Alianza Lima spent 11 years without winning in the Copa Libertadoresbut in the 2025 edition he advanced for the first time in a stage of life or death of the oldest international club tournament on the continent.
The blue and white club was born 124 years ago, founded by the workers of the career horses of who would later be president of the Republic of Peru.
Most of its founders were black people and printed what they had best: skill, dance, inspiration and joy.
They established their headquarters in La Victoria, a humble neighborhood of the Peruvian capital. They were as united that popular wisdom baptized them as the intimates of victory.
From their quarries exceptional players such as the World Cups “Nene” Cubillas, Paolo Guerrero, César Cueto, José Velásquez and Hugo “Cholo” Sotil emerged, among others.
The joy of this idol club suffered a terrible blow in 1987. The plane in which the delegation returned after a triumph for the Peruvian League, in which he was outlined to win the title, fell into the sea and died the entire team.
Since then the reconstruction was not only of the team but of joy.
On this occasion, before everyone’s surprise, Alianza Lima exceeded its sorrows and frustrations and passed the preliminary phase against three rivals and got into the group of Copa Libertadores.
First he left on the road to Nacional de Paraguay; He then achieved the feat of eliminating Boca Juniors, who had invested 30 million dollars in reinforcing his squad with a view to winning the Libertadores; and then left Deportivo Iquique in Chile.
Millionaire Awards
Conmebol makes clear its effort to improve the awards that distribute its tournaments, but also emphasizes the emotional part and presents the Copa Libertadores as the struggle for eternal glory.
Thanks to this successful tour, Alianza Lima secured 1.5 million in prizes, as well as Barcelona in Ecuador, Bay of Brazil and Cerro Porteño, which also advanced to the group stage.
In total, including the preliminary phase, 47 teams participate in the Copa Libertadores, which in this edition distributes 225 million dollars. Now there are 32 squads divided into eight groups of four teams each.
The first two of each group will advance to the round of 16 and will leave there will be back and forth return to kill or die. Only the final will be a single shock in a headquarters to designate in advance.
The champion of the Copa Libertadores will take over 24 million dollars and the runner -up 7 million. In the group stage, each participant is insured three million dollars for six games, plus 330,000 for each victory. The full of the box office is for the local club and the South American Football Confederation It markets the transmission rights of the parties.
Clubs that are classified to the round of 16 will receive 1.2 million dollars; in the quarterfinals 1.7 million and in semifinals 2.3 million.
Since the management of Alejandro Domínguez initiated in 2016, the Conmebol clubs have increased significantly. It should be noted that the three previous presidents of this institution ended up prisoners for theft due to Fifagate: Paraguayans Nicolás Leoz (1986-2013) and Juan Angel Napout (2014-2015) and Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo (2013-2014).
Copa Libertadores 2025 groups
Group a
Botafogo, Students of La Plata, University of Chile, Carabobo
Group b
River Plate, Independiente del Valle, University, Barcelona
Group c
Flamengo, Ldu Quito, Deportivo Táchira, Central Córdoba
Group d
Sao Paulo, Libertad, Workshops, Alianza Lima
Group e
Racing, Colo Colo, Fortaleza, Atlético Bucaramanga
Group f
National, International, Atlético Nacional, Bay
Group g
Palmeiras, Bolívar, Sporting Cristal, Cerro Porteño
Group h
Peñarol, Olimpia, Vélez Sarsfield, San Antonio
