The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 19th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana),

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's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the

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would be played at the

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in Córdoba, Argentina with the final originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2020. Argentine club

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by a 3–0 score in the final to win their first tournament title. As champions, Defensa y Justicia earned the right to play against the winners of the

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in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the

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group stage.

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were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the

group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage. On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. The tournament was suspended after its first round due to the

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and resumed on 27 October 2020. It ended with the final on 23 January 2021.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage: *Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each *All other associations: 4 berths each A further 10 teams eliminated from the

will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely due to the

, and no date had been set for its resumption. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.

Draws

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Notes

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana 2020

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