2023 Copa Libertadores#Top scorers
{{Short description|64th Copa Libertadores edition}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
| year = 2023
| other_titles = Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023
| image = Maracana 2022.jpg
| size = 275px
| caption = The Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final
| dates = {{nowrap|7 February – 4 November 2023}}
| num_teams = 47
| associations = 10
| champion_other = {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors
| matches = 155
| goals = 386
| attendance = 3879523
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Cano (13 goals)
| prevseason = 2022
| nextseason = 2024
}}
The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 64th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The final was played at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 4 November 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2023/03/09/la-conmebol-definio-las-sedes-de-las-finales-de-las-copas-libertadores-y-sudamericana/ |title=La Conmebol definió las sedes de las finales de las Copas Libertadores y Sudamericana |trans-title=CONMEBOL set the venues for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana finals |publisher=Infobae |language=es |date=8 March 2023 |access-date=8 March 2023}} Brazilian club Fluminense were the champions, winning their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Argentine side Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time in the final.{{cite web |url=https://conmebollibertadores.com/cards/NewsReaderWeb/fluminense-campeon-de-la-conmebol-libertadores |title=¡Fluminense campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores! |trans-title=Fluminense champion of the CONMEBOL Libertadores! |publisher=CONMEBOL Libertadores |language=es |date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023}} As winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Olimpia in the round of 16.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:{{cite web|url=https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Manual-de-Clubes-CL-2023-1.pdf|title=CONMEBOL Libertadores / Manual de Clubes 2023|publisher=CONMEBOL|language=es|access-date=7 February 2023}}
- 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:
- 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
;Notes
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{{Cnote2|Note BOL|n=0|Bolivia (BOL): Since the 2022 Clausura tournament was abandoned and no champion was declared due to civil unrest, the Bolivia 2, Bolivia 3, and Bolivia 4 berths were awarded to the three best-placed teams in the aggregate table at the time of abandonment.{{cite web|url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/futbol/20221110/consejo-superior-decide-dar-finalizado-torneo-clausura-2022|title=Consejo Superior decide dar por finalizado el Torneo Clausura 2022|trans-title=Higher Council decides to end the 2022 Torneo Clausura|language=Spanish|publisher=Los Tiempos|date=10 November 2022|access-date=10 November 2022}}}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/calendario-de-torneos-de-la-conmebol-2023/|title=Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023|publisher=CONMEBOL|language=es|date=7 July 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://d2soj90bepqxla.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Calendario-2023_aprobado-Consejo-07-julio-2022.pdf|title=CALENDÁRIO 2023: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=7 July 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/calendario-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-y-conmebol-sudamericana-2023/|title=Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=24 April 2023|access-date=24 April 2023}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Stage
!Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
|---|
| First stage
|7–9 February 2023 |14–16 February 2023 |
| Second stage
|21–23 February 2023 |28 February – 2 March 2023 |
| Third stage
|8–9 March 2023 |15–16 March 2023 |
| Group stage
|27 March 2023 |colspan=2|{{unbulleted list| |Matchday 1: 4–6 April 2023 |Matchday 2: 18–20 April 2023 |Matchday 3: 2–4 May 2023 |Matchday 4: 23–25 May 2023 |Matchday 5: 6–8 June 2023 |Matchday 6: 27–29 June 2023 }} |
| Round of 16
|1–3 August 2023 |8–10 August 2023 |
| Quarter-finals
|22–24 August 2023 |29–31 August 2023 |
| Semi-finals
|27–28 September 2023 |4–5 October 2023 |
| Final
|colspan=2|4 November 2023 at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Draws
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8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C;
8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F;
8px Purple: Group G; 8px Pink: Group H; 8px White: Play-off rounds.
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{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Draw}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores group stage|Draw}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Draw}}
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Qualifying stages
{{main|2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Format}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Bracket}}
=First stage=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|First stage}}
=Second stage=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Second stage}}
=Third stage=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Third stage}}
Group stage
{{main|2023 Copa Libertadores group stage}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores group stage|Format}}
=Group A=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group A|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group B=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group B|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group C=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group C|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group D=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group D|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group E=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group E|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group F=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group F|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group G=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group G|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
=Group H=
{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group H|teamwidth=200|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules
|text_KO=Round of 16|text_SUD=Copa Sudamericana}}
Final stages
{{main|2023 Copa Libertadores final stages}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Format}}
=Qualified teams=
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Qualified teams}}
=Seeding=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Seeding}}
=Bracket=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Bracket}}
=Round of 16=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Round of 16}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Quarter-finals}}
=Semi-finals=
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Semi-finals}}
=Final=
{{main|2023 Copa Libertadores final}}
{{#lst:2023 Copa Libertadores final stages|Final}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank !Player !Team !{{Tooltip|1Q1|Qualifying first stage 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|1Q2|Qualifying first stage 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|2Q1|Qualifying second stage 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|2Q2|Qualifying second stage 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|3Q1|Qualifying third stage 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|3Q2|Qualifying third stage 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|GS1|Group stage round 1}} !{{Tooltip|GS2|Group stage round 2}} !{{Tooltip|GS3|Group stage round 3}} !{{Tooltip|GS4|Group stage round 4}} !{{Tooltip|GS5|Group stage round 5}} !{{Tooltip|GS6|Group stage round 6}} !{{Tooltip|⅛F1|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|⅛F2|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}} ! {{Tooltip|F|Final}} !Total | |||||||||||||
| 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Cano |align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | ||2|| ||3|| || ||1|| || ||1||2||2||1||1 !13 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulinho |align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 | || ||1||1||2|| ||1|| ||2|| || || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 | !7 | |||||||||||||
| 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Dorlan Pabón |align=left|{{fbaicon|COL}} Atlético Nacional |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | ||2||3||1|| || || || || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 | !6 | |||||||||||||
| rowspan=3|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Patrick |align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | ||1|| || ||1||1|| || ||1|| || ||1|| ||bgcolor="silver" | !rowspan=3|5 | |||||||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Artur
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="silver" | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Pons
|align=left|{{fbaicon|COL}} Independiente Medellín |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=7 | | ||||||||
| rowspan=8|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|PER|football}} Luis Advíncula |align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | || ||1||1|| || || || ||1|| || || || ||1 !rowspan=8|4 | |||||||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Rubén Bentancourt
|align=left|{{fbaicon|URU}} Liverpool |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=7 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|CHI}} Ronnie Fernández
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} Bolívar |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=3 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} John Kennedy
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|PAR}} Guillermo Paiva
|align=left|{{fbaicon|PAR}} Olimpia |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=3 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Triverio
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} The Strongest |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=7 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Enner Valencia
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional |bgcolor="silver" colspan=12 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="silver" | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Roque
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Athletico Paranaense |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 | |
{{small|Source: [https://www.conmebol.com/conmebol-libertadores-goleadores/ CONMEBOL]}}
=Team of the tournament=
The CONMEBOL technical study group selected the following 11 players as the team of the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/el-get-elige-al-once-ideal-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2023/|title=
El GET elige al Once Ideal de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023|publisher=CONMEBOL|date=8 November 2023|access-date=5 February 2021|language=es}}
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Player !Team | |
| align=center|Goalkeeper
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Romero | {{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors |
| align=center rowspan=3|Defenders
|{{flagicon|PER}} Luis Advíncula | {{fbaicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nino | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Joaquín Piquerez | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras |
| align=center rowspan=4|Midfielders
|{{flagicon|COL}} Jhon Arias | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} André | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alan Patrick | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Henrique Ganso | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
| align=center rowspan=3|Forwards
|{{flagicon|ECU}} Enner Valencia | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Cano | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulinho | {{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.conmebol.com/libertadores/ CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023], CONMEBOL.com
- [https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Anuario-CL-2023-ESPANOL-1-1.pdf CONMEBOL Libertadores – 2023 Yearbook]
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