The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 63rd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals. On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final would be played at the Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 29 October 2022.
On 25 November 2021, CONMEBOL announced the abolition of the away goals rule in all of its club competitions including the Copa Libertadores, which had been used since 2005. Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but by a penalty shoot-out.
Brazilian club Flamengo were the champions, winning their third Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian side Athletico Paranaense in the final by a 1–0 score. As winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, Flamengo earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana and also automatically qualified for both the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Palmeiras were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Athletico Paranaense in the semi-finals.
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 methodColón Group stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional championsRiver Plate 2021 Primera División championsBoca Juniors 2019–20 Copa Argentina championsVélez Sarsfield 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedTalleres 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedEstudiantes Second stage2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualifiedIndependiente Petrolero Group stage2021 Primera División championsAlways Ready 2021 Primera División runners-upThe Strongest Second stage2021 Primera División 3rd placeBolívar First stage2021 Primera División 4th placePalmeiras Group stage2021 Copa Libertadores championsAthletico Paranaense 2021 Copa Sudamericana championsAtlético Mineiro 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championsFlamengo 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-upFortaleza 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th placeCorinthians 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th placeRed Bull Bragantino 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th placeFluminense Second stage2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th placeAmérica Mineiro 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th placeUniversidad Católica Group stage2021 Primera División championsColo-Colo 2021 Primera División runners-upAudax Italiano Second stage2021 Primera División 3rd placeEverton 2021 Copa Chile runners-upDeportes Tolima Group stage2021 Apertura championsDeportivo Cali 2021 Finalización championsMillonarios Second stage2021 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedAtlético Nacional 2021 Copa Colombia championsIndependiente del Valle Group stage2021 Serie A championsEmelec 2021 Serie A runners-upUniversidad Católica Second stage2021 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedBarcelona First stage2021 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedCerro Porteño Group stage2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate tableLibertad 2021 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate tableGuaraní Second stage2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedOlimpia First stage2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedAlianza Lima Group stage2021 Liga 1 championsSporting Cristal 2021 Liga 1 runners-upUniversitario Second stage2021 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedUniversidad César Vallejo First stage2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedPeñarol Group stage2021 Primera División championsNacional 2021 Primera División runners-upPlaza Colonia Second stage2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedMontevideo City Torque First stage2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedDeportivo Táchira Group stage2021 Primera División championsCaracas 2021 Primera División runners-upMonagas Second stage2021 Primera División Fase Final A 3rd placeDeportivo Lara First stage2021 Primera División Fase Final A 4th place
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows:
StageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stage20 December 20218–9 February 202215–16 February 2022Second stage22–24 February 20221–3 March 2022Third stage8–10 March 202215–17 March 2022Group stage25 March 2022Round of 1627 May 202228–30 June 20225–7 July 2022Quarter-finals2–4 August 20229–11 August 2022Semi-finals30–31 August 20226–7 September 2022Final29 October 2022 at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Draws
Qualifying stages
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Final stages
Qualified teams The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeam Total1 Pedro Flamengo 111 4 131 122 Lucas Janson Vélez Sarsfield 1 121 2 7 Rafael Navarro Palmeiras 24 1 Rony Palmeiras 11 122 5 Julián Álvarez River Plate 6 6 Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo 12 11 1 Sebastián Rodríguez Emelec 3 21 Raphael Veiga Palmeiras 12 3 9 Hulk Atlético Mineiro 1 2 11 5 Junior Sornoza Independiente del Valle 121 1
Team of the tournament The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament. PositionPlayerTeamGoalkeeper Santos FlamengoDefenders Thiago Heleno Athletico Paranaense David Luiz Flamengo Gustavo Gómez PalmeirasMidfielders Éverton Ribeiro Flamengo Gustavo Scarpa Palmeiras Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flamengo Lucas Janson Vélez SarsfieldForwards Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo Pedro Flamengo Vitor Roque Athletico ParanaenseManager Dorival Junior Flamengo
See also 2022 Copa Sudamericana
References
External links CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022, CONMEBOL.com CONMEBOL Libertadores