The 2017 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 23 January to 23 February 2017.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.[2]
The draw for the qualifying stages
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses),[5] taking into account of the following three factors:[6]
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.
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For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.
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For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners C5–C8 hosting the second leg. As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.
In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).[2]
The qualifying stages were structured as follows:
The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which were held on 21 December 2016.[4]
The first legs were played on 23 January, and the second legs were played on 27 January 2017.[7] [8] |}
----Montevideo Wanderers won 7–5 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C6).
----Independiente del Valle won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C7).
----Deportivo Capiatá won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).
The first legs were played on 31 January and 1–2 February, and the second legs were played on 7–9 February 2017.[7] [8] |}
----Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Paranaense won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
----Botafogo won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
----Unión Española won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
----Junior won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
----Atlético Tucumán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).
----The Strongest won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).
----Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).
----Deportivo Capiatá won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
The first legs were played on 15–16 February, and the second legs were played on 22–23 February 2017.[9] [10] |}
----Atlético Paranaense won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 4).
----Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Botafogo won on penalties and advanced to the group stage (Group 1).
----The Strongest won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 2).
----Atlético Tucumán won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group 5).
The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.