2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages

The 2025 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 4 February to 13 March 2025.[1][2] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2025 Copa Libertadores.[3]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 19 December 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (shown in parentheses),[6] taking into account the following three factors:[7]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2015–2024.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 respectively.
  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.[8]

First stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. † The identity of the team from Bolivia was not known at the time the pots were announced and it 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 leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which were seeded in Pot 2 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.[8]

Second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. † The identity of the team from Bolivia and the second team from Colombia was not known at the time the pots were announced and they were seeded in Pot 2.

For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.[8]

  • 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

Format

In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[3]

Bracket

The qualifying stages are structured as follows:

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

The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 19 December 2024.

Winner G1

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Deportes Iquique Bye
 
Deportes Iquique (p) 2 1 3 (2)
Santa Fe 1 2 3 (1)
Santa Fe Bye
 
Deportes Iquique 1 1 2
Alianza Lima 2 1 3
Nacional 1 1 2
Alianza Lima 1 3 4
Alianza Lima (p) 1 1 2 (5)
Boca Juniors 0 2 2 (4)
Boca Juniors Bye
 

Winner G2

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Boston River Bye
 
Boston River 1 1 2
Ñublense 0 1 1
Ñublense Bye
 
Boston River 0 0 0
Bahia 0 1 1
The Strongest Bye
 
The Strongest 1 0 1
Bahia 1 3 4
Bahia Bye
 

Winner G3

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Deportes Tolima Bye
 
Deportes Tolima 0 0 0
Melgar 1 1 2
Melgar Bye
 
Melgar 0 2 2
Cerro Porteño 1 4 5
Monagas 2 2 4
Defensor Sporting 0 0 0
Monagas 0 1 1
Cerro Porteño 4 3 7
Cerro Porteño Bye
 

Winner G4

First stage Second stage Third stage
            
Blooming 3 1 4 (3)
El Nacional (p) 2 2 4 (4)
El Nacional 0 1 1
Barcelona 1 1 2
Barcelona Bye
 
Barcelona 3 0 3
Corinthians 0 2 2
Universidad Central Bye
 
Universidad Central 1 2 3
Corinthians 1 3 4
Corinthians Bye
 

First stage

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–6 February, and the second legs were played on 11–13 February 2025.[9]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Blooming 4–4 (3–4 p) El Nacional3–21–2
Nacional 2–4 Alianza Lima1–11–3
Monagas 4–0 Defensor Sporting2–02–0

Matches

Blooming 3–2 El Nacional
  • Garzón 16'
  • Villarroel 21'
  • Alaniz 37'
 Report
Attendance: 14,870[10]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
El Nacional 2–1 Blooming
 Report
  • Spenhay 19'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 10,038[11]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, El Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match C4).

Nacional 1–1 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 1,405[12]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Alianza Lima 3–1 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 23,041[13]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Alianza Lima won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Monagas 2–0 Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 15,100[14]
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Defensor Sporting 0–2 Monagas
Report
Attendance: 1,738[15]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Monagas won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C3).

Second stage

Summary

The first legs were played on 18–20 February, and the second legs were played on 25–27 February 2025.[9][16][17]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportes Iquique 3–3 (2–1 p) Santa Fe2–11–2
The Strongest 1–4 Bahia1–10–3
Monagas 1–7 Cerro Porteño0–41–3
El Nacional 1–2 Barcelona0–11–1
Universidad Central 3–4 Corinthians1–12–3
Deportes Tolima 0–2 Melgar0–10–1
Boston River 2–1 Ñublense1–01–1
Alianza Lima 2–2 (5–4 p) Boca Juniors1–01–2

Matches

Deportes Iquique 2–1 Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 8,794[18]
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Santa Fe 2–1 Deportes Iquique
 Report
Penalties
 1–2
Attendance: 5,743[20]
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Deportes Iquique won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

The Strongest 1–1 Bahia
 Report
Attendance: 8,356[21]
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Bahia 3–0 The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 45,161[22]
Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)

Bahia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Monagas 0–4 Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 14,930[23]
Cerro Porteño 3–1 Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 11,126[24]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

Cerro Porteño won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

El Nacional 0–1 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 21,448[25]
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Barcelona 1–1 El Nacional
 Report

Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Universidad Central 1–1 Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 4,732[26]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Corinthians 3–2 Universidad Central
 Report
Attendance: 44,643[27]

Corinthians won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).

Deportes Tolima 0–1 Melgar
Report
Attendance: 4,075[28]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Melgar 1–0 Deportes Tolima
 Report
Attendance: 27,956[29]
Referee: Carlos Benítez (Paraguay)

Melgar won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).

Boston River 1–0 Ñublense
 Report
Attendance: 2,077[30]
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Ñublense 1–1 Boston River
 Report
Attendance: 8,495[31]
Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer (Argentina)

Boston River won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).

Alianza Lima 1–0 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 27,869[32]
Boca Juniors 2–1 Alianza Lima
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 28,099[33]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Alianza Lima won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third stage

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–6 March, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2025.[16][34]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportes Iquique 2–3 Alianza Lima1–21–1
Boston River 0–1 Bahia0–00–1
Melgar 2–5 Cerro Porteño0–12–4
Barcelona 3–2 Corinthians3–00–2

Matches

Deportes Iquique 1–2 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 10,446[35]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)
Alianza Lima 1–1 Deportes Iquique
 Report
Attendance: 27,007[36]
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Alianza Lima won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Boston River 0–0 Bahia
Report
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Bahia 1–0 Boston River
 Report
Attendance: 40,670[37]
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Bahia won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Melgar 0–1 Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 19,589[38]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Cerro Porteño 4–2 Melgar
 Report
Attendance: 13,049[39]

Cerro Porteño won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Barcelona 3–0 Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 16,188[40]
Corinthians 2–0 Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 44,877[41]

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Notes

  1. ^ Defensor Sporting played their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ^ Santa Fe played their home match against Deportes Iquique at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá instead of their regular stadium Estadio El Campín, Bogotá which was reserved for Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.[19]
  3. ^ a b Boston River played their home matches at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

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