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Thus, CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916 under the initiative of Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, but approved by the football associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The first Constitutional Congress on 15 December of that same year, which took place in Montevideo , ratified the decision.
Country: Brazil; Football association: Brazilian Football Confederation; Top-level league: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A; Campeonato Brasileiro was created in 1959 as a knockout tournament between state champions. From 1967 to 1987 the best clubs of each state championships were separated in several groups with final play-offs or a final group ...
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (Portuguese: Copa/Taça Libertadores da América), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football.
A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams. [1] [2] CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay–Peru being the first match of the global qualification process. [3] [4]
The Copa Libertadores is open to the league champions of CONMEBOL member associations; clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the stronger leagues of the region, such as the Brazilian league, are also included. Originally, only the champions of their respective national league could participate in the competition.
The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 65th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 6 February and ended on 30 November 2024, [1] with the final played at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina ...
During the Brazil–Chile CONMEBOL qualifying match in Rio de Janeiro, Chile needed victory to retain any hope of qualification, but trailed 0–1 to Brazil. Around 20 minutes into the second half, Chile goalkeeper Roberto Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead.
Originally, Brazil and Argentina were both to be drawn into either position 4 or 5 in the draw, thus ensuring that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday. [9] However, the decision was later reversed on 16 November 2019 by the CONMEBOL Council, making the draw completely open.