2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 21 January to 27 February 2020.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

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

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 (shown in parentheses),[6] taking into account the following three factors:[7]

  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.

First stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
Notes
  1. ^
    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.

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
Notes
  1. ^
    BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.
  2. ^
    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

Format

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).[2]

Bracket

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.

The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 17 December 2019.

G1

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Uruguay Progreso 0 1 1
Ecuador Barcelona 2 3 5
Ecuador Barcelona 4 1 5
Peru Sporting Cristal 0 2 2
Peru Sporting Cristal Bye
 
Ecuador Barcelona 1 4 5
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 0 0
Venezuela Carabobo 1 0 1
Peru Universitario 1 1 2
Peru Universitario 1 0 1
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 1 2
Paraguay Cerro Porteño Bye
 

G2

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Uruguay Cerro Largo Bye
 
Uruguay Cerro Largo 1 1 2
Chile Palestino 1 5 6
Chile Palestino Bye
 
Chile Palestino 0 1 1
Paraguay Guaraní 1 2 3
Bolivia San José 0 0 0
Paraguay Guaraní 1 4 5
Paraguay Guaraní (a) 1 1 2
Brazil Corinthians 0 2 2
Brazil Corinthians Bye
 

G3

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Colombia Independiente Medellín Bye
 
Colombia Independiente Medellín 4 0 4
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 0 2 2
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Bye
 
Colombia Independiente Medellín (p) 1 0 1 (4)
Argentina Atlético Tucumán 0 1 1 (2)
Bolivia The Strongest Bye
 
Bolivia The Strongest 2 0 2 (5)
Argentina Atlético Tucumán (p) 0 2 2 (6)
Argentina Atlético Tucumán Bye
 

G4

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Ecuador Macará Bye
 
Ecuador Macará 0 0 0
Colombia Deportes Tolima 1 1 2
Colombia Deportes Tolima Bye
 
Colombia Deportes Tolima 0 0 0
Brazil Internacional 0 1 1
Chile Universidad de Chile Bye
 
Chile Universidad de Chile 0 0 0
Brazil Internacional 0 2 2
Brazil Internacional Bye
 

First stage

The first legs were played on 21–22 January, and the second legs were played on 28–29 January 2020.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San José Bolivia 0–5 Paraguay Guaraní 0–1 0–4
Carabobo Venezuela 1–2 Peru Universitario 1–1 0–1
Progreso Uruguay 1–5 Ecuador Barcelona 0–2 1–3

Match E1

San José Bolivia0–1Paraguay Guaraní
Report
  • Báez 85' (pen.)
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Guaraní Paraguay4–0Bolivia San José
 Report
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)

Guaraní won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C7).

Match E2

Carabobo Venezuela1–1Peru Universitario
  • Tortolero 46'
 Report
Referee: Alexander Ospina (Colombia)
Universitario Peru1–0Venezuela Carabobo
 Report
Referee: Bráulio Machado (Brazil)

Universitario won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C1).

Match E3

Progreso Uruguay0–2Ecuador Barcelona
Report
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Barcelona Ecuador3–1Uruguay Progreso
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)

Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Second stage

The first legs were played on 4–6 February, and the second legs were played on 11–13 February 2020.[8][12]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universitario Peru 1–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–1 0–1
Cerro Largo Uruguay 2–6 Chile Palestino 1–1 1–5
Independiente Medellín Colombia 4–2 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 4–0 0–2
Macará Ecuador 0–2 Colombia Deportes Tolima 0–1 0–1
Universidad de Chile Chile 0–2 Brazil Internacional 0–0 0–2
The Strongest Bolivia 2–2 (5–6 p) Argentina Atlético Tucumán 2–0 0–2
Guaraní Paraguay 2–2 (a) Brazil Corinthians 1–0 1–2
Barcelona Ecuador 5–2 Peru Sporting Cristal 4–0 1–2

Match C1

Universitario Peru1–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–0Peru Universitario
 Report

Cerro Porteño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Match C2

Cerro Largo Uruguay1–1Chile Palestino
 Report
Palestino Chile5–1Uruguay Cerro Largo
 Report
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Palestino won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C3

Independiente Medellín Colombia4–0Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela2–0Colombia Independiente Medellín
 Report

Independiente Medellín won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C4

Macará Ecuador0–1Colombia Deportes Tolima
Report
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Deportes Tolima Colombia1–0Ecuador Macará
 Report
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Deportes Tolima won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C5

Universidad de Chile Chile0–0Brazil Internacional
Report
Internacional Brazil2–0Chile Universidad de Chile
 Report

Internacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C6

The Strongest Bolivia2–0Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Tucumán won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C7

Guaraní Paraguay1–0Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Corinthians Brazil2–1Paraguay Guaraní
 Report

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Guaraní won on away goals and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C8

Barcelona Ecuador4–0Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Sporting Cristal Peru2–1Ecuador Barcelona
 Report

Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

The first legs were played on 18–20 February, and the second legs were played on 25–27 February 2020.[17][18]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Ecuador 5–0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1–0 4–0
Palestino Chile 1–3 Paraguay Guaraní 0–1 1–2
Independiente Medellín Colombia 1–1 (4–2 p) Argentina Atlético Tucumán 1–0 0–1
Deportes Tolima Colombia 0–1 Brazil Internacional 0–0 0–1

Match G1

Barcelona Ecuador1–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–4Ecuador Barcelona
Report

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).

Match G2

Palestino Chile0–1Paraguay Guaraní
Report
Guaraní Paraguay2–1Chile Palestino
 Report

Guaraní won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group B).

Match G3

Independiente Medellín Colombia1–0Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Referee: Bruno Arleu (Brazil)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Independiente Medellín won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group H).

Match G4

Deportes Tolima Colombia0–0Brazil Internacional
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Internacional Brazil1–0Colombia Deportes Tolima
 Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Internacional won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group E).

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.

Pos Match Third stage losers Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G3 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Copa Sudamericana
2 G4 Colombia Deportes Tolima 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3 G2 Chile Palestino 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
4 G1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.2.1.6).[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Guaraní played their first stage home match at Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, and their second and third stage home matches at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[10]
  2. ^ Carabobo played their home match at Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Misael Delgado, Valencia, which was being remodeled.[11]
  3. ^ Progreso played their home match at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Abraham Paladino, Montevideo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  4. ^ Cerro Largo played their home match against Palestino at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel, Maldonado, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla, Melo.[13]
  5. ^ a b Palestino played their home matches at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  6. ^ The Universidad de Chile v Internacional match was originally scheduled for 4 February 2020, 19:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 18:00 local time.[14]
  7. ^ Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2020: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Se sortean los cruces y grupos de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Pautas del Sorteo CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 9 December 2019.
  5. ^ "La hoja de ruta de la Gloria Eterna rumbo Rio de Janeiro 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Ranking CONMEBOL - Opta, 16-12-2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. ^ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Fase Preliminar y Fase de Grupos & CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Primera Fase" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  8. ^ a b "Fixture – Fase Preliminar y Fase de Grupos CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS (Versión de 22/01/2020)" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Cambio de estadio para juego entre Guaraní vs. Corinthians" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ Carabobo F.C. [@Carabobo_FC] (January 11, 2020). "Comunicado Oficial: Junta Directiva del Carabobo Fútbol Club" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS (Versión de 30/01/2020)" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido de Cerro Largo vs. Palestino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Cambio de horario en partido de Universidad de Chile vs. Internacional" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 February 2020.
  15. ^ Sporting Cristal [@ClubSCristal] (December 19, 2019). "Comunicamos que el estadio declarado para nuestra participación en la @Libertadores 2020, es el Estadio Nacional" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido de Sporting Cristal vs. E3". CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Programación de partidos para la Fase 3" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 February 2020.
  18. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS – Fase 3" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 February 2020.

External links

  • CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020, CONMEBOL.com
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