Corinthians learn group-stage details for next Women’s Libertadores | OneFootball

Corinthians already know when they will take the field in the group stage of the Women’s Copa Libertadores. The competition organizers released the full first-phase schedule on Friday afternoon. The tournament will be held from October 15 to 31, with Quito, Ecuador, serving as the host city.

The Brabas’ debut is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, against Colo-Colo of Chile. The match will kick off at 5:00 p.m. and will be played at Casa Blanca Stadium in Quito. Three days later, on Sunday, October 18, Corinthians return to the field to face Caracas of Venezuela. The match is set for 9:00 p.m. and will also take place at Casa Blanca.

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To close out their first-phase campaign, Timão will face the Colombian runner-up. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 21, at 5:00 p.m., at Banco Guayaquil Stadium.

The Colombian representative in Corinthians’ group has not yet been decided. The Colombian Championship is currently in the semifinal stage, with Deportivo Cali and Nacional facing off in one matchup, while Millonarios and Santa Fe are competing for the other place in the final.

This year’s Women’s Libertadores features 16 teams, divided into four groups of four. Each club will play three matches in the opening stage, facing each opponent in its group once. At the end of this phase, the top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.

Corinthians are in Group A alongside Colo-Colo-CHI, Caracas-VEN, and Colombia’s second representative. Group B consists of Independiente del Valle-EQU, Belgrano-ARG, Universitario-PER, and Palmeiras. Cruzeiro, LDU-EQU, Bolívar-BOL, and Olimpia-PAR make up Group C. Group D features Colombia’s first representative, Libertad-PAR, Nacional-URU, and Universidad de Chile-CHI.

Because of the tournament bracket, Corinthians and Palmeiras are on the same side of the draw and could meet in the quarterfinals or, if they advance, in a possible semifinal. Cruzeiro, meanwhile, was placed in a position where they could only face the Brabas in a possible final.

As the reigning continental champions, Corinthians once again enter the tournament as one of the competition’s most traditional teams. The club also holds the record for Women’s Libertadores titles, with six championships, won in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Among the participants in this year’s edition, only Palmeiras and Colo-Colo, besides Corinthians themselves, have already lifted the Libertadores trophy. Both teams have one title each. São José, which has three titles and ranks second among the competition’s most successful clubs, will not be part of this season’s tournament.

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