2017 Copa Libertadores

2017 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone 2017
Tournament details
Dates23 January – 29 November 2017
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Grêmio (3rd title)
Runners-upArgentina Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played156
Goals scored426 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina José Sand (9 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Luan[1]
2016
2018

The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (officially the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone 2017 for sponsorship reasons)[2] was the 58th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

Grêmio defeated Lanús in the finals by an aggregate score of 3–1 to win their third tournament title.[3] As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana.[4] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Atlético Nacional were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage.[5]

  1. ^ "Eleito craque da Libertadores, Luan pinta cabelo de azul e sonha com a Rússia" (in Portuguese). Globo. 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Bridgestone es el nuevo patrocinador de la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Pasión Fútbol. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Gremio campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Reglamento Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  5. ^ "Botafogo sella clasificación y despide al vigente campeón". CONMEBOL.com. 18 May 2017.