The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 64th edition of the

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(also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''),

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's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

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will be the defending champions.

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 ;Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:

Draws

The draw for the group stage will be held on 22 March 2023. Teams will also be seeded by their ''CONMEBOL Clubs ranking'' as of 9 December 2022 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the same three factors. For the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots.

Qualifying stages

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Group stage

The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage (''CONMEBOL Clubs ranking'' as of 9 December 2022 shown in parentheses): Pot 1 *

(3) * River Plate (1) *

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(2) *

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(4) * Nacional (6) * Athletico Paranaense (7) *

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(12) * Olimpia (14) Pot 2 * Libertad (16) *

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(17) *

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(18) *

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(24) *

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

(28) * Fluminense (32) Pot 3 * Bolívar (33) *

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(38) * Melgar (44) * Alianza Lima (52) *

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(55) * Metropolitanos (97) * Aucas (112) *

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(133) Pot 4 *

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(165) *

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(230) * Patronato (No rank) * Third stage winner G1 (?) * Third stage winner G2 (?) * Third stage winner G3 (?) * Third stage winner G4 (?) ;Notes

References

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