The organization announced the dates for its main club tournaments for the upcoming season and confirmed a format change in the first phase of "The Great Conquest"
CONMEBOL has already defined how the calendar for its main club competitions will be for 2027. The Council of the organization approved this Tuesday the schedule for theCopa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa Sudamericana, which will have their first actions in February and March of next year.
Activity will begin with "Eternal Glory," whose Phase 1 will start on Wednesday, February 3, while "The Great Conquest" will do the same with its National Phase a month later, on Wednesday, March 3.
One of the main novelties will be precisely in the second continental tournament. The first phase of the Sudamericana will change its format and will now be played in home-and-away series, unlike previous editions, where the qualification was decided in a single match.
The calendar of international competitions of CONMEBOL (1/2)The calendar of international competitions of CONMEBOL (1/2)
In parallel, during the course of Phase 2 of the Libertadores, the Recopa Sudamericana will be played, which will face the champions of the 2026 season of both competitions. The first leg will be on Wednesday, February 17 and the return leg will be on Wednesday24 of the same month.
The calendar also established the date for the group stage draw of both tournaments. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 17 and the groups will start to be contested from Wednesday, April 7.
The season will conclude in November. The final of the Copa Sudamericana is scheduled for Saturday20 of that month, while the corresponding final of the Copa Libertadores will be played a week later, on Saturday, November 27. It should be noted that, for the moment, neither of the two has a confirmed venue.
