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2021 Copa Libertadores group stage

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The 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 20 April to 27 May 2021.^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 9 April 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.^[3]^[4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 1 February 2021 (shown in parentheses),^[5]^[6] taking into account the following three factors:^[7]

Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2011–2020.
Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2010 and 2002–2010 respectively.
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 seeded in 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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Notes

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^TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were seeded in Pot 1 and automatically allocated to Group A.
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^CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were seeded in Pot 2.

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

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^TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions were seeded in Pot 1 and automatically allocated to Group A.

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^CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were seeded in Pot 2.

[Independiente_del_Valle-13] [N 1]
Independiente del Valle played their home matches at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito (originally scheduled at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito)^[9] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito.^[12]^[11]

[Always_Ready-14] [N 2]
Always Ready played their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio, El Alto which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

[Internacional_v_Deportivo_Táchira-16] [N 3]
The Internacional v Deportivo Táchira match, originally scheduled for 27 April 2021, 19:15 local time,^[13] was rescheduled to 21:30 local time.^[9]

[Olimpia_v_Always_Ready-17] [N 4]
The Olimpia v Always Ready match, originally scheduled on 29 April 2021, 22:00 local time,^[13] was rescheduled to 28 April 2021, 22:00 local time.^[9]

[Always_Ready_v_Deportivo_Táchira-19] [N 5]
The Always Ready v Deportivo Táchira match, originally scheduled for 5 May 2021, 22:00 local time, was rescheduled to 6 May 2021, 18:00 local time.^[14]

[STR-BAR_referee-23] [N 6]
Referee Yender Herrera from Venezuela, who was originally assigned to the match between The Strongest and Barcelona,^[15]^[16] was replaced by Ángel Artega from Venezuela.^[17]

[Santa_Fe_v_Fluminense-26] [N 7]
Santa Fe played their home match against Fluminense at Estadio Centenario, Armenia^[18] instead of the originally scheduled Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá due to measures issued by the local government of Bogotá to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.^[19]

[Santa_Fe_v_River_Plate-28] [N 8]
The Santa Fe v River Plate match, originally scheduled for 5 May 2021, 19:00 local time at Estadio Centenario, Armenia^[11] was rescheduled to 6 May 2021, 20:00 local time at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción (Paraguay) due to civil unrest in Colombia.^[20]

[Junior_v_Fluminense-31] [N 9]
The Junior v Fluminense match, originally scheduled for 6 May 2021, 17:00 local time at Estadio Romelio Martínez, Barranquilla^[21] was rescheduled to 6 May 2021, 19:00 local time at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil (Ecuador) due to civil unrest in Colombia.^[22]

[Junior-32] [N 10]
Junior played their home match against River Plate at Estadio Romelio Martínez, Barranquilla instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla.^[21]

[Santa_Fe_v_Junior-34] [N 11]
Santa Fe played their home match against Junior at Estadio Bellavista, Ambato (Ecuador) instead of the originally scheduled Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá due to civil unrest in Colombia.^[23]

[Sporting_Cristal-35] [N 12]
Sporting Cristal played their home matches at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

[Rentistas-36] [N 13]
Rentistas played their home matches at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Complejo Rentistas, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

[Atlético_Nacional-38] [N 14]
Atlético Nacional played their home matches at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira instead of their regular stadium Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín which temporarily underwent maintenance works ahead of the 2021 Copa América.^[24]

[Universidad_Católica_v_Argentinos_Juniors-39] [N 15]
The Universidad Católica v Argentinos Juniors match, originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, 22:00 local time,^[13] was rescheduled to 29 April 2021, 18:00 local time.^[9]

[Atlético_Nacional_v_Argentinos_Juniors-40] [N 16]
The Atlético Nacional v Argentinos Juniors match, originally scheduled for 6 May 2021, 19:00 local time at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira^[11] was rescheduled to 6 May 2021, 18:00 local time at Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción (Paraguay) due to civil unrest in Colombia.^[20]

[Atlético_Nacional_v_Nacional-41] [N 17]
The kickoff of the Atlético Nacional v Nacional match, originally scheduled for 21:00 local time, was delayed to 22:00 local time.

[ARG-ATN_referee-45] [N 18]
Referee Anderson Daronco from Brazil, who was originally assigned to the Argentinos Juniors v Atlético Nacional match,^[25]^[26] was replaced by Bruno Arleu from Brazil.^[27]

[FLA-ULC_referee-47] [N 19]
Referee Eber Aquino from Paraguay, who was originally assigned to the Flamengo v Unión La Calera match was replaced by José Argote from Venezuela.^[28]

[VEL-LDQ_referee-49] [N 20]
Referee Víctor Carrillo from Peru, who was originally assigned to the Vélez Sarsfield v LDU Quito match,^[16] was replaced by Andrés Matonte from Uruguay.^[29]

[América_de_Cali-52] [N 21]
América de Cali played their home match against Cerro Porteño at Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga and played their home match against Atlético Mineiro at Estadio Romelio Martínez, Barranquilla^[30] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali which underwent maintenance works ahead of the 2021 Copa América.^[31]

[Atlético_Mineiro_v_América_de_Cali-53] [N 22]
The Atlético Mineiro v América de Cali match, originally scheduled for 27 April 2021, 21:30 local time,^[13] was rescheduled to 19:15 local time.^[9]

[Cerro_Porteño_v_Deportivo_La_Guaira-54] [N 23]
The Cerro Porteño v Deportivo La Guaira match, originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, 20:00 local time,^[13] was rescheduled to 18:00 local time.^[9]

[América_de_Cali_v_Deportivo_La_Guaira-56] [N 24]
The América de Cali v Deportivo La Guaira match, originally scheduled on 19 May 2021, 21:00 local time at Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali,^[13] was first rescheduled at Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga^[31] and later for 19 May 2021, 22:00 local time at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) due to civil unrest in Colombia.^[32]

[calendar-1] [1]
"Calendário 2021: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - Recopa" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.

[regulations-2] [2]
"Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.

[Group_stage_draw-3] [3]
"Pautas del sorteo de la Fase de Grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 5 April 2021.

[4] [4]
"Los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores camino a la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 5 April 2021.

[5] [5]
"Se lanza el Ranking de Clubes CONMEBOL 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 February 2021.

[ranking-6] [6]
"Ranking de Clubes de La CONMEBOL 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.

[7] [7]
"Ranking de Clubes de La CONMEBOL 2021 Sistema de Puntaje" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.

[fixture-8] [8]
"Fixture de la Fase de Grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 16 April 2021.

[fixture_pdf-9] [9]
"CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 Programa de Partidos – Fase de Grupos" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[fixture_2-10] [10]
"Calendario de partidos actualizado de la Fase de Grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 30 April 2021.

[fixture_pdf_2-11] [11]
"CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 Programa de Partidos – Fase de Grupos Versión 30/04/2021" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[12] [12]
"Cambio de escenario en partido de Independiente del Valle vs. Defensa y Justicia" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 April 2021.

[fixture_pdf_1-15] [13]
"CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 Programa de Partidos – Fase de Grupos Versión 12/04/2021" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 12 April 2021.

[18] [14]
"Cambio de fecha en partido de Always Ready y Deportivo Táchira" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 April 2021.

[20] [15]
"Árbitros para la Fecha 4 de la Fase de Grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 May 2021.

[Matchweek_4_referees_pdf-21] [16]
"CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 Semana 19 - Fase de Grupos – Fecha 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 May 2021.

[22] [17]
"Cambio de árbitros para The Strongest vs. Barcelona" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 7 May 2021.

[24] [18]
"Cambio de escenario en partido entre Ind. Santa Fe vs. Fluminense". CONMEBOL.com. 27 April 2021.

[25] [19]
"Millonarios, Santa Fe y Equidad no podrán jugar en Bogotá" (in Spanish). AS Colombia. 26 April 2021.

[Colombian_games_MD3-27] [20]
"Suspensión de partidos a disputarse en Colombia". CONMEBOL.com. 4 May 2021.

[Junior-29] [21]
"Cambio de escenarios en partidos por la CONMEBOL Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 23 April 2021.

[30] [22]
"Reprogramación de partidos suspendidos". CONMEBOL.com. 5 May 2021.

[33] [23]
"Cambio de escenario en partido de Santa Fe vs. Junior". CONMEBOL.com. 19 May 2021.

[37] [24]
"Quedó lista la sede de Atlético Nacional en la Copa Libertadores 2021" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 15 April 2021.

[42] [25]
"Designación de árbitros para la Fecha 5 de la Fase de Grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 May 2021.

[Matchweek_5_referees_pdf-43] [26]
"CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 Semana 20 - Fase de Grupos – Fecha 5" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 May 2021.

[44] [27]
"Cambio de árbitro en partido de Argentinos Juniors vs. Atlético Nacional" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 17 May 2021.

[46] [28]
"Cambio de árbitro principal en partido Flamengo vs. Unión La Calera". CONMEBOL.com. 26 April 2021.

[48] [29]
"Cambio de árbitros en partido de Vélez Sarsfield vs. LDU Quito" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021.

[50] [30]
"Cambio de escenario en partido de América de Cali vs. Atlético Mineiro" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 May 2021.

[Bucaramanga-51] [31]
"América de Cali confirma dónde jugará en la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[55] [32]
"Cambio de escenario en partido de América de Cali vs. Deportivo La Guaira". CONMEBOL.com. 15 May 2021.

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Match	Third stage winners
G1	Atlético Nacional (7)
G2	Independiente del Valle (20)
G3	Junior (27)
G4	Santos (9)

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	20–22 April 2021	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2	27–29 April 2021	Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3	4–6 May 2021	Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	11–13 May 2021	Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	18–20 May 2021	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6	25–27 May 2021	Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAL	DYJ	IDV	UNI
1	Palmeiras	6	5	0	1	20	7	+13	15	Round of 16	—	3–4	5–0	6–0
2	Defensa y Justicia	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9	Round of 16	1–2	—	1–1	3–0
3	Independiente del Valle	6	1	2	3	8	11	−3	5	Copa Sudamericana	0–1	1–1	—	4–0
4	Universitario	6	1	1	4	6	19	−13	4		2–3	1–1	3–2	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	INT	OLI	TAC	CAR
1	Internacional	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7	10	Round of 16	—	6–1	4–0	0–0
2	Olimpia	6	3	0	3	13	14	−1	9	Round of 16	0–1	—	6–2	2–1
3	Deportivo Táchira	6	3	0	3	14	17	−3	9	Copa Sudamericana	2–1	3–2	—	7–2
4	Always Ready	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7		2–0	1–2	2–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BSC	BOC	SAN	STR
1	Barcelona	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Round of 16	—	1–0	3–1	4–0
2	Boca Juniors	6	3	1	2	6	2	+4	10	Round of 16	0–0	—	2–0	3–0
3	Santos	6	2	0	4	8	9	−1	6	Copa Sudamericana	0–2	1–0	—	5–0
4	The Strongest	6	2	0	4	4	14	−10	6		2–0	0–1	2–1	—

2021_Copa_Libertadores_group_stage

2021 Copa Libertadores group stage

Draw

Format

Schedule

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Notes

References

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FLU	RIV	JUN	SFE
1	Fluminense	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	Round of 16	—	1–1	1–2	2–1
2	River Plate	6	2	3	1	7	7	0	9	Round of 16	1–3	—	2–1	2–1
3	Junior	6	1	4	1	6	6	0	7	Copa Sudamericana	1–1	1–1	—	1–1
4	Santa Fe	6	0	3	3	4	7	−3	3		1–2	0–0	0–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RAC	SPA	CRI	REN
1	Racing	6	4	2	0	9	2	+7	14	Round of 16	—	0–0	2–1	3–0
2	São Paulo	6	3	2	1	9	2	+7	11	Round of 16	0–1	—	3–0	2–0
3	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	4	Copa Sudamericana	0–2	0–3	—	2–0
4	Rentistas	6	0	3	3	2	9	−7	3		1–1	1–1	0–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARG	UCA	NAC	ATN
1	Argentinos Juniors	6	4	0	2	7	3	+4	12	Round of 16	—	0–1	2–0	1–0
2	Universidad Católica	6	3	0	3	6	6	0	9	Round of 16	0–2	—	3–1	2–0
3	Nacional	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8	Copa Sudamericana	2–0	1–0	—	4–4
4	Atlético Nacional	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5		0–2	2–0	0–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FLA	VEL	LDQ	ULC
1	Flamengo	6	3	3	0	14	9	+5	12	Round of 16	—	0–0	2–2	4–1
2	Vélez Sarsfield	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Round of 16	2–3	—	3–1	2–1
3	LDU Quito	6	2	2	2	15	13	+2	8	Copa Sudamericana	2–3	3–1	—	5–2
4	Unión La Calera	6	0	2	4	8	17	−9	2		2–2	0–2	2–2	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CAM	CCP	AME	DLG
1	Atlético Mineiro	6	5	1	0	15	3	+12	16	Round of 16	—	4–0	2–1	4–0
2	Cerro Porteño	6	3	1	2	4	5	−1	10	Round of 16	0–1	—	1–0	0–0
3	América de Cali	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4	Copa Sudamericana	1–3	0–2	—	3–1
4	Deportivo La Guaira	6	0	3	3	2	9	−7	3		1–1	0–1	0–0	—