The 2024 Copa Sudamericana final stages are played from 16 July to 23 November 2024.[1] A total of 24 teams compete in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana,[2] with the final to be played in Asunción, Paraguay.[3]
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 will face 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
For the final stages, the teams were 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.
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 basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3). If tied on aggregate, extra time 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 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).
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 June 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) in Asunción, Paraguay.[4][5] 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).[2]
^ abBoth legs of Play-off Match A, originally scheduled for 16 and 23 July, were moved to 17 and 24 July.[9]
^Palestino played their knockout round play-off home match at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abLibertad play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^The Independiente del Valle v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito was moved to Independiente del Valle's regular stadium Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito.[16]
^Huachipato played their knockout round play-off home match at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, Talcahuano which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements for this round.
^Racing (URU) played their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^Sportivo Ameliano played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^Huachipato played their round of 16 home match at Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar instead of their regular stadium Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, Talcahuano which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements for this round.[33][34]
^Belgrano played their home match at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba instead of their regular stadium Estadio Julio César Villagra, Córdoba which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^Palestino played their round of 16 home match at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago instead of their regular stadium Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[38]
^Red Bull Bragantino played their round of 16 home match at Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto instead of their regular stadium Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements for this round.[43][44]
^Referee Piero Maza from Chile, who was originally assigned to the Red Bull Bragantino v Corinthians match,[46][47] was replaced due to injury by Felipe González, also from Chile.[48]