2023 Copa Sudamericana

The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana is the 22nd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2023 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 28 October 2023
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored165 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Federico Santander (4 goals)

The final will be played in Montevideo, Uruguay on 28 October 2023, as announced by CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez on 8 March 2023.[1]

The winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Independiente del Valle are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2023 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.

Format changes

On 19 December 2022, CONMEBOL announced format changes to the Copa Sudamericana starting from this edition while maintaining the same number of matches to be played. The following changes were implemented:[2]

  • The first stage of the tournament, where teams from all associations (except Argentina and Brazil) play against a team from their same association, was played over a single match instead of a home-and-away two-legged basis.
  • The eight group runner-ups will not be eliminated, but will instead play a play-off round prior to the round of 16 against the eight third-placed teams of the Copa Libertadores group stage, which previously advanced directly to the round of 16. The winners of this round will advance to the round of 16 along with the Copa Sudamericana group winners.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:[3]

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

The entry stage is determined as follows:[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)		 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Argentina 1) Group stage 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 2) 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
Tigre (Argentina 3) 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 4) 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
Estudiantes (Argentina 5) 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
San Lorenzo (Argentina 6) 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[5]
 Bolivia
(4 berths)		 Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) First stage 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Guabirá (Bolivia 2) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Atlético Palmaflor (Bolivia 3) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Blooming (Bolivia 4) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
 Brazil
(6 berths)		 São Paulo (Brazil 1) Group stage 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
América Mineiro (Brazil 2) 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
Botafogo (Brazil 3) 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
Santos (Brazil 4) 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
Goiás (Brazil 5) 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil 6) 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[6]
 Chile
(4 berths)		 Palestino (Chile 1) First stage 2022 Primera División best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[7]
Cobresal (Chile 2) 2022 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[7]
Universidad Católica (Chile 3) 2022 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[7]
Audax Italiano (Chile 4) 2022 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[7]
 Colombia
(4 berths)		 Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) First stage 2022 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[8]
Junior (Colombia 2) 2022 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[8]
Santa Fe (Colombia 3) 2022 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[8]
Águilas Doradas (Colombia 4) 2022 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[8]
 Ecuador
(4 berths)		 LDU Quito (Ecuador 1) First stage 2022 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[9]
Emelec (Ecuador 2) 2022 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[9]
Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador 3) 2022 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[9]
Delfín (Ecuador 4) 2022 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[9]
 Paraguay
(4 berths)		 Guaraní (Paraguay 1) First stage 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[10]
Tacuary (Paraguay 2) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[10]
General Caballero (JLM) (Paraguay 3) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[10]
Sportivo Ameliano (Paraguay 4) 2022 Copa Paraguay champions[10]
 Peru
(4 berths)		 Universitario (Peru 1) First stage 2022 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[11]
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 2) 2022 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[11]
Cienciano (Peru 3) 2022 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[11]
Binacional (Peru 4) 2022 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[Note PER]
 Uruguay
(4 berths)		 River Plate (Uruguay 1) First stage 2022 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[12]
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[12]
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 3) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[12]
Danubio (Uruguay 4) 2022 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores[12]
 Venezuela
(4 berths)		 Estudiantes de Mérida (Venezuela 1) First stage 2022 Primera División Fase Final Sudamericana A winners[13]
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 2) 2022 Primera División Fase Final Sudamericana B winners[13]
Caracas (Venezuela 3) 2022 Primera División Fase Final Sudamericana A runners-up[13]
Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 4) 2022 Primera División Fase Final Sudamericana B runners-up[13]
Notes
  1. Bolivia (BOL): Since the 2022 Copa Bolivia was cancelled and the 2022 Clausura tournament was abandoned due to civil unrest, the four Copa Sudamericana berths allocated to Bolivia were awarded through aggregate table placement at the time of abandonment.[14]
  2. Peru (PER): Due to the cancellation of the 2022 Copa Bicentenario, the Peru 4 berth which was originally allocated to the winners of said competition passed over to the 2022 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores.[15]

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2023 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
Colombia Millonarios Group stage
Argentina Huracán
Brazil Fortaleza
Chile Magallanes
Third-placed teams in group stage Entry stage
Knockout round play-offs

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[16][17][18]

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 21 December 2022[19] 7–9 March 2023
Group stage 27 March 2023
  • Matchday 1: 4–6 April 2023
  • Matchday 2: 18–20 April 2023
  • Matchday 3: 2–4 May 2023
  • Matchday 4: 23–25 May 2023
  • Matchday 5: 6–8 June 2023
  • Matchday 6: 27–29 June 2023
Knockout round play-offs No draw 11–13 July 2023 18–20 July 2023
Round of 16 21 July 2023 1–3 August 2023 8–10 August 2023
Quarter-finals 22–24 August 2023 29–31 August 2023
Semi-finals 26–28 September 2023 3–5 October 2023
Final 28 October 2023 in Montevideo

Draws
Location of teams of the 2023 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 2023 Copa Libertadores.

The draw for the first stage was held on 21 December 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[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. The draw for the group stage was held on 27 March 2023, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[21][22]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 9 December 2022 (shown in parentheses),[23] taking into account the following three factors:[24]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2013–2022.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2012 and 2002–2012 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
Main article: 2023 Copa Sudamericana first stage

In the first stage, each tie was played as a single-leg match.[2] If tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).

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
Guabirá Bolivia 0–1 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
Blooming Bolivia 6–0 Bolivia Atlético Palmaflor
Cobresal Chile 0–1 Chile Palestino
Audax Italiano Chile 3–2 Chile Universidad Católica
Deportes Tolima Colombia 1–0 Colombia Junior
Águilas Doradas Colombia 1–2 Colombia Santa Fe
LDU Quito Ecuador 4–0 Ecuador Delfín
Emelec Ecuador 2–1 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Guaraní Paraguay 3–1 Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano
Tacuary Paraguay 2–2 (4–2 p) Paraguay General Caballero (JLM)
Universidad César Vallejo Peru 3–1 Peru Binacional
Universitario Peru 2–0 Peru Cienciano
Defensor Sporting Uruguay 0–0 (3–4 p) Uruguay Danubio
River Plate Uruguay 0–4 Uruguay Peñarol
Caracas Venezuela 0–1 Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela 1–1 (3–1 p) Venezuela Deportivo Táchira

Group stage
Main article: 2023 Copa Sudamericana group stage

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).[3]

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LDQ BOT MAG UCV
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Round of 16 — 6 Jun 4–0 29 Jun
2 Brazil Botafogo 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Knockout round play-offs 0–0 — 29 Jun 4–0
3 Chile Magallanes 3 0 2 1 4 8 −4 2 23 May 2–2 — 2–2
4 Peru Universidad César Vallejo 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 1–2 25 May 8 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HUR DAN EME GUA
1 Argentina Huracán 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 Round of 16 — 1–1 25 May 4–1
2 Uruguay Danubio 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Knockout round play-offs 8 Jun — 2–0 25 May
3 Ecuador Emelec 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 1–0 28 Jun — 7 Jun
4 Paraguay Guaraní 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 28 Jun 2–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBB EST TAC ORI
1 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Round of 16 — 0–0 28 Jun 5–0
2 Argentina Estudiantes 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Knockout round play-offs 7 Jun — 4–0 28 Jun
3 Paraguay Tacuary 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3 1–4 25 May — 3–1
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 25 May 0–1 8 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPA TIG TOL APC
1 Brazil São Paulo 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Round of 16 — 27 Jun 8 Jun 2–0
2 Argentina Tigre 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 24 May 6 Jun
3 Colombia Deportes Tolima 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 0–0 1–2 — 27 Jun
4 Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 23 May 0–3 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOB AUD SAN BLO
1 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Round of 16 — 29 Jun 1–0 3–0
2 Chile Audax Italiano 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 Knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 24 May 2–0
3 Brazil Santos 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 6 Jun 0–0 — 29 Jun
4 Bolivia Blooming 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 24 May 7 Jun 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL DYJ AMG PEÑ
1 Colombia Millonarios 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Round of 16 — 3–0 1–1 23 May
2 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Knockout round play-offs 29 Jun — 2–1 4–1
3 Brazil América Mineiro 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 6 Jun 23 May — 4–1
4 Uruguay Peñarol 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 0–2 6 Jun 29 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNI GOI SFE GLP
1 Peru Universitario 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Round of 16 — 2–2 2–0 28 Jun
2 Brazil Goiás 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Knockout round play-offs 23 May — 0–0 8 Jun
3 Colombia Santa Fe 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 8 Jun 28 Jun — 2–1
4 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0 0–1 0–2 23 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOR SLO PAL EDM
1 Brazil Fortaleza 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Round of 16 — 24 May 4–0 6–1
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4 Knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 8 Jun 27 Jun
3 Chile Palestino 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4 27 Jun 0–0 — 1–0
4 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 6 Jun 0–1 25 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CONMEBOL

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 4 May 2023
Rank Player Team 1S GS1 GS2 GS3 GS4 GS5 GS6 KPO1 KPO2 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Paraguay Federico Santander Paraguay Guaraní 1111 4
2 Ecuador José Angulo Ecuador LDU Quito 12 3
Uruguay Matías Arezo Uruguay Peñarol 3
Colombia Leonardo Castro Colombia Millonarios 21
Brazil Edson Cariús Paraguay Tacuary 12
Colombia José Luis Sinisterra Bolivia Blooming 3

Source: CONMEBOL

See also

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