2024-05-06 03:15:53
He CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024 drawwhich will mark the path to maximum continental glory and will have Star+ transmissionwill mark the path of the 32 teams that dream of playing the grand final in Buenos Aires on Saturday, November 30.
When is the draw for the Libertadores group stage?
It will be next Monday, March 18, days after the end of the last preliminary phase, which will conclude on Thursday the 14th.
What is the draw format like?
The 32 participants will be divided into four pots of eight teams, using the Conmebol ranking.
Who will be the seeded?
Pot 1 will be occupied by the reigning champions Fluminense, Palmeiras, River, Flamengo, Gremio, Peñarol, São Paulo and the champion of the Sudamericana Liga de Quito.
When will the group stage start?
It will be after the FIFA date, in the week of April 2. It will end in the week of May 29 and the round of 16 will be after the Copa América, on August 14.
The Libertadores 2024 participants and the drums
Pot 1 (seeded)
The Rio team is directly classified as the defending champion.
The four-time American champion qualified after winning the Argentine League several months ago. He is the leader of the tournament’s historical table and this will be his tenth consecutive participation.
The São Paulo team qualified as champion of the Brazil Cup. He will play in the Cup for the 22nd time and returns after being absent in 2022 and 2023.
In a very hot definition, the São Paulo team was crowned champion of the Brasileirao for the second consecutive year. They have not missed a Libertadores since 2015 and will seek their fourth title.
The 2022 champion fought for the Brazilian title until the end but finished fourth. With Tite as coach, he confirmed his presence in the top continental tournament. The last time they did not qualify for the Libertadores was in 2016.
The five-time champion will return to the Libertadores after being absent in the 2023 edition. He lost the final of the tournament against Liverpool and will play in the group stage.
After passing through Serie B last year, the 1983, 1995 and 2017 American champion returns to the CONMEBOL Libertadores after a great campaign in the Brasileirao. He was the runner-up.
The capital team, champion of the Libertadores in 2008, secured its place after winning the Sudamericana 2023. It was also crowned champion of the LigaPro.
Bomb 2
He finished on the Brasileirao podium and will seek his second Libertadores title. He played four of the last five Cups.
The finalist of the 2016 edition qualified after winning the first stage of the LigaPro. In the annual final they lost against Liga de Quito. This will be his tenth participation and he has not been absent since 2019.
He was two-time champion of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and achieved his passage to the group stage of the Cup with authority. In addition, he won the Paraguay Cup. It will be his 23rd participation.
They finished second in the general table of Paraguayan soccer and also qualified for the group stage of the Libertadores. It will be his 45th participation.
For having won the 2023 Argentine Cup, the four-time American champion returns to play in the highest continental competition after a year of absence in which he played CONMEBOL Sudamericana.
He was the champion of the Finalización tournament after beating DIM in the final. He won his tenth title and will go for his first Libertadores.
He is the Bolivian runner-up. He has not missed the Libertadores since 2017 and this will be his 38th participation.
The Guayaquil team could not play in the final of the LigaPro but at least secured its classification to the group stage of the Libertadores. It hasn’t been missing since 2019.
Bomb 3
They were crowned champions of the League Cup and finished in third place in the annual table. With Miguel Russo as coach, he will return to the Libertadores after four years.
They finished second in the annual table and will play in the Libertadores group stage. In 2022, they reached the quarterfinals.
The 2014 Libertadores champion returns after being absent in the last two editions. They beat Boca Juniors, no more, no less, and will play in the group stage.
The 2024 champion of Peruvian football. He achieved it after winning the grand final against Alianza Lima in the classic. The runner-up of America 1972 will enter the group stage and will have its 34th participation.
The winner of the Apertura tournament and annual runner-up. They will also play the group stage. It will be his 30th participation in the top continental tournament. In 2010 was the last time they reached the round of 16.
He became champion of the 2023 Bolivian tournament and will play in the Libertadores for the 13th consecutive time and 31st in its history.
He qualified after becoming champion of the Apertura tournament, the first of the year in Colombia. It will be his 20th participation in the top continental tournament.
They were crowned champions of the 2023 Venezuelan League after beating Caracas FC in the final. It is their tenth national title and they will play in the group stage for the third consecutive time.
By: ESPN ECUADOR