2025 Copa Libertadores
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 5 February – 29 November 2025 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 66th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 5 February and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2025.[1]
The winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Teams
[edit]The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify for the tournament:
- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Brazil: 7 berths
- Argentina: 6 berths
- All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is 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
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD (1 berth) |
(Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Sudamericana champions |
 Argentina(6 berths) |
(Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[2] |
| Estudiantes[Note ARG] (Argentina 2) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[2] | ||
| (Argentina 3) | 2024 Copa Argentina champions[2] | ||
| (Argentina 4) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[2] | ||
| (Argentina 5) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[2] | ||
| (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[2] | |
 Bolivia(4 berths) |
San Antonio Bulo Bulo (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura winners[3] |
| (Bolivia 2) | 2024 Clausura winners[3] | ||
| (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[3] | |
| (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified[3] | |
 Brazil(7 + 1 berths) |
(Title holders) | Group stage | 2024 Copa Libertadores champions |
| (Brazil 1) | 2024 Copa do Brasil champions | ||
| (Brazil 2) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | ||
| (Brazil 3) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| (Brazil 4) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| (Brazil 5) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | |
| (Brazil 7) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | ||
 Chile(4 berths) |
[Note CHI] (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[4] |
| [Note CHI] (Chile 2) | 2024 Primera División runners-up[4] | ||
| (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División 3rd place[4] | |
| (Chile 4) | 2024 Copa Chile champions[4] | ||
 Colombia(4 berths) |
Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2024 Apertura champions[5] |
| (Colombia 2) | 2024 Finalización champions[5] | ||
| (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[5] | |
| (Colombia 4) | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[5] | ||
 Ecuador(4 berths) |
[Note ECU] (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2024 Serie A champions |
| [Note ECU] (Ecuador 2) | 2024 Serie A runners-up | ||
| (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| El Nacional (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Ecuador champions or runners-up[6] | |
 Paraguay(4 berths) |
[Note PAR] (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[7] |
| [Note PAR] (Paraguay 2) | 2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table[7] | ||
| (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[7] | |
| (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Copa Paraguay champions[7] | |
 Peru(4 berths) |
Universitario (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2024 Liga 1 champions[8] |
| Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) | 2024 Liga 1 runners-up[8] | ||
| Melgar (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2024 Liga 1 3rd place[8] | |
| Alianza Lima (Peru 4) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 4th place[8] | |
 Uruguay(4 berths) |
[Note URU] (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[9] |
| [Note URU] (Uruguay 2) | 2024 Primera División runners-up[9] | ||
| [Note URU] (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9] | |
| (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[9] | |
 Venezuela(4 berths) |
[Note VEN] (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2024 Primera División champions[10] |
| Deportivo Táchira[Note VEN] (Venezuela 2) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 1st place[10] | ||
| [Note VEN] (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2024 Primera División runners-up[10] | |
| Universidad Central[Note VEN] (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10] |
- Notes
- Argentina (ARG): Estudiantes may qualify for a higher berth of Argentina.
- Chile (CHI):
- Universidad de Chile (2024 Primera División champions or runners-up) may qualify for the Chile 1 or Chile 2 berth.
- Colo-Colo (2024 Primera División champions or runners-up) may qualify for the Chile 1 or Chile 2 berth.
- Ecuador (ECU): Independiente del Valle (2024 Serie A champions or runners-up) may qualify for the Ecuador 1 or Ecuador 2 berth.
- Paraguay (PAR): Libertad (2024 Apertura champions) may qualify for the Paraguay 1 or Paraguay 2 berth.
- Venezuela (VEN):
- Carabobo (2024 Primera División champions or runners-up) may qualify for the Venezuela 1 or Venezuela 3 berth.
- Deportivo Táchira and Universidad Central may qualify for a higher berth of Venezuela.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CONMEBOL definió cuándo se jugarán las finales de la Copa Libertadores y Sudamericana 2025" [CONMEBOL set when the 2025 Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana finals will be played] (in Spanish). DSports. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Reglamento de Torneos de la Temporada 2024 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" [Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA – Tournament Regulations for the 2024 First Division Season] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bolivia 4 a la Libertadores es "menos atractiva" que las cuatro plazas a la Sudamericana" [Bolivia 4 to the Libertadores is "less appealing" than the four berths to the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bases Campeonato Nacional de Primera División Temporada 2024" [Campeonato Nacional de Primera División 2024 Season Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024" [Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "El Nacional o Mushuc Runa irán a la Copa Libertadores: Así se definirá el cuarto cupo de Ecuador" [El Nacional or Mushuc Runa will go to the Copa Libertadores: this is how Ecuador's fourth berth will be decided] (in Spanish). Primicias. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento de la División de Honor 2024" [2024 División de Honor Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Liga 1 2024" [2024 Liga 1 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). FPF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Régimen de disputa de los torneos oficiales - vigente desde el 2018" [Regime of play for official tournaments – in force since 2018] (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "La Liga FutVe presentó la Gala de los Mejores 2023 y la Temporada 2024" [Liga FutVe presented the Best of 2023 Gala and the 2024 Season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.