2018 Copa Libertadores

2018 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018
	238px La Bombonera in Buenos Aires (top) and Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid (bottom), venues for the final
Tournament details
Dates	22 January – 9 December 2018
Teams	47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	River Plate (4th title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	156
Goals scored	353 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Miguel Borja; Wilson Morelo; (9 goals each)
Best player	Gonzalo Martínez
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The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

River Plate defeated Boca Juniors in the finals by an aggregate score of 5–3 to win their fourth tournament title.^[1] As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana.^[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage. Grêmio were the defending champions, but were defeated by River Plate in the semifinals.

The first leg of the final was played at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018.^[3]^[4] The New York Times reported that the second leg was referred to as the "Final to End All Finals" and the biggest game in Argentine sport history but it was postponed and moved due to violence against the Boca Juniors team.^[5]

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:^[6]

Copa Libertadores champions
Copa Sudamericana champions
Brazil: 7 berths
Argentina: 6 berths
All other associations: 4 berths each

Teams from Mexico, as they did in 2017, withdrew from the 2018 Copa Libertadores, citing schedule conflicts.^[7]

The entry stage was determined as follows:^[6]

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 berths 3 from all other associations
First stage: 6 teams
- Teams which qualified for berths 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage	Qualification method
Argentina (6 + 1 berths)	Independiente (Argentina 1; Copa Sudamericana)	Group stage	2017 Copa Sudamericana champions
	Boca Juniors (Argentina 2)		2016–17 Primera División champions^[8]
	River Plate (Argentina 3)		2016–17 Primera División runners-up^[8]
	Atlético Tucumán (Argentina 4)		2016–17 Copa Argentina runners-up^[8]
	Estudiantes (Argentina 5)		2016–17 Primera División 3rd place^[8]
	Racing (Argentina 6)		2016–17 Primera División 4th place^[8]
	Banfield (Argentina 7)	Second stage	2016–17 Primera División 5th place^[8]
Bolivia (4 berths)	The Strongest (Bolivia 1)	Group stage	2016 Apertura champions^[9]
	Bolívar (Bolivia 2)	Group stage	2017 Apertura champions^[9]
	Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 3)	Second stage	2017 Clausura best team not yet qualified^[9]
	Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 4)	First stage	2016–17 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[9]
Brazil (7 + 1 berths)	Grêmio (Brazil 1; Title holders)	Group stage	2017 Copa Libertadores champions
	Corinthians (Brazil 2)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions^[10]
	Cruzeiro (Brazil 3)		2017 Copa do Brasil champions^[10]
	Palmeiras (Brazil 4)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up^[10]
	Santos (Brazil 5)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place^[10]
	Flamengo (Brazil 6)		2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place^[10]
	Vasco da Gama (Brazil 7)	Second stage	2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place^[10]
	Chapecoense (Brazil 8)	Second stage	2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place^[10]
Chile (4 berths)	Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)	Group stage	2017 Clausura champions^[11]
	Colo-Colo (Chile 2)	Group stage	2017 Transición champions^[12]
	Santiago Wanderers (Chile 3)	Second stage	2017 Copa Chile champions^[12]
	Universidad de Concepción (Chile 4)	Second stage	2017 Primera División runners-up playoff winners^[12]
Colombia (4 berths)	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)	Group stage	2017 Apertura champions^[13]
	Millonarios (Colombia 2)	Group stage	2017 Finalización champions^[13]
	Santa Fe (Colombia 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[13]
	Junior (Colombia 4)	Second stage	2017 Copa Colombia champions^[13]
Ecuador (4 berths)	Emelec (Ecuador 1)	Group stage	2017 Serie A champions^[14]
	Delfín (Ecuador 2)	Group stage	2017 Serie A runners-up^[14]
	Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3)	Second stage	2017 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[14]
	Macará (Ecuador 4)	First stage	2017 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[14]
Paraguay (4 berths)	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División tournament champions with better record in aggregate table^[15]
	Libertad (Paraguay 2)	Group stage	2017 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table^[15]
	Guaraní (Paraguay 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[15]
	Olimpia (Paraguay 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[15]
Peru (4 berths)	Alianza Lima (Peru 1)	Group stage	2017 Torneo Descentralizado champions^[16]
	Real Garcilaso (Peru 2)	Group stage	2017 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up^[16]
	Melgar (Peru 3)	Second stage	2017 Torneo de Verano winners^[16]
	Universitario (Peru 4)	First stage	2017 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[16]
Uruguay (4 berths)	Peñarol (Uruguay 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División champions^[17]
	Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 2)	Group stage	2017 Primera División runners-up^[17]
	Nacional (Uruguay 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[17]
	Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[17]
Venezuela (4 berths)	Monagas (Venezuela 1)	Group stage	2017 Primera División champions^[18]
	Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2)	Group stage	2017 Primera División runners-up^[18]
	Carabobo (Venezuela 3)	Second stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[18]
	Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 4)	First stage	2017 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[18]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.^[19] The first stage matches were played on Monday and Friday, instead of the usual midweek of Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The finals were initially scheduled for 7 and 28 November, but were moved to 10 and 24 November after the finalists were confirmed.^[3]

Stage	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First stage	20 December 2017 (Luque, Paraguay)^[20]	22 January 2018	26 January 2018
Second stage		30 January – 1 February 2018	6–8 February 2018
Third stage		13–15 February 2018	20–22 February 2018
Group stage		Week 1: 27 February – 1 March 2018 Week 2: 13–15 March 2018 Week 3: 3–5 April 2018 Week 4: 11 & 17–19 April 2018 Week 5: 24–26 April 2018 Week 6: 1–3 May 2018 Week 7: 15–17 May 2018 Week 8: 22–24 May 2018
Round of 16	4 June 2018 (Luque, Paraguay)	7–9 & 21 August 2018	28–30 August 2018
Quarterfinals		18–20 September 2018	2–4 October 2018
Semifinals		23–25 October 2018	30 October – 1 November 2018
Finals		10 November 2018 (postponed to 11 November)	24 November 2018 (postponed to 9 December)

Draws

2018 Copa Libertadores is located in South America

Buenos Aires

La Paz

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Santiago

Bogotá

Asunción

Lima

Montevideo

Bogotá teams

Lima teams

Alianza Lima
Universitario

La Paz teams

Bolivar

The Strongest

Santiago teams

Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile

Rio de Janeiro teams

São Paulo teams

Asunción teams

Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Libertad

Olimpia

Montevideo teams

Defensor Sporting
Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional
Peñarol

Greater Buenos Aires teams

Banfield
Boca Juniors
Independiente
Racing

River Plate

Location of teams of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

Brown: Group A;

Red: Group B;

Orange: Group C;

Yellow: Group D;

Green: Group E;

Blue: Group F;

Purple: Group G;

Pink: Group H;

White: Play-off rounds.

2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Qualifying stages

2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages 2018 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

Group stage

2018 Copa Libertadores group stage

Group A

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group B

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group C

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group D

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group E

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group F

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group G

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Group H

Template:2018 Copa Libertadores group tables

Final stages

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Seeding

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Bracket

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Round of 16

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Quarter-finals

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Semi-finals

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Finals

2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	2Q1	3Q1	3Q2	GS1	GS2	GS3	GS4	GS5	GS6	⅛F1	⅛F2	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	F1	F2	Total
1	Miguel Borja	Palmeiras				1	1			1	3	2			1					9
1	Wilson Morelo	Santa Fe	2	2	2	1		1			1									9
3	Jádson	Corinthians					x	1	1	3			1							6
4	Ramón Ábila	Boca Juniors				x					2	1	x	x			1	1		5
	Darío Benedetto	Boca Juniors				x	x	x	x	x	x	x			x	2	1	1	1
	Óscar Cardozo	Libertad				x	x	1		2			2
	Éverton	Grêmio					1		2	x	x	x	1	1		x
	Lautaro Martínez	Racing				3		1	1
	Lucas Pratto	River Plate							1	1			1					1	1
	Sassá	Cruzeiro				x			2	2		x	x	x	1
	Thiago Neves	Cruzeiro							2	1	1	1

Source: CONMEBOL.com^[21]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Team	Assists
1	Egídio	Cruzeiro	6
2	Cristian Pavón	Boca Juniors	5
2	Serginho	Jorge Wilstermann	5
4	Anderson Plata	Santa Fe	4
4	Moisés	Palmeiras	4
6	Alisson	Grêmio	3
	Antonio Bareiro	Libertad
	Ricardo Centurión	Racing
	Yimmi Chará	Junior
	Luan	Grêmio
	Gonzalo Martínez	River Plate
	Pablo Pérez	Boca Juniors
	Sebastián Villa	Boca Juniors
	Matías Zunino	Nacional

Source: CONMEBOL.com^[22]

Notes

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References

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External links

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018, CONMEBOL.com

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2018 Copa Libertadores

Contents

Teams

Schedule

Draws

Qualifying stages

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Copa Sudamericana qualification

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Final stages

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Notes

References

External links

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