2019 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 March to 9 May 2019.^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.^[2]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.^[3][4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:^[6][7][8]

1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

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 same 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 time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Group stage draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
River Plate[TH] (1) Boca Juniors (2) Grêmio (3) Nacional (5) Peñarol (6) Palmeiras (7) Cruzeiro (9) Olimpia (12)	Athletico Paranaense[CS] (53) San Lorenzo (14) Cerro Porteño (15) Emelec (16) Internacional (25) Flamengo (30) Universidad Católica (33) Sporting Cristal (34)	Jorge Wilstermann (41) Rosario Central (43) LDU Quito (46) Junior (51) Alianza Lima (55) Huracán (59) Godoy Cruz (60) Zamora (69)	Deportivo Lara (72) Deportes Tolima (76) Universidad de Concepción (152) San José[BOL] (83) Third stage winner G1 Third stage winner G2 Third stage winner G3 Third stage winner G4

Notes

The following were the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which joined the 28 direct entrants in the group stage.

Match	Third stage winners
G1	Atlético Mineiro (10)
G2	Melgar (80)
G3	Libertad (23)
G4	Palestino (84)

Format[edit]

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).^[2]

The winners and runners-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.

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.^[9][10][11]

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	5–7 March 2019	Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2	12–14 March 2019	Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3	2–4 April 2019[†]	Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4	9–11 April 2019	Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 5	23–25 April 2019	Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 6	7–9 May 2019	Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Notes

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		INT	RIV	PAL	ALI
1	Internacional	6	4	2	0	11	6	+5	14	Round of 16		—	2–2	3–2	2–0
2	River Plate	6	2	4	0	10	5	+5	10			2–2	—	0–0	3–0
3	Palestino	6	2	1	3	7	7	0	7	Copa Sudamericana		0–1	0–2	—	3–0
4	Alianza Lima	6	0	1	5	2	12	−10	1			0–1	1–1	1–2	—

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Group B[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CRU	EME	LAR	HUR
1	Cruzeiro	6	5	0	1	11	2	+9	15	Round of 16		—	1–2	2–0	4–0
2	Emelec	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9			0–1	—	2–2	0–0
3	Deportivo Lara	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5	Copa Sudamericana		0–2	0–0	—	2–1
4	Huracán	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4			0–1	1–2	3–0	—

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Group C[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		OLI	GOD	CRI	UDC
1	Olimpia	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9	Round of 16		—	2–1	0–1	1–1
2	Godoy Cruz	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9			0–0	—	2–0	1–0
3	Sporting Cristal	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7	Copa Sudamericana		0–3	1–1	—	2–0
4	Universidad de Concepción	6	1	3	2	9	11	−2	6			3–3	0–0	5–4	—

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Group D[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FLA	LDQ	PEÑ	SJO
1	Flamengo	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10	Round of 16		—	3–1	0–1	6–1
2	LDU Quito	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10			2–1	—	2–0	4–0
3	Peñarol	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10	Copa Sudamericana		0–0	1–0	—	4–0
4	San José	6	1	1	4	7	19	−12	4			0–1	3–3	3–1	—

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Group E[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CPO	NAC	CAM	ZAM
1	Cerro Porteño	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13	Round of 16		—	1–0	4–1	2–1
2	Nacional	6	4	1	1	5	2	+3	13			1–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	Atlético Mineiro	6	2	0	4	6	10	−4	6	Copa Sudamericana		0–1	0–1	—	3–2
4	Zamora	6	1	0	5	6	10	−4	3			2–1	0–1	1–2	—

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Group F[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAL	SLO	MEL	JUN
1	Palmeiras	6	5	0	1	13	1	+12	15	Round of 16		—	1–0	3–0	3–0
2	San Lorenzo	6	3	1	2	4	2	+2	10			1–0	—	2–0	1–0
3	Melgar	6	2	1	3	2	9	−7	7	Copa Sudamericana		0–4	0–0	—	1–0
4	Junior	6	1	0	5	1	8	−7	3			0–2	1–0	0–1	—

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Group G[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BOC	CAP	TOL	WIL
1	Boca Juniors	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	11	Round of 16		—	2–1	3–0	4–0
2	Athletico Paranaense	6	3	0	3	11	6	+5	9			3–0	—	1–0	4–0
3	Deportes Tolima	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8	Copa Sudamericana		2–2	1–0	—	2–2
4	Jorge Wilstermann	6	1	2	3	5	14	−9	5			0–0	3–2	0–2	—

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Group H[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIB	GRE	UCA	ROS
1	Libertad	6	4	0	2	11	7	+4	12	Round of 16		—	0–2	4–1	2–0
2	Grêmio	6	3	1	2	8	4	+4	10			0–1	—	2–0	3–1
3	Universidad Católica	6	2	1	3	7	11	−4	7	Copa Sudamericana		2–3	1–0	—	2–1
4	Rosario Central	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5			2–1	1–1	1–1	—

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