2019 Copa Libertadores group stage
# 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 5 March to 9 May 2019. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.

## Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores as of 15 December 2018 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:

* Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2009–2018
* Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2008
* Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the four winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.

Group stage draw :

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| River Plate (1) Boca Juniors (2) Grêmio (3) Nacional (5) Peñarol (6) Palmeiras (7) Cruzeiro (9) Olimpia (12) | Athletico Paranaense (53) San Lorenzo (14) Cerro Porteño (15) Emelec (16) Internacional (25) Flamengo (30) Universidad Católica (33) Sporting Cristal (34) | Jorge Wilstermann (41) Rosario Central (43) LDU Quito (46) Junior (51) Alianza Lima (55) Huracán (59) Godoy Cruz (60) Zamora (69) | Deportivo Lara (72) Deportes Tolima (76) Universidad de Concepción (152) San José (83)Third stage winner G1Third stage winner G2Third stage winner G3Third stage winner G4 |

### Notes

* ^ $^{TH}$ The defending Copa Libertadores champions were automatically seeded in Pot 1 and allocated to Group A.
* ^ $^{CS}$ The defending Copa Sudamericana champions were automatically seeded in Pot 2.
* ^ $^†$ The identity of the team Bolivia 2 was not known at the time of the draw, and was seeded in Pot 4.

The following were the four winners of the third stage of qualifying which joined the 28 direct entrants in the group stage.

| Match | Third stage winners |
| - | - |
| G1 | Atlético Mineiro (10) |
| G2 | Melgar (80) |
| G3 | Libertad (23) |
| G4 | Palestino (84) |

## Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.

## Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
| - | - | - |
| Matchday 1 | 5–7 March 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 12–14 March 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 2–4 April 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 4 | 9–11 April 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 5 | 23–25 April 2019 | Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 6 | 7–9 May 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |

### Notes

* $^†$ Matchday 3 was initially scheduled on 26–28 March 2019, but was rescheduled to 2–4 April 2019 by CONMEBOL due to the FIFA match dates of 18–26 March 2019.

## Groups

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | RIV | PAL | ALI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Round of 16 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Palestino | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | EME | LAR | HUR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Round of 16 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Huracán | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | GOD | CRI | UDC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Round of 16 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–4 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | LDQ | PEÑ | SJO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | Round of 16 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | San José | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CPO | NAC | CAM | ZAM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 13 | Round of 16 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Zamora | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | SLO | MEL | JUN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 10 | Round of 16 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Melgar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | CAP | TOL | WIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Athletico Paranaense | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Round of 16 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 5 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIB | GRE | UCA | ROS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Libertad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Round of 16 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
