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Flamengo Pursues Fifth Copa Libertadores Title in 2026

Conmebol will hold the group stage draw for the Copa Libertadores 2026 on March 18, in Luque, Paraguay. The event will take place right after the conclusion of the Pre-Libertadores, which happens between February 2 and March 13.

Thus, clubs will have their path in the main competition defined after the preliminary phase. The draw will determine the matchups and the composition of each group, ensuring balance among the teams.

As the current continental champion, Flamengo starts the tournament as the top seed in Group A. In pot 1, besides the Rubro-Negro, there are Fluminense, Palmeiras, Boca Juniors (ARG), Peñarol (URU), Nacional (URU), LDU (EQU), and Independiente del Valle (EQU), which prevents these teams from facing the club in the first phase.

HOW DOES THE DIVISION OF POTS IN THE LIBERTADORES WORK?

Conmebol uses the official ranking to organize the clubs into different pots for the group stage of the Libertadores. However, there are two exceptions: the champion of the previous edition of the competition always occupies a spot in pot 1, while the winner of the Copa Sudamericana is placed in pot 2, regardless of their position in the entity's ranking.

WHAT ARE THE POTS FOR THE LIBERTADORES 2026?

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