2018 Copa Libertadores
| 2018 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | late January or early February – late November or early December 2018 |
| Teams | 44 (from 10 associations) |
The 2018 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2018 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 59th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores will qualify as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana.
Teams
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[4]
- Copa Libertadores champion
- Copa Sudamericana champion
- Brazil: 7 berths
- Argentina: 6 berths
- Chile and Colombia: 4 berths each
- All other associations: 3 berths each
- 3 vacant berths to be redistributed due to Mexico's withdrawal
The entry stage is determined as follows:[5]
- Group stage: 28 teams
- Copa Libertadores champion
- Copa Sudamericana champion
- Teams which qualified for berths 1–4 from Argentina and Brazil
- Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
- 2 vacant berths to be redistributed due to Mexico's withdrawal
- First stage: 16 teams
- Teams which qualified for berths 5–7 from Brazil
- Teams which qualified for berths 5–6 from Argentina
- Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
- Teams which qualified for berths 3 from all other associations
- 1 vacant berth to be redistributed due to Mexico's withdrawal
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | (Copa Libertadores) | Group stage | 2017 Copa Libertadores champion |
| (Copa Sudamericana) | 2017 Copa Sudamericana champion | ||
| (TBD 1) | TBC | ||
| (TBD 2) | TBC | ||
| (TBD 3) | First stage | TBC | |
 Argentina6 berths |
(Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2016–17 Primera División champion[6] |
| (Argentina 2) | 2016–17 Primera División runner-up[6] | ||
| (Argentina 3) | 2016–17 Copa Argentina champion (or best team not yet qualified)[6] | ||
| (Argentina 4) | 2016–17 Primera División 3rd place[6] | ||
| (Argentina 5) | First stage | 2016–17 Primera División 4th place[6] | |
| (Argentina 6) | TBC | ||
 Bolivia3 berths |
(Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2016 Apertura champion[7] |
| (Bolivia 2) | 2017 Clausura champion[7] | ||
| (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2016–17 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[7] | |
 Brazil7 berths |
(Brazil 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Brazil 2) | TBC | ||
| (Brazil 3) | TBC | ||
| (Brazil 4) | TBC | ||
| (Brazil 5) | First stage | TBC | |
| (Brazil 6) | TBC | ||
| (Brazil 7) | TBC | ||
 Chile4 berths |
(Chile 1) | Group stage | 2017 Clausura champion[8] |
| (Chile 2) | TBC | ||
| (Chile 3) | First stage | TBC | |
| (Chile 4) | TBC | ||
 Colombia4 berths |
(Colombia 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Colombia 2) | TBC | ||
| (Colombia 3) | First stage | TBC | |
| (Colombia 4) | TBC | ||
 Ecuador3 berths |
(Ecuador 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Ecuador 2) | TBC | ||
| (Ecuador 3) | First stage | TBC | |
 Paraguay3 berths |
(Paraguay 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Paraguay 2) | TBC | ||
| (Paraguay 3) | First stage | TBC | |
 Peru3 berths |
(Peru 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Peru 2) | TBC | ||
| (Peru 3) | First stage | TBC | |
 Uruguay3 berths |
(Uruguay 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Uruguay 2) | TBC | ||
| (Uruguay 3) | First stage | TBC | |
 Venezuela3 berths |
(Venezuela 1) | Group stage | TBC |
| (Venezuela 2) | TBC | ||
| (Venezuela 3) | First stage | TBC |
See also
- 2018 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2018 Copa Sudamericana
- 2019 Recopa Sudamericana
References
- ↑ "Bridgestone es el nuevo patrocinador de la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Pasión Fútbol. December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "CONMEBOL: Las puertas de la Copa Libertadores seguirán abiertas a los clubes mexicanos". CONMEBOL.com. 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mexico officially pulls out of Copa Libertadores". Goal.com. 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Conmebol ratifica calendario anual para Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Conmebol informa detalles adicionales sobre reforma de Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 3 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2016/2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- 1 2 3 "Liga repite el sistema de premiación y cambia la modalidad del descenso de categoría". jornadanet.com. 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Bases Campeonato Nacional Primera División 2016-2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP.
External links
- Copa Bridgestone Libertadores (Spanish)
- CONMEBOL.com
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