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The 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 27 February to 24 May 2018.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:[5]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2008–2017
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2007
  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, also denoted as Groups 1–8) 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 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.[6]

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. † Defending Copa Libertadores champion, automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to Group A in the group stage draw.
  2. ‡ Defending Copa Sudamericana champion, automatically seeded into Pot 2 in the group stage draw.

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 Colombia Santa Fe (21)
G2 Uruguay Nacional (5)
G3 Brazil Vasco da Gama (54)
G4 Colombia Junior (60)

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 points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).[2]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Groups

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The fixture list was determined by the draw as follows:[6]

  • Round 1: Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
  • Round 2: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
  • Round 3: Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 4
  • Round 4: Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 3
  • Round 5: Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
  • Round 6: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

The matches were played on 27–28 February, 1, 13–15 March, 3–5, 11, 17–19, 24–26 April, 1–3, 15–17 and 22–24 May 2018.[7][8][9]

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE CPO DEF MON
1 Brazil Grêmio 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Round of 16 — 5–0 1–0 4–0
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 8 8 0 13 0–0 — 2–1 3–2
3 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Copa Sudamericana 1–1 0–1 — 3–1
4 Venezuela Monagas 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 1–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Defensor Sporting Uruguay1–1Brazil Grêmio
  • Maulella 84'
 Report
Attendance: 10,601
Monagas Venezuela0–2Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–1Uruguay Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Grêmio Brazil4–0Venezuela Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 21,250
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Defensor Sporting Uruguay3–1Venezuela Monagas
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–0Brazil Grêmio
Report
Attendance: 46,167
Monagas Venezuela1–0Uruguay Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 35,123
Grêmio Brazil5–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Attendance: 27,315
Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Monagas Venezuela1–2Brazil Grêmio
 Report
Attendance: 29,500
Grêmio Brazil1–0Uruguay Defensor Sporting
 Report
Attendance: 18,051
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–2Venezuela Monagas
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATN CCL BOL DEL
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 9 3 +6 10 Round of 16 — 0–0 4–1 4–0
2 Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–1 — 2–0 0–2
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
4 Ecuador Delfín 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–0 1–2 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Colo-Colo Chile0–1Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 39,034
Delfín Ecuador1–1Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 15,253
Bolívar Bolivia1–1Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Atlético Nacional Colombia4–0Ecuador Delfín
 Report
Attendance: 30,560
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Colo-Colo Chile0–2Ecuador Delfín
Report
Attendance: 30,282
Bolívar Bolivia1–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 24,700
Atlético Nacional Colombia4–1Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 37,829
Delfín Ecuador1–2Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 14,900
Delfín Ecuador1–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 16,536
Colo-Colo Chile2–0Bolivia Bolívar
 Report
Attendance: 38,423
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Bolívar Bolivia2–1Ecuador Delfín
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Atlético Nacional Colombia0–0Chile Colo-Colo
Report
Attendance: 36,789

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB ATU PEÑ STR
1 Paraguay Libertad 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Round of 16 — 0–0 2–1 3–0
2 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 0–2 — 1–0 3–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 Copa Sudamericana 2–0 3–1 — 2–0
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–3 1–2 1–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Atlético Tucumán Argentina0–2Paraguay Libertad
Report
Attendance: 30,000
The Strongest Bolivia1–0Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 27,579
Libertad Paraguay3–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 8,711
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Peñarol Uruguay3–1Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 28,605
The Strongest Bolivia1–2Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 24,907
Libertad Paraguay2–1Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 9,031
Atlético Tucumán Argentina3–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 32,500
Peñarol Uruguay2–0Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 30,911
Atlético Tucumán Argentina1–0Uruguay Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
The Strongest Bolivia1–3Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Peñarol Uruguay2–0Bolivia The Strongest
 Report
Attendance: 24,015
Libertad Paraguay0–0Argentina Atlético Tucumán
Report
Attendance: 9,561

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV FLA SFE EME
1 Argentina River Plate 6 3 3 0 6 3 +3 12 Round of 16 — 0–0 0–0 2–1
2 Brazil Flamengo 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10 2–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Colombia Santa Fe 6 1 4 1 5 3 +2 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–0 — 1–1
4 Ecuador Emelec 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 0–1 1–2 0–3 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Santa Fe Colombia1–1Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 28,689
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Emelec Ecuador1–2Brazil Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
River Plate Argentina0–0Colombia Santa Fe
Report
Attendance: 61,000
Flamengo Brazil1–1Colombia Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Emelec Ecuador0–1Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 26,345
Santa Fe Colombia0–0Brazil Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 20,312
River Plate Argentina2–1Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 58,215
Santa Fe Colombia0–1Argentina River Plate
Report
Attendance: 34,508
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Flamengo Brazil2–0Ecuador Emelec
 Report
Attendance: 63,577
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Emelec Ecuador0–3Colombia Santa Fe
Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU RAC VAS UCH
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11 Round of 16 — 2–1 0–0 7–0
2 Argentina Racing 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 4–2 — 4–0 1–0
3 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6 1 2 3 3 10 −7 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 1–1 — 0–1
4 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 1 2 3 2 11 −9 5 0–0 1–1 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Racing Argentina4–2Brazil Cruzeiro
 Report
Attendance: 35,920
Vasco da Gama Brazil0–1Chile Universidad de Chile
Report
Attendance: 19,281
Universidad de Chile Chile1–1Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 45,545
Cruzeiro Brazil0–0Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report
Attendance: 38,019
Racing Argentina4–0Brazil Vasco da Gama
 Report
Attendance: 41,893
Universidad de Chile Chile0–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 45,084
Cruzeiro Brazil7–0Chile Universidad de Chile
 Report
Attendance: 37,095
Vasco da Gama Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 10,346
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Vasco da Gama Brazil0–4Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 11,501
Racing Argentina1–0Chile Universidad de Chile
 Report
Attendance: 43,785
Cruzeiro Brazil2–1Argentina Racing
 Report
Attendance: 44,512

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN EST NAC RGA
1 Brazil Santos 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 Round of 16 — 2–0 3–1 0–0
2 Argentina Estudiantes 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 0–1 — 3–1 3–0
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 Copa Sudamericana 1–0 0–0 — 4–0
4 Peru Real Garcilaso 6 1 3 2 2 7 −5 6 2–0 0–0 0–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Real Garcilaso Peru2–0Brazil Santos
 Report
Attendance: 35,190
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Estudiantes Argentina3–0Peru Real Garcilaso
 Report
Attendance: 35,932
Santos Brazil3–1Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 18,077
Real Garcilaso Peru0–0Uruguay Nacional
Report
Attendance: 33,709
Estudiantes Argentina0–1Brazil Santos
Report
Attendance: 27,904
Santos Brazil2–0Argentina Estudiantes
 Report
Attendance: 15,632
Nacional Uruguay4–0Peru Real Garcilaso
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Real Garcilaso Peru0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Attendance: 29,801
Nacional Uruguay1–0Brazil Santos
 Report
Attendance: 26,500
Santos Brazil0–0Peru Real Garcilaso
Report
Attendance: 5,016
Estudiantes Argentina3–1Uruguay Nacional
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Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR IND MIL LAR
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 Round of 16 — 1–2 0–1 2–0
2 Argentina Independiente 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Colombia Millonarios 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 1–1 — 4–0
4 Venezuela Deportivo Lara 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6 2–7 1–0 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Millonarios Colombia0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 25,589
Deportivo Lara Venezuela1–0Argentina Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Corinthians Brazil2–0Venezuela Deportivo Lara
 Report
Attendance: 31,767
Independiente Argentina1–0Colombia Millonarios
 Report
Attendance: 32,654
Millonarios Colombia4–0Venezuela Deportivo Lara
 Report
Attendance: 34,309
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Independiente Argentina0–1Brazil Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 40,325
Deportivo Lara Venezuela2–1Colombia Millonarios
 Report
Attendance: 10,903
Corinthians Brazil1–2Argentina Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 36,508
Deportivo Lara Venezuela2–7Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Attendance: 25,820
Millonarios Colombia1–1Argentina Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Corinthians Brazil0–1Colombia Millonarios
Report
Attendance: 30,551
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL BOC JUN ALI
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Round of 16 — 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9 0–2 — 1–0 5–0
3 Colombia Junior 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 1 13 −12 1 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Alianza Lima Peru0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 36,503
Junior Colombia0–3Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 28,753
Palmeiras Brazil2–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 30,456
Boca Juniors Argentina1–0Colombia Junior
 Report
Attendance: 47,546
Palmeiras Brazil1–1Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 37,192
Alianza Lima Peru0–2Colombia Junior
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Boca Juniors Argentina0–2Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 48,367
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Junior Colombia1–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 29,001
Junior Colombia1–1Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 46,195
Alianza Lima Peru1–3Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Attendance: 15,873
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Boca Juniors Argentina5–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 47,854
Palmeiras Brazil3–1Colombia Junior
 Report
Attendance: 40,100

Notes

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  1. ^ Kick-off of the Delfín v Colo-Colo match was delayed from 19:45 to 20:30 local time due to a problem in the electrical system.
  2. ^ a b c Flamengo played their home match against River Plate at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, instead of their regular stadiums Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, due to concerts at the end of February,[10] and Estádio Ilha do Urubu, Rio de Janeiro, due to damages by a storm.[11] They played their home matches against Santa Fe and Emelec at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[12]
  3. ^ a b Flamengo played their home matches against River Plate and Santa Fe behind closed doors as they were punished for previous crowd disturbances at the 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals.
  4. ^ The Santa Fe v Emelec match was originally scheduled on 28 February 2018, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 1 March 2018, 17:15 local time to avoid a clash with the Millonarios v Corinthians Group G match.[13]
  5. ^ a b c Santos played their home match against Nacional at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos. They played their home matches against Estudiantes and Real Garcilaso at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.[14]
  6. ^ Estudiantes played their home match against Santos at Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes, Quilmes, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata.[15]
  7. ^ Alianza Lima played their home match against Boca Juniors at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.

References

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  1. ^ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ a b "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Los Grupos y emparejamientos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ranking CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com.
  6. ^ a b "Esquema de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  7. ^ "Programa de partidos de la CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  9. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS FASE DE GRUPOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. ^ "Cambio de Estadio del partido: Flamengo vs. River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 8 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Cambio de estadio en lance Flamengo vs River Plate". CONMEBOL.com. 16 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido Flamengo vs Independiente Santa Fe". CONMEBOL.com. 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Cambio de fecha en partido de Independiente Santa Fe vs. Emelec" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Cambio de estadio para partido Santos vs Estudiantes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Cambio de estadio para partido Estudiantes vs Santos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 March 2018.
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