2023 Copa Sudamericana final stages explained

The 2023 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 11 July to 28 October 2023.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana,[2] with the final played in Maldonado, Uruguay at Estadio Domingo Burgueño.[3]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the Copa Sudamericana group stage as well as the third-placed teams of each of the eight groups in the Copa Libertadores group stage advanced to the final stages. The eight Copa Sudamericana group runners-up faced the eight Copa Libertadores group third-placed teams in the knockout round play-offs, whilst the eight Copa Sudamericana group winners directly advanced to the round of 16.

Copa Sudamericana group stage winners and runners-up

Groupwidth=200Winnerswidth=200Runners-up
A LDU Quito Botafogo
B Guaraní Emelec
C Red Bull Bragantino Estudiantes
D São Paulo Tigre
E Newell's Old Boys Audax Italiano
F Defensa y Justicia América Mineiro
G Goiás Universitario
H Fortaleza San Lorenzo

Copa Libertadores group stage third-placed teams

GroupThird-placed teams
A Ñublense
B Independiente Medellín
C Barcelona
D Sporting Cristal
E Corinthians
F Colo-Colo
G Libertad
H Patronato

Seeding

For the final stages, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the Copa Sudamericana group winners seeded 1–8, the Copa Sudamericana group runners-up seeded 9–16, and the Copa Libertadores group third-placed teams seeded 17–24. For the round of 16 draw, the seeds 1–8 made up Pot 1, and the eight knockout round play-offs winners (seeds 9–24) made up Pot 2, keeping their seed. Teams from the same association may play each other from the knockout round play-offs onwards.

Format

Starting from the knockout round play-offs, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the knockout round play-offs, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3). If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).
  • The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.6). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.5).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 5 July 2023, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4] [5] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a Copa Sudamericana group winner (Pot 1) and a knockout round play-offs winner (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[2]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the knockout round play-offs is determined as follows:

RoundMatchups
Knockout round play-offs(Group runners-up host second leg, matchups pre-determined)
  • Play-offs Match A: Seed 9 vs. Seed 24
  • Play-offs Match B: Seed 10 vs. Seed 23
  • Play-offs Match C: Seed 11 vs. Seed 22
  • Play-offs Match D: Seed 12 vs. Seed 21
  • Play-offs Match E: Seed 13 vs. Seed 20
  • Play-offs Match F: Seed 14 vs. Seed 19
    • Play-offs Match H: Seed 16 vs. Seed 17
Round of 16(Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
  • Match A
  • Match B
  • Match C
  • Match D
  • Match E
  • Match F
  • Match G
  • Match H
Quarter-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
  • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
  • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
  • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
Semi-finals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
  • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
Finals(Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 5 July 2023.

Knockout round play-offs

Summary

The first legs were played on 11–13 July, and the second legs were played on 18–21 July 2023.[6] [7]

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Matches

Estudiantes won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).----Ñublense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).----Botafogo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).----América Mineiro won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).----Libertad won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).----Corinthians won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).----Emelec won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).----San Lorenzo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 1–3 August, and the second legs were played on 8–10 August 2023.[8] [9]

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Matches

Defensa y Justicia won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).----Estudiantes won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).----Tied 4–4 on aggregate, América Mineiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).----São Paulo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).----Tied 3–3 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).----Fortaleza won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).----Corinthians won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).----Botafogo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 22–24 August, and the second legs were played on 29–31 August 2023.[10] [11]

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Matches

Defensa y Justicia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).----Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).----Fortaleza won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 and 27 September, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 October 2023.[12] [13]

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Matches

LDU Quito won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.----Fortaleza won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

See main article: 2023 Copa Sudamericana final. The final was played on 28 October 2023 at Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023. CONMEBOL.com. 24 April 2023. 24 April 2023.
  2. Web site: CONMEBOL Sudamericana / Manual de Clubes 2023. CONMEBOL. 9 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Sudamericana: la final se disputará en el Campus de Maldonado por pedido de Brasil . Sudamericana: The final will be played at the Maldonado Campus at the request of Brazil. Portal Montevideo . es . 15 September 2023. 15 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Fecha y horario para los sorteos de los Octavos de Final. Date and time for the Round of 16 draws. CONMEBOL. es. 21 June 2023. 21 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Los cruces de Octavos en la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023. The Round of 16 matchups in the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana. CONMEBOL. es. 5 July 2023. 5 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Fixture de los Playoff de Octavos de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023. 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Knockout Round Play-offs fixture. es. CONMEBOL. 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - PLAY OFFS OCTAVOS DE FINAL Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones Versión de 03/07/2023. es. CONMEBOL. 3 July 2023. 4 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Fixture de Octavos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana. Round of 16 Fixture for the CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana. es. CONMEBOL. 21 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
  9. Web site: PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones Versión de 21/07/2023. es. CONMEBOL. 21 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Fixture para los Cuartos de Final. Fixture for the Quarter-finals. es. CONMEBOL. 11 August 2023. 11 August 2023.
  11. Web site: PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones Versión de 11/08/2023. es. CONMEBOL. 11 August 2023. 11 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Los calendarios de partidos para las Semifinales. The match fixtures for the Semi-finals. es. CONMEBOL. 1 September 2023. 1 September 2023.
  13. Web site: PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINAL Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones Versión de 31/08/2023. es. CONMEBOL. 1 September 2023. 1 September 2023.