2024 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final stages are played from 16 July to 23 November 2024.[1] A total of 24 teams compete in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana,[2] with the final to be played in Asunción, Paraguay.[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 will face 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

Group Winners Runners-up
A Colombia Independiente Medellín Bolivia Always Ready
B Brazil Cruzeiro Ecuador Universidad Católica
C Argentina Belgrano Brazil Internacional
D Brazil Fortaleza Argentina Boca Juniors
E Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano Brazil Athletico Paranaense
F Brazil Corinthians Uruguay Racing
G Argentina Lanús Brazil Cuiabá
H Argentina Racing Brazil Red Bull Bragantino

Copa Libertadores group stage third-placed teams

Group Third-placed teams
A Paraguay Cerro Porteño
B Ecuador Barcelona
C Chile Huachipato
D Ecuador LDU Quito
E Chile Palestino
F Ecuador Independiente del Valle
G Argentina Rosario Central
H Paraguay Libertad

Seeding

For the final stages, the teams were 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.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SH1 Argentina Racing 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Round of 16
2 SF1 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 13
3 SA1 Colombia Independiente Medellín 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13
4 SG1 Argentina Lanús 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
5 SD1 Brazil Fortaleza 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13
6 SE1 Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13
7 SB1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12
8 SC1 Argentina Belgrano 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
9 SH2 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 6 4 1 1 9 8 +1 13 Play-off Match A
10 SE2 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 4 0 2 17 5 +12 12 Play-off Match B
11 SG2 Brazil Cuiabá 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12 Play-off Match C
12 SB2 Ecuador Universidad Católica 6 3 2 1 8 2 +6 11 Play-off Match D
13 SD2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Play-off Match E
14 SA2 Bolivia Always Ready 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Play-off Match F
15 SC2 Brazil Internacional 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Play-off Match G
16 SF2 Uruguay Racing 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Play-off Match H
17 LC Chile Huachipato 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8 Play-off Match H
18 LG Argentina Rosario Central 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7 Play-off Match G
19 LD Ecuador LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 Play-off Match F
20 LF Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Play-off Match E
21 LH Paraguay Libertad 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Play-off Match D
22 LE Chile Palestino 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 Play-off Match C
23 LA Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 1 3 2 4 5 −1 6 Play-off Match B
24 LB Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 3 2 6 9 −3 6 Play-off Match A
Source: CONMEBOL Sudamericana, CONMEBOL Libertadores
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[2]

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 3 June 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) in Asunción, 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 round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
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 G: Seed 15 vs. Seed 18
  • 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 3 June 2024.[6]

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal (23 November 2024 – Asunción)
18Argentina Rosario Central
18Argentina Rosario Central1125Brazil Fortaleza
Winner A[†]
15Brazil Internacional011
Brazil Winner H[†]
9Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
24Ecuador Barcelona1232Brazil Corinthians
Winner S1[†]
9Brazil Red Bull Bragantino134
Winner S4[†]
17Chile Huachipato
17Chile Huachipato (p)213 (3)1Argentina Racing
Winner D[†]
16Uruguay Racing303 (0)
Winner E[†]
10Brazil Athletico Paranaense
23Paraguay Cerro Porteño1128Argentina Belgrano
Winner F1[‡]
10Brazil Athletico Paranaense123
Winner F2[‡]
21Paraguay Libertad
21Paraguay Libertad2136Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano
Paraguay Winner B[†]
12Ecuador Universidad Católica011
Winner G[†]
13Argentina Boca Juniors
20Ecuador Independiente del Valle0007Brazil Cruzeiro
Winner S2[†]
13Argentina Boca Juniors011
Winner S3[†]
19Ecuador LDU Quito
19Ecuador LDU Quito3144Argentina Lanús
Winner C[†]
14Bolivia Always Ready033
Winner F[†]
22Chile Palestino
22Chile Palestino1233Colombia Independiente Medellín
11Brazil Cuiabá112
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.
  2. ‡ Higher-seeded team to be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Knockout round play-offs

Summary

The first legs were played on 16–18 July, and the second legs were played on 23–25 July 2024.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Ecuador 3–4 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 1–1 2–3
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–3 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 1–1 1–2
Palestino Chile 3–2 Brazil Cuiabá 1–1 2–1
Libertad Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador Universidad Católica 2–0 1–1
Independiente del Valle Ecuador 0–1 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 0–1
LDU Quito Ecuador 4–3 Bolivia Always Ready 3–0 1–3
Rosario Central Argentina 2–1 Brazil Internacional 1–0 1–1
Huachipato Chile 3–3 (3–0 p) Uruguay Racing 2–3 1–0

Matches

Barcelona Ecuador1–1Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
 Report
  • Helinho 18'
Attendance: 6,767[10]
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)
Red Bull Bragantino Brazil3–2Ecuador Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 4,368[11]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Red Bull Bragantino won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–1Brazil Athletico Paranaense
  • Benítez 33'
 Report
  • Christian 69'
Athletico Paranaense Brazil2–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
  • Fernández 68'
Attendance: 28,196[13]
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Athletico Paranaense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Palestino Chile1–1Brazil Cuiabá
 Report
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Cuiabá Brazil1–2Chile Palestino
  • André Luis 77'
 Report
Attendance: 6,004[14]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Palestino won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Libertad Paraguay2–0Ecuador Universidad Católica
Report
Universidad Católica Ecuador1–1Paraguay Libertad
  • Fajardo 6'
 Report
Attendance: 4,201[15]
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Libertad won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Independiente del Valle Ecuador0–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 8,083[17]
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)
Boca Juniors Argentina1–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
 Report

Boca Juniors won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

LDU Quito Ecuador3–0Bolivia Always Ready
 Report
Always Ready Bolivia3–1Ecuador LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 4,269[20]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

LDU Quito won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Rosario Central Argentina1–0Brazil Internacional
 Report
Attendance: 21,907[21]
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Internacional Brazil1–1Argentina Rosario Central
  • Alan Patrick 49'
 Report
Attendance: 31,646[22]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Rosario Central won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

Huachipato Chile2–3Uruguay Racing
 Report
Attendance: 2,503[23]
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Racing Uruguay0–1Chile Huachipato
Report
Penalties
 0–3
Attendance: 1,428[24]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Huachipato won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16.

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs will be played on 13–15 August, and the second legs will be played on 20–22 August 2024.[25][26]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosario Central Argentina A Brazil Fortaleza 14 Aug 21 Aug
Libertad Paraguay B Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano 15 Aug 22 Aug
LDU Quito Ecuador C Argentina Lanús 14 Aug 21 Aug
Huachipato Chile D Argentina Racing 13 Aug 20 Aug
Athletico Paranaense Brazil E Argentina Belgrano 15 Aug 22 Aug
Palestino Chile F Colombia Independiente Medellín 14 Aug 21 Aug
Boca Juniors Argentina G Brazil Cruzeiro 15 Aug 22 Aug
Red Bull Bragantino Brazil H Brazil Corinthians 13 Aug 20 Aug

Matches

Rosario Central ArgentinavBrazil Fortaleza
Fortaleza BrazilvArgentina Rosario Central
Castelão, Fortaleza

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Libertad ParaguayvParaguay Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Ameliano ParaguayvParaguay Libertad

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

LDU Quito EcuadorvArgentina Lanús
Lanús ArgentinavEcuador LDU Quito

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Huachipato ChilevArgentina Racing
TBC
Racing ArgentinavChile Huachipato
TBC

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Athletico Paranaense BrazilvArgentina Belgrano
Belgrano ArgentinavBrazil Athletico Paranaense

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Palestino ChilevColombia Independiente Medellín
TBC
Independiente Medellín ColombiavChile Palestino

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Boca Juniors ArgentinavBrazil Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro BrazilvArgentina Boca Juniors

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Red Bull Bragantino BrazilvBrazil Corinthians
TBC
Corinthians BrazilvBrazil Red Bull Bragantino

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 17–19 September, and the second legs will be played on 24–26 September 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner H Brazil S1[†] Winner A 17–19 Sep 24–26 Sep
Winner G S2[†] Paraguay Winner B 17–19 Sep 24–26 Sep
Winner F S3[†] Winner C 17–19 Sep 24–26 Sep
Winner E S4[†] Winner D 17–19 Sep 24–26 Sep
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

Winner H Brazilv Winner A
Winner A vBrazil Winner H

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Winner G vParaguay Winner B
Winner B Paraguayv Winner G

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Winner F v Winner C
Winner C v Winner F

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Winner E v Winner D
Winner D v Winner E

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs will be played on 22–24 October, and the second legs will be played on 29–31 October 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner S4 F1[†] Winner S1 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct
Winner S3 F2[†] Winner S2 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

Winner S4 v Winner S1
Winner S1 v Winner S4

Winner advances to the final.

Winner S3 v Winner S2
Winner S2 v Winner S3

Winner advances to the final.

Final

The final will be played on 23 November 2024 in Asunción, Paraguay.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Both legs of Play-off Match A, originally scheduled for 16 and 23 July, were moved to 17 and 24 July.[9]
  2. ^ Palestino played their home match at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  3. ^ a b Libertad play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  4. ^ The Independiente del Valle v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito was moved to Independiente del Valle's regular stadium Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito.[16]
  5. ^ Huachipato played their home match at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, Talcahuano which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  6. ^ Racing (URU) played their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  7. ^ Sportivo Ameliano will play their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  8. ^ Belgrano will play their home match at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba instead of their regular stadium Estadio Julio César Villagra, Córdoba which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  9. ^ Independiente Medellín will play their home match against Palestino at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira instead of their regular stadium Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín which will be unavailable due to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[27]

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