2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 22 January to 28 February 2019.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 17 December 2018, 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 2018 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:[6][7][8]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
  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 1Pot 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 1Pot 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.

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 29).[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 2018.

Winner G1

First stageSecond stageThird stage
            
Bolivia Bolívar235
Uruguay Defensor Sporting426
Uruguay Defensor Sporting303
Ecuador Barcelona011
Ecuador BarcelonaBye
 
Uruguay Defensor Sporting000
Brazil Atlético Mineiro202
Uruguay DanubioBye
 
Uruguay Danubio224
Brazil Atlético Mineiro235
Brazil Atlético MineiroBye
 

Winner G2

First stageSecond stageThird stage
            
Peru MelgarBye
 
Peru Melgar101
Chile Universidad de Chile000
Chile Universidad de ChileBye
 
Peru Melgar213
Venezuela Caracas022
Ecuador Delfín325
Paraguay Nacional011
Ecuador Delfín101
Venezuela Caracas (a)101
Venezuela CaracasBye
 

Winner G3

First stageSecond stageThird stage
            
Bolivia The StrongestBye
 
Bolivia The Strongest112
Paraguay Libertad156
Paraguay LibertadBye
 
Paraguay Libertad (p)101 (5)
Colombia Atlético Nacional011 (4)
Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira (a)112
Peru Real Garcilaso022
Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira000
Colombia Atlético Nacional101
Colombia Atlético NacionalBye
 

Winner G4

First stageSecond stageThird stage
            
Argentina TalleresBye
 
Argentina Talleres202
Brazil São Paulo000
Brazil São PauloBye
 
Argentina Talleres213
Chile Palestino224
Chile PalestinoBye
 
Chile Palestino (p)112 (4)
Colombia Independiente Medellín112 (1)
Colombia Independiente MedellínBye
 

First stage

The first legs were played on 22–23 January, and the second legs were played on 29–30 January 2019.[9][10]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Delfín Ecuador5–1Paraguay Nacional3–02–1
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela2–2 (a)Peru Real Garcilaso1–01–2
Bolívar Bolivia5–6Uruguay Defensor Sporting2–43–2

Match E1

Delfín Ecuador3–0Paraguay Nacional
Report
Nacional Paraguay1–2Ecuador Delfín
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Delfín won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C7).

Match E2

Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela1–0Peru Real Garcilaso
  • Azócar 70'
Report
Referee: César Deischler (Chile)
Real Garcilaso Peru2–1Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
Report
  • Balza 90+3'

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportivo La Guaira won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match C6).

Match E3

Bolívar Bolivia2–4Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Defensor Sporting Uruguay2–3Bolivia Bolívar
Report

Defensor Sporting won 6–5 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Second stage

The first legs were played on 5–7 February, and the second legs were played on 12–14 February 2019.[9][10][11][12]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Danubio Uruguay4–5Brazil Atlético Mineiro2–22–3
Melgar Peru1–0Chile Universidad de Chile1–00–0
The Strongest Bolivia2–6Paraguay Libertad1–11–5
Palestino Chile2–2 (4–1 p)Colombia Independiente Medellín1–11–1
Talleres Argentina2–0Brazil São Paulo2–00–0
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela0–1Colombia Atlético Nacional0–10–0
Delfín Ecuador1–1 (a)Venezuela Caracas1–10–0
Defensor Sporting Uruguay3–1Ecuador Barcelona3–0[A]0–1
Notes
  1. ^
    CONMEBOL awarded Defensor Sporting a 3–0 win as a result of Barcelona fielding the ineligible player Sebastián Pérez. The match originally ended 1–2.[13]

Match C1

Danubio Uruguay2–2Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report
Atlético Mineiro Brazil3–2Uruguay Danubio
Report

Atlético Mineiro won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Match C2

Melgar Peru1–0Chile Universidad de Chile
Report

Melgar won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C3

The Strongest Bolivia1–1Paraguay Libertad
Report
Libertad Paraguay5–1Bolivia The Strongest
Report
Referee: Wagner Magalhães (Brazil)

Libertad won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C4

Palestino Chile1–1Colombia Independiente Medellín
Report

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palestino won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Match C5

Talleres Argentina2–0Brazil São Paulo
Report
São Paulo Brazil0–0Argentina Talleres
Report

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

Match C6

Atlético Nacional Colombia0–0Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Atlético Nacional won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Match C7

Delfín Ecuador1–1Venezuela Caracas
Report
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Caracas Venezuela0–0Ecuador Delfín
Report

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Match C8

Defensor Sporting Uruguay3–0
Awarded[13]		Ecuador Barcelona
Report

Defensor Sporting won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

The first legs were played on 19–21 February, and the second legs were played on 26–28 February 2019.[9][10][14][15]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–2Brazil Atlético Mineiro0–20–0
Melgar Peru3–2Venezuela Caracas2–01–2
Libertad Paraguay1–1 (5–4 p)Colombia Atlético Nacional1–00–1
Talleres Argentina3–4Chile Palestino2–21–2

Match G1

Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–2Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report
Atlético Mineiro Brazil0–0Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Atlético Mineiro won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group E).

Match G2

Melgar Peru2–0Venezuela Caracas
Report
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Caracas Venezuela2–1Peru Melgar
Report

Melgar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group F).

Match G3

Libertad Paraguay1–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report

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

Match G4

Talleres Argentina2–2Chile Palestino
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Palestino Chile2–1Argentina Talleres
Report

Palestino won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).

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.

PosMatchThird stage losersPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1G3Colombia Atlético Nacional21011103Copa Sudamericana
2G2Venezuela Caracas210123−13
3G4Argentina Talleres201134−11
4G1Uruguay Defensor Sporting201102−21
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 21).[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Nacional played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción.
  2. ^ Danubio played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The kickoff of the Atlético Nacional v Libertad match was delayed by 15 minutes due to rain. It was originally scheduled at 19:30 local time.

References

  1. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores – CONMEBOL Sudamericana – RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ "El 17 de diciembre se sortean la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Develada la cruzada hacia la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Ranking CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019". CONMEBOL.com.
  7. ^ "Pautas de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2019 Pauta del Sorteo" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Fixture de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Programación de partidos de la Fase 2". CONMEBOL.com. 31 January 2019.
  12. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - Fase 2" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Tribunal de Disciplina hace lugar al reclamo presentado por Defensor Sporting Club" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ "La Tercera Fase en el camino a la Gloria Eterna tiene calendario". CONMEBOL.com. 15 February 2019.
  15. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - Fase 3" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 15 February 2019.
  • CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019, CONMEBOL.com
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