2023 Copa Libertadores facts for kids
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 | |
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The Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final.
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 February – 4 November 2023 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fluminense (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Boca Juniors |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 155 |
| Goals scored | 386 (2.49 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Germán Cano (13 goals) |
The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 64th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The final was played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 4 November 2023. Brazilian club Fluminense were the champions, winning their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Argentine side Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time in the final. As winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Flamengo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Olimpia in the round of 16.
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Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:
- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- 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 champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- 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
- Team which qualified for berth 6 from Argentina
- Teams which qualified for berths 3–4 from Chile and Colombia
- Teams which qualified for berth 3 from all other associations
- First stage: 6 teams
- Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
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| Argentina (6 berths) |
Boca Juniors (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2022 Primera División champions |
| Racing (Argentina 2) | 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| Patronato (Argentina 3) | 2022 Copa Argentina champions | ||
| River Plate (Argentina 4) | 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 5) | 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Huracán (Argentina 6) | Second stage | 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not yet qualified | |
 Bolivia(4 berths) |
Bolívar (Bolivia 1) | Group stage | 2022 Apertura champions |
| The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| Always Ready (Bolivia 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified | |
| Brazil (7 + 1 berths) |
Flamengo (Title holders) | Group stage | 2022 Copa Libertadores champions |
| Palmeiras (Brazil 1) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | ||
| Internacional (Brazil 2) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| Fluminense (Brazil 3) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| Corinthians (Brazil 4) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| Athletico Paranaense (Brazil 5) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 6) | Second stage | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place | |
| Fortaleza (Brazil 7) | 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place | ||
 Chile(4 berths) |
Colo-Colo (Chile 1) | Group stage | 2022 Primera División champions |
| Ñublense (Chile 2) | 2022 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Curicó Unido (Chile 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera División 3rd place | |
| Magallanes (Chile 4) | 2022 Copa Chile champions | ||
 Colombia(4 berths) |
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) | Group stage | 2022 Apertura champions |
| Deportivo Pereira (Colombia 2) | 2022 Finalización champions | ||
| Independiente Medellín (Colombia 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Millonarios (Colombia 4) | 2022 Copa Colombia champions | ||
 Ecuador(4 + 1 berths) |
Independiente del Valle (Copa Sudamericana) | Group stage | 2022 Copa Sudamericana champions |
| Aucas (Ecuador 1) | 2022 Serie A champions | ||
| Barcelona (Ecuador 2) | 2022 Serie A runners-up | ||
| Universidad Católica (Ecuador 3) | Second stage | 2022 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| El Nacional (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2022 Copa Ecuador 3rd place | |
 Paraguay(4 berths) |
Olimpia (Paraguay 1) | Group stage | 2022 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with better record in aggregate table |
| Libertad (Paraguay 2) | 2022 Primera División tournament (Apertura or Clausura) champions with worse record in aggregate table | ||
| Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Nacional (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 Peru(4 berths) |
Alianza Lima (Peru 1) | Group stage | 2022 Liga 1 champions |
| Melgar (Peru 2) | 2022 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
| Sporting Cristal (Peru 3) | Second stage | 2022 Liga 1 3rd place | |
| Sport Huancayo (Peru 4) | First stage | 2022 Liga 1 4th place | |
 Uruguay(4 berths) |
Nacional (Uruguay 1) | Group stage | 2022 Primera División champions |
| Liverpool (Uruguay 2) | 2022 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Deportivo Maldonado (Uruguay 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Boston River (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
 Venezuela(4 berths) |
Metropolitanos (Venezuela 1) | Group stage | 2022 Primera División champions |
| Monagas (Venezuela 2) | 2022 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Carabobo (Venezuela 3) | Second stage | 2022 Primera División Fase Final Libertadores 3rd place | |
| Zamora (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2022 Primera División Fase Final Libertadores 4th place |
- Notes
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| First stage | 21 December 2022 | 7–9 February 2023 | 14–16 February 2023 |
| Second stage | 21–23 February 2023 | 28 February – 2 March 2023 | |
| Third stage | 8–9 March 2023 | 15–16 March 2023 | |
| Group stage | 27 March 2023 |
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| Round of 16 | 5 July 2023 | 1–3 August 2023 | 8–10 August 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 22–24 August 2023 | 29–31 August 2023 | |
| Semi-finals | 27–28 September 2023 | 4–5 October 2023 | |
| Final | 4 November 2023 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro | ||
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | 3Q1 | 3Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
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| 1 | Germán Cano |
Fluminense |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Paulinho |
Atlético Mineiro |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dorlan Pabón |
Atlético Nacional |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alan Patrick |
Internacional |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Artur |
Palmeiras |
2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luciano Pons |
Independiente Medellín |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Luis Advíncula |
Boca Juniors |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Rubén Bentancourt |
Liverpool |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Fernández |
Bolívar |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Kennedy |
Fluminense |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Paiva |
Olimpia |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enrique Triverio |
The Strongest |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enner Valencia |
Internacional |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vitor Roque |
Athletico Paranaense |
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL
See also
- 2023 Copa Sudamericana
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