The 2023 Copa Libertadores final stages are played from 1 August to 4 November 2023. A total of 16 teams compete in the final stages deciding the champions of the

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, with the final to be played in

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Qualified teams

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

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advanced to the round of 16.

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a

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with the following rules: *In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate,

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will not be used,

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will not be played, and a

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will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3). *The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of

will be played. If still tied after extra time, a

will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 5 July 2023, 12:00 PYT ( UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in

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. For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

The bracket will be decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 5 July 2023.

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 1–3 August, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2023.

Matches

''Racing won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).'' ---- ''Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bolívar won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).'' ---- ''Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).'' ---- ''Palmeiras won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).'' ---- ''Deportivo Pereira won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).'' ---- ''Fluminense won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).'' ---- ''Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Internacional won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).'' ---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).''

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 22–24 August, and the second legs were played on 29–31 August 2023.

Matches

''Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).'' ---- ''Internacional won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).'' ---- ''Fluminense won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).'' ---- ''Palmeiras won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).''

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 27 and 28 September, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 October 2023.

Matches

''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the

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.'' ---- ''Fluminense won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

.''

Final

The final will be played on 4 November 2023 at

Notes

References

External links

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