The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or ), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle defeated Argentine club Colón by a 3–1 score in the final to win their first tournament title. As champions, Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Libertadores in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage. They would also have played the winners of the 2019 J.League Cup in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not be held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled at the same time.
On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition, the final will be played as a single match, and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in Lima, Peru at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, Paraguay. On 21 June 2019, APF announced that Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción will host the 2019 final due to remodeling works at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.
Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.
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 methodIndependiente 2017–18 Superliga Argentina best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresRacing 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresDefensa y Justicia 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresUnión 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresColón 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 5th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresArgentinos Juniors 2017–18 Superliga Argentina 6th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresRoyal Pari 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresOriente Petrolero 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresNacional Potosí 2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresGuabirá 2018 Apertura Copa Sudamericana playoff winnersBotafogo 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresSantos 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresBahia 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresFluminense 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresCorinthians 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresChapecoense 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresDeportes Antofagasta 2018 Primera División best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresColo-Colo 2018 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresUnión La Calera 2018 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresUnión Española 2018 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresOnce Caldas 2018 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresLa Equidad 2018 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresRionegro Águilas 2018 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Cali 2018 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica 2018 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresMacará 2018 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente del Valle 2018 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresMushuc Runa 2018 Serie A Copa Sudamericana playoff winnersSol de América 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Santaní 2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresGuaraní 2018 Copa Paraguay championsDeportivo Municipal 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresSport Huancayo 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresUTC 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresBinacional 2018 Torneo Descentralizado aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresCerro 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresLiverpool 2018 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresMontevideo Wanderers 2018 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate 2018 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresZulia 2018 Copa Venezuela championsMineros de Guayana 2018 Apertura runners-upMonagas 2018 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa LibertadoresEstudiantes de Mérida 2018 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2019 Copa Libertadores
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2019 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.
Best teams eliminated in third stage Atlético Nacional CaracasThird-placed teams in group stage Palestino Deportivo Lara Sporting Cristal Peñarol Atlético Mineiro Melgar Deportes Tolima Universidad Católica
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Sudamericana. StageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stage17 December 2018(Luque, Paraguay)Second stage13 May 2019(Luque, Paraguay)21–23 May 201928–30 May 2019Round of 1623–25 July 201930 July – 1 August 2019Quarter-finals20–22 August 201927–29 August 2019Semi-finals18–19 September 201925–26 September 2019Final9 November 2019 at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Draws
First stage
Second stage
Final stages
Seeding
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeam Total1 Silvio Romero Independiente1 11 2 52 Alejandro Cabeza Independiente del Valle 12 1 4 Cristian Dájome Independiente del Valle 11 1 1 Erik Botafogo121 Brayan Moya Zulia1 2 1 Luis Miguel Rodríguez Colón 1 111 Vágner Love Corinthians 11 2
Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists1 Luis Miguel Rodríguez Colón42 Alejandro Cabeza Independiente del Valle3 Yony González Fluminense Cristian Pellerano Independiente del Valle Omar Siles Royal Pari Armando Vargas La Equidad
See also 2019 Copa Libertadores 2020 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links
CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019, CONMEBOL.com