The 2021 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 23 February to 15 April 2021.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[2]
The qualifying stages had been originally scheduled to be played from 16 February to 8 April 2021.[3]
Draw
The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 5 February 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 1 February 2021 (shown in parentheses),[6][7] taking into account the following three factors:[8]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2011–2020.
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2010 and 2002-2010 respectively.
- Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.
First stage draw | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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URU The identity of the team Uruguay 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.
For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), 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 seeded in 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.
Second stage draw | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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BRA The identity of the teams Brazil 7 and Brazil 8 was not known at the time of the draw, and were seeded in Pot 2.
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CHI The identity of the teams Chile 3 and Chile 4 was not known at the time of the draw, and were seeded in Pot 2.
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URU The identity of the team Uruguay 3 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 2.
For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), 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.
- Second stage winner C1 vs. Second stage winner C8
- Second stage winner C2 vs. Second stage winner C7
- Second stage winner C3 vs. Second stage winner C6
- Second stage winner C4 vs. Second stage winner C5
In the qualifying stages, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. If still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[2]
Bracket
The qualifying stages are structured as follows:
- First stage (6 teams): The three winners of the first stage advance to the second stage to join the 13 teams which are given byes to the second stage.
- Second stage (16 teams): The eight winners of the second stage advance to the third stage.
- Third stage (8 teams): The four winners of the third stage advance to the group stage to join the 28 direct entrants. The four teams eliminated in the third stage enter the Copa Sudamericana group stage.
The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 5 February 2021.
Winner G1
Winner G2
Winner G3
Winner G4
First stage
The first legs were played on 23 and 24 February, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 March 2021.[5][9]
Match E1
Universidad Católica won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C1).
Match E2
Caracas won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C6).
Match E3
Guaraní won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).
Second stage
The first legs were played on 9–11 March, and the second legs were played on 16–18 March 2021.[5][9]
Match C1
Libertad won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
Match C2
Grêmio won 8–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
Match C3
Bolívar won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
Match C4
San Lorenzo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
Match C5
Santos won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
Match C6
Junior won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
Match C7
Independiente del Valle won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
Match C8
Atlético Nacional won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
Third stage
The first legs were played on 6–9 April, and the second legs were played on 13–15 April 2021.[18][19]
Match G1
Atlético Nacional won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group F).
Match G2
Independiente del Valle won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).
Match G3
Junior won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group D).
Match G4
Santos won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group C).
Notes
- ^ Liverpool played their first stage home match at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Belvedere, Montevideo, which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
- ^ Universidad César Vallejo played their first stage home match at Estadio Monumental, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[10]
- ^ a b Guaraní played their first stage home match at Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, and played their second stage home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción, which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[11]
- ^ Referee Rodolpho Toski from Brazil, who was originally assigned to the Guarani v Royal Pari match,[12] was replaced by his countryman Rafael Traci.[13]
- ^ a b Libertad played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz, Asunción.
- ^ The Grêmio v Ayacucho match was originally scheduled on 9 March 2021, 21:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 10 March 2021, 21:30 local time.[14]
- ^ The Ayacucho v Grêmio second stage match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Garcilaso, Cusco, was played at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (Ecuador) due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Peru and Brazil.[15][16]
- ^ Deportivo Lara played their second stage home match at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Cabudare.[17]
- ^ Independiente del Valle played their second stage home match at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito instead of their regular stadium Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito.
- ^ a b The Independiente del Valle v Grêmio match, originally scheduled on 7 April 2021, 17:15 local time at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, was suspended by the Ecuadorian authorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was eventually re-scheduled to 9 April 2021, 18:15 local time at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (Paraguay).[20]
- ^ Santos played their third stage home match at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.[21]
References
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| CONMEBOL competitions | - Copa Libertadores (2020 (final stages, final), 2021 (, group stage, final stages, final))
- Copa Sudamericana (2020 (final stages, final), 2021 (first stage, group stage, final stages, final))
- Recopa Sudamericana
- Copa Libertadores Femenina (2020, 2021)
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