2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 9 July to 9 November 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana,[2] with the final played in Asunción, Paraguay at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas.[3]

Qualified teams

The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16.

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they won (O1–O16) (Regulations Article 22.c).[2]

Seed Match Second stage winners
1 O1 La Equidad
2 O2 Independiente del Valle
3 O3 Fluminense
4 O4 Sporting Cristal
5 O5 Argentinos Juniors
6 O6 Montevideo Wanderers
7 O7 Universidad Católica
8 O8 Atlético Mineiro
9 O9 Botafogo
10 O10 Independiente
11 O11 Corinthians
12 O12 Colón
13 O13 Zulia
14 O14 Peñarol
15 O15 Caracas
16 O16 Royal Pari

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the 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 22.d). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).
  • 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 25). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 13 May 2019.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (9 November – Asunción)
                                                     
11 Corinthians 2 2 4  
6 Montevideo Wanderers 0 1 1  
  11 Corinthians (a) 0 1 1  
  3 Fluminense 0 1 1  
14 Peñarol 1 1 2
3 Fluminense 2 3 5  
  11 Corinthians 0 2 2  
  2 Independiente del Valle 2 2 4  
10 Independiente (a) 1 2 3  
7 Universidad Católica 0 3 3  
  10 Independiente 2 0 2
  2 Independiente del Valle (a) 1 1 2  
15 Caracas 0 0 0
2 Independiente del Valle 0 2 2  
  2 Independiente del Valle 3
  12 Colón 1
13 Zulia (a) 1 2 3  
4 Sporting Cristal 0 3 3  
  13 Zulia 1 0 1
  12 Colón 0 4 4  
12 Colón (p) 0 1 1 (4)
5 Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1 (3)  
  12 Colón (p) 2 1 3 (4)
  8 Atlético Mineiro 1 2 3 (3)  
9 Botafogo 0 0 0  
8 Atlético Mineiro 1 2 3  
  8 Atlético Mineiro 2 3 5
  1 La Equidad 1 1 2  
16 Royal Pari 1 1 2
1 La Equidad 2 2 4  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 9–11 and 23–25 July, and the second legs were played on 16–18, 30–31 July and 1 August 2019.[4][5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Royal Pari 2–4 La Equidad 1–2 1–2
Caracas 0–2 Independiente del Valle 0–0 0–2
Peñarol 2–5 Fluminense 1–2 1–3
Zulia 3–3 (a) Sporting Cristal 1–0 2–3
Colón 1–1 (4–3 p) Argentinos Juniors 0–1 1–0
Corinthians 4–1 Montevideo Wanderers 2–0 2–1
Independiente 3–3 (a) Universidad Católica 1–0 2–3
Botafogo 0–3 Atlético Mineiro 0–1 0–2

Match A
Royal Pari 1–2 La Equidad
 Report
  • González  79', 89'
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
La Equidad 2–1 Royal Pari
  • Riquett  76'
  • González  85'
 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

La Equidad won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B
Caracas 0–0 Independiente del Valle
Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Independiente del Valle 2–0 Caracas
 Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Independiente del Valle won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C
Peñarol 1–2 Fluminense
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Fluminense 3–1 Peñarol
 Report
Attendance: 35,071

Fluminense won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D
Zulia 1–0 Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Sporting Cristal 3–2 Zulia
 Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Zulia won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E
Colón 0–1 Argentinos Juniors
Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Colón won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F
Corinthians 2–0 Montevideo Wanderers
 Report
Montevideo Wanderers 1–2 Corinthians
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Corinthians won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G
Independiente 1–0 Universidad Católica
 Report
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Universidad Católica 3–2 Independiente
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Independiente won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H
Botafogo 0–1 Atlético Mineiro
Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Atlético Mineiro won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 6, 8, 20 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 15, 27 and 29 August 2019.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 5–2 La Equidad 2–1 3–1
Independiente 2–2 (a) Independiente del Valle 2–1 0–1
Corinthians 1–1 (a) Fluminense 0–0 1–1
Zulia 1–4 Colón 1–0 0–4

Match S1
Atlético Mineiro 2–1 La Equidad
 Report
  • Camacho  7' (pen.)
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
La Equidad 1–3 Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Atlético Mineiro won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2
Independiente 2–1 Independiente del Valle
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

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

Match S3
Corinthians 0–0 Fluminense
Report
Attendance: 37,550
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Fluminense 1–1 Corinthians
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

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

Match S4
Zulia 1–0 Colón
 Report
Colón 4–0 Zulia
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

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

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 18–19 September, and the second legs were played on 25–26 September 2019.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colón 3–3 (4–3 p) Atlético Mineiro 2–1 1–2
Corinthians 2–4 Independiente del Valle 0–2 2–2

Match F1
Colón 2–1 Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Colón won on away goals and advanced to the final.

Match F2
Corinthians 0–2 Independiente del Valle
Report
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Independiente del Valle 2–2 Corinthians
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Independiente del Valle won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final
Main article: 2019 Copa Sudamericana Final

The final was played on 9 November 2019 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción.[10]

Independiente del Valle 3–1 Colón
 Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Notes
  1. La Equidad played their home matches at Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá.
  2. Independiente del Valle played their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí.
  3. Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima.
  4. Montevideo Wanderers played their home match at Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo.
  5. Atlético Mineiro played their home match against Colón at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte.

References
  1. "CALENDÁRIO 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores – CONMEBOL Sudamericana – RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "La Final Única de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana cambia de escenario". APF. 21 June 2019.
  4. "Definido el calendario de los octavos de final de la Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 3 June 2019.
  5. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  6. "El calendario de los cuartos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 2 August 2019.
  7. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  8. "Definidas las fechas de las semifinales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019". CONMEBOL.com. 29 August 2019.
  9. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINALES" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. "El camino recorrido por los finalistas para llegar a Asunción". CONMEBOL.com. 29 September 2019.
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