2024 Copa Libertadores#First stage
{{Short description|65th Copa Libertadores edition}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
| year = 2024
| other_titles = Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024
| image = Monumental stadium.jpg
| size = 275px
| caption = The Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires hosted the final
| dates = {{nowrap|6 February – 30 November 2024}}
| num_teams = 47
| associations = 10
| champion_other = {{fbaicon|BRA}} Botafogo
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro
| matches = 155
| goals = 370
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Júnior Santos (10 goals)
| prevseason = 2023
| nextseason = 2025
}}
The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 65th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 6 February and ended on 30 November 2024,{{cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/recopa-sudamericana/sorteos-fases-y-mas-la-conmebol-informo-el-calendario-de-la-copa-libertadores-y-sudamericana-2024-id550548.html |title=Sorteos, fases y más: la Conmebol informó el calendario de la Copa Libertadores y Sudamericana 2024 |trans-title=Draws, stages and more: CONMEBOL informed the schedule for the 2024 Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana |publisher=TyC Sports |language=es |date=29 November 2023 |access-date=30 November 2023}} with the final played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina.{{cite web|url=https://www.futbolred.com/copa-libertadores/la-afa-anuncio-que-buenos-aires-se-jugara-la-final-de-la-copa-libertadores-2024-200760 |title=Definida la sede de la final de Libertadores 2024: ¿Dónde se jugará? |trans-title=The venue for the 2024 Libertadores final is set: Where will it be played? |publisher=Futbolred |language=es |date=13 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/la-final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2024-se-disputara-en-el-estadio-monumental/ |title=La Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024 se disputará en el Estadio Monumental |trans-title=The 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores Final will be played at Estadio Monumental |publisher=CONMEBOL |language=es |date=4 October 2024 |access-date=4 October 2024}}
Brazilian club Botafogo won their first Copa Libertadores title, defeating fellow Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/botafogo-conquista-la-gloria-eterna/ |title=¡Botafogo conquista la Gloria Eterna! |trans-title=Botafogo conquer the Eternal Glory! |publisher=CONMEBOL |language=es |date=30 November 2024 |access-date=30 November 2024}} As winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, Botafogo earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Fluminense were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Atlético Mineiro in the quarter-finals.
This edition was marred by the death of Juan Izquierdo, a Uruguayan footballer who was playing for Nacional, during a round of 16 match against São Paulo. Izquierdo collapsed on the pitch due to cardiac arrhythmia and passed away at the hospital five days after the incident.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=Juan Izquierdo: Nacional defender dies aged 27 after collapsing on pitch in Uruguay |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn8725gxnd3o |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:
- 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:{{cite web|url=https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Manual-de-Clubes-CL-2024-ESP-Digital.pdf|title=Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024|publisher=CONMEBOL|date=13 December 2023|access-date=18 December 2023}}
- First stage: 6 teams
- Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
- 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
- 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
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/las-fechas-para-tener-en-cuenta-en-los-torneos-de-clubes/|title=Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024|trans-title=2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana schedule|publisher=CONMEBOL|language=es|date=30 November 2023|access-date=30 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Calendario-2024_aprobado-Consejo-10-07-2023-1.pdf|title=CALENDÁRIO 2024: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=10 July 2023|access-date=30 November 2023}}
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|+Schedule for 2024 Copa Libertadores |
Stage
!Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
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First stage
|6–8 February 2024 |13–15 February 2024 |
Second stage
|20–22 February 2024 |27–29 February 2024 |
Third stage
|5–7 March 2024 |12–14 March 2024 |
Group stage
|18 March 2024{{cite web |url=https://www.tycsports.com/copa-sudamericana/oficial-la-fecha-del-sorteo-de-la-fase-de-grupos-de-la-libertadores-y-sudamericana-id562872.html |title=¡Oficial! La fecha del sorteo de la fase de grupos de la Libertadores y Sudamericana |trans-title=Official! The date for the group stage draw of the Libertadores and Sudamericana |publisher=TyC Sports |language=es |date=6 February 2024 |access-date=6 February 2024}} |colspan=2|{{unbulleted list| |Matchday 1: 2–4 April 2024 |Matchday 2: 9–11 April 2024 |Matchday 3: 23–25 April 2024 |Matchday 4: 7–9 May 2024 |Matchday 5: 14–16 May 2024 |Matchday 6: 28–30 May 2024 }} |
Round of 16
|rowspan=4|3 June 2024 |13–15 August 2024 |20–22 August 2024 |
Quarter-finals
|17–19 September 2024 |24–26 September 2024 |
Semi-finals
|22–23 October 2024 |29–30 October 2024 |
Final
|colspan=2|30 November 2024 at Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires |
Draws
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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:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Draw}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores group stage|Draw}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Draw}}
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Qualifying stages
{{main|2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Format}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Bracket}}
=First stage=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|First stage}}
=Second stage=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Second stage}}
=Third stage=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages|Third stage}}
Group stage
{{main|2024 Copa Libertadores group stage}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores group stage|Format}}
=Group A=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group B=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group C=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group D=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group E=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group F=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group G=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
=Group H=
{{2024 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={{nowrap|Copa Sudamericana}}}}
Final stages
{{main|2024 Copa Libertadores final stages}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Format}}
=Qualified teams=
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advance to the round of 16.
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Qualified teams}}
=Seeding=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Seeding}}
=Bracket=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Bracket}}
=Round of 16=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Round of 16}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Quarter-finals}}
=Semi-finals=
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Semi-finals}}
=Final=
{{main|2024 Copa Libertadores final}}
{{#lst:2024 Copa Libertadores final stages|Final}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
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!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|BRA}} Júnior Santos |align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Botafogo |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 | ||1||4||2||1|| || || ||1|| || || || || || || || ||1 !10 | |||||||||||||||||
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2
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulinho |align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | ||2||1||1||1|| || ||1|| || || ||1|| || !7 | |||||||||||||||||
rowspan=2|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Maximiliano Silvera |align=left|{{fbaicon|URU}} Peñarol |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | || ||3||1|| ||1|| ||1|| || || || || ||bgcolor="silver" | !rowspan=2|6 | |||||||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Borja
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" | | ||||||||||||
rowspan=3|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Francisco da Costa |align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} Bolívar |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | ||2||1||1|| || ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=7 | !rowspan=3|5 | |||||||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jonathan Calleri
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} São Paulo |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=3 | | |||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Flamengo |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=3 | | ||||||||||||
rowspan=7|8
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Agustín Módica |align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Rosario Central |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | || || ||1|| ||2||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=7 | !rowspan=7|4 | |||||||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Sávio
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} Bolívar |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 | | ||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Bacca
|align=left|{{fbaicon|COL}} Junior |bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 | | |||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Deyverson
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro |bgcolor="silver" colspan=12 | | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Duarte
|align=left|{{fbaicon|PAR}} Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=13 | | |||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|VEN|football}} Jefferson Savarino
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Botafogo |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Martín Cauteruccio
|align=left|{{fbaicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 | | 1 | 3 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=15 | |
{{small|Source: [https://www.conmebol.com/conmebol-libertadores-goleadores/ CONMEBOL]}}
See also
External links
- [https://conmebollibertadores.com/ CONMEBOL Libertadores]
- [https://www.conmebol.com/libertadores/ CONMEBOL.com]
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