2020 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 3 March to 22 October 2020.[1][2] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[3]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5][6]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2019 (shown in parentheses),[7] taking into account the following three factors:[8]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2010–2019
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2009
  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. ^
    BOL 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   Barcelona (23)
G2   Guaraní (34)
G3   Independiente Medellín (68)
G4   Internacional (16)

Format

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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 2.4.2).[3]

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

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The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).[3][9][10][11][12]

On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date to be confirmed.[13] On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020.[14] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption.[15] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition,[16][2] with the fixtures being confirmed on 20 July 2020,[17][18] and the updated fixtures announced on 26 August 2020.[19][20]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3–5 March 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 10–12 March 2020 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 15–17 September 2020 (originally 17–19 March 2020) Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 22–24 September 2020 (originally 7–9 April 2020) Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 29 September – 1 October 2020 (originally 21–23 April 2020) Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 20–22 October 2020 (originally 5–7 May 2020) Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA IDV JUN BSC
1   Flamengo 6 5 0 1 14 8 +6 15 Round of 16 4–0 3–1 3–0
2   Independiente del Valle 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 5–0 3–0 2–0
3   Junior 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 4–1 0–2
4   Barcelona 6 1 0 5 4 12 −8 3 1–2 0–3 1–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Barcelona  0–3  Independiente del Valle
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Independiente del Valle  3–0  Junior
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Independiente del Valle  5–0  Flamengo
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Barcelona  1–2  Junior
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Barcelona  1–2  Flamengo
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Junior  4–1  Independiente del Valle
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Flamengo  4–0  Independiente del Valle
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Junior  0–2  Barcelona
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Flamengo  3–1  Junior
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Independiente del Valle  2–0  Barcelona
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL GUA BOL TIG
1   Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Round of 16 3–1 5–0 5–0
2   Guaraní 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 0–0 2–0 4–1
3   Bolívar 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 2–3 2–0
4   Tigre 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1 0–2 1–3 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Tigre  0–2  Palmeiras
Report
Guaraní  2–0  Bolívar
Report

Bolívar  2–0  Tigre
Report
Palmeiras  3–1  Guaraní
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Bolívar  1–2  Palmeiras
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Guaraní  4–1  Tigre
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Tigre  1–1  Bolívar
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Guaraní  0–0  Palmeiras
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Palmeiras  5–0  Bolívar
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Tigre  1–3  Guaraní
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Palmeiras  5–0  Tigre
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Bolívar  2–3  Guaraní
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WIL CAP PEÑ CCL
1   Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 Round of 16 2–3 3–1 2–0
2   Athletico Paranaense 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 0–0 1–0 2–0
3   Peñarol 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 3–2 3–0
4   Colo-Colo 6 2 0 4 3 9 −6 6 0–1 1–0 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Athletico Paranaense  1–0  Peñarol
Report
Jorge Wilstermann  2–0  Colo-Colo
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Colo-Colo  2–1  Peñarol
Report
Jorge Wilstermann  2–3  Athletico Paranaense
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Athletico Paranaense  2–0  Colo-Colo
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Jorge Wilstermann  3–1  Peñarol
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Peñarol  3–0  Colo-Colo
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Athletico Paranaense  0–0  Jorge Wilstermann
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Peñarol  3–2  Athletico Paranaense
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Colo-Colo  0–1  Jorge Wilstermann
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV LDQ SPA BIN
1   River Plate 6 4 1 1 21 6 +15 13 Round of 16 3–0 2–1 8–0
2   LDU Quito 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 3–0 4–2 4–0
3   São Paulo 6 2 1 3 14 11 +3 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 3–0 5–1
4   Binacional 6 1 0 5 3 25 −22 3 0–6 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
LDU Quito  3–0  River Plate
Report
Binacional  2–1  São Paulo
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River Plate  8–0  Binacional
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São Paulo  3–0  LDU Quito
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Binacional  0–1  LDU Quito
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São Paulo  2–2  River Plate
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LDU Quito  4–2  São Paulo
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Binacional  0–6  River Plate
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LDU Quito  4–0  Binacional
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River Plate  2–1  São Paulo
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River Plate  3–0  LDU Quito
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São Paulo  5–1  Binacional
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE INT UCA AME
1   Grêmio 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Round of 16 0–0 2–0 1–1
2   Internacional 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8 0–1 3–0 4–3
3   Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 2–1 1–2
4   América de Cali 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 0–2 0–0 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL


Internacional  4–3  América de Cali
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Universidad Católica  2–0  Grêmio
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América de Cali  1–1  Universidad Católica
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Internacional  0–1  Grêmio
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Grêmio  2–0  Universidad Católica
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América de Cali  0–0  Internacional
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Grêmio  1–1  América de Cali
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Universidad Católica  2–1  Internacional
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAC RAC ESM ALI
1   Nacional 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Round of 16 1–2 1–0 2–0
2   Racing 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 0–1 2–1 1–0
3   Estudiantes de Mérida 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 Copa Sudamericana 1–3 1–2 3–2
4   Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1 0–1 0–2 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Estudiantes de Mérida  1–2  Racing
J. Rivas   48' Report
Alianza Lima  0–1  Nacional
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Racing  1–0  Alianza Lima
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Estudiantes de Mérida  3–2  Alianza Lima
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Racing  0–1  Nacional
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Estudiantes de Mérida  1–3  Nacional
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Alianza Lima  0–2  Racing
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Nacional  1–2  Racing
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Alianza Lima  2–2  Estudiantes de Mérida
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Nacional  2–0  Alianza Lima
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Racing  2–1  Estudiantes de Mérida
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN DEL DYJ OLI
1   Santos 6 5 1 0 10 5 +5 16 Round of 16 1–0 2–1 0–0
2   Delfín 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 1–2 3–0 1–1
3   Defensa y Justicia 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 3–0 2–1
4   Olimpia 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 2–3 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Delfín  1–1  Olimpia
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Santos  1–0  Delfín
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Olimpia  2–1  Defensa y Justicia
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Santos  0–0  Olimpia
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Defensa y Justicia  3–0  Delfín
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Defensa y Justicia  2–1  Olimpia
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Delfín  1–2  Santos
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Olimpia  2–3  Santos
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Delfín  3–0  Defensa y Justicia
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Olimpia  0–1  Delfín
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Santos  2–1  Defensa y Justicia
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC LIB CAR DIM
1   Boca Juniors 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 Round of 16 0–0 3–0 3–0
2   Libertad 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 0–2 3–2 2–4
3   Caracas 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 2–1 0–2
4   Independiente Medellín 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 0–1 1–2 2–3
Source: CONMEBOL
Independiente Medellín  1–2  Libertad
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Caracas  1–1  Boca Juniors
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Libertad  3–2  Caracas
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Independiente Medellín  2–3  Caracas
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Libertad  0–2  Boca Juniors
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Caracas  2–1  Libertad
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Independiente Medellín  0–1  Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors  0–0  Libertad
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Caracas  0–2  Independiente Medellín
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Boca Juniors  3–0  Caracas
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Libertad  2–4  Independiente Medellín
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Independiente del Valle played their home matches against Junior and Barcelona at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, and played their home match against Flamengo at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito,[21] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ^ a b c Guaraní played their home match against Bolívar at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción, and played their home matches against Tigre and Palmeiras at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción, which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  3. ^ a b Binacional played their home matches against LDU Quito and River Plate at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina, Juliaca.[22]
  4. ^ a b River Plate played their home matches against São Paulo and LDU Quito at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda due to renovations in their regular stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires.[23]
  5. ^ The match between Racing and Alianza Lima was played behind closed doors due to government requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[24]
  6. ^ The match between Olimpia and Defensa y Justicia was played behind closed doors due to government requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay.[25]
  7. ^ a b c Libertad played their home matches at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción,[26] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz, Asunción.

References

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  21. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido Independiente del Valle vs Flamengo". CONMEBOL.com. 1 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Conmebol anunció la vuelta oficial de la Libertadores: fechas, horarios y estadios" (in Spanish). Olé. 26 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Confirmado: River jugará la Libertadores en Independiente" (in Spanish). Olé. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Información sobre el partido Racing Club vs Alianza Lima". CONMEBOL.com. 12 March 2020.
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