2020_Copa_Libertadores

2020 Copa Libertadores

2020 Copa Libertadores

61st season of Copa Libertadores


The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 61st edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]

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On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 21 November 2020.[2] Brazilian club Palmeiras defeated fellow Brazilian club Santos by a 1–0 score in the final to win their second tournament title.[3] As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Racing in the round of 16.

In March 2018, the Liga MX President, Enrique Bonilla, said that Liga MX and Major League Soccer (MLS) were open to start talks to have Mexican teams return and MLS teams from Canada and the United States to join if they could agree on terms with the CONMEBOL officials.[4] Teams from Mexico had withdrawn from the Copa Libertadores since 2017, but could return in the future if the issue of schedule conflicts could be solved.[5]

On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[6] One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[7]

The tournament was suspended after group stage matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed on 15 September 2020, ending with the final on 30 January 2021.[8][9]

Teams

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

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

The entry stage was determined as follows:[10]

  • 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
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[20][21]

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 yet to be confirmed.[22] On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020.[23] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption.[24] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.[8][25]

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Draws

Location of teams of the 2020 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.

The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[28][29][30]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 (shown in parentheses),[31] taking into account the following three factors:[32]

  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 first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.

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    BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which were allocated to Pot 2 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

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    BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.
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    CHI The identity of the team Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.

For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.

  • Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
  • Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
  • Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
  • Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5

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.

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

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).[33] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[1]

Qualifying stages

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[1] The qualifying stages were structured as follows:

  • First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 13 teams which were given byes to the second stage.
  • Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage.
  • Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

First stage

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Second stage

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Third stage

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Copa Sudamericana qualification

The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.2.1.6).[1]

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were 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).[1]

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

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[1]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by the CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.[34]

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (30 January 2021 – Rio de Janeiro)
                  
13 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1 0 1
6 Argentina River Plate 1 1 2
6 Argentina River Plate 2 6 8
4 Uruguay Nacional 0 2 2
11 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 0 0 0 (2)
4 Uruguay Nacional (p) 0 0 0 (4)
6 Argentina River Plate 0 2 2
1 Brazil Palmeiras 3 0 3
16 Paraguay Libertad 3 2 5
8 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 1 0 1
16 Paraguay Libertad 1 0 1
1 Brazil Palmeiras 1 3 4
15 Ecuador Delfín 1 0 1
1 Brazil Palmeiras 3 5 8
1 Brazil Palmeiras 1
2 Brazil Santos 0
9 Argentina Racing (p) 1 1 2 (5)
3 Brazil Flamengo 1 1 2 (3)
9 Argentina Racing 1 0 1
5 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 2 2
14 Brazil Internacional 0 1 1 (4)
5 Argentina Boca Juniors (p) 1 0 1 (5)
5 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 0 0
2 Brazil Santos 0 3 3
10 Paraguay Guaraní 0 0 0
7 Brazil Grêmio 2 2 4
7 Brazil Grêmio 1 1 2
2 Brazil Santos 1 4 5
12 Ecuador LDU Quito 1 1 2
2 Brazil Santos (a) 2 0 2

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Statistics

Top scorers

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Team of the tournament

The CONMEBOL technical study group; conformed by Nery Pumpido, Gerardo Pelusso, Diego Gavilán, Faryd Mondragón, Francisco Maturana, Dorival Júnior, Daniel Bañales and César Sampaio, selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.[35] All players belong to one of the 4 semi-finalist teams.

See also


References

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  2. "Palmeiras conquista por segunda vez la Gloria Eterna" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2021.
  3. "México seguirá sin Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). El Universal. 4 December 2017.
  4. "Clubes reciben informe detallado sobre torneos de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 November 2020.
  5. "Convocatoria a Campeonatos Apertura y Clausura Temporada 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). FBF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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  8. "Comunicado LigaPro: Repartición de Cupos Internacionales" (in Spanish). LigaPro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  9. "Reglamento Liga de Fútbol Profesional 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). FPF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  10. "Comisión de Torneos Nacionales Normas Reguladoras de Primera División Temporada 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). FVF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  11. "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  12. "Los 16 mejores equipos que irán por la Gloria Eterna" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 October 2020.
  13. "El GET elige al Once Ideal de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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