The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores is the 67th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 3 February and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2026, with the final to be played in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Flamengo are the defending champions.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:
- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Brazil: 7 berths
- Argentina: 6 berths
- All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:
- Group stage: 28 teams
- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Teams which qualified for berths 1âÂÂ5 from Argentina and Brazil
- Teams which qualified for berths 1âÂÂ2 from all other associations
- Second stage: 13 teams
- Teams which qualified for berths 6âÂÂ7 from Brazil
- Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
- Teams which qualified for berths 3âÂÂ4 from Chile and Colombia
- Teams which qualified for berth 3 from all other associations
- First stage: 6 teams
- Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Notes
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:
Draws
Qualifying stages
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Statistics
Top scorers
See also
References
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