The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 19th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or ), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the final would be played at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina with the final originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2020. Argentine club Defensa y Justicia defeated fellow Argentine club Lanús by a 3–0 score in the final to win their first tournament title. As champions, Defensa y Justicia earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. Independiente del Valle were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.

On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

The tournament was suspended after its first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed on 27 October 2020. It ended with the final on 23 January 2021.

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 methodArgentinos Juniors 2019 Copa de la Superliga best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sarsfield 2018–19 Superliga Argentina best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresIndependiente 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresUnión 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresHuracán 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresLanús 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 5th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresNacional Potosí 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresBlooming 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAlways Ready 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresOriente Petrolero 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresFortaleza 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresGoiás 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresBahia 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresVasco da Gama 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAtlético Mineiro 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresFluminense 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresUnión La Calera 2019 Primera División best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresCoquimbo Unido 2019 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresHuachipato 2019 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAudax Italiano 2019 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Cali 2019 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAtlético Nacional 2019 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresMillonarios 2019 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Pasto 2019 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad Católica 2019 Serie A classification table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAucas 2019 Serie A classification table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresEmelec 2019 Serie A classification table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresEl Nacional 2019 Serie A classification table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresSol de América 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresNacional 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresSportivo Luqueño 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresSport Huancayo 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresMelgar 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresCusco 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAtlético Grau 2019 Copa Bicentenario championsLiverpool 2019 Intermedio winnersPlaza Colonia 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresFénix 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresZamora 2019 Copa Venezuela championsMineros de Guayana 2019 Apertura runners-upLlaneros 2019 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa LibertadoresAragua 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified

A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2020 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.

Best teams eliminated in third stage Atlético Tucumán Deportes TolimaThird-placed teams in group stage Junior Bolívar Peñarol São Paulo Universidad Católica Estudiantes de Mérida Defensa y Justicia Caracas

Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.

On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no date had been set for its resumption. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.

StageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stage17 December 2019Second stage23 October 2020(originally 13 May 2020)27–29 October 2020(originally 19–21 May 2020)3–5 November 2020(originally 26–28 May 2020)Round of 1624–26 November 2020(originally 21–23 July 2020)1–3 December 2020(originally 28–30 July 2020)Quarter-finals8–10 December 2020(originally 18–20 August 2020)15–17 December 2020(originally 25–27 August 2020)Semi-finals5–12 January 2021(originally 22–24 September 2020)12–16 January 2021(originally 29 September – 1 October 2020)Final23 January 2021 (originally 7 November 2020) at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Draws

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeam  Total1 Braian Romero Independiente Defensa y Justicia 111 21 31102 Gilberto Bahia12 11 1 6 Nicolás Orsini Lanús2 1 1 1 14 Tomás Belmonte Lanús 12 1 15 Lautaro Palacios Coquimbo Unido 11 11 16 Thiago Almada Vélez Sarsfield 1 12 4 Facundo Barceló Emelec2 11 Miguel Borja Junior 1111 Silvio Romero Independiente 1111 José Sand Lanús 2 11

See also 2020 Copa Libertadores 2021 Recopa Sudamericana

Notes

References

External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020, CONMEBOL.com