Have a look at how the opening round of the Copa Libertadores 2023 will be played along with the schedule and groups
The Copa Libertadores preliminary round draw determined the first encounters between the teams who would advance to the group stage. How did the confrontations begin? Have a look
The Copa Libertadores of 2023 has begun. The best club event in this region of the continent comes back after an incredible World Cup in Qatar 2022 when the Argentine National Team won home the trophy for South America.
The preliminary phase of the competition’s draw for the crosses took place in December of last year.
Copa Libertadores 2023 schedule, date, time, matches, groups and teams
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The group stage’s draw will take place on March 22. There will be three preliminary phases in which 19 South American teams compete for the last four spots.
The phases 1, 2, and 3 crossings will mark the commencement of the Libertadores in 2023.
Three crosses featuring six teams namely, Nacional (Paraguay), El Nacional (Ecuador), Zamora (Venezuela), Sport Huancayo (Peru), Nacional de Potos (Bolivia), and Boston River, will be played in the opening round of the tournament (Uruguay).
The first three clubs in the draw made up pot 1, while the following three made up pot 2.
Phase 2 of the competition, which features the following qualified teams, will include the three cross-winners.
- Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
- Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
- Sporting Cristal (Peru)
- Independiente Medellín (Colombia)
- Millonarios (Colombia )
- Huracán (Argentina)
- Always Ready (Bolivia)
- Fortaleza (Brazil)
- Universidad Católica (Ecuador)
- Carabobo (Venezuela)
- Magallanes (Chile)
- Curicó Unido (Chile)
- Deportivo Maldonado (Uruguay)
The first pot was made up of the first eight clubs, and the second pot was made up of the remaining five clubs and the three clubs from phase 1.
Phase 3 will feature the final four matches of the preliminary round, with the eight qualifiers competing against one another.
Following the conclusion of the second preliminary phase, the draw for this round will occur; the exact date will be announced.
This is how the preliminary phrase of the Libertadores Cup will be played:
Phase 1
E1: Sport Huancayo (Peru) vs. National (Paraguayan)
E2: National Potosí (Bolivia) vs. The National (Ecuador)
E3: Boston River (Uruguay) vs. Zamora (Venezuela)
* First team starts playing at home.
Phase 2
C1: Carabobo (Venezuela) vs. Atletico Mineiro (Brazil)
C2: E1 vs. Sporting Cristal (Peru)
C3: Deportivo Maldonado (Uruguay) vs. Fortaleza (Brazil)
C4: E2 vs. Independent Medellin (Colombia)
C5: Magellan (Chile) vs. Always Ready (Bolivia)
C6: Curicó Unido (Chile) vs. Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
C7: E3 vs. Hurricane (Argentina)
C8: Catholic University (Ecuador) vs. Millionaires (Colombia)
When will the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores 2023 be played?
The first preliminary round of the 2023 Copa Libertadores will take place between the weeks of Wednesday, February 8, and Thursday, February 15, 2023.
The second phase will occur between Wednesday, February 22, and Wednesday, March 1.
The third and final preliminary phase will therefore feature the winners of that round, and it will take place during the weeks of March 8 and 15.
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