2018 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 27 February to 24 May 2018.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:[5]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
  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, also denoted as Groups 1–8) 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 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.[6]

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. † Defending Copa Libertadores champion, automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to Group A in the group stage draw.
  2. ‡ Defending Copa Sudamericana champion, automatically seeded into Pot 2 in the group stage draw.

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 Santa Fe (21)
G2 Nacional (5)
G3 Vasco da Gama (54)
G4 Junior (60)

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[2]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Groups

The fixture list was determined by the draw as follows:[6]

  • Round 1: Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
  • Round 2: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
  • Round 3: Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 4
  • Round 4: Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 3
  • Round 5: Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
  • Round 6: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

The matches were played on 27–28 February, 1, 13–15 March, 3–5, 11, 17–19, 24–26 April, 1–3, 15–17 and 22–24 May 2018.[7][8][9]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE CPO DEF MON
1 Grêmio 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Round of 16 — 5–0 1–0 4–0
2 Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 8 8 0 13 0–0 — 2–1 3–2
3 Defensor Sporting 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 0–1 — 3–1
4 Monagas 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 1–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Defensor Sporting 1–1 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 10,601
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Monagas 0–2 Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Cerro Porteño 2–1 Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Grêmio 4–0 Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 21,250
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Defensor Sporting 3–1 Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Cerro Porteño 0–0 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 46,167
Monagas 1–0 Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 35,123
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Grêmio 5–0 Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 27,315
Defensor Sporting 0–1 Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Monagas 1–2 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Grêmio 1–0 Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 18,051
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Cerro Porteño 3–2 Monagas
 Report
Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATN CCL BOL DEL
1 Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 9 3 +6 10 Round of 16 — 0–0 4–1 4–0
2 Colo-Colo 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–1 — 2–0 0–2
3 Bolívar 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
4 Delfín 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–0 1–2 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Colo-Colo 0–1 Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 39,034
Delfín 1–1 Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 15,253
Referee: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)
Bolívar 1–1 Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Atlético Nacional 4–0 Delfín
 Report
Attendance: 30,560
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Colo-Colo 0–2 Delfín
Report
Attendance: 30,282
Bolívar 1–0 Atlético Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 24,700
Atlético Nacional 4–1 Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 37,829
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Delfín 1–2 Colo-Colo
  • Chicaiza  78'
 Report
Attendance: 14,900
Delfín 1–0 Atlético Nacional
  • Chicaiza  19'
 Report
Attendance: 16,536
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Colo-Colo 2–0 Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 38,423
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Bolívar 2–1 Delfín
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Atlético Nacional 0–0 Colo-Colo
Report
Attendance: 36,789

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB ATU PEÑ STR
1 Libertad 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Round of 16 — 0–0 2–1 3–0
2 Atlético Tucumán 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 0–2 — 1–0 3–0
3 Peñarol 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 3–1 — 2–0
4 The Strongest 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–3 1–2 1–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Atlético Tucumán 0–2 Libertad
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
The Strongest 1–0 Peñarol
  • Carcelén  19'
 Report
Attendance: 27,579
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Libertad 3–0 The Strongest
  • Báez  58'
  • Leiva  65', 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 8,711
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Peñarol 3–1 Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 28,605
The Strongest 1–2 Atlético Tucumán
  • Ibargüen  37'
 Report
Attendance: 24,907
Libertad 2–1 Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 9,031
Atlético Tucumán 3–0 The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Peñarol 2–0 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 30,911
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Atlético Tucumán 1–0 Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
The Strongest 1–3 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Peñarol 2–0 The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 24,015
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Libertad 0–0 Atlético Tucumán
Report
Attendance: 9,561

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV FLA SFE EME
1 River Plate 6 3 3 0 6 3 +3 12 Round of 16 — 0–0 0–0 2–1
2 Flamengo 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10 2–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Santa Fe 6 1 4 1 5 3 +2 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Emelec 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 0–1 1–2 0–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Flamengo 2–2 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Santa Fe 1–1 Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 28,689
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Emelec 1–2 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
River Plate 0–0 Santa Fe
Report
Attendance: 61,000
Flamengo 1–1 Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Emelec 0–1 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 26,345
Santa Fe 0–0 Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 20,312
River Plate 2–1 Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 58,215
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Santa Fe 0–1 River Plate
Report
Attendance: 34,508
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Flamengo 2–0 Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 63,577
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Emelec 0–3 Santa Fe
Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU RAC VAS UCH
1 Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11 Round of 16 — 2–1 0–0 7–0
2 Racing 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 4–2 — 4–0 1–0
3 Vasco da Gama 6 1 2 3 3 10 −7 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–1 — 0–1
4 Universidad de Chile 6 1 2 3 2 11 −9 5 0–0 1–1 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Racing 4–2 Cruzeiro
 Report
Attendance: 35,920
Vasco da Gama 0–1 Universidad de Chile
Report
Attendance: 19,281
Universidad de Chile 1–1 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 45,545
Cruzeiro 0–0 Vasco da Gama
Report
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Racing 4–0 Vasco da Gama
 Report
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Universidad de Chile 0–0 Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 45,084
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Cruzeiro 7–0 Universidad de Chile
 Report
Attendance: 37,095
Vasco da Gama 1–1 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 10,346
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Vasco da Gama 0–4 Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 11,501
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Racing 1–0 Universidad de Chile
 Report
Attendance: 43,785
Cruzeiro 2–1 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 44,512
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN EST NAC RGA
1 Santos 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 Round of 16 — 2–0 3–1 0–0
2 Estudiantes 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 0–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 Nacional 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 0–0 — 4–0
4 Real Garcilaso 6 1 3 2 2 7 −5 6 2–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Nacional 0–0 Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Real Garcilaso 2–0 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 35,190
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Estudiantes 3–0 Real Garcilaso
 Report
Attendance: 35,932
Santos 3–1 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 18,077
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Real Garcilaso 0–0 Nacional
Report
Attendance: 33,709
Estudiantes 0–1 Santos
Report
Attendance: 27,904
Santos 2–0 Estudiantes
 Report
Attendance: 15,632
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Nacional 4–0 Real Garcilaso
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Real Garcilaso 0–0 Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 29,801
Nacional 1–0 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 26,500
Santos 0–0 Real Garcilaso
Report
Attendance: 5,016
Estudiantes 3–1 Nacional
 Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR IND MIL LAR
1 Corinthians 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 Round of 16 — 1–2 0–1 2–0
2 Independiente 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Millonarios 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 1–1 — 4–0
4 Deportivo Lara 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6 2–7 1–0 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Millonarios 0–0 Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 25,589
Deportivo Lara 1–0 Independiente
  • Sierra  10'
 Report
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Corinthians 2–0 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Attendance: 31,767
Independiente 1–0 Millonarios
 Report
Attendance: 32,654
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Millonarios 4–0 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Attendance: 34,309
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Independiente 0–1 Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 40,325
Deportivo Lara 2–1 Millonarios
  • Sierra  9', 27' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 10,903
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)
Corinthians 1–2 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 36,508
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Deportivo Lara 2–7 Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 25,820
Millonarios 1–1 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Corinthians 0–1 Millonarios
Report
  • Carrillo  72'
Attendance: 30,551
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Independiente 2–0 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL BOC JUN ALI
1 Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Round of 16 — 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 Boca Juniors 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9 0–2 — 1–0 5–0
3 Junior 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 1 13 −12 1 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Alianza Lima 0–0 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 36,503
Junior 0–3 Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 28,753
Palmeiras 2–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 30,456
Boca Juniors 1–0 Junior
 Report
Attendance: 47,546
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Palmeiras 1–1 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 37,192
Alianza Lima 0–2 Junior
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Boca Juniors 0–2 Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 48,367
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Junior 1–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 29,001
Junior 1–1 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 46,195
Alianza Lima 1–3 Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 15,873
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Boca Juniors 5–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 47,854
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Palmeiras 3–1 Junior
 Report
Attendance: 40,100

Notes
  1. Kick-off of the Delfín v Colo-Colo match was delayed from 19:45 to 20:30 local time due to a problem in the electrical system.
  2. Flamengo played their home match against River Plate at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, instead of their regular stadiums Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, due to concerts at the end of February,[10] and Estádio Ilha do Urubu, Rio de Janeiro, due to damages by a storm.[11] They played their home matches against Santa Fe and Emelec at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[12]
  3. Flamengo played their home matches against River Plate and Santa Fe behind closed doors as they were punished for previous crowd disturbances at the 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals.
  4. The Santa Fe v Emelec match was originally scheduled on 28 February 2018, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 1 March 2018, 17:15 local time to avoid a clash with the Millonarios v Corinthians Group G match.[13]
  5. Santos played their home match against Nacional at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos. They played their home matches against Estudiantes and Real Garcilaso at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.[14]
  6. Estudiantes played their home match against Santos at Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes, Quilmes, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata.[15]
  7. Alianza Lima played their home match against Boca Juniors at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.

References
  1. "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2017.
  4. "Los Grupos y emparejamientos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 20 December 2017.
  5. "Ranking CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com.
  6. "Esquema de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. "Programa de partidos de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2017.
  8. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  9. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS FASE DE GRUPOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. "Cambio de Estadio del partido: Flamengo vs. River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 8 February 2018.
  11. "Cambio de estadio en lance Flamengo vs River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 16 February 2018.
  12. "Cambio de estadio en partido Flamengo vs Independiente Santa Fe". CONMEBOL.com. 10 April 2018.
  13. "Cambio de fecha en partido de Independiente Santa Fe vs. Emelec" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 February 2018.
  14. "Cambio de estadio para partido Santos vs Estudiantes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
  15. "Cambio de estadio para partido Estudiantes vs Santos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
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