2022 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2022 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 28 June to 29 October 2022.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2022 Copa Libertadores,[2] with the final played in Guayaquil, Ecuador at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo.[3]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Brazil Palmeiras Ecuador Emelec
B Paraguay Libertad Brazil Athletico Paranaense
C Argentina Estudiantes Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
D Brazil Atlético Mineiro Colombia Deportes Tolima
E Argentina Boca Juniors Brazil Corinthians
F Argentina River Plate Brazil Fortaleza
G Argentina Colón Paraguay Cerro Porteño
H Brazil Flamengo Argentina Talleres

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 A Brazil Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 25 3 +22 18 Pot 1
2 F Argentina River Plate 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16
3 H Brazil Flamengo 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16
4 C Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
5 D Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
6 B Paraguay Libertad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
7 G Argentina Colón 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
8 E Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
9 D Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 3 2 1 10 9 +1 11 Pot 2
10 H Argentina Talleres 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11
11 F Brazil Fortaleza 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
12 B Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
13 E Brazil Corinthians 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
14 A Ecuador Emelec 6 2 2 2 14 7 +7 8
15 C Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
16 G Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 May 2022, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[2]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
  • Match A
  • Match B
  • Match C
  • Match D
  • Match E
  • Match F
  • Match G
  • Match H

Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
  • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
  • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
  • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E

Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
  • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3

Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 27 May 2022.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (29 October 2022 – Guayaquil)
                  
15 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1 0 1
2 Argentina River Plate 0 0 0
15 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 3 1 4
10 Argentina Talleres 2 0 2
10 Argentina Talleres 1 2 3
7 Argentina Colón 1 0 1
15 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 0 1 1
3 Brazil Flamengo 4 2 6
13 Brazil Corinthians (p) 0 0 0 (6)
8 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 0 0 (5)
13 Brazil Corinthians 0 0 0
3 Brazil Flamengo 2 1 3
9 Colombia Deportes Tolima 0 1 1
3 Brazil Flamengo 1 7 8
3 Brazil Flamengo 1
12 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 0
12 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2 1 3
6 Paraguay Libertad 1 1 2
12 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 0 1 1
4 Argentina Estudiantes 0 0 0
11 Brazil Fortaleza 1 0 1
4 Argentina Estudiantes 1 3 4
12 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1 2 3
1 Brazil Palmeiras 0 2 2
14 Ecuador Emelec 1 0 1
5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1 1 2
5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 0 2 (5)
1 Brazil Palmeiras (p) 2 0 2 (6)
16 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 0 0
1 Brazil Palmeiras 3 5 8

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 28–30 June, and the second legs were played on 5–7 July 2022.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 3–2 Paraguay Libertad 2–1 1–1
Deportes Tolima Colombia 1–8 Brazil Flamengo 0–1 1–7
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 1–0 Argentina River Plate 1–0 0–0
Emelec Ecuador 1–2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–1 0–1
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0–8 Brazil Palmeiras 0–3 0–5
Talleres Argentina 3–1 Argentina Colón 1–1 2–0
Corinthians Brazil 0–0 (6–5 p) Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 0–0
Fortaleza Brazil 1–4 Argentina Estudiantes 1–1 0–3

Match A

Athletico Paranaense Brazil2–1Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 27,567[8]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Libertad Paraguay1–1Brazil Athletico Paranaense
 Report

Athletico Paranaense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B

Deportes Tolima Colombia0–1Brazil Flamengo
Report
Flamengo Brazil7–1Colombia Deportes Tolima
 Report
  • Quiñónes 63'
Attendance: 61,871[11]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Flamengo won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina1–0Argentina River Plate
 Report
River Plate Argentina0–0Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
Report

Vélez Sarsfield won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D

Emelec Ecuador1–1Brazil Atlético Mineiro
  • S. Rodríguez 58' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ademir 16'
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–0Ecuador Emelec
  • Hulk 79' (pen.)
 Report

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E

Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–3Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras Brazil5–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report

Palmeiras won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F

Talleres Argentina1–1Argentina Colón
  • Franco 87'
 Report
Colón Argentina0–2Argentina Talleres
Report

Talleres won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G

Corinthians Brazil0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Boca Juniors Argentina0–0Brazil Corinthians
Report
Penalties
 5–6

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H

Fortaleza Brazil1–1Argentina Estudiantes
  • Romero 55'
 Report
  • Díaz 63'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Estudiantes Argentina3–0Brazil Fortaleza
 Report

Estudiantes won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 2–4 August, and the second legs were played on 9–11 August 2022.[18][19]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 1–0 Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 1–0
Corinthians Brazil 0–3 Brazil Flamengo 0–2 0–1
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 4–2 Argentina Talleres 3–2 1–0
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 2–2 (5–6 p) Brazil Palmeiras 2–2 0–0

Match S1

Athletico Paranaense Brazil0–0Argentina Estudiantes
Report
Estudiantes Argentina0–1Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Report

Athletico Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2

Corinthians Brazil0–2Brazil Flamengo
Report
Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Corinthians
  • Pedro 52'
 Report

Flamengo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina3–2Argentina Talleres
 Report
Talleres Argentina0–1Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
Report
  • Fernández 79'
Attendance: 52,265[25]
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Vélez Sarsfield won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4

Atlético Mineiro Brazil2–2Brazil Palmeiras
 Report
Palmeiras Brazil0–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report
Penalties
6–5

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 30 and 31 August, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 September 2022.[28][29]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 3–2 Brazil Palmeiras 1–0 2–2
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 1–6 Brazil Flamengo 0–4 1–2

Match F1

Athletico Paranaense Brazil1–0Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Attendance: 38,963[30]
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Palmeiras Brazil2–2Brazil Athletico Paranaense
 Report

Athletico Paranaense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina0–4Brazil Flamengo
Report
Flamengo Brazil2–1Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
  • Pedro 42'
  • Marinho 68'
 Report

Flamengo won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 29 October 2022 at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo in Guayaquil.

Flamengo Brazil1–0Brazil Athletico Paranaense
Gabriel Barbosa 45+4' Report

Notes

  1. ^ Libertad played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

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External links

  • CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022, CONMEBOL.com