2023 Copa Sudamericana Final Stages
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The 2023 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 11 July to 28 October 2023. A total of 24 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the
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, with the final played in Maldonado, Uruguay at Estadio Domingo Burgueño.


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.


Format

Starting from the knockout round play-offs, the teams play a
single-elimination tournament A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
with the following rules: *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 In sports (particularly association football), a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum o ...
basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3). If tied on aggregate,
extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
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 Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
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 5 July 2023, 12:00 PYT ( UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque,
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. 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).


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.


Matches

''Estudiantes won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).'' ---- ''Ñublense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).'' ---- ''Botafogo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).'' ---- ''América Mineiro won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).'' ---- ''Libertad won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).'' ---- ''Corinthians won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).'' ---- ''Emelec won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).'' ---- ''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.


Matches

''Defensa y Justicia won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).'' ---- ''Estudiantes won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).'' ---- ''Tied 4–4 on aggregate, América Mineiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).'' ---- ''São Paulo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).'' ---- ''Tied 3–3 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).'' ---- ''Fortaleza won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).'' ---- ''Corinthians won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).'' ---- ''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.


Matches

''Defensa y Justicia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).'' ---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).'' ---- ''Fortaleza won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).'' ---- ''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.


Matches

''LDU Quito won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the
final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
.'' ---- ''Fortaleza won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the
final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
.''


Final

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


Notes


References


External links


CONMEBOL Sudamericana
CONMEBOL.com
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
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