When is the group stage drawn, at what time, the pots and everything you need to know

The Copa Libertadores de América 2024 will have its draw to find out how the groups for the competition are formed. With all those classified, the next Monday March 18 The group stage of the expected continental competition will be drawn from 8 p.m., Argentina time.

The 32 teams will be divided into four pots of eight teams, based on how they are classified in the CONMEBOL rankings.

River, who is one of the eight seeds that make up Pot 1, will meet his rivals in search of the continental dream. The other Argentine teams are Estudiantes (LP), San Lorenzo, Rosario Central and Talleres de Córdoba.

The Copa Libertadores 2024 will begin the regular phase after the upcoming FIFA date. That is, in the week of April 2.

The draw for the 2024 Copa Libertadores can be seen through the ESPN and Star+ signals. In addition, it will be broadcast on the CONMEBOL YouTube channel.

Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)

Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)

Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)

Students from La Plata (Argentina)

Universitario (Peru) Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela)

Rosario Central (Argentina)

Workshops of Córdoba (Argentina)

The 32 participants will be divided into four pots of eight teams, according to their location in the ranking published by CONMEBOL in 2023. Fluminense, as the last champion, is seeded in group A, while the other members of pot 1 will lead the zones B, C, D, E, F, G and H, and will play against an opponent from the rest of the pots. Two teams from the same country cannot be in the same zone, it will only be allowed if one arrived from the preliminary phase.

The group stage of the Copa Libertadores will begin in the first week of April, from Tuesday the 2nd to Thursday the 4th and will end with date 6 on Wednesday, May 29. Then, it will continue with the elimination phase, which will begin on August 14, after the Copa América, and the grand final will be on November 30.