 (from 10 associations) |
The winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions,[1] except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.[2]
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[3][4]
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify for the tournament:[5]
- 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:[5]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD (2 berths) |
(Title holders) | Group stage | 2020 Copa Libertadores champions |
| (Copa Sudamericana) | 2020 Copa Sudamericana champions | ||
 (6 berths) |
Boca Juniors[Note ARG] (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina champions[6][7][Note ARG] |
| (Argentina 2) | TBC[6][7][Note ARG] | ||
| (Argentina 3) | 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions[6][7][Note ARG] | ||
| River Plate[Note ARG] (Argentina 4) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not yet qualified[6][7][Note ARG] | ||
| Racing[Note ARG] (Argentina 5) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[6][7][Note ARG] | ||
| Argentinos Juniors[Note ARG] (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[6][7][Note ARG] | |
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(Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Apertura champions |
| (Bolivia 2) | 2020 Clausura champions | ||
| (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 (7 berths) |
(Brazil 1) | Group stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions |
| (Brazil 2) | 2020 Copa do Brasil champions | ||
| (Brazil 3) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| (Brazil 4) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| (Brazil 5) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | |
| (Brazil 7) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | ||
 (4 berths) |
(Chile 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| (Chile 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place | |
| (Chile 4) | 2020 Copa Chile champions | ||
 (4 berths) |
(Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera A champions[Note COL] |
| (Colombia 2) | 2020 Primera A runners-up[Note COL] | ||
| (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| (Colombia 4) | 2020 Copa Colombia champions | ||
 (4 berths) |
(Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2020 Serie A champions |
| (Ecuador 2) | 2020 Serie A runners-up | ||
| (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 (4 berths) |
(Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table |
| (Paraguay 2) | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table | ||
| (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
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(Peru 1) | Group stage | 2020 Liga 1 champions |
| (Peru 2) | 2020 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
| (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2020 Liga 1 3rd place | |
| (Peru 4) | First stage | 2020 Liga 1 4th place | |
 (4 berths) |
(Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| (Uruguay 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
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(Venezuela 1) | Group stage | TBC[Note VEN] |
| (Venezuela 2) | TBC[Note VEN] | ||
| (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | TBC[Note VEN] | |
| (Venezuela 4) | First stage | TBC[Note VEN] |
- Notes
- Argentina (ARG):
- On 28 April 2020, the Argentine Football Association announced the abandonment of the 2020 Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. The six Argentina berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores were awarded to the following:[8]
- The Argentina 1 berth was awarded to the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina champions.
- The Argentina 2 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Copa de la Superliga champions, will be awarded to the winner of a tournament to be played in the second semester of 2020, provided that government directives allow it to be held.
- The Argentina 3 berth will be awarded to the 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions, provided that government directives allow it to be concluded.
- The Argentina 4, Argentina 5, and Argentina 6 berths were awarded to the three best teams of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table at the time of the suspension of the latter competition not yet qualified.
- Boca Juniors, River Plate, and Racing may also qualify as 2020 Copa Libertadores or 2020 Copa Sudamericana champions.
- River Plate, Racing, and Argentinos Juniors may qualify for a higher berth of Argentina.
- On 28 April 2020, the Argentine Football Association announced the abandonment of the 2020 Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. The six Argentina berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores were awarded to the following:[8]
- Colombia (COL): On 25 July 2020, DIMAYOR decided that the 2020 Categoría Primera A season, suspended from 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, would only have a single tournament played for the remainder of the season. Therefore, the Colombia 1 berth of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, originally awarded to the 2020 Apertura champions, and the Colombia 2 berth, originally awarded to the 2020 Finalización champions, would instead be awarded to the champions and runners-up of that single tournament, respectively.[9]
- Venezuela (VEN): On 15 May 2020, the Venezuelan Football Federation decided the permanent suspension of the 2020 Venezuelan Primera División season and the voiding of the standings and results recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[10][11] The allocation of the four Venezuela berths of the 2021 Copa Libertadores will be announced at a later time, with the FVF confirming a will to organize a new tournament in which sporting merit, club licensing requirements, and medical protocols are applied.[12]
See also
- 2021 Copa Sudamericana
- 2022 Recopa Sudamericana
References
- "CONMEBOL actualiza criterios de elegibilidad de clubes para sus torneos del 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 22 May 2019.
- "CONMEBOL recuerda los requisitos exigibles para participar en la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2019.
- "Ciudades postulantes para las Finales Únicas de los próximos tres años". CONMEBOL.com. 14 May 2020.
- "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2017 tendrá 47 clubes". CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2016.
- "Cómo será la clasificación a las copas Libertadores y Sudamericana de 2021" (in Spanish). ambito.com. 19 July 2019.
- "Boletín N° 5768". Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "Campeonatos oficiales de la Asociación". Argentine Football Association. 28 April 2020.
- "¡Aceptado! Así será el retorno del fútbol colombiano". El Tiempo. 25 July 2020.
- "FVF suspendió de forma definitiva torneos de primera y segunda división Temporada 2020". Venezuelan Football Federation. 15 May 2020.
- "RESOLUCIÓN CU 013/2020" (PDF). Venezuelan Football Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "Lubín Angulo: La FVF trabaja para tener un campeonato este año". Venezuelan Football Federation. 16 May 2020.
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