The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Flamengo defeated defending champions River Plate in the final by a 2–1 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage.
In 2016, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs. It was only on 23 February 2018 that CONMEBOL was able to confirm that starting from this edition, the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance, and on 11 June 2018 after its Council meeting in Moscow, the confederation confirmed that the final would be played on 23 November 2019. On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the 2019 final would be played in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, however, due to safety concerns derived from the 2019 Chilean protests, and after consultations with the finalist clubs and their respective football associations, CONMEBOL announced on 5 November 2019 that the match was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.
Teams The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament: 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: 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
AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification methodRiver Plate Group stage2018 Copa Libertadores championsBoca Juniors 2017–18 Superliga Argentina championsGodoy Cruz 2017–18 Superliga Argentina runners-upRosario Central 2017–18 Copa Argentina championsSan Lorenzo 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 3rd placeHuracán 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 4th placeTalleres Second stage2017–18 Superliga Argentina 5th placeJorge Wilstermann Group stage2018 Apertura championsSan José 2018 Clausura championsThe Strongest Second stage2018 Clausura runners-upBolívar First stage2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedAthletico Paranaense Group stage2018 Copa Sudamericana championsPalmeiras 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championsCruzeiro 2018 Copa do Brasil championsFlamengo 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-upInternacional 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd placeGrêmio 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th placeSão Paulo Second stage2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th placeAtlético Mineiro 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th placeUniversidad Católica Group stage2018 Primera División championsUniversidad de Concepción 2018 Primera División runners-upUniversidad de Chile Second stage2018 Primera División 3rd placePalestino 2018 Copa Chile championsDeportes Tolima Group stage2018 Apertura championsJunior 2018 Finalización championsIndependiente Medellín Second stage2018 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedAtlético Nacional 2018 Copa Colombia championsLDU Quito Group stage2018 Serie A championsEmelec 2018 Serie A runners-upBarcelona Second stage2018 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedDelfín First stage2018 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedOlimpia Group stage2018 Apertura and 2018 Clausura championsCerro Porteño 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedLibertad Second stage2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedNacional First stage2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualifiedSporting Cristal Group stage2018 Torneo Descentralizado championsAlianza Lima 2018 Torneo Descentralizado runners-upMelgar Second stage2018 Torneo Descentralizado 3rd placeReal Garcilaso First stage2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedPeñarol Group stage2018 Primera División championsNacional 2018 Primera División runners-upDanubio Second stage2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedDefensor Sporting First stage2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedZamora Group stage2018 Primera División championsDeportivo Lara 2018 Primera División runners-upCaracas Second stage2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedDeportivo La Guaira First stage2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Libertadores. The first stage matches were played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday instead of Monday and Friday in the last two seasons. The group stage matches were played in six matchdays instead of being spread over a longer period.
StageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stage17 December 2018(Luque, Paraguay)22–24 January 201929–31 January 2019Second stage5–7 February 201912–14 February 2019Third stage19–21 February 201926–28 February 2019Group stageRound of 1613 May 2019(Luque, Paraguay)23–25 July 201930 July – 1 August 2019Quarter-finals20–22 August 201927–29 August 2019Semi-finals1–2 October 201922–23 October 2019Final23 November 2019 at Estadio Monumental, Lima
Draws
Qualifying stages
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Copa Sudamericana qualification
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Final stages
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeam Total1 Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo 11 2 1 2292 Adrián Martínez Libertad 13 2 6 Marco Ruben Athletico Paranaense 13 11 Gustavo Scarpa Palmeiras 1 21 11 5 Bruno Henrique Flamengo 1 2 11 5 Ricardo Oliveira Atlético Mineiro 22 1 Patricio Rubio Universidad de Concepción 4 1
Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists1 Bruno Henrique Flamengo52 Joel Sánchez Melgar43 Alisson Grêmio3 Alan Benítez Libertad Juan Cazares Atlético Mineiro Dudu Palmeiras Éverton Ribeiro Flamengo Nicolás López Internacional Ricardo Martins Caracas Rafael Sóbis Internacional
Team of the tournament OptaJavier Stats Perform selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament. PositionPlayerTeamGoalkeeper Esteban Andrada Boca JuniorsDefenders Lucas Martínez Quarta River Plate Rodrigo Caio Flamengo Pablo Marí FlamengoMidfielders Enzo Pérez River Plate Everton Grêmio Gustavo Scarpa Palmeiras Ignacio Fernández River Plate Everton Ribeiro FlamengoForwards Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo Bruno Henrique Flamengo
See also 2019 Copa Sudamericana 2020 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019, CONMEBOL.com