2024 Copa Sudamericana

The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana is the 23rd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 5 March and is scheduled to end on 23 November 2024, with the final to be played in Asunción, Paraguay.[1]

2024 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024
Tournament details
Dates5 March – 23 November 2024
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored147 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Five players (4 goals each)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2024.

The winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

LDU Quito are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only be able to defend their title if they end in third place of their Copa Libertadores group.

Teams edit

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:[2]

  • Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:[3][4]

  • Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
  • First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
  Argentina
(6 berths)
Boca Juniors (Argentina 1) Group stage 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
Racing (Argentina 2) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 3) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
Lanús (Argentina 4) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
Belgrano (Argentina 5) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[5]
  Bolivia
(4 berths)
Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 1) First stage 2023 Copa de la División Profesional runners-up[6]
Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 2) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table best best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[6]
Real Tomayapo (Bolivia 3) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[6]
Universitario de Vinto (Bolivia 4) 2023 Primera División and Copa de la División Profesional aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[6]
  Brazil
(6 berths)
Athletico Paranaense (Brazil 1) Group stage 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
Internacional (Brazil 2) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
Fortaleza (Brazil 3) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
Cuiabá (Brazil 4) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
Corinthians (Brazil 5) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
Cruzeiro (Brazil 6) 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[7]
  Chile
(4 berths)
Coquimbo Unido (Chile 1) First stage 2023 Primera División best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[8]
Everton (Chile 2) 2023 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[8]
Universidad Católica (Chile 3) 2023 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[8]
Unión La Calera (Chile 4) 2023 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[8]
  Colombia
(4 berths)
Independiente Medellín (Colombia 1) First stage 2023 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[9]
América de Cali (Colombia 2) 2023 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[9]
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) 2023 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[9]
Alianza[Note COL] (Colombia 4) 2023 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[9]
  Ecuador
(4 berths)
Delfín (Ecuador 1) First stage 2023 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[10]
Universidad Católica (Ecuador 2) 2023 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[10]
Técnico Universitario (Ecuador 3) 2023 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[10]
Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 4) 2023 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[10]
  Paraguay
(4 berths)
Guaraní (Paraguay 1) First stage 2023 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores
Olimpia (Paraguay 2) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores
Sportivo Ameliano (Paraguay 3) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores
Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 4) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores
  Peru
(4 berths)
Sport Huancayo (Peru 1) First stage 2023 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[11]
ADT (Peru 2) 2023 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[11]
Deportivo Garcilaso (Peru 3) 2023 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[11]
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 4) 2023 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[11]
  Uruguay
(4 berths)
Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 1) First stage 2023 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[12]
Racing (Uruguay 2) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[12]
Cerro Largo (Uruguay 3) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[12]
Danubio (Uruguay 4) 2023 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[12]
  Venezuela
(4 berths)
Carabobo (Venezuela 1) First stage 2023 Primera División best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[13]
Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 2) 2023 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[13]
Metropolitanos (Venezuela 3) 2023 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[13]
Rayo Zuliano (Venezuela 4) 2023 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2024 Copa Libertadores[13]
Notes
  1. Colombia (COL): On 16 January 2024, Alianza Petrolera relocated to Valledupar and was rebranded as Alianza F.C.[14]

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2024 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.

Teams eliminated in third stage Entry stage
  Red Bull Bragantino Group stage
  Nacional
  Always Ready
  Sportivo Trinidense
Third-placed teams in group stage Entry stage
  Knockout round play-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[15][16]

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 19 December 2023[17] 5–7 March 2024
Group stage 18 March 2024[18]
  • Matchday 1: 2–4 April 2024
  • Matchday 2: 9–11 April 2024
  • Matchday 3: 23–25 April 2024
  • Matchday 4: 7–9 May 2024
  • Matchday 5: 14–16 May 2024
  • Matchday 6: 28–30 May 2024
Knockout round play-offs No draw 16–18 July 2024 23–25 July 2024
Round of 16 31 July 2024 13–15 August 2024 20–22 August 2024
Quarter-finals 17–19 September 2024 24–26 September 2024
Semi-finals 22–24 October 2024 29–31 October 2024
Final 23 November 2024 in Asunción

Draws edit

 
 
Buenos Aires
 
Asunción
 
 
Montevideo
 
Caracas
Location of teams of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.
  Brown: Group A;   Red: Group B;   Orange: Group C;
  Yellow: Group D;   Green: Group E;   Blue: Group F;
  Purple: Group G;   Pink: Group H;   White: First stage.
(L) Teams transferred from the 2024 Copa Libertadores.

The draw for the first stage was held on 19 December 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[19][20]

For the first stage, the 32 teams involved were divided into eight pots according to their national association. The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties, with the four teams from each national association being drawn against a rival from the same association in two ties per association.[21]

The draw for the group stage was held on 18 March 2024, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[22][23]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses),[24] taking into account the following three factors:[25]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2014–2023.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2013 and 2002–2013 respectively.
  3. Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.

For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The four losers of the Copa Libertadores third stage were seeded into Pot 4. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^
    CLQ3 The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.

First stage edit

In the first stage, each tie was played on a single-leg basis, with the winner being decided in a penalty shoot-out in case of a draw after 90 minutes.[4]

The 16 winners of the first stage advanced to the group stage to join the 12 teams directly qualified for that stage (six from Argentina and six from Brazil), and four teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (the four teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying).

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Universitario de Vinto   0–2   Nacional Potosí
Real Tomayapo   0–0 (4–3 p)   Jorge Wilstermann
Everton   0–1   Unión La Calera
Universidad Católica   0–2   Coquimbo Unido
Deportes Tolima   0–0 (2–4 p)   Independiente Medellín
Alianza   2–1   América de Cali
Deportivo Cuenca   2–5   Delfín
Técnico Universitario   0–3   Universidad Católica
Guaraní   0–1   Sportivo Luqueño
Sportivo Ameliano   2–0   Olimpia
Deportivo Garcilaso   0–0 (4–3 p)   ADT
Universidad César Vallejo   2–0   Sport Huancayo
Montevideo Wanderers   0–1   Danubio
Racing   2–0   Cerro Largo
Carabobo   1–1 (4–5 p)   Metropolitanos
Rayo Zuliano   0–0 (4–2 p)   Deportivo La Guaira

Group stage edit

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[4]

The winners of each group will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages, whilst the runners-up of each group will advance to the knockout round play-offs of the final stages.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAR DIM DYJ UCV
1   Always Ready 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Round of 16 2–0 7 May 2–0
2   Independiente Medellín 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Knockout round play-offs 29 May 2–1 4–2
3   Defensa y Justicia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1 14 May 29 May
4   Universidad César Vallejo 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 15 May 7 May 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UCA ULC CRU ALI
1   Universidad Católica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Round of 16 9 May 0–0 16 May
2   Unión La Calera 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Knockout round play-offs 0–1 0–0 30 May
3   Cruzeiro 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 30 May 16 May 3–3
4   Alianza 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 1–3 0–1 7 May
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEL INT DEL RTO
1   Belgrano 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Round of 16 0–0 9 May 15 May
2   Internacional 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Knockout round play-offs 28 May 16 May 0–0
3   Delfín 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 1–1 1–2 28 May
4   Real Tomayapo 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 0–2 7 May 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOR BOC TRI NAP
1   Fortaleza 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Round of 16 4–2 29 May 5–0
2   Boca Juniors 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Knockout round play-offs 15 May 1–0 29 May
3   Sportivo Trinidense 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 0–2 8 May 2–0
4   Nacional Potosí 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1 8 May 0–0 14 May
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAP SPA DAN DRZ
1   Athletico Paranaense 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Round of 16 30 May 15 May 6–0
2   Sportivo Ameliano 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Knockout round play-offs 1–4 7 May 14 May
3   Danubio 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 0–1 0–0 30 May
4   Rayo Zuliano 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0 8 May 0–4 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARG RCM COR NAC
1   Argentinos Juniors 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Round of 16 0–3 1–0 28 May
2   Racing 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Knockout round play-offs 7 May 1–1 14 May
3   Corinthians 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 14 May 28 May 4–0
4   Nacional 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1 2–3 2–2 7 May
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAN CUI GAR MET
1   Lanús 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Round of 16 29 May 2–1 15 May
2   Cuiabá 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Knockout round play-offs 1–1 15 May 8 May
3   Deportivo Garcilaso 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 9 May 1–1 3–2
4   Metropolitanos 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 0–2 0–2 29 May
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAC RBB COQ SLU
1   Racing 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Round of 16 3–0 16 May 28 May
2   Red Bull Bragantino 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6 Knockout round play-offs 9 May 1–0 2–1
3   Coquimbo Unido 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 1–2 28 May 1–0
4   Sportivo Luqueño 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 0–2 16 May 8 May
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 25 April 2024
Rank Player Team 1S GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 KPO1 KPO2 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1   Emerson Batalla   Alianza 1 2 1 4
  Ismael Díaz   Universidad Católica 2 1 1
  Juan Martín Lucero   Fortaleza 2 2
  Tomás Verón Lupi   Racing 1 2 1
  Yago Pikachu   Fortaleza 1 1 2
6   Adrián Martínez   Racing 1 1 1 3
  Charlis Ortiz   Metropolitanos 1 2
  Gonzalo Mastriani   Athletico Paranaense 2 1
  José Angulo   Delfín 2 1
  Walter Bou   Lanús 1 2

Source: CONMEBOL

See also edit

References edit

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