2021 Copa Libertadores
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 62nd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions, except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.
Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations will qualify for the tournament:- Copa Libertadores champions
- Copa Sudamericana champions
- Brazil: 7 berths
- Argentina: 6 berths
- All other associations: 4 berths each
- 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
| Association | Team | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| TBD | Group stage | 2020 Copa Libertadores champions | |
| TBD | Group stage | 2020 Copa Sudamericana champions | |
| Boca Juniors | Group stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina champions | |
| Group stage | TBC | ||
| Group stage | 2019–20 Copa Argentina champions | ||
| River Plate | Group stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not yet qualified | |
| Racing | Group stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | |
| Argentinos Juniors | Second stage | 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualified | |
| Group stage | 2020 Apertura champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Clausura champions | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Copa do Brasil champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Primera División 3rd place | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Copa Chile champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera A champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera A runners-up | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Copa Colombia champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Serie A champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Serie A runners-up | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| First stage | 2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División tournament champions with better record in aggregate table | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División tournament champions with worse record in aggregate table | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Liga 1 champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Liga 1 runners-up | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Liga 1 3rd place | ||
| First stage | 2020 Liga 1 4th place | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División champions | ||
| Group stage | 2020 Primera División runners-up | ||
| Second stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified | ||
| First stage | 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified | ||
| Group stage | TBC | ||
| Group stage | TBC | ||
| Second stage | TBC | ||
| First stage | TBC |
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