2022 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 April to 26 May 2022.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2021 (shown in parentheses),[5] taking into account the following three factors:[6]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2012–2021.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2011 and 2002–2011 respectively.
  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. The defending champions Palmeiras were directly assigned as the top seed of Group A (position A1). The remaining teams were distributed into four pots according to their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking. 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 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
Notes
  1. ^
    TH The defending Copa Libertadores champions, Palmeiras, were automatically allocated to Group A and the position A1.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions (normally seeded in Pot 2) were seeded in Pot 1 due to their CONMEBOL Clubs rank.
  3. ^
    Q3 The third stage winners were seeded in Pot 4.

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

Match Third stage winners
G1 Paraguay Olimpia
G2 Argentina Estudiantes
G3 Bolivia The Strongest
G4 Brazil América Mineiro

Format[edit]

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are 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 2.4.2).[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 round of 16 of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2):[2][7][1]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 5–7 April 2022 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 12–14 April 2022 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 26–28 April 2022 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 3–5 May 2022 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 17–19 May 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 24–26 May 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL EME TAC CIP
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 25 3 +22 18 Round of 16 — 1–0 4–1 8–1
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 2 2 2 14 7 +7 8 1–3 — 1–1 7–0
3 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–4 — 3–0
4 Bolivia Independiente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 3 26 −23 1 0–5 1–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela0–4Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Independiente Petrolero Bolivia1–1Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Palmeiras Brazil8–1Bolivia Independiente Petrolero
 Report
Attendance: 26,409[8]
Emelec Ecuador1–1Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Attendance: 19,634[9]
Emelec Ecuador1–3Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Independiente Petrolero Bolivia0–5Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras Brazil1–0Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Palmeiras Brazil4–1Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Emelec Ecuador7–0Bolivia Independiente Petrolero
 Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB CAP STR CAR
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Round of 16 — 1–0 4–1 2–1
2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–0 — 1–0 5–1
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 6 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 5–0 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Caracas 6 1 3 2 4 8 −4 6 1–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Caracas Venezuela0–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Report
Attendance: 3,807[13]
The Strongest Bolivia1–1Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 6,079[14]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil1–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 21,144[15]
The Strongest Bolivia1–1Venezuela Caracas
 Report
Attendance: 6,675[16]
Caracas Venezuela1–0Paraguay Libertad
 Report
The Strongest Bolivia5–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Athletico Paranaense Brazil5–1Venezuela Caracas
 Report
Libertad Paraguay4–1Bolivia The Strongest
 Report

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST VEL NAC RBB
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13 Round of 16 — 4–1 1–0 2–0
2 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 4–0 — 1–2 2–2
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 2–3 — 3–0
4 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Estudiantes Argentina4–1Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
 Report
Attendance: 16,803[17]
Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 22,339[18]
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina2–2Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
 Report
Attendance: 6,826[19]
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina1–2Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 6,856[20]
Estudiantes Argentina2–0Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
 Report
Attendance: 17,907[21]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Estudiantes Argentina1–0Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 21,156[22]
Red Bull Bragantino Brazil0–1Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 4,769[23]
Nacional Uruguay2–3Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
 Report
Attendance: 22,075[24]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina4–0Argentina Estudiantes
 Report

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAM TOL IDV AMG
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Round of 16 — 1–2 3–1 1–1
2 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 3 2 1 10 9 +1 11 0–2 — 1–0 2–2
3 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 2–2 — 3–0
4 Brazil América Mineiro 6 0 2 4 6 13 −7 2 1–2 2–3 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–1Brazil América Mineiro
 Report
Attendance: 37,312[25]
Independiente del Valle Ecuador2–2Colombia Deportes Tolima
 Report
Attendance: 3,699[26]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Independiente del Valle Ecuador1–1Brazil Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Attendance: 6,980[27]
América Mineiro Brazil2–3Colombia Deportes Tolima
 Report
Attendance: 4,651[28]
América Mineiro Brazil1–2Brazil Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Attendance: 5,486[29]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil3–1Ecuador Independiente del Valle
 Report
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–2Colombia Deportes Tolima
 Report
Attendance: 34,339[30]

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC COR CAL CAR
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 Round of 16 — 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Brazil Corinthians 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 2–0 — 1–0 1–1
3 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 0–0 — 3–0
4 Bolivia Always Ready 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 0–1 2–0 2–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Always Ready Bolivia2–0Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 4,536[31]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Deportivo Cali Colombia2–0Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 18,695[32]
Boca Juniors Argentina2–0Bolivia Always Ready
 Report
Corinthians Brazil1–0Colombia Deportivo Cali
 Report
Attendance: 37,837
Corinthians Brazil2–0Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 44,449[33]
Always Ready Bolivia2–2Colombia Deportivo Cali
 Report
Deportivo Cali Colombia0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Always Ready Bolivia0–1Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Boca Juniors Argentina1–1Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 46,238[34]
Deportivo Cali Colombia3–0Bolivia Always Ready
 Report
Attendance: 9,522[35]
Corinthians Brazil1–1Bolivia Always Ready
 Report

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV FOR CCL ALI
1 Argentina River Plate 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 Round of 16 — 2–0 4–0 8–1
2 Brazil Fortaleza 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–1 — 1–2 2–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 3–4 — 2–1
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 0–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Alianza Lima Peru0–1Argentina River Plate
Report
Fortaleza Brazil1–2Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 50,429[36]
Colo-Colo Chile2–1Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 31,601[37]
Fortaleza Brazil2–1Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 32,557[40]
Colo-Colo Chile1–2Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 35,065[41]
Fortaleza Brazil1–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 48,867[42]
Alianza Lima Peru0–2Brazil Fortaleza
Report
River Plate Argentina8–1Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Colo-Colo Chile3–4Brazil Fortaleza
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 9]

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COL CCP OLI PEÑ
1 Argentina Colón 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 Round of 16 — 2–1 2–1 2–1
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8 3–1 — 0–1 1–0
3 Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 2–1 0–0 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Olimpia Paraguay0–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 30,017[49]
Colón Argentina2–1Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 16,938[50]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–1Argentina Colón
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Peñarol Uruguay2–1Paraguay Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 19,813[51]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–0Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 25,617[52]
Olimpia Paraguay1–0Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 16,508[53]
Peñarol Uruguay2–1Argentina Colón
 Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–1Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 42,581[54]

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA TAL UCA CRI
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16 Round of 16 — 3–1 3–0 2–1
2 Argentina Talleres 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 2–2 — 1–0 1–0
3