Copa Libertadores 2026 Draw: Time and How to Watch the Group Stage Rivals for Santa Fe, Junior, DIM, and Tolima
South American football is entering one of its most anticipated moments of the year. This Thursday, March 19, the group stage draw for the 2026 Copa Libertadores will take place, an event that will define the path of Colombian teams in the continent's most important tournament.
TL;DR
- The 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage draw is scheduled for Thursday, March 19.
- Four Colombian teams—Independiente Santa Fe, Junior, Deportes Tolima, and Independiente Medellín—will learn their opponents.
- The draw will take place at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, starting at 6:00 p.m. Colombian time.
- Broadcasts will be available on ESPN, TNT Sports Premium, DSPORTS, Disney+ Premium, and CONMEBOL's official YouTube and Facebook channels.
- Clubs are distributed into four pots based on the 2026 CONMEBOL Ranking.
- Generally, teams from the same country cannot be in the same group, but teams from preliminary rounds can be paired with clubs from their own association.
- Junior and Independiente Santa Fe are in pot 3; Deportes Tolima and Independiente Medellín are in pot 4.
- The tournament features a round-robin group stage, with the top two teams advancing to the Round of 16 and the third-placed team entering the Copa Sudamericana playoffs.