2023 Copa Libertadores

2023 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023
	275px The Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates	7 February – 4 November 2023
Teams	47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Fluminense (1st title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	155
Goals scored	386 (2.49 per match)
Attendance	3,879,523 (25,029 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Germán Cano (13 goals)
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The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 64th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The final was played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 4 November 2023.^[1] Brazilian club Fluminense were the champions, winning their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Argentine side Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time in the final.^[2] As winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Olimpia in the round of 16.

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:^[3]

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:^[3]

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 berths)	Boca Juniors (Argentina 1)	Group stage	2022 Primera División champions^[4]
	Racing (Argentina 2)		2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[4]
	Patronato (Argentina 3)		2022 Copa Argentina champions^[4]
	River Plate (Argentina 4)		2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[4]
	Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 5)		2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified^[4]
	Huracán (Argentina 6)	Second stage	2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified^[4]
Bolivia (4 berths)	Bolívar (Bolivia 1)	Group stage	2022 Apertura champions^[5]
	The Strongest (Bolivia 2)	Group stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^{[Note BOL]}
	Always Ready (Bolivia 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^{[Note BOL]}
	Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 4)	First stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified^{[Note BOL]}
Brazil (7 + 1 berths)	Flamengo (Title holders)	Group stage	2022 Copa Libertadores champions
	Palmeiras (Brazil 1)		2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions^[6]
	Internacional (Brazil 2)		2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up^[6]
	Fluminense (Brazil 3)		2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place^[6]
	Corinthians (Brazil 4)		2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place^[6]
	Athletico Paranaense (Brazil 5)		2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place^[6]
	Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 6)	Second stage	2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place^[6]
	Fortaleza (Brazil 7)	Second stage	2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place^[6]
Chile (4 berths)	Colo-Colo (Chile 1)	Group stage	2022 Primera División champions^[7]
	Ñublense (Chile 2)	Group stage	2022 Primera División runners-up^[7]
	Curicó Unido (Chile 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera División 3rd place^[7]
	Magallanes (Chile 4)	Second stage	2022 Copa Chile champions^[7]
Colombia (4 berths)	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)	Group stage	2022 Apertura champions^[8]
	Deportivo Pereira (Colombia 2)	Group stage	2022 Finalización champions^[8]
	Independiente Medellín (Colombia 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[8]
	Millonarios (Colombia 4)	Second stage	2022 Copa Colombia champions^[8]
Ecuador (4 + 1 berths)	Independiente del Valle (Copa Sudamericana)	Group stage	2022 Copa Sudamericana champions
	Aucas (Ecuador 1)		2022 Serie A champions^[9]
	Barcelona (Ecuador 2)		2022 Serie A runners-up^[9]
	Universidad Católica (Ecuador 3)	Second stage	2022 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[9]
	El Nacional (Ecuador 4)	First stage	2022 Copa Ecuador 3rd place^[9]
Paraguay (4 berths)	Olimpia (Paraguay 1)	Group stage	2022 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table^[10]
	Libertad (Paraguay 2)	Group stage	2022 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table^[10]
	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[10]
	Nacional (Paraguay 4)	First stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[10]
Peru (4 berths)	Alianza Lima (Peru 1)	Group stage	2022 Liga 1 champions^[11]
	Melgar (Peru 2)	Group stage	2022 Liga 1 runners-up^[11]
	Sporting Cristal (Peru 3)	Second stage	2022 Liga 1 3rd place^[11]
	Sport Huancayo (Peru 4)	First stage	2022 Liga 1 4th place^[11]
Uruguay (4 berths)	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	Group stage	2022 Primera División champions^[12]
	Liverpool (Uruguay 2)	Group stage	2022 Primera División runners-up^[12]
	Deportivo Maldonado (Uruguay 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified^[12]
	Boston River (Uruguay 4)	First stage	2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified^[12]
Venezuela (4 berths)	Metropolitanos (Venezuela 1)	Group stage	2022 Primera División champions^[13]
	Monagas (Venezuela 2)	Group stage	2022 Primera División runners-up^[13]
	Carabobo (Venezuela 3)	Second stage	2022 Primera División Fase Final Libertadores 3rd place^[13]
	Zamora (Venezuela 4)	First stage	2022 Primera División Fase Final Libertadores 4th place^[13]

Notes

Bolivia (BOL): Since the 2022 Clausura tournament was abandoned and no champion was declared due to civil unrest, the Bolivia 2, Bolivia 3, and Bolivia 4 berths were awarded to the three best-placed teams in the aggregate table at the time of abandonment.^[14]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:^[15]^[16]^[17]

Stage	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First stage	21 December 2022^[18]	7–9 February 2023	14–16 February 2023
Second stage		21–23 February 2023	28 February – 2 March 2023
Third stage		8–9 March 2023	15–16 March 2023
Group stage	27 March 2023	Matchday 1: 4–6 April 2023 Matchday 2: 18–20 April 2023 Matchday 3: 2–4 May 2023 Matchday 4: 23–25 May 2023 Matchday 5: 6–8 June 2023 Matchday 6: 27–29 June 2023
Round of 16	5 July 2023^[19]	1–3 August 2023	8–10 August 2023
Quarter-finals		22–24 August 2023	29–31 August 2023
Semi-finals		27–28 September 2023	4–5 October 2023
Final		4 November 2023 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Draws

2023 Copa Libertadores is located in South America

Buenos Aires

La Paz

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Santiago

Medellín

Quito

Asunción

Lima

Montevideo

Medellín teams

Atlético Nacional
Indep. Medellín

Quito Metro Area teams
Aucas
El Nacional
Indep. del Valle
Universidad Católica

Lima teams
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal

La Paz teams
Always Ready
Bolívar
The Strongest

Santiago teams
Colo-Colo

Magallanes

Rio de Janeiro teams

Flamengo
Fluminense

São Paulo teams
Corinthians

Palmeiras

Asunción teams

Cerro Porteño
Libertad
Nacional
Olimpia

Montevideo teams
Boston River
Liverpool
Nacional

Gran Buenos Aires teams
Argentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors
Huracán
Racing

River Plate

Location of teams of the 2023 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.

2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage 2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Qualifying stages

2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages 2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

Group stage

2023 Copa Libertadores group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Final stages

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16. 2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Seeding

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Bracket

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Round of 16

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Quarter-finals

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Semi-finals

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Final

2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	2Q2	3Q1	3Q2	GS1	GS2	GS3	GS4	GS5	GS6	⅛F1	⅛F2	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	F	Total
1	Germán Cano	Fluminense				2		3			1			1	2	2	1	1	13
2	Paulinho	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2		1		2										7
3	Dorlan Pabón	Atlético Nacional				2	3	1											6
4	Alan Patrick	Internacional				1			1	1			1			1			5
	Artur	Palmeiras							2	1	2
	Luciano Pons	Independiente Medellín			2		1	1			1
7	Luis Advíncula	Boca Juniors					1	1					1					1	4
	Rubén Bentancourt	Liverpool						2	1	1
	Ronnie Fernández	Bolívar					1		1			2
	John Kennedy	Fluminense											1		1		1	1
	Guillermo Paiva	Olimpia				1				1	2
	Enrique Triverio	The Strongest				2			1	1
	Enner Valencia	Internacional										1		1	2
	Vitor Roque	Athletico Paranaense					1				2		1

Source: CONMEBOL

Team of the tournament

The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.^[20]

Position	Player	Team
Goalkeeper	Sergio Romero	Boca Juniors
Defenders	Luis Advíncula	Boca Juniors
	Nino	Fluminense
	Joaquín Piquerez	Palmeiras
Midfielders	Jhon Arias	Fluminense
	André	Fluminense
	Alan Patrick	Internacional
	Paulo Henrique Ganso	Fluminense
Forwards	Enner Valencia	Internacional
	Germán Cano	Fluminense
	Paulinho	Atlético Mineiro

References

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External links

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023, CONMEBOL.com
CONMEBOL Libertadores – 2023 Yearbook

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2023 Copa Libertadores

Contents

Teams

Schedule

Draws

Qualifying stages

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Final stages

Qualified teams

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Team of the tournament

See also

References

External links

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