2019 Copa Libertadores
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 60th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019 | |
|---|---|
The Estadio Monumental in Lima hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 22 January – 23 November 2019 |
| Teams | 47 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Flamengo (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | River Plate |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 155 |
| Goals scored | 365 (2.35 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gabriel Barbosa (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Bruno Henrique |
Flamengo defeated defending champions River Plate in the final by a 2–1 score to win their second Copa Libertadores title. As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage.
In 2016, CONMEBOL proposed that the Copa Libertadores final to be played as a single match instead of over two legs. It was only on 23 February 2018 that CONMEBOL was able to confirm that starting from this edition, the final will be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance, and on 11 June 2018 after its Council meeting in Moscow, the confederation confirmed that the final would be played on 23 November 2019. On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the 2019 final would be played in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Nacional, however, due to safety concerns derived from the 2019 Chilean protests, and after consultations with the finalist clubs and their respective football associations, CONMEBOL announced on 5 November 2019 that the match was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru.