Competition system of South American Libertadores Cup

Competition system The competition system of the Libertadores Cup in South America has changed several times over the years, but it generally follows two stages: group stage and knockout stage. From the third session, only the elimination tournament was added, and now it has followed the example of the European Union and added the qualifying tournament. However, the biggest difference between the Libertadores Cup in South America and the European Cup is that the visiting team scoring preferential system and overtime system will not be adopted at all stages. However, in 2005, the Libertadores Cup in South America changed, and the visiting goal priority system was used in the competition for the first time. Two old South American clubs that won the Libertadores Cup in South America, Kolokolo in Chile and Penarol in Uruguay, became the first victims under the new tournament system. They were eliminated in the qualifying stage because the visiting team scored fewer goals. The Libertadores Cup in South America can be divided into three stages: qualifying, group stage and knockout stage. In the qualifying stage, the host-guest knockout system is adopted, and the lowest ranked team in the eleven participating countries, together with the lowest ranked team in the country where the last champion belongs, forms twelve teams, and the six winning teams can qualify for the group stage. Thirty-two teams participated in the group competition. All teams are divided into eight groups. Each team has two seed teams, which are played in the form of double round robin. The winner of each game gets three points, the draw gets one point, and the loser gets zero point. The first and second place in the group can advance to the top 16. Now the champion of the Liberator Cup, whether the club or the player, has an excellent opportunity to enter the Toyota Cup, show his elegance to the world and get the world's evaluation. The knockout round is divided into two rounds from 16 to the final. In the final stage, if the two teams draw within the specified time, the winner will be the one with more goals scored by the visiting team, otherwise the champion team will be decided directly by penalty.