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2026 Copa Libertadores Map (47 teams), with club histories (Libertadores appearances & titles listed)
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By Bill Turianski on 1 February 2026; twitter.com/billsportsmaps.
Links…
-2026 Copa Libertadores (en.wikipedia.org).
-Summary: results, fixtures, standings (flashscore.co.uk).
-espn.com/[Libertadores].
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The 67th edition of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious football tournament in South America.

The 2026 tournament is the 10th since it was expanded in 2017, from 38 to 47 teams. And it wasn’t just an expansion of teams in the tournament, it was also an expansion of the tournament’s length. 10 years ago, the Libetadores’ schedule was expanded from a 6 month-time-frame to a whopping and roster-depleting 11 month-long tournament (to the detriment of smaller clubs).

Since then, no team from a country other than Brazil or Argentina has won the title. Brazilian teams have won it 8 times since the tournament-expansion, and an Argentinian team has won it once since then.

And Brazilian sides have won the last 7 titles. (Copa Libertadores winner in 2025 was Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it was the club’s 4th Libertadores title. Copa Sudamericana winner in 2025 was Lanús, a club from the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires, Argentina.)

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Qualified teams by country:
•Brazil has 8 teams (7 + Copa Libertadores holder).
•Argentina has 7 teams (6 + Copa Sudamericana holder).
•The eight other countries all have 4 teams each (Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela).

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This map includes the Preliminary-Stage teams:
There are 19 preliminary-stage teams…and only four of those 19 teams advance to the Group Stage. (Note: on the map-page, on the teams-by-country lists that flank the map, the 19 preliminary clubs are shown in italics).

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Schedule:
-The first of three Preliminary stages starts on 3-to-5 February {2026 Copa Libertadores Qualifying stages}.
-The Group Stage starts on 7-to-9 April. The draw for the Group Stage is on the 18th of March.
-The Final will be played on 28 November 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay at Estadio Centenario.
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Thanks to all at the links below…
-Globe-map of South America by Luan at: File:South America (orthographic projection).svg (en.wikipedia.org/[South America]).
-Relief map of South America by Uwe Dedering at: File:South_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg (en.wikipedia.org).
-Greater Buenos Aires, map by NordNordWest at: File:Argentina Greater Buenos Aires location map.svg (commons.wikimedia.org).
-Copa Libertadores 1960-2019 Club Histories (rsssf.com).
-Libertadores titles list {en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Libertadores#Performances_by_club}.
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