2019 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2019 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 23 July to 23 November 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2019 Copa Libertadores,[2] with the final played in Lima, Peru at the Estadio Monumental.[3]

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 Internacional River Plate
B Cruzeiro Emelec
C Olimpia Godoy Cruz
D Flamengo LDU Quito
E Cerro Porteño Nacional
F Palmeiras San Lorenzo
G Boca Juniors Athletico Paranaense
H Libertad Grêmio

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are 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.[4]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 F Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 1 +12 15 Pot 1
2 B Cruzeiro 6 5 0 1 11 2 +9 15
3 A Internacional 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
4 E Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
5 H Libertad 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12
6 G Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
7 D Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10
8 C Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
9 E Nacional 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 Pot 2
10 A River Plate 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10
11 D LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
12 H Grêmio 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
13 F San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 4 2 +2 10
14 G Athletico Paranaense 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5 9
15 C Godoy Cruz 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
16 B Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 23). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 29).
  • The final was 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 26). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 30).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[5] 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.

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was 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 13 May 2019.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (23 November – Lima)
                                                     
12 Grêmio 2 3 5  
5 Libertad 0 0 0  
  12 Grêmio (a) 0 2 2  
  1 Palmeiras 1 1 2  
15 Godoy Cruz 2 0 2
1 Palmeiras 2 4 6  
  12 Grêmio 1 0 1  
  7 Flamengo 1 5 6  
16 Emelec 2 0 2 (2)  
7 Flamengo (p) 0 2 2 (4)  
  7 Flamengo 2 1 3
  3 Internacional 0 1 1  
9 Nacional 0 0 0
3 Internacional 1 2 3  
  7 Flamengo 2
  10 River Plate 1
10 River Plate (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
2 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 (2)  
  10 River Plate 2 1 3
  4 Cerro Porteño 0 1 1  
13 San Lorenzo 0 1 1
4 Cerro Porteño 0 2 2  
  10 River Plate 2 0 2
  6 Boca Juniors 0 1 1  
11 LDU Quito 3 1 4  
8 Olimpia 1 1 2  
  11 LDU Quito 0 0 0
  6 Boca Juniors 3 0 3  
14 Athletico Paranaense 0 0 0
6 Boca Juniors 1 2 3  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 23–25 July, and the second legs were played on 30–31 July and 1 August 2019.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 0–0 (4–2 p) Cruzeiro 0–0 0–0
Godoy Cruz 2–6 Palmeiras 2–2 0–4
Emelec 2–2 (2–4 p) Flamengo 2–0 0–2
LDU Quito 4–2 Olimpia 3–1 1–1
Athletico Paranaense 0–3 Boca Juniors 0–1 0–2
Nacional 0–3 Internacional 0–1 0–2
Grêmio 5–0 Libertad 2–0 3–0
San Lorenzo 1–2 Cerro Porteño 0–0 1–2

Match A
River Plate 0–0 Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 50,342

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, River Plate won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B
Godoy Cruz 2–2 Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 27,432
Palmeiras 4–0 Godoy Cruz
 Report
Attendance: 35,666
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Palmeiras won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C
Emelec 2–0 Flamengo
  • Godoy  10'
  • Caicedo  78'
 Report
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Flamengo 2–0 Emelec
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 67,664

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Flamengo won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D
LDU Quito 3–1 Olimpia
 Report
Attendance: 28,060
Olimpia 1–1 LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 30,534
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

LDU Quito won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E
Athletico Paranaense 0–1 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 38,230
Boca Juniors 2–0 Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Attendance: 45,000

Boca Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F
Nacional 0–1 Internacional
Report
Attendance: 20,315
Internacional 2–0 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 40,651
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Internacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G
Grêmio 2–0 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 39,572
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Libertad 0–3 Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 22,700
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Grêmio won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H
San Lorenzo 0–0 Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Cerro Porteño 2–1 San Lorenzo
 Report
Attendance: 38,249

Cerro Porteño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 20–22 August, and the second legs were played on 27–29 August 2019.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 3–1 Cerro Porteño 2–0 1–1
Grêmio 2–2 (a) Palmeiras 0–1 2–1
Flamengo 3–1 Internacional 2–0 1–1
LDU Quito 0–3 Boca Juniors 0–3 0–0

Match S1
River Plate 2–0 Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 55,705
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Cerro Porteño 1–1 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 44,530

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2
Grêmio 0–1 Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 47,852
Palmeiras 1–2 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 36,081

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Grêmio won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3
Flamengo 2–0 Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 66,366
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Internacional 1–1 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 47,027

Flamengo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4
LDU Quito 0–3 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 35,088
Boca Juniors 0–0 LDU Quito
Report
Attendance: 48,530

Boca Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1–2 October, and the second legs were played on 22–23 October 2019.[10][11]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 2–1 Boca Juniors 2–0 0–1
Grêmio 1–6 Flamengo 1–1 0–5

Match F1
River Plate 2–0 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 62,273
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Boca Juniors 1–0 River Plate
 Report
Attendance: 48,946

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2
Grêmio 1–1 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 55,013
Flamengo 5–0 Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 69,265

Flamengo won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final
Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores Final

The final was played on 23 November 2019 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima.[12]

Flamengo 2–1 River Plate
Gabriel Barbosa  89', 90+2' Report Borré  14'
Attendance: 78,573
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Notes
  1. Olimpia played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
  2. Libertad played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción.
  3. Palmeiras played their home match against Grêmio at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Allianz Parque, São Paulo.

References
  1. "CALENDÁRIO 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores – CONMEBOL Sudamericana – RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "La final única de Copa Libertadores será en Lima" (in Spanish). copalibertadores.com. 5 November 2019.
  4. "El mapa de los octavos: 11 campeones y 5 aspirantes a la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 10 May 2019.
  5. "La hoja de ruta a la Final de Santiago 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2019.
  6. "Calendario de juegos de Octavos de Final camino a la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 14 May 2019.
  7. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS – OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  8. "Calendario de disputa de los cuartos de final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 2 August 2019.
  9. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS – CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. "Definidas las fechas de las semifinales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 29 August 2019.
  11. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS – SEMIFINALES" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  12. "Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores será en el Estadio Monumental de Lima". CONMEBOL.com. 5 November 2019.
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