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2018 Copa Libertadores

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Dates
  
January – November 2018

Teams
  
47 (from 10 associations)

The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (officially the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone 2018 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 59th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores will qualify as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana.

Teams

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

  • Copa Libertadores champion
  • Copa Sudamericana champion
  • Brazil: 7 berths
  • Argentina: 6 berths
  • All other associations: 4 berths each
  • The entry stage is determined as follows:

  • Group stage: 28 teams
  • Copa Libertadores champion
  • Copa Sudamericana champion
  • Teams which qualified for berths 1–5 from Argentina and Brazil
  • Teams which qualified for berths 1–2 from all other associations
  • Second stage: 13 teams
  • Teams which qualified for berths 6–7 from Brazil
  • Teams which qualified for berths 6 from Argentina
  • Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
  • Teams which qualified for berths 3 from all other associations
  • First stage: 6 teams
  • Teams which qualified for berths 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
  • References

    2018 Copa Libertadores Wikipedia