2020 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage is being played from 3 March to 22 October 2020.[1][2] A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[3]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5][6]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 (shown in parentheses),[7] taking into account the following three factors:[8]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2010–2019
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2009
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

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 whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, 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
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically seeded in Pot 1 and allocated to Group A.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were automatically seeded in Pot 2.
  3. ^
    BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 2 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 4.

The following are the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which join the 28 direct entrants in the group stage.

Match Third stage winners
G1 Barcelona (23)
G2 Guaraní (34)
G3 Independiente Medellín (68)
G4 Internacional (16)

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).[3]

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group enter the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).[3][9][10][11][12]

On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date to be confirmed.[13] On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020.[14] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption.[15] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition,[16][2] with the fixtures being confirmed on 20 July 2020.[17][18]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3–5 March 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 10–12 March 2020 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 15–17 September 2020 (originally 17–19 March 2020) Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 22–24 September 2020 (originally 7–9 April 2020) Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 29 September – 1 October 2020 (originally 21–23 April 2020) Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 20–22 October 2020 (originally 5–7 May 2020) Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IDV FLA JUN BSC
1 Independiente del Valle 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Round of 16 — 17 Sep 3–0 21 Oct
2 Flamengo 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 30 Sep — 21 Oct 3–0
3 Junior 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 Copa Sudamericana 22 Sep 1–2 — 30 Sep
4 Barcelona 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 0–3 22 Sep 17 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Junior 1–2 Flamengo
 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Independiente del Valle 3–0 Junior
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Flamengo 3–0 Barcelona
 Report
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Flamengo v Junior
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL GUA BOL TIG
1 Palmeiras 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Round of 16 — 3–1 30 Sep 21 Oct
2 Guaraní 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 23 Sep — 2–0 17 Sep
3 Bolívar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Copa Sudamericana 16 Sep 21 Oct — 2–0
4 Tigre 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–2 1 Oct 22 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Tigre 0–2 Palmeiras
Report
Guaraní 2–0 Bolívar
 Report
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Bolívar 2–0 Tigre
 Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
Palmeiras 3–1 Guaraní
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Bolívar v Palmeiras
Report
Guaraní v Tigre
Report
Tigre v Bolívar
Report
Palmeiras v Bolívar
Report
Tigre v Guaraní
Report
Palmeiras v Tigre
Report
Bolívar v Guaraní
Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WIL PEÑ CAP CCL
1 Jorge Wilstermann 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Round of 16 — 24 Sep 15 Sep 2–0
2 Peñarol 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 — 20 Oct 29 Sep
3 Athletico Paranaense 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] Copa Sudamericana 29 Sep 1–0 — 23 Sep
4 Colo-Colo 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 20 Oct 15 Sep 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. CONMEBOL ranking: Peñarol 5, Athletico Paranaense 41.
Athletico Paranaense 1–0 Peñarol
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Jorge Wilstermann 2–0 Colo-Colo
 Report
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
Peñarol 1–0 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Colo-Colo v Peñarol
Report
Athletico Paranaense v Colo-Colo
Report
Jorge Wilstermann v Peñarol
Report
Peñarol v Colo-Colo
Report

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV SPA LDQ BIN
1 River Plate 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 3 Round of 16 — 30 Sep 20 Oct 8–0
2 São Paulo 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 17 Sep — 3–0 20 Oct
3 LDU Quito 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Copa Sudamericana 3–0 22 Sep — 29 Sep
4 Binacional 2 1 0 1 2 9 −7 3 22 Sep 2–1 15 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
LDU Quito 3–0 River Plate
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Binacional 2–1 São Paulo
 Report
Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina, Juliaca
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)
River Plate 8–0 Binacional
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
São Paulo 3–0 LDU Quito
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Binacional v LDU Quito
Report
Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina, Juliaca
São Paulo v River Plate
Report
LDU Quito v São Paulo
Report
Binacional v River Plate
Report
Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina, Juliaca
LDU Quito v Binacional
Report
São Paulo v Binacional
Report

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT GRE AME UCA
1 Internacional 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Round of 16 — 23 Sep 16 Sep 3–0
2 Grêmio 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 0–0 — 22 Oct 29 Sep
3 América de Cali 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Copa Sudamericana 29 Sep 0–2 — 23 Sep
4 Universidad Católica 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 22 Oct 16 Sep 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Internacional 3–0 Universidad Católica
 Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)
América de Cali 0–2 Grêmio
Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Universidad Católica 1–2 América de Cali
 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Grêmio 0–0 Internacional
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Internacional v América de Cali
Report
Internacional v Grêmio
Report
Grêmio v Universidad Católica
Report
América de Cali v Internacional
Report
Grêmio v América de Cali
Report

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC NAC ESM ALI
1 Racing 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Round of 16 — 17 Sep 21 Oct 1–0
2 Nacional 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 30 Sep — 1–0 21 Oct
3 Estudiantes de Mérida 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 22 Sep — 16 Sep
4 Alianza Lima 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 23 Sep 0–1 30 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Estudiantes de Mérida 1–2 Racing
 Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Alianza Lima 0–1 Nacional
Report
Referee: Bruno Arleu (Brazil)
Racing 1–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)
Estudiantes de Mérida v Alianza Lima
Report
Alianza Lima v Racing
Report
Nacional v Racing
Report
Alianza Lima v Estudiantes de Mérida
Report
Nacional v Alianza Lima
Report

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN OLI DEL DYJ
1 Santos 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Round of 16 — 15 Sep 1–0 20 Oct
2 Olimpia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 1 Oct — 20 Oct 2–1
3 Delfín 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Copa Sudamericana 24 Sep 1–1 — 1 Oct
4 Defensa y Justicia 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 1–2 23 Sep 17 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Defensa y Justicia 1–2 Santos
 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Delfín 1–1 Olimpia
 Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Santos 1–0 Delfín
 Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Olimpia 2–1 Defensa y Justicia
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Santos v Olimpia
Report
Delfín v Santos
Report
Olimpia v Santos
Report
Delfín v Defensa y Justicia
Report
Olimpia v Delfín
Report
Santos v Defensa y Justicia
Report

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB BOC CAR DIM
1 Libertad 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Round of 16 — 17 Sep 3–2 22 Oct
2 Boca Juniors 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 29 Sep — 22 Oct 3–0
3 Caracas 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 Copa Sudamericana 23 Sep 1–1 — 30 Sep
4 Independiente Medellín 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 1–2 24 Sep 16 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Independiente Medellín 1–2 Libertad
  • Murillo  59'
 Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Caracas 1–1 Boca Juniors
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Libertad 3–2 Caracas
 Report
Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla (Chile)
Boca Juniors 3–0 Independiente Medellín
 Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Libertad v Boca Juniors
Report
Caracas v Libertad
Report
Boca Juniors v Libertad
Report
Boca Juniors v Caracas
Report

Notes
  1. Independiente del Valle play their home matches against Junior and Barcelona at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, and will play their home match against Flamengo at Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, Quito,[19] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. Guaraní play their home matches at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción, which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  3. The match between River Plate and São Paulo will be played behind closed doors.
  4. The match between Racing and Alianza Lima was played behind closed doors due to government requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[20]
  5. The match between Olimpia and Defensa y Justicia was played behind closed doors due to government requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay.[21]
  6. Libertad play their home matches against Caracas and Independiente Medellín at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción,[22] and will play their home match against Boca Juniors at a stadium to be confirmed, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz, Asunción.
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References
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  2. "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  4. "Se sortean los cruces y grupos de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 16 December 2019.
  5. "Pautas del Sorteo CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 9 December 2019.
  6. "La hoja de ruta de la Gloria Eterna rumbo Rio de Janeiro 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2019.
  7. "Ranking CONMEBOL - Opta, 16-12-2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  8. "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Fase Preliminar y Fase de Grupos & CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Primera Fase" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  9. "Fixture – Fase Preliminar y Fase de Grupos CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2019.
  10. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 January 2020.
  11. "Calendario de partidos de la Fase de Grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 February 2020.
  12. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - FASE DE GRUPOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 January 2020.
  13. "La CONMEBOL Libertadores queda suspendida temporalmente". CONMEBOL.com. 12 March 2020.
  14. "La CONMEBOL Libertadores queda suspendida temporalmente hasta el 05 de mayo". CONMEBOL.com. 18 March 2020.
  15. "CONMEBOL reúne a miembros del Consejo para analizar situación e impacto del Covid-19 en el fútbol sudamericano". CONMEBOL.com. 17 April 2020.
  16. "La Libertadores y la Sudamericana ya tienen fecha". CONMEBOL.com. 10 July 2020.
  17. "Fixture actualizado de la CONMEBOL Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 20 July 2020.
  18. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - FASE DE GRUPOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 20 July 2020.
  19. "Cambio de escenario en partido del Independiente del Valle vs. Flamengo". CONMEBOL.com. 11 March 2020.
  20. "Información sobre el partido Racing Club vs Alianza Lima". CONMEBOL.com. 12 March 2020.
  21. "Olimpia recibirá a Defensa y Justicia sin público". Tigo Sports. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  22. "Cambio de estadio en partido Libertad vs Caracas" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 7 February 2020.
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