Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 | |
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La Bombonera inBuenos Aires (top) andSantiago Bernabéu Stadium inMadrid (bottom), venues for the final | |
Tournament details | |
Dates | 22 January – 9 December 2018 |
Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 353 (2.26 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (9 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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The2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of theCONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as theCopa Libertadores), South America's premier clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL.
River Plate defeatedBoca Juniors in thefinals by an aggregate score of 5–3 to win their fourth tournament title.[1] As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the2018 FIFA Club World Cup in theUnited Arab Emirates and also earned the right to play against the winners of the2018 Copa Sudamericana in the2019 Recopa Sudamericana.[2] They also automatically qualified for the2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.Grêmio were the defending champions, but were defeated by River Plate in the semifinals.
The first leg of the final was played at theEstadio Alberto J. Armando inBuenos Aires,Argentina on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium inMadrid,Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018.[3][4] TheNew York Times reported that the second leg was referred to as the "Final to End All Finals" and the biggest game in Argentine sport history but it was postponed and moved due to violence against the Boca Juniors team.[5]
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[6]
Teams from Mexico, as they did in 2017, withdrew from the 2018 Copa Libertadores, citing schedule conflicts.[7]
The entry stage was determined as follows:[6]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[19] The first stage matches were played on Monday and Friday, instead of the usual midweek of Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The finals were initially scheduled for 7 and 28 November, but were moved to 10 and 24 November after the finalists were confirmed.[3]
Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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First stage | 20 December 2017 (Luque,Paraguay)[20] | 22 January 2018 | 26 January 2018 |
Second stage | 30 January – 1 February 2018 | 6–8 February 2018 | |
Third stage | 13–15 February 2018 | 20–22 February 2018 | |
Group stage |
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Round of 16 | 4 June 2018 (Luque,Paraguay) | 7–9 & 21 August 2018 | 28–30 August 2018 |
Quarterfinals | 18–20 September 2018 | 2–4 October 2018 | |
Semifinals | 23–25 October 2018 | 30 October – 1 November 2018 | |
Finals | 10 November 2018 (postponed to 11 November) | 24 November 2018 (postponed to 9 December) |
The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[21][22]
Teams were seeded by theirCONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:[23]
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.[24]
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For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded 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.[24]
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For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.[25] As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.[24]
For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H, also denoted as Groups 1–8) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.[24]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[26][27] 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.[28]
In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rule was used. If still tied,extra time was not played, and apenalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29).[2]
The qualifying stages were structured as follows:
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Montevideo Wanderers![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Macará![]() | 1–1 (a) | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Oriente Petrolero![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Táchira![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 2–3 | 0–0 |
Chapecoense![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Oriente Petrolero![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Carabobo![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–6 |
Olimpia![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Universidad de Concepción![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–4 | 0–2 |
Banfield![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Santiago Wanderers![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Santiago Wanderers![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Banfield![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Vasco da Gama![]() | 4–4(3–2p) | ![]() | 4–0 | 0–4 |
Junior![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–0 |
The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered theCopa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.
Pos | Third stage losers | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Copa Sudamericana |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-awayround-robin basis. The teams were ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1.Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[2]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to theround of 16 of theknockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered theCopa Sudamericana second stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GRE | CPO | DEF | MON | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATN | CCL | BOL | DEL | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIB | ATU | PEÑ | STR | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Copa Sudamericana | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | FLA | SFE | EME | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | RAC | VAS | UCH | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 4–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 5 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | EST | NAC | RGA | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | IND | MIL | LAR | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | BOC | JUN | ALI | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played asingle-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.[29]
Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Round of 16 draw |
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1 | H | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Pot 1 |
2 | A | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | |
3 | C | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
4 | D | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | |
5 | E | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | |
6 | G | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | |
7 | B | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | |
8 | F | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | |
9 | A | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | Pot 2 |
10 | E | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
11 | D | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
12 | G | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | |
13 | C | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
14 | H | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
15 | F | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
16 | B | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3(5) |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Racing![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Colo-Colo![]() | 2–2 (a) | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Flamengo![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Estudiantes![]() | 3–3(3–5p) | ![]() | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Atlético Tucumán![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Boca Juniors![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–2 |
Cerro Porteño![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Independiente![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 3–0[A] | 0–0[B] |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Independiente![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Colo-Colo![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Boca Juniors![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Atlético Tucumán![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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River Plate![]() | 2–2 (a) | ![]() | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Boca Juniors![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Boca Juniors![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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River Plate![]() | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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River Plate won 5–3 on aggregate.
Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | ![]() | ![]() | x | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | x | 2 | 1 | x | x | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
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Source: CONMEBOL.com[35]
Source: CONMEBOL.com[36]