Copa Libertadores 2023: Start date, fixtures, format & teams involved
South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores, is primed for its 64th iteration as 46 teams attempt to dethrone Flamengo as the continent's supreme outfit.
Clubs from across CONMEBOL will compete in an arduous campaign starting in February with hope of reaching the competition's showpiece in November.
It's a tournament enjoyed by football lovers worldwide, and here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Copa Libertadores.
Copa Libertadores 2023
When does the 2023 Copa Libertadores start?
The first stage of qualifying for the 2023 Copa Libertadores begins on 7 February. Qualifying, which involves three stages, will be wrapped up by 16 March.
The group stage begins on 4 April.
2023 Copa Libertadores qualifying fixtures
First stage
- 08/02/23 - Sport Huancayo (PER) 2-1 Nacional (PAR)
- 09/02/23 - Nacional Potosi (BOL) 1-6 El Nacional (ECU)
- 10/02/23 - Boston River (URU) 3-1 Zamora (VEN)
- 15/02/23 - Nacional (PAR) 3-1 Sport Huancayo (PER)
- 16/02/23 - El Nacional (ECU) 1-6 Nacional Potosi (BOL)
- 17/02/23 - Zamora (VEN) 0-1 Boston River (URU)
Second stage
- 21/02/23 - Nacional (PAR) 2-0 Sporting Cristal (PER)
- 22/02/23 - Curico Unido (CHI) 0-1 Cerro Porteno (PAR)
- 22/02/23 - El Nacional (ECU) 2-2 Independiente Medellin (COL)
- 23/02/23 - Boston River (URU) 0-0 Huracan (ARG)
- 23/02/23 - Carabobo (VEN) 0-0 Atletico Mineiro (BRA)
- 23/02/23 - Magallanes (CHI) 3-0 Always Ready (BOL)
- 24/02/23 - Deportivo Maldonado (URU) 0-0 Fortaleza (BRA)
- 24/02/23 - Universidad Catolica (ECU) 0-0 Millonarios (COL)
- 28/02/23 - Cerro Porteno (PAR) 1-0 Curico Unido (CHI)
- 01/03/23 - Sporting Cristal (PER) 5-1 Nacional (PAR)
- 01/03/23 - Huracan (ARG) 1-0 Boston River (URU)
- 02/03/23 - Independiente Medellin (COL) 2-1 El Nacional (ECU)
- 02/03/23 - Atletico Mineiro (BRA) 3-1 Carabobo (VEN)
- 02/03/23 - Always Ready (BOL) 1-3 Magallanes (CHI)
- 03/03/23 - Fortaleza (BRA) 4-0 Deportivo Maldonado (URU)
- 03/03/23 - Millonarios (COL) 2-1 Universidad Catolica (ECU)
Third stage
- 08/03/23 - Magallanes 1-1 Independiente Medellin (22:00)
- 09/03/23 - Millonarios 1-1 Atletico Mineiro (00:30)
- 10/03/23 - Fortaleza 0-1 Cerro Porteno (00:00)
- 10/03/23 - Huracan 0-0 Sporting Cristal (00:00)
- 16/03/23 - Independiente Medellin 2-0 Magallanes (00:00)
- 16/03/23 - Atletico Mineiro 3-1 Millonarios (00:30)
- 16/03/23 - Cerro Porteno 2-1 Fortaleza (00:00)
- 17/03/23 - Sporting Cristal 1-0 Huracan (22:00)
2023 Copa Libertadores format
There are still four places up for grabs in the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage, with these places being taken up by the four winners of the third-stage qualifying ties.
There are three stages to qualification, with all games being played over two legs. Six teams enter the first stage, with the winners of those ties joining 13 other teams in the second stage. Eight teams progress into the third and final qualifying stage where the four winners of those two-legged affairs will qualify for the Copa Libertadores group stage.
Those that qualify join 28 direct entrants in the group stage. Teams are then drawn into eight groups of four with the top two in each group advancing into the knockout stages. From that point, the competition proceeds with two-legged knockout ties to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (which is now just one leg).
2023 Copa Libertadores group stage & fixtures
Group A
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Racing Club | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2. | Flamengo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3. | Atletico Nublense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
4. | Aucas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
- 05/04/2023 - Aucas 2-1 Flamengo (23:00)
- 06/04/2023 - Atletico Nublense 0-2 Racing Club (01:00)
- 20/04/2023 - Flamengo 2-0 Atletico Nublense (01:30)
- 20/04/2023 - Racing Club 3-2 Aucas (23:00)
- 02/05/2023 - Atletico Nublense 2-1 Aucas (23:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Racing Club 1-1 Flamengo (23:00)
- 24/05/2023 - Aucas 1-2 Racing Club (01:00)
- 25/05/2023 - Atletico Nublense 1-1 Flamengo (01:30)
- 08/06/2023 - Aucas 0-0 Atletico Nublense (01:00)
- 09/06/2023 - Flamengo 2-1 Racing Club (01:00)
- 29/06/2023 - Flamengo vs Aucas (01:30)
- 29/06/2023 - Racing Club vs Atletico Nublense (01:30)
Group B
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Independiente Medellin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2. | Internacional | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3. | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
4. | Metropolitanos FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
- 05/04/2023 - Independiente Medellin 1-1 Internacional (01:00)
- 05/04/2023 - Metropolitanos FC 1-2 Nacional (03:00)
- 18/04/2023 - Internacional 1-0 Metropolitanos FC (23:00)
- 19/04/2023 - Nacional 2-1 Independiente Medellin (23:00)
- 03/05/2023 - Internacional 2-2 Nacional (23:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Independiente Medellin 4-2 Metropolitanos FC (03:00)
- 24/05/2023 - Independiente Medellin 2-1 Nacional (01:00)
- 26/05/2023 - Metropolitanos FC 1-2 Internacional (01:00)
- 07/06/2023 - Nacional 1-1 Internacional (23:00)
- 08/06/2023 - Metropolitanos FC 0-1 Independiente Medellin (23:00)
- 28/06/2023 - Internacional vs Independiente Medellin (23:00)
- 28/06/2023 - Nacional vs Metropolitanos FC (23:00)
Group C
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bolivar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
2. | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
3. | Barcelona SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
4. | Cerro Porteno | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
- 06/04/2023 - Cerro Porteno 2-1 Barcelona SC (01:00)
- 06/04/2023 - Bolivar 3-1 Palmeiras (01:30)
- 20/04/2023 - Barcelona SC 2-1 Bolivar (03:00)
- 21/04/2023 - Palmeiras 2-1 Cerro Porteno (01:00)
- 03/05/2023 - Cerro Porteno 0-4 Bolivar (23:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Barcelona SC 0-2 Palmeiras (01:30)
- 24/05/2023 - Bolivar 1-0 Barcelona SC (01:00)
- 24/05/2023 - Cerro Porteno 0-3 Palmeiras (23:00)
- 07/06/2023 - Bolivar 2-0 Cerro Porteno (03:00)
- 08/06/2023 - Palmeiras 4-2 Barcelona SC (01:30)
- 30/06/2023 - Palmeiras vs Bolivar (01:00)
- 30/06/2023 - Barcelona SC vs Cerro Porteno (01:00)
Group D
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
2. | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
3. | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
4. | The Strongest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
- 04/06/2023 - The Strongest 3-1 River Plate (23:00)
- 06/06/2023 - Sporting Cristal 1-3 Fluminense (01:30)
- 18/04/2023 - Fluminense 1-0 The Strongest (23:00)
- 20/04/2023 - River Plate 4-2 Sporting Cristal (01:00)
- 03/05/2023 - Fluminense 5-1 River Plate (01:30)
- 03/05/2023 - Sporting Cristal 1-0 The Strongest (03:00)
- 25/05/2023 - The Strongest 1-0 Fluminense (23:00)
- 26/05/2023 - Sporting Cristal 1-1 River Plate (01:00)
- 08/06/2023 - River Plate 2-0 Fluminense (01:30)
- 08/06/2023 - The Strongest 1-2 Sporting Cristal (03:00)
- 28/06/2023 - Fluminense vs Sporting Cristal (01:00)
- 28/06/2023 - River Plate vs The Strongest (01:00)
Group E
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
2. | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
3. | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
4. | Liverpool FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
- 04/04/2023 - Argentinos Juniors 1-0 Independiente del Valle (23:00)
- 06/04/2023 - Liverpool FC 0-3 Corinthians (23:00)
- 19/04/2023 - Independiente del Valle 2-0 Liverpool FC (03:00)
- 20/04/2023 - Corinthians 0-1 Argentinos Juniors (01:30)
- 02/05/2023 - Liverpool FC 2-2 Argentinos Juniors (23:00)
- 03/05/2023 - Corinthians 1-2 Independiente del Valle (01:00)
- 24/05/2023 - Liverpool FC 1-0 Independiente del Valle (23:00)
- 25/05/2023 - Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Corinthians (01:30)
- 07/06/2023 - Argentinos Juniors 2-1 Liverpool FC (23:00)
- 07/06/2023 - Independiente del Valle 3-0 Corinthians (23:00)
- 29/06/2023 - Independiente del Valle vs Argentinos Juniors (01:30)
- 29/06/2023 - Corinthians vs Liverpool FC (01:30)
Group F
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Boca Juniors | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2. | Deportivo Pereira | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
3. | Monagas SC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
4. | Colo Colo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
- 06/04/2023 - Deportivo Pereira 1-1 Colo Colo (03:00)
- 07/04/2023 - Monagas SC 0-0 Boca Juniors (01:00)
- 19/04/2023 - Boca Juniors 2-1 Deportivo Pereira (01:00)
- 20/04/2023 - Colo Colo 1-0 Monagas SC (01:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Colo Colo 0-2 Boca Juniors (01:00)
- 05/05/2023 - Deportivo Pereira 2-1 Monagas SC (03:00)
- 23/05/2023 - Monagas SC 1-1 Colo Colo (23:00)
- 25/05/2023 - Deportivo Pereira 1-0 Boca Juniors (01:00)
- 06/06/2023 - Monagas SC 1-0 Deportivo Pereira (23:00)
- 07/06/2023 - Boca Juniors 1-0 Colo Colo (01:00)
- 29/06/2023 - Boca Juniors vs Monagas SC (23:00)
- 29/06/2023 - Colo Colo vs Deportivo Pereira (23:00)
Group G
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Athletico Paranaense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
2. | Atletico Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
3. | Libertad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
4. | Alianza Lima | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
- 04/04/2023 - Alianza Lima 0-0 Athletico Paranaense (23:00)
- 06/04/2023 - Atletico Mineiro 0-1 Libertad (23:00)
- 19/04/2023 - Athletico Paranaense 2-1 Atletico Mineiro (01:00)
- 21/04/2023 - Libertad 1-2 Alianza Lima (03:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Alianza Lima (01:30)
- 05/05/2023 - Libertad 1-2 Athletico Paranaense (01:00)
- 23/05/2023 - Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Athletico Paranaense (23:00)
- 24/05/2023 - Alianza Lima 1-2 Libertad (03:00)
- 06/06/2023 - Athletico Paranaense 1-0 Libertad (23:00)
- 07/06/2023 - Alianza Lima 0-1 Atletico Mineiro (01:00)
- 27/06/2023 - Athletico Paranaense vs Alianza Lima (23:00)
- 27/06/2023 - Libertad vs Atletico Mineiro (23:00)
Group H
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Olimpia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
2. | Atletico Nacional | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
3. | FCB Melgar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
4. | Patronato de Parana | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
- 05/04/2023 - Patronato de Parana 1-2 Atletico Nacional (23:00)
- 07/05/2023 - FCB Melgar 1-1 Olimpia (01:00)
- 19/04/2023 - Olimpia 1-0 Patronato de Parana (01:00)
- 21/04/2023 - Atletico Nacional 3-1 FCB Melgar (01:00)
- 03/05/2023 - Atletico Nacional 2-2 Olimpia (01:00)
- 04/05/2023 - Patronato de Parana 4-1 FCB Melgar (23:00)
- 25/05/2023 - FCB Melgar 0-1 Atletico Nacional (03:00)
- 25/05/2023 - Patronato de Parana 0-2 Olimpia (23:00)
- 07/06/2023 - FCB Melgar 5-0 Patronato de Parana (01:00)
- 09/06/2023 - Olimpia 3-0 Atletico Nacional (01:00)
- 28/06/2023 - Olimpia vs FCB Melgar (01:00)
- 28/06/2023 - Atletico Nacional vs Patronato de Parana (01:00)
How to watch the 2023 Copa Libertadores
BeIN Sports is the home of the 2023 Copa Libertadores for those watching in the US and Canada.
Unfortunately, coverage of the competition is extremely limited in the UK. Typically, the BBC broadcasts the final but that's about it. In 2022, UK viewers were able to watch the competition's showpiece on iPlayer.
Who won the 2022 Copa Libertadores?
Brazilian giants Flamengo won last season's tournament after they beat fellow Brazilian side Athletico Paranaense 1-0 in the final.
It was Flamengo's third triumph in the competition. They were also victorious in 2019 and were beaten finalists in 2021.
Who has won the most Copa Libertadores titles?
Argentinian side Independiente have won this competition a record seven times, but all their victories arrived between 1964 and 1984. They haven't reached the final since their last triumph.
Boca Juniors have won the Copa Libertadores six times, Uruguayan outfit Penarol are five-time winners, while River Plate and Estudiantes, both of Argentina, have won it four times.