The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or ), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Argentinian club Independiente defeated Brazilian club Flamengo in the finals by an aggregate score of 3–2 to win their second tournament title. As champions, Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship. They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Chapecoense were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Flamengo in the round of 16. They qualified for the tournament after finishing third in their 2017 Copa Libertadores group.
Format changes Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented: The tournament was expanded from 47 to 54 teams. A total of 44 teams directly entered the Copa Sudamericana, while a total of 10 teams eliminated from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage) were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana. The schedule of the tournament was extended to year-round so it would start in March and conclude in early December. As the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana would be held concurrently, no team would be able to qualify for both tournaments in the same year (except those which were transferred from the Copa Libertadores to the Copa Sudamericana). The Copa Sudamericana champions would no longer directly qualify for the next edition as they would now directly qualify for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores (although they would still be able to defend their title if they finished third in the group stage). Brazil would be allocated six berths, decreased from eight. All teams directly entering the Copa Sudamericana would enter the first stage (previously teams from Argentina and Brazil entered the second stage).
Although CONMEBOL proposed to change the format of the final to be played as a single match at a venue to be chosen in advance, they later decided to keep the two-legged home-and-away format.
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
AssociationTeam Qualification method ArgentinaIndependiente 2016 Primera División best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresArsenal 2016 Primera División 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresDefensa y Justicia 2016 Primera División 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresHuracán 2016 Primera División 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresGimnasia y Esgrima 2016 Primera División 5th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresRacing 2016 Primera División 6th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores BoliviaBolívar 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresOriente Petrolero 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresNacional Potosí 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresPetrolero 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores BrazilCorinthians 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresPonte Preta 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresSão Paulo 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresCruzeiro 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresFluminense 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresSport Recife 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores ChileO'Higgins 2016 Primera División runners-up playoff losersPalestino 2016 Apertura best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Chile 2016 Apertura 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresEverton 2016 Copa Chile best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores ColombiaDeportes Tolima 2016 Copa Colombia best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Cali 2016 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresPatriotas 2016 Primera A aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresRionegro Águilas 2016 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores EcuadorLDU Quito 2016 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Cuenca 2016 Serie A aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica 2016 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresFuerza Amarilla 2016 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores ParaguayCerro Porteño 2016 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresSol de América 2016 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresNacional 2016 Primera División aggregate table 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresSportivo Luqueño 2016 Primera División aggregate table 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores PeruAlianza Lima 2016 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresComerciantes Unidos 2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresSport Huancayo 2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresJuan Aurich 2016 Descentralizado aggregate table 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores UruguayDanubio 2016 Primera División best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresDefensor Sporting 2016 Primera División 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresLiverpool 2016 Primera División 3rd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresBoston River 2016 Primera División 4th-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores VenezuelaEstudiantes de Caracas 2016 Copa Venezuela best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresAtlético Venezuela 2016 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresCaracas 2016 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Anzoátegui 2016 Primera División aggregate table 2nd-best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2017 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.
Best teams eliminated in third stage Olimpia JuniorThird-placed teams in group stage Estudiantes Santa Fe Independiente Medellín Flamengo Atlético Tucumán Libertad Chapecoense Deportes Iquique
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.
StageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stage31 January 2017(Luque, Paraguay)Second stage14 June 2017(Luque, Paraguay)Round of 16Quarterfinals24–26 October 201731 October – 2 November 2017Semifinals21, 23 November 201728, 30 November 2017Finals6 December 201713 December 2017
Draws
First stage
Second stage
Final stages
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Jhon Cifuente Universidad Católica5 Felipe Vizeu Flamengo Luis Miguel Rodríguez Atlético Tucumán4 André Sport Recife4 Óscar Cardozo Libertad Leandro Fernández Independiente Maximiliano Freitas Oriente Petrolero Emmanuel Gigliotti Independiente Henrique Dourado Fluminense Santiago Salcedo Libertad
Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists1 Éverton Flamengo4 Jorge Rojas Cerro Porteño3 Rodrigo Aliendro Atlético Tucumán3 Ezequiel Barco Independiente Miguel Trauco Flamengo
See also 2017 Copa Libertadores 2018 Recopa Sudamericana 2018 Suruga Bank Championship
References
External links
CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017, CONMEBOL.com