2021 Copa Sudamericana

The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be the 20th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

2021 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021
Tournament details
Dates16 March – 6 November 2021
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)

The winners of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021 Copa Libertadores in the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage. Defensa y Justicia will be the defending champions, but since they qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions they will only be able to defend their title if they finish in third place of their group.

Starting from this season, teams must be in the top division of their member association to play in South American club competitions,[1] except for teams which are champions of the qualifying tournaments or cups.[2]

On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[3][4]

Format changes

On 2 October 2020, CONMEBOL's Council approved the implementation of format changes to the Copa Sudamericana starting from this edition, aimed at ensuring that each of the countries is better represented in the different stages of the competition. The following changes will be implemented:[5][6]

  • The tournament will be expanded from 54 to 56 teams, with all four Copa Libertadores third stage losers entering the competition instead of the two best teams eliminated.
  • In the first stage, teams from all associations other than Argentina and Brazil will play against a team from their same association in double-legged ties with the winners qualifying for a 32-team group stage, ensuring that at least two teams from each association will take part in the group stage.
  • A group stage will be included, with teams from Argentina and Brazil directly entering the Copa Sudamericana as well as the four teams eliminated in the Copa Libertadores third stage entering the competition at this stage along with the 16 first stage winners. The winners of each group will qualify for the round of 16.
  • The eight third-placed teams of the Copa Libertadores group stage will enter the competition at the round of 16.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations will qualify for the tournament:[7]

  • Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:[5]

  • Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
  • First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
 Argentina
(6 berths)		 Newell's Old Boys (Argentina 1) Group stage 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
Talleres (Argentina 2) 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
Lanús (Argentina 3) 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
Rosario Central (Argentina 4) 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
Arsenal (Argentina 5) 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
Independiente (Argentina 6) 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[8][9][Note ARG]
 Bolivia
(4 berths)		 Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 1) First stage 2020 Apertura best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Guabirá (Bolivia 2) 2020 Apertura 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 3) 2020 Apertura 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
Atlético Palmaflor (Bolivia 4) 2020 Apertura 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note BOL]
 Brazil
(6 berths)		 (Brazil 1) Group stage 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Brazil 2) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Brazil 3) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Brazil 4) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Brazil 5) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Brazil 6) 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
 Chile
(4 berths)		 (Chile 1) First stage 2020 Primera División best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Chile 2) 2020 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Chile 3) 2020 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
(Chile 4) 2020 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
 Colombia
(4 berths)		 Deportes Tolima (Colombia 1) First stage 2020 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
La Equidad (Colombia 2) 2020 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Deportivo Pasto (Colombia 3) 2020 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Deportivo Cali (Colombia 4) 2020 Primera A Copa Sudamericana play-off winners[Note COL]
 Ecuador
(4 berths)		 Emelec (Ecuador 1) First stage 2020 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Guayaquil City (Ecuador 2) 2020 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Macará (Ecuador 3) 2020 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Aucas (Ecuador 4) 2020 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note ECU]
 Paraguay
(4 berths)		 Nacional (Paraguay 1) First stage 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Guaireña (Paraguay 2) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
12 de Octubre (Paraguay 3) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
River Plate (Paraguay 4) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note PAR]
 Peru
(4 berths)		 Carlos A. Mannucci (Peru 1) First stage 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Sport Huancayo (Peru 2) 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
UTC (Peru 3) 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores
Melgar (Peru 4) 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note PER]
 Uruguay
(4 berths)		 [Note URU] (Uruguay 1) First stage 2020 Intermedio winners[Note URU]
[Note URU] (Uruguay 2) 2020 Apertura or 2020 Clausura winners (if not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores)[Note URU]
(Uruguay 3) 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note URU]
(Uruguay 4) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note URU]
 Venezuela
(4 berths)		 Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 1) First stage 2020 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note VEN]
Aragua (Venezuela 2) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note VEN]
Metropolitanos (Venezuela 3) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note VEN]
Mineros (Venezuela 4) 2020 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores[Note VEN]

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2021 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage (four teams) and the round of 16 (eight teams).

Teams eliminated in third stage Entry stage
Group stage
Third-placed teams in group stage Entry stage
Round of 16
Notes
  1. Argentina (ARG): On 28 April 2020, the Argentine Football Association announced the abandonment of the 2020 Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. The six Argentina berths of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana were awarded to the six best teams of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[10]
  2. Bolivia (BOL): The 2020 Clausura tournament was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia, therefore the four Bolivia berths of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana were reallocated to the four best teams of the 2020 Apertura not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
  3. Colombia (COL): On 25 July 2020, DIMAYOR decided that the Colombia 4 berth, which was originally allocated to the 2020 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, would be awarded to the winners of a play-off tournament between said team and the 12 teams that failed to qualify for the 2020 Primera A knockout stage.[11][12]
  4. Ecuador (ECU): The 2020 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, therefore the Ecuador 4 berth which was originally allocated to the winners of said competition passed over to the 2020 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
  5. Paraguay (PAR): The 2020 Copa Paraguay was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay, therefore the Paraguay 4 berth which was originally allocated to the winners of said competition passed over to the 2020 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[13]
  6. Peru (PER): The 2020 Copa Bicentenario was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, therefore the Peru 4 berth which was originally allocated to the winners of said competition passed over to the 2020 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[14]
  7. Uruguay (URU): Given that the 2020 Primera División will not be concluded before the start of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana first stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay, on 14 January 2021 the League Council of the Uruguayan Football Association approved a temporary modification to the qualification method of Uruguayan teams. Since associations must formally inform CONMEBOL of the teams that will take part in international competition in advance to the start of competition, the four Uruguay berths of the Copa Sudamericana will be awarded to the best eligible teams in the 2020 Primera División aggregate table as of 7 March 2021, considering that the Copa Sudamericana first stage is scheduled to begin on 16 March 2021. That deadline may still be pushed back to 31 March 2021.[15]
    • Nacional are eligible for the Uruguay 1 berth as 2020 Intermedio winners, while Rentistas are eligible for the Uruguay 2 berth as 2020 Apertura winners. In the event either or both teams decline those berths or have already accepted Copa Libertadores ones, their Copa Sudamericana berths will pass over to the best eligible teams in the 2020 Primera División aggregate table.
    • Teams will be offered the chance to accept or decline the berths they are eligible for at the time of the deadline.
  8. Venezuela (VEN): On 15 May 2020, the Venezuelan Football Federation decided the permanent suspension of the 2020 Venezuelan Primera División season and the voiding of the standings and results recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[16][17] The allocation of the four Venezuela berths of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana would be announced at a later time, with the FVF confirming a will to organize a new tournament in which sporting merit, club licensing requirements, and medical protocols were applied.[18] The definitive berth allocations were confirmed by the FVF on 18 September 2020.[19]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[5][20]

Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 5 February 2021[21] 16–18 March 2021
6–7 April 2021		 6–14 April 2021
Group stage 16 April 2021
  • Matchday 1: 20–22 April 2021
  • Matchday 2: 27–29 April 2021
  • Matchday 3: 4–6 May 2021
  • Matchday 4: 11–13 May 2021
  • Matchday 5: 18–20 May 2021
  • Matchday 6: 25–27 May 2021
Round of 16 2 June 2021 13–15 July 2021 20–22 July 2021
Quarter-finals 10–12 August 2021 17–19 August 2021
Semi-finals 21–23 September 2021 28–30 September 2021
Final 6 November 2021

Draws
Location of teams of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.
Red: Group stage; White: First stage.
(L) Teams transferred from the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

The draw for the first stage was held on 5 February 2021, 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 and the first team drawn in each tie hosting the second leg.

The draw for the group stage will be held on 16 April 2021. Teams will be seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 1 February 2021 (shown in parentheses),[23] with the four teams transferred from the 2021 Copa Libertadores being seeded into Pot 4. For the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots.

First stage
Main article: 2021 Copa Sudamericana first stage

In the first stage, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. If still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[24]

The 16 winners of the first stage will advance 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).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guabirá BOL 1 Nacional Potosí 17 Mar 7 Apr
Jorge Wilstermann BOL 2 Atlético Palmaflor 17 Mar 7 Apr
Chile 2 CHI 1 Chile 4 16 Mar 6 Apr
Chile 3 CHI 2 Chile 1 18 Mar 8 Apr
Deportes Tolima COL 1 Deportivo Cali 16 Mar 6 Apr
La Equidad COL 2 Deportivo Pasto 18 Mar 8 Apr
Macará ECU 1 Emelec 16 Mar 6 Apr
Aucas ECU 2 Guayaquil City 18 Mar 8 Apr
12 de Octubre PAR 1 Nacional 16 Mar 6 Apr
Guaireña PAR 2 River Plate 18 Mar 8 Apr
UTC PER 1 Sport Huancayo 17 Mar 7 Apr
Carlos A. Mannucci PER 2 Melgar 18 Mar 8 Apr
Uruguay 2 URU 1 Uruguay 4 7 Apr 14 Apr
Uruguay 3 URU 2 Uruguay 1 6 Apr 13 Apr
Metropolitanos VEN 1 Academia Puerto Cabello 18 Mar 8 Apr
Aragua VEN 2 Mineros 17 Mar 7 Apr

Group stage

The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage (CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 1 February 2021 shown in parentheses):[23]

  • Independiente (10)
  • Lanús (17)
  • Rosario Central (43)
  • Newell's Old Boys (56)
  • Arsenal (65)
  • Talleres (178)
  • Brazil 1 (?)
  • Brazil 2 (?)
  • Brazil 3 (?)
  • Brazil 4 (?)
  • Brazil 5 (?)
  • Brazil 6 (?)
  • First stage winner Bolivia 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Bolivia 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Chile 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Chile 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Colombia 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Colombia 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Ecuador 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Ecuador 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Paraguay 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Paraguay 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Peru 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Peru 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Uruguay 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Uruguay 2 (?)
  • First stage winner Venezuela 1 (?)
  • First stage winner Venezuela 2 (?)
  • Copa Libertadores third stage loser G1 (?)
  • Copa Libertadores third stage loser G2 (?)
  • Copa Libertadores third stage loser G3 (?)
  • Copa Libertadores third stage loser G4 (?)

See also

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