🏆 All you need to know about the 2026 Libertadores group stage draw | OneFootball

The fate of Brazilian clubs in the main competition of the Americas begins to be determined this Thursday (19).

Starting at 8 PM, Conmebol will hold the draw at its headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, which will divide the 32 teams into eight groups.

The event will be broadcast live on ge TV, ESPN, and Disney+, but you can follow all the details here on OneFootball!

In addition to the Libertadores, Conmebol will also determine the groups for the Copa Sudamericana during the same ceremony.

Six Brazilian clubs enter directly at this stage: Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, and the big surprise, Mirassol.

The number could have been higher, but Bahia and Botafogo were eliminated in the preliminary phase.

Conmebol divided the draw pots according to its ranking, with each group having one team from each of the four pots.

It's worth remembering the only restriction rule of the draw: teams from the same country cannot be in the same group unless one of them came from the pre-Libertadores (which does not apply to Brazilians this year).

Therefore, we will not have national classics in the group stage.

Pot Division

Schedule

The group stage begins in April, and the grand final is already scheduled for November 28.

1st round: April 7 to 9

2nd round: April 14 to 16

3rd round: April 28 to 30

4th round: May 5 to 7

5th round: May 19 to 21

6th round: May 26 to 28

Round of 16 (first leg): August 11 to 13

Round of 16 (second leg): August 18 to 20

Quarterfinals (first leg): September 8 to 10

Quarterfinals (second leg): September 15 to 17

Semifinals (first leg): October 13 to 15

Semifinals (second leg): October 20 to 22

Final: November 28

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