Overview
- All 47 berths are set after Nacional Potosí claimed the final spot by winning the Copa Paceña, completing the lineup across group and qualifying phases.
- Top-seed Pot 1 features Flamengo, Palmeiras, Boca Juniors, Peñarol, Nacional, Liga de Quito, Fluminense and Independiente del Valle.
- Argentine slots are spread across the seeding: Estudiantes and Lanús in Pot 2, Rosario Central in Pot 3, and Platense plus Independiente Rivadavia in Pot 4, with Argentinos Juniors starting in Phase 2 and able to reach Pot 4 if it advances.
- Preliminary ties are locked in, including Barcelona SC vs Argentinos Juniors and Nacional Potosí vs Botafogo in Phase 2, with the bracket mapping winners through Phase 3 to determine four group entrants.
- The calendar sets Phase 1 from February 2, Phase 2 from February 17–26, Phase 3 from March 3–12, group play beginning April 7, and the final on November 28 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.