Qualified Teams
Thirty-eight teams qualified for the competition, with twenty-six teams directly qualifying to the Second Stage and twelve entering in the First Stage. Seven countries sent their Apertura champions and Clausura champions for their first two berths. The remaining berth, or berths in Argentina's case, went to the best-placed non-champions shown by an aggregate table. Brazil's league uses a European-style format and thus does not have an Apertura and Clausura tournament. Therefore, they sent their cup champion and the best four of the Brazilian Serie A. Ecuador sent the top three finishers of their national tournament as determined by the Liguilla Final. Uruguay had a Mini-League (Liguilla) to determine who qualified, and Mexico usds the InterLiga to determine two of its qualifiers. The last qualified team in each country played in the First Stage; the defending champion's country had two teams in the first stage because the defending champion automatically qualified.
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Boca Juniors | 2007 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Estudiantes | 2006 Apertura champion | |
| San Lorenzo | 2007 Clausura champion | |
| River Plate | 2006–07 Primera División best-placed non-champion | |
| Arsenal | 2006–07 Primera División 2nd best-placed non-champion | |
| Lanús | 2006–07 Primera División 3rd best-placed non-champion | |
| Bolivia |
Real Potosí | 2007 Apertura champion |
| San José | 2007 Clausura champion | |
| La Paz | 2007 Apertura and Clausura Runner-ups Playoff winner | |
| Brazil |
São Paulo | 2007 Série A champion |
| Santos | 2007 Série A runner-up | |
| Flamengo | 2007 Série A 3rd place | |
| Fluminense | 2007 Copa do Brasil champion | |
| Cruzeiro | 2007 Série A 5th place | |
| Chile |
Colo-Colo | 2007 Apertura & 2007 Clausura champion |
| Universidad Católica | 2007 Apertura runner-up | |
| Audax Italiano | Best-placed team in the 2007 Clausura First Stage | |
| Colombia |
Atlético Nacional | 2007 Apertura & 2007 Finalización champion |
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2007 season best-placed non-champion | |
| Boyacá Chicó | 2007 season 2nd best-placed non-champion | |
| Ecuador |
LDU Quito | 2007 Serie A champion |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2007 Serie A runner-up | |
| Olmedo | 2007 Serie A 3rd place | |
| Paraguay |
Sportivo Luqueño | 2007 Apertura champion |
| Libertad | 2007 Clausura champion | |
| Cerro Porteño | 2007 Primera División best-placed non-champion | |
| Peru |
Universidad San Martín | 2007 Decentralizado champion |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 2007 Decentralizado champion | |
| Cienciano | 2007 Decentralizado best-placed non-champion | |
| Uruguay |
Danubio | 2006–07 Primera División champion |
| Nacional | 2007 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores champion | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2007 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up | |
| Venezuela |
Caracas | 2006 Apertura champion |
| Maracaibo | 2007 Clausura champion | |
| Mineros de Guayana | 2006–07 Primera División best-placed non-finalist | |
| Mexico |
Guadalajara | 2006 Apertura champion |
| América | 2008 InterLiga winner | |
| Atlas | 2008 InterLiga runner-up |
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