2025 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2025 Copa Libertadores final stages are played from 12 August to 29 November 2025.[1][2] A total of 16 teams compete in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2025 Copa Libertadores,[3] with the final to be played at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.[4][5]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Argentina Estudiantes Brazil Botafogo
B Argentina River Plate Peru Universitario
C Ecuador LDU Quito Brazil Flamengo
D Brazil São Paulo Paraguay Libertad
E Argentina Racing Brazil Fortaleza
F Brazil Internacional Colombia Atlético Nacional
G Brazil Palmeiras Paraguay Cerro Porteño
H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Uruguay Peñarol

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 G Brazil Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 17 4 +13 18 Pot 1
2 D Brazil São Paulo 6 4 2 0 10 4 +6 14
3 E Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13
4 B Argentina River Plate 6 3 3 0 13 7 +6 12
5 A Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
6 H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
7 F Brazil Internacional 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
8 C Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
9 A Brazil Botafogo 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Pot 2
10 H Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
11 C Brazil Flamengo 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
12 F Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9
13 D Paraguay Libertad 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
14 E Brazil Fortaleza 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8
15 B Peru Universitario 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
16 G Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[3]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[6] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[3][7]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 2 June 2025.[8]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
12Colombia Atlético Nacional0
2Brazil São Paulo0
Winner A
Winner H
9Brazil Botafogo1
8Ecuador LDU Quito0
Winner S1
Winner S4
15Peru Universitario0
1Brazil Palmeiras4
Winner D
Winner E
13Paraguay Libertad0
29 November – Lima
4Argentina River Plate0
Winner F1
Winner F2
14Brazil Fortaleza0
6Argentina Vélez Sarsfield0
Winner B
Winner G
10Uruguay Peñarol1
3Argentina Racing0
Winner S2
Winner S3
11Brazil Flamengo1
7Brazil Internacional0
Brazil Winner C
Winner F
16Paraguay Cerro Porteño0
5Argentina Estudiantes1

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 12–14 August, and the second legs will be played on 19–21 August 2025.[9][10]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Nacional ColombiaABrazil São Paulo0–019 Aug
Fortaleza BrazilBArgentina Vélez Sarsfield0–019 Aug
Flamengo BrazilCBrazil Internacional1–020 Aug
Universitario PeruDBrazil Palmeiras0–421 Aug
Libertad ParaguayEArgentina River Plate0–021 Aug
Cerro Porteño ParaguayFArgentina Estudiantes0–120 Aug
Peñarol UruguayGArgentina Racing1–019 Aug
Botafogo BrazilHEcuador LDU Quito1–021 Aug

Matches

Atlético Nacional Colombia0–0Brazil São Paulo
Report
Attendance: 40,048[11]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
São Paulo BrazilvColombia Atlético Nacional
Report
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Fortaleza Brazil0–0Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
Report
Attendance: 27,955[12]
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)
Vélez Sarsfield ArgentinavBrazil Fortaleza
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Internacional
  • Bruno Henrique 28'
 Report
Attendance: 68,483[13]
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Internacional BrazilvBrazil Flamengo
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Universitario Peru0–4Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras BrazilvPeru Universitario
Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Libertad Paraguay0–0Argentina River Plate
Report
River Plate ArgentinavParaguay Libertad
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–1Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 29,928[15]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Estudiantes ArgentinavParaguay Cerro Porteño
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Peñarol Uruguay1–0Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 35,570[16]
Racing ArgentinavUruguay Peñarol
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Botafogo Brazil1–0Ecuador LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 37,131[17]
LDU Quito EcuadorvBrazil Botafogo
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 16–18 September, and the second legs will be played on 23–25 September 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner HS1[†]Winner A16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner GS2[†]Winner B16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner FS3[†]Brazil Winner C16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner ES4[†]Winner D16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

Winner H v Winner A
Winner A v Winner H

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Winner G v Winner B
Winner B v Winner G

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Winner F vBrazil Winner C
Winner C Brazilv Winner F

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Winner E v Winner D
Winner D v Winner E

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 21–23 October, and the second legs will be played on 28–30 October 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner S4F1[†]Winner S121–23 Oct28–30 Oct
Winner S3F2[†]Winner S221–23 Oct28–30 Oct
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

Winner S4 v Winner S1
Winner S1 v Winner S4

Winner advances to the final.

Winner S3 v Winner S2
Winner S2 v Winner S3

Winner advances to the final.

Final

Main article: 2025 Copa Libertadores final

The final will be played on 29 November 2025 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima.[5]

Higher-seeded finalist v Lower-seeded finalist

Notes

  1. ^ The Libertad v River Plate match, originally scheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción was moved to Libertad's regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción.[14]

References

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