2. Mexico in Copa Libertadores – Stats #1-14
All the aggregate stats of Mexican teams in Copa Libertadores
1. Mexican teams competed from 1998-2016 for a total of 19 editions.
2. Mexico has been represented a total of 52 times by 21 different teams.
3. Only in 1999 an 2010 teams did not reach the knock-out stage.
4. In 2009 both Chivas and San Luis qualified to knock-out stage but were disqualified due to ongoing H1N1 flu epidemic; they were placed directly into round-of-16 in 2010.
5. Only in 1999 and 2001 one of the two invited teams did not get past the pre-Libertadores stage which was played against Venezuelan teams.
6. That means, 10 out of 12 possible times Mexican teams reached group stages of Libertadores from these pre-Libertadores groups vs Venezuelans = 83% qualification rate.
7. Beginning in 2007, Mexican teams played a pre-group knock-out series to reach group stages of Libertadores; teams were eliminated 7 out of 10 series = 30% qualification rate.
8. Of the 41 representatives in the group stages, 33 have reached the round-of-16; only 8 representatives were eliminated in group stage.
9. 80.5% of all group stage representatives have reached the round-of-16.
10. Of 33 ’round-of-16′ representatives, 17 have reached the quarterfinals = 52% qualification rate.
11. Only in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009*, 2012, and 2014 representatives did not reach the quarterfinals = Mexico appeared in quarterfinals in 13 out of 19 editions.
12. Of 17 quarterfinal representatives, 8 have reached the semifinals = 47% qualification rate.
13. Of 8 semifinal representatives, 3 have reached the final = 37.5% qualification rate.
14. Mexican teams have never won a Copa Libertadores title.
