2019 Copa Libertadores
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL 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 2017, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs. On 23 February 2018, CONMEBOL confirmed 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, 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
- 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 | Entry stage | Qualification method |
River Plate | Group stage | 2018 Copa Libertadores champions | |
Boca Juniors | Group stage | 2017–18 Superliga Argentina champions | |
Godoy Cruz | Group stage | 2017–18 Superliga Argentina runners-up | |
Rosario Central | Group stage | 2017–18 Copa Argentina champions | |
San Lorenzo | Group stage | 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 3rd place | |
Huracán | Group stage | 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 4th place | |
Talleres | Second stage | 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 5th place | |
Jorge Wilstermann | Group stage | 2018 Apertura champions | |
San José | Group stage | 2018 Clausura champions | |
The Strongest | Second stage | 2018 Clausura runners-up | |
Bolívar | First stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Athletico Paranaense | Group stage | 2018 Copa Sudamericana champions | |
Palmeiras | Group stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | |
Cruzeiro | Group stage | 2018 Copa do Brasil champions | |
Flamengo | Group stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | |
Internacional | Group stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | |
Grêmio | Group stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | |
São Paulo | Second stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | |
Atlético Mineiro | Second stage | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | |
Universidad Católica | Group stage | 2018 Primera División champions | |
Universidad de Concepción | Group stage | 2018 Primera División runners-up | |
Universidad de Chile | Second stage | 2018 Primera División 3rd place | |
Palestino | Second stage | 2018 Copa Chile champions | |
Deportes Tolima | Group stage | 2018 Apertura champions | |
Junior | Group stage | 2018 Finalización champions | |
Independiente Medellín | Second stage | 2018 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Atlético Nacional | Second stage | 2018 Copa Colombia champions | |
LDU Quito | Group stage | 2018 Serie A champions | |
Emelec | Group stage | 2018 Serie A runners-up | |
Barcelona | Second stage | 2018 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Delfín | First stage | 2018 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
Olimpia | Group stage | 2018 Apertura and 2018 Clausura champions | |
Cerro Porteño | Group stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Libertad | Second stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
Nacional | First stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified | |
Sporting Cristal | Group stage | 2018 Torneo Descentralizado champions | |
Alianza Lima | Group stage | 2018 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up | |
Melgar | Second stage | 2018 Torneo Descentralizado 3rd place | |
Real Garcilaso | First stage | 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Peñarol | Group stage | 2018 Primera División champions | |
Nacional | Group stage | 2018 Primera División runners-up | |
Danubio | Second stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Defensor Sporting | First stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
Zamora | Group stage | 2018 Primera División champions | |
Deportivo Lara | Group stage | 2018 Primera División runners-up | |
Caracas | Second stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
Deportivo La Guaira | First stage | 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |