2019 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 March to 9 May 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:[6][7][8]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
  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. ^
    † 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 Atlético Mineiro (10)
G2 Melgar (80)
G3 Libertad (23)
G4 Palestino (84)

Format

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 28).[2]

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

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[9][10][11]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 5–7 March 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 12–14 March 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 2–4 April 2019[†] Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 9–11 April 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 5 23–25 April 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 6 7–9 May 2019 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Notes
  1. † Matchday 3 was initially scheduled on 26–28 March 2019, but was rescheduled to 2–4 April 2019 by CONMEBOL due to the FIFA match dates of 18–26 March 2019.[12][13]

Groups

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT RIV PAL ALI
1 Internacional 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Round of 16 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
2 River Plate 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 2–2 — 0–0 3–0
3 Palestino 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–2 — 3–0
4 Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Palestino 0–1 Internacional
Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Alianza Lima 1–1 River Plate
 Report
Internacional 2–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Palestino 3–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Internacional 2–2 River Plate
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Internacional 3–2 Palestino
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
River Plate 3–0 Alianza Lima
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Palestino 0–2 River Plate
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Alianza Lima 0–1 Internacional
Report
River Plate 2–2 Internacional
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Alianza Lima 1–2 Palestino
 Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU EME LAR HUR
1 Cruzeiro 6 5 0 1 11 2 +9 15 Round of 16 — 1–2 2–0 4–0
2 Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 0–1 — 2–2 0–0
3 Deportivo Lara 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 0–0 — 2–1
4 Huracán 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–1 1–2 3–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Huracán 0–1 Cruzeiro
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Deportivo Lara 0–0 Emelec
Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Emelec 0–0 Huracán
Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Cruzeiro 2–0 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Emelec 0–1 Cruzeiro
Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Deportivo Lara 2–1 Huracán
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Cruzeiro 4–0 Huracán
 Report
Emelec 2–2 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Deportivo Lara 0–2 Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 0[note 5]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Huracán 1–2 Emelec
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Cruzeiro 1–2 Emelec
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Huracán 3–0 Deportivo Lara
 Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI GOD CRI UDC
1 Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Round of 16 — 2–1 0–1 1–1
2 Godoy Cruz 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4 Universidad de Concepción 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6 3–3 0–0 5–4 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Godoy Cruz 0–0 Olimpia
Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Universidad de Concepción 5–4 Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Godoy Cruz
 Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Universidad de Concepción 0–0 Godoy Cruz
Report
Referee: Bráulio Machado (Brazil)
Sporting Cristal 0–3 Olimpia
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Olimpia 2–1 Godoy Cruz
 Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Sporting Cristal 2–0 Universidad de Concepción
 Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Universidad de Concepción 3–3 Olimpia
 Report
Godoy Cruz 2–0 Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Olimpia 0–1 Sporting Cristal
Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA LDQ PEÑ SJO
1 Flamengo 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 Round of 16 — 3–1 0–1 6–1
2 LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 2–1 — 2–0 4–0
3 Peñarol 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 1–0 — 4–0
4 San José 6 1 1 4 7 19 −12 4 0–1 3–3 3–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
San José 0–1 Flamengo
Report
LDU Quito 2–0 Peñarol
 Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Peñarol 4–0 San José
 Report
San José 3–3 LDU Quito
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Flamengo 0–1 Peñarol
Report
Flamengo 6–1 San José
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
LDU Quito 2–1 Flamengo
 Report
San José 3–1 Peñarol
 Report
Peñarol 0–0 Flamengo
Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
LDU Quito 4–0 San José
 Report

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CPO NAC CAM ZAM
1 Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 — 1–0 4–1 2–1
2 Nacional 6 4 1 1 5 2 +3 13 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Atlético Mineiro 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 0–1 — 3–2
4 Zamora 6 1 0 5 6 10 −4 3 2–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Zamora 0–1 Nacional
Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Nacional 1–0 Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Cerro Porteño 2–1 Zamora
 Report
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Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Atlético Mineiro 3–2 Zamora
 Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Nacional 1–0 Zamora
 Report
Referee: Fernando Espinoza (Argentina)
Atlético Mineiro 0–1 Nacional
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Zamora 2–1 Cerro Porteño
 Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Nacional 1–1 Cerro Porteño
 Report
Zamora 1–2 Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Referee: Carlos Herrera (Colombia)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL SLO MEL JUN
1 Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 1 +12 15 Round of 16 — 1–0 3–0 3–0
2 San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 4 2 +2 10 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Melgar 6 2 1 3 2 9 −7 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–4 0–0 — 1–0
4 Junior 6 1 0 5 1 8 −7 3 0–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Melgar 0–0 San Lorenzo
Report
Junior 0–2 Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras 3–0 Melgar
 Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
San Lorenzo 1–0 Junior
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
San Lorenzo 1–0 Palmeiras
 Report
Melgar 1–0 Junior
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
San Lorenzo 2–0 Melgar
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Palmeiras 3–0 Junior
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Junior 1–0 San Lorenzo
 Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Melgar 0–4 Palmeiras
Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Palmeiras 1–0 San Lorenzo
 Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Junior 0–1 Melgar
Report
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC CAP TOL WIL
1 Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Round of 16 — 2–1 3–0 4–0
2 Athletico Paranaense 6 3 0 3 11 6 +5 9 3–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 1–0 — 2–2
4 Jorge Wilstermann 6 1 2 3 5 14 −9 5 0–0 3–2 0–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportes Tolima 1–0 Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Boca Juniors 3–0 Deportes Tolima
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Athletico Paranaense 4–0 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Athletico Paranaense 3–0 Boca Juniors
 Report
Attendance: 33,658
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Deportes Tolima 2–2 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Athletico Paranaense 1–0 Deportes Tolima
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Boca Juniors 4–0 Jorge Wilstermann
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Jorge Wilstermann 3–2 Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Deportes Tolima 2–2 Boca Juniors
 Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Boca Juniors 2–1 Athletico Paranaense
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Jorge Wilstermann 0–2 Deportes Tolima
Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIB GRE UCA ROS
1 Libertad 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 Round of 16 — 0–2 4–1 2–0
2 Grêmio 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
3 Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 1–0 — 2–1
4 Rosario Central 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 2–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL
Libertad 4–1 Universidad Católica
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Rosario Central 1–1 Grêmio
 Report
Grêmio 0–1 Libertad
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Universidad Católica 2–1 Rosario Central
 Report
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Libertad 2–0 Rosario Central
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Universidad Católica 2–3 Libertad
 Report
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Grêmio 3–1 Rosario Central
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Libertad 0–2 Grêmio
Report
Rosario Central 1–1 Universidad Católica
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Grêmio 2–0 Universidad Católica
 Report
Rosario Central 2–1 Libertad
 Report
Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela)

Notes
  1. Palestino played their home match against Internacional at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago. They played their home matches against Alianza Lima and River Plate at Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago.[14][15]
  2. Alianza Lima played their home matches against River Plate and Internacional at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.[16] They played their home match against Palestino at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima.[17]
  3. River Plate played their home matches against Palestino and Alianza Lima behind closed doors as they were punished for the events that occurred before the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.[18]
  4. The Deportivo Lara v Emelec match was originally scheduled on 7 March 2019, 22:00 local time but was suspended due to a nationwide power outage in Venezuela. It was rescheduled to 8 March 2019, 15:00 local time.
  5. Deportivo Lara played all their group stage home matches behind closed doors as they were punished for crowd disturbances at their 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage match against Corinthians.[19]
  6. The Cruzeiro v Deportivo Lara match was originally scheduled on 13 March 2019, 19:15 local time but was first rescheduled to 14 March 2019, 19:15 local time,[20] and later to 27 March 2019, 21:30 local time.[21]
  7. The Cruzeiro v Huracán match was originally scheduled on 9 April 2019, 19:15 local time but was rescheduled to 10 April 2019, 19:15 local time.[22]
  8. The Deportivo Lara v Cruzeiro match was originally scheduled on 23 April 2019, 20:30 local time but was rescheduled to 16:00 local time.[23]
  9. Olimpia played their home matches against Universidad de Concepción and Godoy Cruz at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción. They played their home match against Sporting Cristal at Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.[24]
  10. Sporting Cristal played their home matches at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima.
  11. Atlético Mineiro played their home matches at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte.
  12. The Zamora v Cerro Porteño match was originally scheduled for 25 April 2019, 18:00 local time, but was re-scheduled to 16:00 local time.[25]
  13. Libertad played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción.

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  5. "Develada la cruzada hacia la Gloria Eterna". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2018.
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  17. "Cambio de estadio del partido Alianza Lima vs. Palestino". CONMEBOL.com. 30 April 2019.
  18. "Sanción y multa para River Plate" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 29 November 2018.
  19. "Sanción y multa para el Deportivo Lara" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 June 2018.
  20. "Reprogramación del partido entre Cruzeiro y Deportivo Lara". CONMEBOL.com. 12 March 2019.
  21. "Juego entre Cruzeiro y Deportivo Lara es reprogramado para el 27 de marzo". CONMEBOL.com. 13 March 2019.
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