The 2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 6 February to 14 March 2024.[1] A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[2]
The draw for the qualifying stages was held on 19 December 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3] [4]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses),[5] taking into account the following three factors:[6]
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg.[7]
For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the three winners of the first stage, which were seeded in Pot 2 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.[7]
For the third stage, the eight winners of the second stage were allocated without any draw into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the team in each tie with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg.[7]
In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[2]
The qualifying stages are structured as follows:
The bracket was decided based on the first stage draw and second stage draw, which was held on 19 December 2023.
The first legs were played on 6–8 February, and the second legs were played on 13–15 February 2024.[8]
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Academia Puerto Cabello won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match C6).----Aurora won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).----Nacional won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C2).
The first legs were played on 20–22 February, and the second legs were played on 27–29 February 2024.[8]
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Red Bull Bragantino won on penalties and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).----Nacional won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).----Always Ready won 7–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).----Colo-Colo won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).----Sportivo Trinidense won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G4).----Nacional won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G3).----Palestino won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G2).----Botafogo won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
The first legs were played on 5–7 March, and the second legs were played on 12–14 March 2024.[9]
Botafogo won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.----Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Palestino won on penalties and advanced to the group stage.----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the group stage.----Colo-Colo won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.