Standings, fixtures, results and everything you need to know about the Copa Libertadores, South America’s premier club competition, contested by 47 clubs from ten CONMEBOL associations.
What is the Copa Libertadores?
The Copa Libertadores is South America’s top club competition, organised by CONMEBOL since 1960 and named after the libertadores, the independence leaders of the early 19th century. It is the continent’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League and carries the same prestige across Argentina, Brazil and the rest of South America.
The 2026 edition features 47 clubs from CONMEBOL’s ten member associations. Preliminary qualifying rounds trim the field to 32, who are drawn into eight groups of four. Each club plays the others in its group once home and once away, and the top two in every group advance to a straight knockout: Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a single-match final at a pre-selected neutral venue.
Independiente of Argentina are the most successful club in the competition’s history with seven titles, all won between 1964 and 1984. Flamengo are the defending champions, having beaten Palmeiras 1-0 in the 2025 final in Lima for their fourth title overall.
For 2026, the competition has reached the semifinals. Both finalists from the 2025 decider, Flamengo and Palmeiras, are back in the final four, alongside Fluminense (2023 champions) and Estudiantes de la Plata, who are chasing a fifth title after their last in 2009.
Fixtures and results
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Estudiantes de La Plata
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Fluminense FC RJRecent results
0 - 0CR Flamengo RJ1 - 2SE Palmeiras SP1 - 1
CSD Independiente del Valle
0 - 1Estudiantes de La Plata
3 - 2 (3-4 p)SE Palmeiras SP
2 - 1Fluminense FC RJ0 - 2CR Flamengo RJ1 - 1SC Corinthians SPGroup stage standings
Computed from full-time results, 2026 season. Top two in each group advanced to the knockout stage.Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR Flamengo RJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 13 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Independiente Medellin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Cusco FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 | CD Tolima | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | Club Nacional de Football | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 4 | Universitario de Deportes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
Group C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Rivadavia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Fluminense FC RJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Club Bolivar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
Group D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Universidad Catolica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro EC MG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Barcelona SC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
Group E
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Corinthians SP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| 2 | CA Platense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| 3 | Independiente Santa Fe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 4 | CA Penarol Montevideo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
Group F
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteno | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | SE Palmeiras SP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | CD Junior FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
Group G
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| 2 | Mirassol FC SP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| 3 | CA Lanus | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 4 | Always Ready | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Group H
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA Rosario Central | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | CSD Independiente del Valle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | UCV FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 4 | Libertad Asuncion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
Knockout bracket
Two-legged ties, aggregate score. Level after 180 minutes goes straight to penalties.Semifinals · in progress
Tie 1: Fluminense FC RJ v SE Palmeiras SP
1 - 2SE Palmeiras SPvsFluminense FC RJTie 2: Estudiantes de La Plata v CR Flamengo RJ
0 - 0CR Flamengo RJvsEstudiantes de La PlataQuarterfinals · aggregate scores
3 - 2CA Platense3 - 3LDU Quito2 - 1SC Corinthians SP1 - 3CR Flamengo RJShow Round of 16 results
1 - 1
Independiente Rivadavia4 - 1
CD Universidad Catolica2 - 1
Cerro Porteno1 - 1
Coquimbo Unido
2 - 3CR Flamengo RJ
1 - 1LDU Quito
0 - 1SC Corinthians SP
1 - 4CSD Independiente del ValleFinal
Single match · 28 November 2026 · Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay. 90 minutes, then 30 minutes of extra time and penalties if the score is level. The matchup will be confirmed once the semifinals are complete.
AI predictions
Predicted scores and win probabilities for Copa Libertadores fixturesSE Palmeiras SPFluminense FC RJCR Flamengo RJEstudiantes de La PlataFluminense FC RJSE Palmeiras SPEstudiantes de La PlataCR Flamengo RJHow the Copa Libertadores works
Qualifying rounds
Clubs from the lower-ranked CONMEBOL associations, plus teams that miss direct entry in the bigger leagues, play two preliminary rounds in January and February. The four winners join 28 direct entrants to complete the 32-club group stage.
Group stage
32 clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. Each club plays the other three in its group home and away, six matches each, running from around April to September. The top two in every group go through.
Knockout stage
From the Round of 16 onward it’s a straight two-legged knockout. CONMEBOL doesn’t use extra time or the away-goals rule in these rounds: a tie level on aggregate after both legs goes directly to a penalty shootout.
The final
Since 2019 the final has been a single match at a neutral venue chosen in advance, with 30 minutes of extra time and penalties if needed. The 2026 final is on 28 November at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay.
History and records
Past champions
| Year | Champions | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Flamengo | Palmeiras |
| 2024 | Botafogo | Atlético Mineiro |
| 2023 | Fluminense | Boca Juniors |
| 2022 | Flamengo | Athletico Paranaense |
| 2021 | Palmeiras | Flamengo |
| 2020 | Palmeiras | Santos |
| 2019 | Flamengo | River Plate |
| 2018 | River Plate | Boca Juniors |
| 2017 | Grêmio | Lanús |
| 2016 | Atlético Nacional | Independiente del Valle |
Show 2011–2015
| 2015 | River Plate | Tigres UANL |
| 2014 | San Lorenzo | Nacional |
| 2013 | Atlético Mineiro | Olimpia |
| 2012 | Corinthians | Boca Juniors |
| 2011 | Santos | Peñarol |
Titles by club (2 or more)
| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Independiente | 7 | 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 |
| Boca Juniors | 6 | 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 |
| Peñarol | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987 |
| River Plate | 4 | 1986, 1996, 2015, 2018 |
| Estudiantes | 4 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009 |
| Flamengo | 4 | 1981, 2019, 2022, 2025 |
| Olimpia | 3 | 1979, 1990, 2002 |
| Palmeiras | 3 | 1999, 2020, 2021 |
| Nacional | 3 | 1971, 1980, 1988 |
| São Paulo | 3 | 1992, 1993, 2005 |
| Santos | 3 | 1962, 1963, 2011 |
| Grêmio | 3 | 1983, 1995, 2017 |
| Cruzeiro | 2 | 1976, 1997 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1989, 2016 |
| Internacional | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
The story so far
Argentine and Brazilian clubs have dominated the Copa Libertadores since it began in 1960, when Uruguay’s Peñarol won the inaugural edition. Independiente’s run of five titles in seven years through the 1970s (1972-1975 plus 1964, 1965 and 1984) remains the competition’s most dominant stretch by a single club.
The final moved from a two-legged tie to a single match at a neutral venue in 2019, the same year Flamengo won their second title with a dramatic late comeback against River Plate in Lima. Brazilian clubs have won six of the last seven editions: Flamengo (2019, 2022, 2025), Palmeiras (2020, 2021) and Fluminense (2023), interrupted only by Argentina’s Boca-River-adjacent finalists and Botafogo’s breakthrough win in 2024.
Flamengo go into the 2026 semifinals as defending champions and will face Estudiantes de la Plata’s toughest test yet, while the Palmeiras-Fluminense tie is a rematch between two of Brazil’s most consistent recent performers in the competition.
Copa Libertadores clubs, 2026
4 semifinalists · 32 reached the group stageFluminense FC RJBrazil2023 championsSE Palmeiras SPBrazil2020 & 2021 championsEstudiantes de La PlataArgentina4-time championsCR Flamengo RJBrazilDefending championsShow all 32 clubs that reached the group stage
Group A
CR Flamengo RJReached knockoutEstudiantes de La PlataReached knockout
Independiente Medellin
Cusco FCGroup B
Coquimbo UnidoReached knockoutCD TolimaReached knockout
Club Nacional de Football
Universitario de DeportesGroup C
Independiente RivadaviaReached knockoutFluminense FC RJReached knockout
Club Bolivar
Deportivo La GuairaGroup D
CD Universidad CatolicaReached knockoutCruzeiro EC MGReached knockout
Boca Juniors
Barcelona SCGroup E
SC Corinthians SPReached knockoutCA PlatenseReached knockout
Independiente Santa Fe
CA Penarol MontevideoGroup F
Cerro PortenoReached knockoutSE Palmeiras SPReached knockout
Sporting Cristal
CD Junior FCGroup G
LDU QuitoReached knockoutMirassol FC SPReached knockout
CA Lanus
Always ReadyGroup H
CA Rosario CentralReached knockoutCSD Independiente del ValleReached knockout
UCV FC
Libertad AsuncionCopa Libertadores FAQs
How many teams play in the Copa Libertadores?
47 clubs from CONMEBOL’s ten member associations enter the 2026 competition. Preliminary qualifying rounds trim the field to 32, who make up the eight-group group stage.
How is the Copa Libertadores group stage structured?
32 clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. Each club plays the others in its group once at home and once away, six matches in total, and the top two in every group advance to the knockout stage.
Is the Copa Libertadores final one match or two legs?
Since 2019 it has been a single match at a neutral venue chosen in advance, with extra time and penalties if the score is level. Before that the final was played over two legs.
Who are the most successful clubs in Copa Libertadores history?
Independiente of Argentina lead with seven titles, all won between 1964 and 1984. Boca Juniors have six and Peñarol have five. Flamengo, River Plate and Estudiantes have four each.
Who won the Copa Libertadores in 2025?
Flamengo beat Palmeiras 1-0 in the final in Lima on 1 December 2025, their fourth Copa Libertadores title.
Where is the 2026 Copa Libertadores final being played?
Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 28 November 2026. The finalists will be confirmed once the semifinals are complete.
What happens if a Copa Libertadores knockout tie finishes level on aggregate?
It goes straight to a penalty shootout. CONMEBOL doesn’t use extra time or the away-goals rule in the two-legged Round of 16, quarterfinal or semifinal ties.
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