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2023 Copa Sudamericana final stages

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

Copa Libertadores group stage third-placed teams

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.

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]

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:

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]

Matches

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 4,931[8]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata
Attendance: 17,289[9]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Estudiantes won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).

Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción[note 1]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua[note 3]
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Ñublense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).

Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella, Paraná
Attendance: 3,759[12]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 20,509[13]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Botafogo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
Attendance: 29,700[14]
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

América Mineiro won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción[note 4]
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Estadio José Dellagiovanna, Victoria
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Libertad won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
Attendance: 36,686[15]
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Estadio Monumental, Lima
Attendance: 46,811[16]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Corinthians won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).

Estadio Nacional, Lima[note 5]
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Attendance: 20,729[17]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Emelec won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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.[18][19]

Matches

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Attendance: 14,812[20]
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata[note 6]
Attendance: 8,754[23]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Defensa y Justicia won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia[note 7]
Attendance: 34,337[24]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Estudiantes won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 2,546[25]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Neo Química Arena, São Paulo[note 8]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, América Mineiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 12,736[26]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 51,816[27]
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

São Paulo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción[note 1]
Attendance: 6,524[28]
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción[note 4]
Attendance: 8,165[29]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 50,542[30]
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Fortaleza won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
Attendance: 40,251[31]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Corinthians won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 23,916[32]
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción[note 9]
Attendance: 4,273[34]
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

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.[35][36]

Matches

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 25,255[37]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield[note 10]
Attendance: 16,648[39]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Defensa y Justicia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
Attendance: 35,572[40]
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata
Attendance: 23,082[41]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 3,301[42]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 56,916[43]
Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Fortaleza won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
Attendance: 30,648[44]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 52,658[45]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

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.[46][47]

Matches

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús[note 11]
Attendance: 11,540[49]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
Attendance: 42,196[50]
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,151[51]
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Fortaleza won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

The final was played on 28 October 2023 at Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado.

Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Attendance: 17,420[52]
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)[53]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ñublense played their home matches at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillán which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ^ The Audax Italiano vs. Ñublense match, originally scheduled for 20 July 2023, 18:00 local time at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción was suspended due to heavy rainfall and was rescheduled to 21 July 2023 at Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua.[10][11]
  3. ^ Audax Italiano played their home match at Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua (originally scheduled at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  4. ^ a b Libertad played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Tigo La Huerta, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  5. ^ Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  6. ^ Defensa y Justicia played their home match against Emelec at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata (originally scheduled at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, La Plata)[21] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Gobernador Costa which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[22]
  7. ^ Goiás played their home match at Estadio Serra Dourada, Goiânia instead of their regular stadium Estádio da Serrinha, Goiânia which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  8. ^ Red Bull Bragantino played their home match at Neo Química Arena, São Paulo instead of their regular stadium Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  9. ^ Guaraní played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (originally scheduled at Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[33]
  10. ^ Defensa y Justicia played their home match against Botafogo at Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield (originally scheduled at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Gobernador Costa which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[38]
  11. ^ Defensa y Justicia played their home match against LDU Quito at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús (originally scheduled at Estadio Florencio Sola, Banfield) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Gobernador Costa which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[48]

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