61st temper of Copa Libertadores
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The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 61st version of the CONMEBOL Libertadores ( besides referred to as the Copa Libertadores ), South America ‘s premier clubhouse football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. [ 1 ] On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 21 November 2020. [ 2 ] brazilian club Palmeiras defeated companion brazilian club Santos by a 1–0 score in the final examination to win their moment tournament title. [ 3 ] As champions, Palmeiras qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They besides mechanically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. Flamengo were the defend champions, but were eliminated by Racing in the round of 16.

In March 2018, the Liga MX President, Enrique Bonilla, said that Liga MX and Major League Soccer ( MLS ) were open to start talks to have Mexican teams return and MLS teams from Canada and the United States to join if they could agree on terms with the CONMEBOL officials. [ 4 ] Teams from Mexico had withdrawn from the Copa Libertadores since 2017, but could return in the future if the write out of agenda conflicts could be solved. [ 5 ] On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in ordain to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. [ 6 ] One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the acme class of their extremity association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualify competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. [ 7 ] The tournament was suspended after group stagecoach matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed on 15 September 2020, ending with the final examination on 30 January 2021. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

Teams [edit ]

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL penis associations qualified for the tournament : [ 10 ]

  • Copa Libertadores champions
  • Copa Sudamericana champions
  • Brazil: 7 berths
  • Argentina: 6 berths
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The introduction stage was determined as follows : [ 10 ]

  • 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

agenda [edit ]

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, in the first place scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a late date so far to be confirmed. [ 22 ] On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020. [ 23 ] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption. [ 24 ] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition. [ 8 ] [ 25 ]

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 17 December 2019[26] 21–22 January 2020 28–29 January 2020
Second stage 4–6 February 2020 11–13 February 2020
Third stage 18–20 February 2020 25–27 February 2020
Group stage
  • Matchday 1: 3–5 March 2020
  • Matchday 2: 10–12 March 2020
  • Matchday 3: 15–17 September 2020 (originally 17–19 March 2020)
  • Matchday 4: 22–24 September 2020 (originally 7–9 April 2020)
  • Matchday 5: 29 September – 1 October 2020 (originally 21–23 April 2020)
  • Matchday 6: 20–22 October 2020 (originally 5–7 May 2020)
Round of 16 23 October 2020[27]
(originally 13 May 2020)
24–26 November & 2 December 2020
(originally 21–23 July 2020)
1–3 & 9 December 2020
(originally 28–30 July 2020)
Quarter-finals 8–10 & 16 December 2020
(originally 18–20 August 2020)
15–17 & 23 December 2020
(originally 25–27 August 2020)
Semi-finals 5–7 January 2021
(originally 22–24 September 2020)
12–14 January 2021
(originally 29 September – 1 October 2020)
Final 30 January 2021 (originally 21 November 2020) at Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Draws [edit ]

The reap for the qualify stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST ( UTC−3 ), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 ( shown in parentheses ), [ 31 ] taking into bill the follow three factors : [ 32 ]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2010–2019
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2009
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties ( E1–E3 ), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg .

Notes
  1. ^ BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 4 was not known at the prison term of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2 .

For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties ( C1–C8 ), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second base branch. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the lapp tie, excluding the three winners of the inaugural stage, which were allocated to Pot 2 and whose identity was not known at the prison term of the hook, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the lapp association .

Notes
  1. ^ BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 3 was not known at the clock time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2 .
  2. ^ CHI The identity of the team Chile 4 was not known at the meter of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2 .

For the one-third stage, the eight winners of the irregular stagecoach were allocated without any draw into the follow four ties ( G1–G4 ), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second peg. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the like marry with another team from the lapp association .

  • Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
  • Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
  • Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
  • Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups ( Groups A–H ) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the like association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the meter of the draw, and could be drawn into the lapp group with another team from the same association .

Notes
  1. ^TH The The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically seeded in Pot 1 and allocated to Group A .
  2. ^CS The The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were mechanically seeded in Pot 2.

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  3. ^ BOL The identity of the team Bolivia 2 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 4 .

The attract for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT ( UTC−3 ). [ 33 ] 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 irregular leg. Teams from the like association or the lapp group could be drawn into the same affiliation ( Regulations Article 2.2.3.2 ). [ 1 ]

Qualifying stages [edit ]

In the qualify stages, each connect was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If however tied, extra clock time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the achiever ( Regulations Article 2.4.3 ). [ 1 ] The passing stages were structured as follows :

  • First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 13 teams which were given byes to the second stage.
  • Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advanced to the third stage.
  • Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advanced to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

first phase [edit ]

second stage [edit ]

third stage [edit ]

Copa Sudamericana reservation [edit ]

The two best teams eliminated in the third gear stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second degree. only matches in the third base phase were considered for the ranking of teams .

Pos Third stage losers Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ArgentinaAtlético Tucumán 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Copa Sudamericana
2 ColombiaDeportes Tolima 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3 ChilePalestino 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
4 ParaguayCerro Porteño 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.2.1.6).[1] source : CONMEBOL Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Away goals scored ; 5 ) CONMEBOL rate ( Regulations Article 2.2.1.6 ) .

Group stage [edit ]

In the group phase, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the play along criteria : 1. Points ( 3 points for a gain, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss ) ; 2. Goal remainder ; 3. Goals scored ; 4. Away goals scored ; 5. CONMEBOL rank ( Regulations Article 2.4.2 ). [ 1 ] The winners and runner-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage .

Group A [edit ]

Group B [edit ]

Group C [edit ]

Group D [edit ]

Group E [edit ]

Group F [edit ]

Group G [edit ]

Group H [edit ]

concluding stages [edit ]

Starting from the beat of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the pursuit rules : [ 1 ]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was 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, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by the 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 would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Qualified teams [edit ]

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

Seeding [edit ]

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners ( Pot 1 ) seeded 1–8, and the group runner-up ( Pot 2 ) seeded 9–16. [ 34 ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[1] reference : CONMEBOL Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Away goals scored ; 5 ) CONMEBOL ranking ( Regulations Article 22.i ) .

bracket [edit ]

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 describe, which was held on 23 October 2020 .

Round of 16 [edit ]

final [edit ]

Statistics [edit ]

circus tent scorers [edit ]

informant : CONMEBOL.com

team of the tournament [edit ]

The CONMEBOL technical discipline group ; conformed by Nery Pumpido, Gerardo Pelusso, Diego Gavilán, Faryd Mondragón, Francisco Maturana, Dorival Júnior, Daniel Bañales and César Sampaio, selected the be 11 players as the team of the tournament. [ 35 ] All players belong to one of the 4 semi-finalist teams .

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