2025 Copa Libertadores Explained

Tourney Name:Copa Libertadores
Year:2025
Other Titles:Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025
Num Teams:47
Associations:10
Prevseason:2024
Nextseason:2026

The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 66th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 5 February and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2025.[1]

The winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Botafogo will be the defending champions.

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify for the tournament:

The entry stage is determined as follows:

AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method

Group stage2024 Copa Sudamericana champions
2024 Primera División champions[2]
2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional champions
2024 Copa Argentina champions
2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
Second stage2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified

Group stage2024 Apertura winners[3]
2024 Clausura winners
Second stage2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
First stage2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not yet qualified

Group stage2024 Copa Libertadores champions
2024 Copa do Brasil champions
2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions or runners-up
2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place
2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Second stage2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place
2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place

Group stage2024 Primera División champions[4]
2024 Primera División runners-up
Second stage2024 Primera División 3rd place
2024 Copa Chile runners-up

Group stage2024 Apertura champions[5]
2024 Finalización champions
Second stage2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified
2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Group stage2024 Serie A champions[6]
2024 Serie A runners-up
Second stage2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified
First stage2024 Copa Ecuador champions[7]

Group stage2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table[8]
2024 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table
Second stage2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
First stage2024 Copa Paraguay champions or runners-up

Group stage2024 Liga 1 champions[9]
2024 Liga 1 runners-up
Second stage2024 Liga 1 3rd place
First stage2024 Liga 1 4th place

Group stage2024 Primera División champions[10]
2024 Primera División runners-up
Second stage2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
First stage2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified

Group stage2024 Primera División champions[11]
2024 Primera División runners-up
Second stage2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
First stage2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONMEBOL definió cuándo se jugarán las finales de la Copa Libertadores y Sudamericana 2025 . CONMEBOL set when the 2025 Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana finals will be played . . es . 17 September 2024 . 30 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Reglamento de Torneos de la Temporada 2024 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA . Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA – Tournament Regulations for the 2024 First Division Season . Liga Profesional de Fútbol . es . 30 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Bolivia 4 a la Libertadores es "menos atractiva" que las cuatro plazas a la Sudamericana . Bolivia 4 to the Libertadores is "less appealing" than the four berths to the Sudamericana . Visión 360 . es . 23 September 2024 . 30 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Bases Campeonato Nacional de Primera División Temporada 2024 . Campeonato Nacional de Primera División 2024 Season Regulations . . es . 30 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Reglamento Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024 . Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024 Regulations . . es . 30 October 2024.
  6. Web site: LigaPro: así avanza la clasificación en Ecuador a la Libertadores y la Sudamericana 2025 . LigaPro: this is how Ecuador's qualification for the 2025 Libertadores and Sudamericana is progressing . . es . 4 November 2024 . 6 November 2024.
  7. Web site: El Nacional o Mushuc Runa irán a la Copa Libertadores: Así se definirá el cuarto cupo de Ecuador . El Nacional or Mushuc Runa will go to the Copa Libertadores: this is how Ecuador's fourth berth will be decided . Primicias . 30 October 2024 . 30 October 2024 . es.
  8. Web site: Reglamento de la División de Honor 2024 . 2024 División de Honor Regulations . . es . 30 October 2024.
  9. Web site: Reglamento Liga 1 2024 . 2024 Liga 1 Regulations . . es . 30 October 2024.
  10. Web site: Régimen de disputa de los torneos oficiales - vigente desde el 2018. Regime of play for official tournaments – in force since 2018. es. AUF. 7 November 2023.
  11. Web site: La Liga FutVe presentó la Gala de los Mejores 2023 y la Temporada 2024 . Liga FutVe presented the Best of 2023 Gala and the 2024 Season . Balonazos . es . 13 December 2023 . 30 October 2024.