The 2021 Copa Sudamericana final stages was played from 13 July to 20 November 2021. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, with the final played in

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Qualified teams

The winners 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 round of 16.

Copa Sudamericana group stage winners

Copa Libertadores group stage third-placed teams

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the Copa Sudamericana group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the Copa Libertadores group third-placed teams (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Format

Starting from the round of 16, 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 round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3). If tied on aggregate, the

away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...

will be used. If still tied,

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

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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

will be played. If still tied after extra time, a

will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.5).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYT ( UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in

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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 Copa Libertadores group third-placed (Pot 2), with the Copa Sudamericana 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 round of 16 is determined as follows:

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 1 June 2021.

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 13–15 July, and the second legs were played on 20–22 July 2021.

Match A

---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Peñarol won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S1).''

Match B

---- ''Red Bull Bragantino won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S2).''

Match C

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

Match D

---- ''Athletico Paranaense won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S4).''

Match E

---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S4).''

Match F

---- ''Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Libertad won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S3).''

Match G

---- ''Rosario Central won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S2).''

Match H

---- ''Sporting Cristal won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals ( Match S1).''

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 10–12 August, and the second legs were played on 17–19 August 2021.

Match S1

---- ''Peñarol won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals ( Match F1).''

Match S2

---- ''Red Bull Bragantino won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals ( Match F2).''

Match S3

---- ''Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Libertad won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals ( Match F2).''

Match S4

---- ''Athletico Paranaense won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals ( Match F1).''

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 September, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 September 2021.

Match F1

---- ''Athletico Paranaense won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

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.''

Match F2

---- ''Red Bull Bragantino won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

.''

Final

The final was played on 20 November 2021 at

Notes

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana Final Stages 2021 *3 July 2021 sports events in South America August 2021 sports events in South America September 2021 sports events in South America November 2021 sports events in South America