2019 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 March to 9 May 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:[6][7][8]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
  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. 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 whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, 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 automatically seeded in Pot 1 and allocated to Group A.
  2. ^
    CS The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were automatically seeded in Pot 2.
  3. ^
    † The identity of the team Bolivia 2 was not known at the time of the draw, and was 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 (10)
G2 Peru Melgar (80)
G3 Paraguay Libertad (23)
G4 Chile Palestino (84)

Format

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 28).[2]

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 Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[9][10][11]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 5–7 March 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 12–14 March 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 2–4 April 2019[†] Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 9–11 April 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 5 23–25 April 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 6 7–9 May 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Notes
  1. † Matchday 3 was initially scheduled on 26–28 March 2019, but was rescheduled to 2–4 April 2019 by CONMEBOL due to the FIFA match dates of 18–26 March 2019.[12][13]

Groups

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT RIV PAL ALI
1 Brazil Internacional 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Round of 16 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
2 Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 2–2 — 0–0 3–0
3 Chile Palestino 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–2 — 3–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Palestino Chile0–1Brazil Internacional
Report
Alianza Lima Peru1–1Argentina River Plate
 Report
Internacional Brazil2–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Internacional Brazil2–2Argentina River Plate
 Report
Internacional Brazil3–2Chile Palestino
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Alianza Lima Peru0–1Brazil Internacional
Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU EME LAR HUR
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 5 0 1 11 2 +9 15 Round of 16 — 1–2 2–0 4–0
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 0–1 — 2–2 0–0
3 Venezuela Deportivo Lara 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 0–0 — 2–1
4 Argentina Huracán 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–1 1–2 3–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Huracán Argentina0–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Deportivo Lara Venezuela0–0Ecuador Emelec
Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Emelec Ecuador0–0Argentina Huracán
Report
Cruzeiro Brazil2–0Venezuela Deportivo Lara
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Emelec Ecuador0–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Deportivo Lara Venezuela2–1Argentina Huracán
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Cruzeiro Brazil4–0Argentina Huracán
 Report
Emelec Ecuador2–2Venezuela Deportivo Lara
 Report
Deportivo Lara Venezuela0–2Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Huracán Argentina1–2Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Cruzeiro Brazil1–2Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Huracán Argentina3–0Venezuela Deportivo Lara
 Report

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI GOD CRI UDC
1 Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Round of 16 — 2–1 0–1 1–1
2 Argentina Godoy Cruz 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 Chile Universidad de Concepción 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 3–3 0–0 5–4 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Godoy Cruz Argentina0–0Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Universidad de Concepción Chile5–4Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report
Sporting Cristal Peru1–1Argentina Godoy Cruz
 Report
Sporting Cristal Peru0–3Paraguay Olimpia
Report
Olimpia Paraguay2–1Argentina Godoy Cruz
 Report
Universidad de Concepción Chile3–3Paraguay Olimpia
 Report
Godoy Cruz Argentina2–0Peru Sporting Cristal
 Report

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA LDQ PEÑ SJO
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 Round of 16 — 3–1 0–1 6–1
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 2–1 — 2–0 4–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 1–0 — 4–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 7 19 −12 4 0–1 3–3 3–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
San José Bolivia0–1Brazil Flamengo
Report
LDU Quito Ecuador2–0Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Peñarol Uruguay4–0Bolivia San José
 Report
San José Bolivia3–3Ecuador LDU Quito
 Report
Flamengo Brazil0–1Uruguay Peñarol
Report
Flamengo Brazil6–1Bolivia San José
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
LDU Quito Ecuador2–1Brazil Flamengo
 Report
San José Bolivia3–1Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Peñarol Uruguay0–0Brazil Flamengo
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
LDU Quito Ecuador4–0Bolivia San José
 Report

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CPO NAC CAM ZAM
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 — 1–0 4–1 2–1
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–1 — 3–2
4 Venezuela Zamora 6 1 0 5 6 10 −4 3 2–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Zamora Venezuela0–1Uruguay Nacional
Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–1Venezuela Zamora
 Report
Nacional Uruguay1–0Venezuela Zamora
 Report
Zamora Venezuela1–2Brazil Atlético Mineiro
 Report

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL SLO MEL JUN
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 1 +12 15 Round of 16 — 1–0 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 4 2 +2 10 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Melgar 6 2 1 3 2 9 −7 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 0–0 — 1–0
4 Colombia Junior 6 1 0 5 1 8 −7 3 0–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Melgar Peru0–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Report
Palmeiras Brazil3–0Peru Melgar
 Report
San Lorenzo Argentina1–0Colombia Junior
 Report
San Lorenzo Argentina1–0Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Melgar Peru1–0Colombia Junior
 Report
San Lorenzo Argentina2–0Peru Melgar
 Report
Palmeiras Brazil3–0Colombia Junior
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Melgar Peru0–4Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Palmeiras Brazil1–0Argentina San Lorenzo
 Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC CAP TOL WIL
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Round of 16 — 2–1 3–0 4–0
2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5 9 3–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 1–0 — 2–2
4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 1 2 3 5 14 −9 5 0–0 3–2 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Athletico Paranaense Brazil3–0Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 33,658
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Deportes Tolima Colombia2–2Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Boca Juniors Argentina4–0Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Deportes Tolima Colombia2–2Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB GRE UCA ROS
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 Round of 16 — 0–2 4–1 2–0
2 Brazil Grêmio 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 1–0 — 2–1
4 Argentina Rosario Central 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 2–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Grêmio Brazil0–1Paraguay Libertad
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Grêmio Brazil3–1Argentina Rosario Central
 Report
Libertad Paraguay0–2Brazil Grêmio
Report

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Palestino played their home match against Internacional at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago. They played their home matches against Alianza Lima and River Plate at Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago.[14][15]
  2. ^ a b c Alianza Lima played their home matches against River Plate and Internacional at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.[16] They played their home match against Palestino at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.[17]
  3. ^ a b River Plate played their home matches against Palestino and Alianza Lima behind closed doors as they were punished for the events that occurred before the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.[18]
  4. ^ The Deportivo Lara v Emelec match was originally scheduled on 7 March 2019, 22:00 local time but was suspended due to a nationwide power outage in Venezuela. It was rescheduled to 8 March 2019, 15:00 local time.
  5. ^ a b c Deportivo Lara played all their group stage home matches behind closed doors as they were punished for crowd disturbances at their 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage match against Corinthians.[19]
  6. ^ The Cruzeiro v Deportivo Lara match was originally scheduled on 13 March 2019, 19:15 local time but was first rescheduled to 14 March 2019, 19:15 local time,[20] and later to 27 March 2019, 21:30 local time.[21]
  7. ^ The Cruzeiro v Huracán match was originally scheduled on 9 April 2019, 19:15 local time but was rescheduled to 10 April 2019, 19:15 local time.[22]
  8. ^ The Deportivo Lara v Cruzeiro match was originally scheduled on 23 April 2019, 20:30 local time but was rescheduled to 16:00 local time.[23]
  9. ^ a b c Olimpia played their home matches against Universidad de Concepción and Godoy Cruz at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción. They played their home match against Sporting Cristal at Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.[24]
  10. ^ a b c Sporting Cristal played their home matches at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima.
  11. ^ a b c Atlético Mineiro played their home matches at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte.
  12. ^ The Zamora v Cerro Porteño match was originally scheduled for 25 April 2019, 18:00 local time, but was re-scheduled to 16:00 local time.[25]
  13. ^ a b c Libertad played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción.

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