2023 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2023 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 1 August to 4 November 2023.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2023 Copa Libertadores,[2] with the final played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Estádio do Maracanã.[3]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Argentina Racing Brazil Flamengo
B Brazil Internacional Uruguay Nacional
C Brazil Palmeiras Bolivia Bolívar
D Brazil Fluminense Argentina River Plate
E Ecuador Independiente del Valle Argentina Argentinos Juniors
F Argentina Boca Juniors Colombia Deportivo Pereira
G Brazil Athletico Paranaense Brazil Atlético Mineiro
H Paraguay Olimpia Colombia Atlético Nacional

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 C Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Pot 1
2 H Paraguay Olimpia 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 14
3 A Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
4 F Argentina Boca Juniors 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13
5 G Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
6 E Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12
7 B Brazil Internacional 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12
8 D Brazil Fluminense 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
9 C Bolivia Bolívar 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 Pot 2
10 A Brazil Flamengo 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
11 B Uruguay Nacional 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
12 E Argentina Argentinos Juniors 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
13 G Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
14 D Argentina River Plate 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10
15 H Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
16 F Colombia Deportivo Pereira 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, away goals will not be used, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 5 July 2023, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[2]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 5 July 2023.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
11
Uruguay Nacional		022 (2)
 
 
 
4
Argentina Boca Juniors (p)		022 (4)
 
4
Argentina Boca Juniors (p)		000 (4)
 
 
 
3
Argentina Racing		000 (1)
 
15
Colombia Atlético Nacional		404
 
 
 
3
Argentina Racing		235
 
4
Argentina Boca Juniors (p)		011 (4)
 
 
 
1
Brazil Palmeiras		011 (2)
 
16
Colombia Deportivo Pereira		112
 
 
 
6
Ecuador Independiente del Valle		011
 
16
Colombia Deportivo Pereira		000
 
 
 
1
Brazil Palmeiras		404
 
13
Brazil Atlético Mineiro		000
 
4 November – Rio de Janeiro
 
1
Brazil Palmeiras		101
 
4
Argentina Boca Juniors		1
 
 
 
8
Brazil Fluminense (a.e.t.)		2
 
12
Argentina Argentinos Juniors		101
 
 
 
8
Brazil Fluminense		123
 
8
Brazil Fluminense		235
 
 
 
2
Paraguay Olimpia		011
 
10
Brazil Flamengo		112
 
 
 
2
Paraguay Olimpia		033
 
8
Brazil Fluminense		224
 
 
 
7
Brazil Internacional		213
 
9
Bolivia Bolívar (p)		303 (5)
 
 
 
5
Brazil Athletico Paranaense		123 (4)
 
9
Bolivia Bolívar		000
 
 
 
7
Brazil Internacional		123
 
14
Argentina River Plate		213 (8)
 
 
7
Brazil Internacional (p)		123 (9)
 

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 1–3 August, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2023.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Nacional Colombia 4–5 Argentina Racing 4–2 0–3
Bolívar Bolivia 3–3 (5–4 p) Brazil Athletico Paranaense 3–1 0–2
Flamengo Brazil 2–3 Paraguay Olimpia 1–0 1–3
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 0–1 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 0–0
Deportivo Pereira Colombia 2–1 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1–0 1–1
Argentinos Juniors Argentina 1–3 Brazil Fluminense 1–1 0–2
River Plate Argentina 3–3 (8–9 p) Brazil Internacional 2–1 1–2
Nacional Uruguay 2–2 (2–4 p) Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 2–2

Matches

Atlético Nacional Colombia4–2Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 28,791[9]
Racing Argentina3–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 38,731[10]

Racing won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Bolívar Bolivia3–1Brazil Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 26,320[11]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil2–0Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 31,972[12]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bolívar won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Flamengo Brazil1–0Paraguay Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 67,066[13]
Olimpia Paraguay3–1Brazil Flamengo
 Report

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Atlético Mineiro Brazil0–1Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 52,587[14]
Palmeiras Brazil0–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report

Palmeiras won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Independiente del Valle Ecuador1–1Colombia Deportivo Pereira
 Report
Attendance: 16,654[16]

Deportivo Pereira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Argentinos Juniors Argentina1–1Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 7,860[17]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Fluminense Brazil2–0Argentina Argentinos Juniors
 Report

Fluminense won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

River Plate Argentina2–1Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 64,696[18]

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Internacional won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 32,524[20]
Boca Juniors Argentina2–2Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 49,780[21]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Racing vs. Boca Juniors, Quarter-finals match (30 August 2023)

Summary

The first legs were played on 22–24 August, and the second legs were played on 29–31 August 2023.[22][23]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 (4–1 p) Argentina Racing 0–0 0–0
Bolívar Bolivia 0–3 Brazil Internacional 0–1 0–2
Fluminense Brazil 5–1 Paraguay Olimpia 2–0 3–1
Deportivo Pereira Colombia 0–4 Brazil Palmeiras 0–4 0–0

Matches

Boca Juniors Argentina0–0Argentina Racing
Report
Racing Argentina0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Penalties
 1–4
Attendance: 41,597[24]

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Bolívar Bolivia0–1Brazil Internacional
Report
Attendance: 36,054[25]
Internacional Brazil2–0Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 49,137[26]

Internacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Fluminense Brazil2–0Paraguay Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 64,047[27]
Olimpia Paraguay1–3Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 34,793[28]

Fluminense won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Deportivo Pereira Colombia0–4Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 22,789[29]
Palmeiras Brazil0–0Colombia Deportivo Pereira
Report
Attendance: 37,785[30]

Palmeiras won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Palmeiras vs. Boca Juniors, Semi-finals match (5 October 2023)

Summary

The first legs were played on 27 and 28 September, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 October 2023.[31][32]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors Argentina 1–1 (4–2 p) Brazil Palmeiras 0–0 1–1
Fluminense Brazil 4–3 Brazil Internacional 2–2 2–1

Matches

Boca Juniors Argentina0–0Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 53,615[33]
Palmeiras Brazil1–1Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 40,398[34]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the final.

Fluminense Brazil2–2Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 67,515[35]
Internacional Brazil1–2Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 50,002[36]

Fluminense won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

Main article: 2023 Copa Libertadores final

The final was played on 4 November 2023 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Boca Juniors Argentina1–2 (a.e.t.)Brazil Fluminense
Advíncula 72' Report Cano 36'
John Kennedy 99'
Attendance: 69,232

Notes

  1. ^ a b The kickoff time of both legs in Match A was changed from 19:00 UTC−3 (17:00 UTC−5)[8] to 21:00 UTC−3 (19:00 UTC−5).
  2. ^ a b Olimpia played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  3. ^ Independiente del Valle played their home match at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito instead of their regular stadium Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

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