The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 65th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''),

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's premier club

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tournament organized by

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. The competition began on 6 February and ended on 30 November 2024, with the

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played at Estadio Monumental in

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, Argentina. Brazilian club

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won their first Copa Libertadores title, defeating fellow Brazilian side

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3–1 in the final. As winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, Botafogo earned the right to play against the winners of the

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in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the

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, the

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and the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage. Fluminense were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Atlético Mineiro in the quarter-finals. This edition was marred by the death of

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, a Uruguayan footballer who was playing for

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, during a round of 16 match against

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. Izquierdo collapsed on the pitch due to

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and passed away at the hospital five days after the incident.

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: *First stage: 6 teams **Teams which qualified for berth 4 from Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela *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 *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

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:

Draws

Qualifying stages

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Final stages

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the

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advance to the round of 16.

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

References

External links

CONMEBOL LibertadoresCONMEBOL.com
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