The 2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 21 January to 27 February 2020. A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the qualifying stages<includeonly> and group stage</includeonly> was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1âÂÂE3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.
For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1âÂÂC8), 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 allocated to 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.
For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1âÂÂG4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg. As their identity was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.
<section begin=Format /> In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).<section end=Format />
<section begin=Bracket /> The qualifying stages were structured as follows:
The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 17 December 2019.
The first legs were played on 21âÂÂ22 January, and the second legs were played on 28âÂÂ29 January 2020. <section begin=First stage />
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Guaranàwon 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C7).
Universitario won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C1).
Barcelona won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).
The first legs were played on 4âÂÂ6 February, and the second legs were played on 11âÂÂ13 February 2020. <section begin=Second stage />
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Cerro Porteño won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
Palestino won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
Independiente MedellÃÂn won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
Deportes Tolima won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
Internacional won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
Tied 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Atlético Tucumán won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
Tied 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Guaranàwon on away goals and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
Barcelona won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
The first legs were played on 18âÂÂ20 February, and the second legs were played on 25âÂÂ27 February 2020. <section begin=Third stage />
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Barcelona won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).
Guaranàwon 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group B).
Tied 1âÂÂ1 on aggregate, Independiente MedellÃÂn won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group H).
Internacional won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group E).
<section begin=Copa Sudamericana qualification /> The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.
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