| Tourney name | Copa Libertadores |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Other titles | Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021 |
| Size | 275px |
| Dates | 23 February – 27 November 2021 |
| Num teams | 47 |
| Associations | 10 |
| Champion other | Palmeiras |
| Count | 3 |
| Second other | Flamengo |
| Matches | 155 |
| Goals | 423 |
| Top scorer | Gabriel Barbosa (11 goals) |
| Player | Gabriel Barbosa |
| Prevseason | 2020 |
| Nextseason | 2022 |
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]
Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions,[2] except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.[3]
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[4][5] On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 20 November 2021,[6] but on 27 July 2021 the final was eventually confirmed to have been rescheduled to 27 November 2021.[7]
Defending champions Palmeiras won their third Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian club Flamengo by a 2–1 score after extra time in the final match.[8] As winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[9]
- 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:[9]
- Group stage: 28 teams
- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Teams which qualified for berths 1–5 from Argentina and Brazil
- Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
- Second stage: 13 teams
- Teams which qualified for berths 6–7 from Brazil
- Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
- Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 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
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|
(6 + 1 berths) | Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 1, Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2020 Copa Sudamericana champions |
| Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions[10][11] | ||
| River Plate (Argentina 3) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10][11][12] | ||
| Racing (Argentina 4) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[10][11] | ||
| Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 5) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified[10][11] | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 6) | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified[10][11] | ||
| San Lorenzo (Argentina 7) | Second stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified[10][11] | |
(4 berths) | Always Ready (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Apertura champions |
| The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | 2020 Apertura runners-up | ||
| Bolívar (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Apertura 3rd place | |
| Royal Pari (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2020 Apertura 4th place | |
(7 + 1 berths) | Palmeiras (Brazil 1, Title holders) | Group stage | 2020 Copa Libertadores champions |
| Flamengo (Brazil 2) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | ||
| Internacional (Brazil 3) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| São Paulo (Brazil 5) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| Fluminense (Brazil 6) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | ||
| Grêmio (Brazil 7) | Second stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | |
| Santos (Brazil 8) | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place | ||
(4 berths) | Universidad Católica (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| Unión La Calera (Chile 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place | |
| Unión Española (Chile 4) | 2020 Primera División 4th place | ||
(4 berths) | América de Cali (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera A champions |
| Santa Fe (Colombia 2) | 2020 Primera A runners-up | ||
| Junior (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Atlético Nacional (Colombia 4) | 2020 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
(4 berths) | Barcelona (Ecuador 1) | Group stage | 2020 Serie A champions |
| LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) | 2020 Serie A runners-up | ||
| Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Universidad Católica (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
(4 berths) | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table |
| Olimpia (Paraguay 2) | 2020 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table | ||
| Libertad (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Guaraní (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
(4 berths) | Sporting Cristal (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2020 Liga 1 champions |
| Universitario (Peru 2) | 2020 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
| Ayacucho (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2020 Liga 1 3rd place | |
| Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 4) | First stage | 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
(4 berths) | Nacional (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| Rentistas (Uruguay 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 21 February 2021 | |
| Liverpool (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 5th place as of 7 February 2021 | |
(4 berths) | Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions |
| Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 2) | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place | |
| Caracas (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2020 Primera División 4th place |
- Notes
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[13][14]
On 4 February 2021, CONMEBOL announced a rescheduling for the qualifying stages.[15]
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 5 February 2021[16] | 23–24 February 2021 (originally 16–18 February 2021) | 2–3 March 2021 (originally 23–25 February 2021) |
| Second stage | 9–11 March 2021 (originally 2–4 March 2021) | 16–18 March 2021 (originally 9–11 March 2021) | |
| Third stage | 6–9 April 2021 (originally 16–18 March 2021) | 13–15 April 2021 (originally 6–8 April 2021) | |
| Group stage | 9 April 2021[17] |
| |
| Round of 16 | 1 June 2021[18] | 13–15 July 2021 | 20–22 July and 3 August 2021 (originally 20–22 July 2021) |
| Quarter-finals | 10–12 August 2021 | 17–19 August 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 21–22 September 2021 | 28–29 September 2021 | |
| Final | 27 November 2021 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||
Qualifying stages
Group stage
Final stages
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Barbosa | Flamengo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fred | Fluminense | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Hulk | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Miguel Borja | Junior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bruno Henrique | Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rony | Palmeiras | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jarlan Barrera | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tomás Chancalay | Racing | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Ortiz | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Braian Romero | Defensa y Justicia River Plate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raphael Veiga | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL.com
Team of the tournament
The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "CONMEBOL actualiza criterios de elegibilidad de clubes para sus torneos del 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "CONMEBOL recuerda los requisitos exigibles para participar en la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Ciudades postulantes para las Finales Únicas de los próximos tres años". CONMEBOL.com. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023". CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "El Estadio Centenario de Montevideo será la sede de las finales de CONMEBOL Libertadores y Sudamericana". ESPN Argentina. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Fechas confirmadas para las Finales Únicas". CONMEBOL.com. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "La Gloria Eterna es para el Palmeiras" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2017 tendrá 47 clubes". CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Cómo será la clasificación a las copas Libertadores y Sudamericana de 2021" (in Spanish). ambito.com. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Boletín N° 5768". Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Boletín N° 5834". Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Se viene una CONMEBOL Sudamericana más competitiva y representativa". CONMEBOL.com. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2021: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA". CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Fechas actualizadas de las competiciones de clubes 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 4 February 2021.
- ^ Qualifying stages draw
- ^ Group stage draw
- ^ Final stages draw
- ^ "(FOTO) ¡Este es el equipo de la temporada en la CONMEBOL #Libertadores! El once ideal de la Copa 2021" (in Spanish). Twitter. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
External links
- CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021, CONMEBOL.com