2017 Copa Sudamericana Explained

Tourney Name:Copa Sudamericana
Year:2017
Num Teams:44+10
Associations:10
Champion Other: Independiente
Count:2
Second Other: Flamengo
Matches:106
Goals:262
Top Scorer: Jhon Cifuente
Felipe Vizeu
Luis Miguel Rodríguez
(5 goals each)
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

Argentinian club Independiente defeated Brazilian club Flamengo in the finals by an aggregate score of 3–2 to win their second tournament title.[1] As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Chapecoense were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Flamengo in the round of 16. They qualified for the tournament after finishing third in their 2017 Copa Libertadores group.

Format changes

Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Although CONMEBOL proposed to change the format of the final to be played as a single match at a venue to be chosen in advance, they later decided to keep the two-legged home-and-away format.[10]

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage:[9] [11]

AssociationTeam Qualification method[12]
Argentina
2016 Primera División best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[13]
2016 Primera División 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División 5th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División 6th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Bolivia
2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[14]
2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Brazil
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[15]
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Chile
2016 Primera División runners-up playoff losers[16]
2016 Apertura best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Apertura 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Copa Chile best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Colombia
2016 Copa Colombia best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[17]
2016 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera A aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Ecuador
2016 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[18]
2016 Serie A aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Paraguay
2016 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[19]
2016 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División aggregate table 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División aggregate table 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Peru
2016 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[20]
2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Uruguay
2016 Primera División best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[21]
2016 Primera División 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
Venezuela
2016 Copa Venezuela best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[22]
2016 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
2016 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores

A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2017 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.

Best teams eliminated in third stage[23]
Olimpia
Junior
Third-placed teams in group stage
Estudiantes
Santa Fe
Independiente Medellín
Flamengo
Atlético Tucumán
Libertad
Chapecoense
Deportes Iquique

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[24]

StageDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
First stage31 January 2017
(Luque, Paraguay)
Second stage14 June 2017
(Luque, Paraguay)
Round of 16
Quarterfinals24–26 October 201731 October – 2 November 2017
Semifinals21, 23 November 201728, 30 November 2017
Finals6 December 201713 December 2017

Draws

First stage

See main article: article and 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.

Second stage

See main article: article and 2017 Copa Sudamericana second stage.

Final stages

See main article: article and 2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages.

Finals

See main article: 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
align=center rowspan=31 Jhon Cifuente Universidad Católicaalign=center rowspan=35
Felipe Vizeu Flamengo
Luis Miguel Rodríguez Atlético Tucumán
align=center rowspan=74 André Sport Recifealign=center rowspan=74
Óscar Cardozo Libertad
Leandro Fernández Independiente
Maximiliano Freitas Oriente Petrolero
Emmanuel Gigliotti Independiente
Henrique Dourado Fluminense
Santiago Salcedo Libertad
[25]

Top assists

RankPlayerTeamAssists
align=center rowspan=21 Éverton Flamengoalign=center rowspan=24
Jorge Rojas Cerro Porteño
align=center rowspan=33 Rodrigo Aliendro Atlético Tucumánalign=center rowspan=33
Ezequiel Barco Independiente
Miguel Trauco Flamengo
[26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Reglamento Conmebol Sudamericana 2017. CONMEBOL.com.
  3. Web site: Conmebol informa detalles adicionales sobre reforma de Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. 3 October 2016. es.
  4. Web site: Conmebol ratifica calendario anual para Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. 3 October 2016. es.
  5. Web site: Comunicado de CONMEBOL sobre torneos de clubes. CONMEBOL.com. 27 September 2016. es.
  6. Web site: What to know about the significant changes and new format for the Copa Libertadores. CBS Sports. 27 September 2016.
  7. Web site: "Invitación por criterio técnico": Boca y River podrían jugar la Copa Libertadores 2017. La Nacion. 27 September 2016. es.
  8. Web site: La Libertadores tendrá más semanas y más equipos. El Sol de Mexico. 27 September 2016. es. 27 September 2016. 4 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104205841/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/deportes/471227-la-libertadores-tendras-mas-semanas-y-mas-equipos. dead.
  9. Web site: La Copa Sudamericana 2017 reunirá a 44 clubes. CONMEBOL.com. 6 December 2016. es.
  10. Web site: La CONMEBOL no recibe candidaturas para eventual final única de LIBERTADORES. CONMEBOL.com. 24 May 2017. es.
  11. Web site: Son 44 equipos los que confirmaron su presencia en la disputa de la otra mitad de la gloria. CONMEBOL.com. 22 December 2016. es.
  12. Web site: CONMEBOL anuncia criterios de clasificación para ediciones 2017 de Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. 14 October 2016.
  13. Web site: Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2016. AFA. es.
  14. Web site: L.F.P.B.: El campeón del Apertura irá a la Libertadores 2017. elpaisonline.com. 3 December 2015.
  15. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A de 2016 REC - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO. CBF.
  16. Web site: Bases Campeonato Nacional Primera División 2016-2017. ANFP. es.
  17. Web site: Reglamentación Liga Águila 2016. DIMAYOR. es. 2019-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224242/http://dimayor.com.co//film/20160727092602REGLAMENTACION-LIGA-%C3%81GUILA-2016.pdf. 2018-09-26. dead.
  18. Web site: Reglamento del Comité Ejecutivo de fútbol Profesional. FEF. es. 2016-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220203219/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/reglamentos/3-reglamento-comite-ejecutivo-2016.pdf. 2016-12-20. dead.
  19. Web site: Reglamento del Campeonato Oficial Año 2016. APF. es. 2016-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623211633/http://www.apf.org.py/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/REGLAMENTO-DEL-CAMPEONATO-OFICIAL-AN%CC%83O-2016.pdf. 2016-06-23. dead.
  20. Web site: Bases del Torneo Descentralizado 2016 . ADFP . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216004438/http://www.adfp.org.pe/pdf/dscntrlzd2016.pdf . 2016-02-16 .
  21. Web site: Campeonato Uruguayo Especial 2016. AUF. es. PDF. 2017-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223921/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/FileViewer.ashx?id=18468&download=no. 2017-02-17. dead.
  22. Web site: Comisión de Torneos Nacionales Normas Reguladoras de Primera División Temporada 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303133808/http://federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org/pdf/NORMAS_REGULADORAS_PRIMERA_2016.pdf . dead . 2016-03-03 . FVF . es .
  23. Web site: Olimpia y Junior acceden a la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2017. CONMEBOL.com. 24 February 2017.
  24. Web site: La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana. CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  25. Web site: CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2017 — GOLEADORES . CONMEBOL.com . es.
  26. Web site: Estadísticas de la liga Copa Sudamericana: Líderes en Asistencias - 2017/18 . ESPN . es . 2017-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212729/http://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/estadisticas/asistencias/_/league/conmebol.sudamericana/copa-sudamericana . 2017-08-03 . dead .

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