2023 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 4 April to 29 June 2023.[1][2] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2023 Copa Libertadores.[3]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 March 2023, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 9 December 2022 (shown in parentheses),[6] taking into account the following three factors:[7]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2013–2022.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2012 and 2002–2012 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 Flamengo 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 were seeded in Pot 1 and 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 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 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
G2 Peru Sporting Cristal
G3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
G4 Colombia Independiente Medellín

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 2.4.2).[3]

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 knockout round play-offs of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).[3][8][2][9]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 4–6 April 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 18–20 April 2023 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 2–4 May 2023 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 23–25 May 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 6–8 June 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 27–29 June 2023 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 RAC FLA ÑUB AUC
1 Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 4–0 3–2
2 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 2–1 — 2–0 4–0
3 Chile Ñublense 6 1 2 3 3 10 −7 5 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–2 1–1 — 2–1
4 Ecuador Aucas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 1–2 2–1 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Aucas Ecuador2–1Brazil Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 5,006[10]
Ñublense Chile0–2Argentina Racing
Report
Attendance: 11,800[11]
Flamengo Brazil2–0Chile Ñublense
 Report
Attendance: 48,895[12]
Racing Argentina3–2Ecuador Aucas
 Report
Attendance: 15,547[13]
Ñublense Chile2–1Ecuador Aucas
 Report
Attendance: 2,813[14]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Racing Argentina1–1Brazil Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 25,325[15]
Aucas Ecuador1–2Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 3,706[16]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Ñublense Chile1–1Brazil Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 20,000[17]
Aucas Ecuador0–0Chile Ñublense
Report
Attendance: 4,079[18]
Flamengo Brazil2–1Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 63,963[19]
Flamengo Brazil4–0Ecuador Aucas
 Report
Attendance: 62,924[20]
Racing Argentina4–0Chile Ñublense
 Report
Attendance: 17,385[21]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT NAC DIM MET
1 Brazil Internacional 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 3–1 1–0
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Colombia Independiente Medellín 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 1–1 2–1 — 4–2
4 Venezuela Metropolitanos 6 0 0 6 4 11 −7 0 1–2 1–2 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Independiente Medellín Colombia1–1Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 19,311[22]
Metropolitanos Venezuela1–2Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 2,536[23]
Internacional Brazil1–0Venezuela Metropolitanos
 Report
Attendance: 27,885[24]
Nacional Uruguay2–1Colombia Independiente Medellín
 Report
Attendance: 26,456[25]
Internacional Brazil2–2Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 36,791[26]
Independiente Medellín Colombia4–2Venezuela Metropolitanos
 Report
Attendance: 18,051[27]
Independiente Medellín Colombia2–1Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 15,466[28]
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Metropolitanos Venezuela1–2Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 2,385[29]
Nacional Uruguay1–1Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 29,155[30]
Nacional Uruguay1–0Venezuela Metropolitanos
 Report
Attendance: 30,832[32]
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Internacional Brazil3–1Colombia Independiente Medellín
 Report
Attendance: 38,567[33]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL BOL BSC CCP
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Advance to round of 16 — 4–0 4–2 2–1
2 Bolivia Bolívar 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 3–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–2 2–1 — 2–2
4 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 0–3 0–4 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–1Ecuador Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 30,000[34]
Bolívar Bolivia3–1Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 16,178[35]
Barcelona Ecuador2–1Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 12,235[36]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Palmeiras Brazil2–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 42,340[38]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–4Bolivia Bolívar
Report
Attendance: 32,630[39]
Barcelona Ecuador0–2Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 17,726[40]
Bolívar Bolivia1–0Ecuador Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 17,000[41]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–3Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 23,492[43]
Bolívar Bolivia2–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 16,281[44]
Palmeiras Brazil4–2Ecuador Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 33,602[45]
Palmeiras Brazil4–0Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 33,250[46]
Barcelona Ecuador2–2Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 15,000[47]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLU RIV CRI STR
1 Brazil Fluminense 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 Advance to round of 16 — 5–1 1–1 1–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 2–0 — 4–2 2–0
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 5 7 −2 6 1–0 3–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
The Strongest Bolivia3–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 27,581[48]
Sporting Cristal Peru1–3Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: >30,000[49]
Fluminense Brazil1–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 52,419[50]
River Plate Argentina4–2Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report
Attendance: 62,978[51]
Fluminense Brazil5–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 62,505[52]
Sporting Cristal Peru1–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 13,354[53]
The Strongest Bolivia1–0Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: >30,000[54]
Sporting Cristal Peru1–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 34,374[55]
River Plate Argentina2–0Brazil Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 66,362[56]
The Strongest Bolivia1–2Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report
Attendance: 15,571[57]
River Plate Argentina2–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 62,910[58]
Fluminense Brazil1–1Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report
Attendance: 50,683[59]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IDV ARG COR LIV
1 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12 Advance to round of 16 — 3–2 3–0 2–0
2 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 1–0 — 0–0 2–1
3 Brazil Corinthians 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 1–2 0–1 — 3–0
4 Uruguay Liverpool 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4 1–0 2–2 0–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Argentinos Juniors Argentina1–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
 Report
Attendance: 8,673[60]
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Liverpool Uruguay0–3Brazil Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 2,348[61]
Independiente del Valle Ecuador2–0Uruguay Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 2,198[62]
Corinthians Brazil0–1Argentina Argentinos Juniors
Report
Attendance: 40,670[63]
Liverpool Uruguay2–2Argentina Argentinos Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 3,134[64]
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Corinthians Brazil1–2Ecuador Independiente del Valle
 Report
Attendance: 39,984[65]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Argentinos Juniors Argentina0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 21,830[67]
Argentinos Juniors Argentina2–1Uruguay Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 1,136[68]
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Independiente del Valle Ecuador3–0Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 4,563[70]
Independiente del Valle Ecuador3–2Argentina Argentinos Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 4,033[71]
Corinthians Brazil3–0Uruguay Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 26,556[72]

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC PER CCL MON
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 4 1 1 9 2 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 4–0
2 Colombia Deportivo Pereira 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 6 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4 Venezuela Monagas 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo Pereira Colombia1–1Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 25,000[73]
Monagas Venezuela0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 40,127[74]
Boca Juniors Argentina2–1Colombia Deportivo Pereira
 Report
Attendance: 40,200[75]
Colo-Colo Chile1–0Venezuela Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 28,671[76]
Colo-Colo Chile0–2Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 21,310[77]
Deportivo Pereira Colombia2–1Venezuela Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 11,849[78]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Monagas Venezuela1–1Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 24,930[79]
Deportivo Pereira Colombia1–0Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 35,000[80]
Monagas Venezuela1–0Colombia Deportivo Pereira
 Report
Attendance: 23,100[81]
Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador)
Boca Juniors Argentina1–0Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 43,700[82]
Boca Juniors Argentina4–0Venezuela Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 40,564[83]
Colo-Colo Chile0–0Colombia Deportivo Pereira
Report
Attendance: 38,130[84]

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAP CAM LIB ALI
1 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 3–0
2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 2–1 — 0–1 2–0
3 Paraguay Libertad 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 1–2 1–1 — 1–2
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Alianza Lima Peru0–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Report
Attendance: 30,000[85]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil0–1Paraguay Libertad
Report
Attendance: 40,177[86]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil2–1Brazil Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Attendance: 27,401[87]
Libertad Paraguay1–2Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 2,909[88]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil2–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 17,563[91]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil2–1Brazil Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 39,683[92]
Alianza Lima Peru1–2Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 29,299[93]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil1–0Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 26,714[94]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Alianza Lima Peru0–1Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report
Attendance: 23,554[95]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil3–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 24,467[96]

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA