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2024 Copa Sudamericana
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The 2024 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was 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 ended on 23 November 2024, with the final played in Asunción, Paraguay.[1] Estadio General Pablo Rojas, also known as "La Nueva Olla", was announced as the host stadium for the final match on 7 October 2024.[2]
Argentine club Racing were the champions, winning their first title in the competition after defeating Brazilian side Cruzeiro 3–1 in the final.[3] As winners of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, Racing earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana and also automatically qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.
LDU Quito were the titleholders, defending their title after placing third in their Copa Libertadores group, but they were eliminated by Lanús in the round of 16.
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The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:[4]
- Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
- All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:[5][6]
- Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
- First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
- Notes
- Colombia (COL): On 16 January 2024, Alianza Petrolera relocated to Valledupar and was rebranded as Alianza F.C.[16]
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.
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:[17][18]
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Draws
Buenos Aires
R. Central (L)
Always Ready (L)
RB Bragantino (L)
Huachipato (L)
Santiago
Barcelona (L)
Quito
Asunción
Montevideo
Caracas
Quito teams
Ind. del Valle (L)
LDU Quito (L)
Univ. Católica
Santiago teams
Palestino (L)
Univ. Católica
Ind. del Valle (L) LDU Quito (L)
Univ. CatólicaSantiago teams
Palestino (L)
Univ. CatólicaGran Asunción teams
Cerro Porteño (L)
Guaraní
Libertad (L)
Nacional (L)
Olimpia
Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Luqueño
Sportivo Trinidense (L)
Montevideo teams
Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers
Racing
Gran Buenos Aires teams
Argentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors
Defensa y Justicia
Lanús
Racing
Cerro Porteño (L) Guaraní Libertad (L)
Nacional (L) Olimpia
Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Luqueño
Sportivo Trinidense (L)Montevideo teams
Danubio Montevideo Wanderers RacingGran Buenos Aires teams
Argentinos Juniors Boca Juniors
Defensa y Justicia
Lanús RacingLocation 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;
Turquoise: Knockout round play-offs entrants.
(L) Teams transferred from the 2024 Copa Libertadores.
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; Turquoise: Knockout round play-offs entrants.(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.[21][22]
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.[23] 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.[24][25]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses),[26] taking into account the following three factors:[27]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2014–2023.
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2013 and 2002–2013 respectively.
- 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.
- Notes
- ^ CLQ3 The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 June 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) in Asunción, Paraguay.[28][29] 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).[6]
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First stage
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.[6]
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).
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Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were 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).[6]
The winners of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages, whilst the runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout round play-offs of the final stages.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Final stages
Starting from the knockout round play-offs, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[6]
- In the knockout round play-offs, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was 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 would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).
- The final was 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 would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.5).
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 could 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).[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[6]
Bracket
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 3 June 2024.[30]
| Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 |  Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Internacional | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fortaleza | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fortaleza | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 |  Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  Cerro Porteño | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Racing | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Athletico Paranaense | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Belgrano | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Huachipato (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Racing | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Racing | 3 | 0 | 3 (0) | 17 | Huachipato | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 November – Asunción | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Racing | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Racing | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Libertad | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | Libertad (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Libertad | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cruzeiro (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | LDU Quito | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lanús | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Always Ready | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | LDU Quito | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lanús | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lanús (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Palestino | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Independiente Medellín | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cuiabá | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | Palestino | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Independiente Medellín | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Knockout round play-offs
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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Statistics
Top scorers
Source: CONMEBOL
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