The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be the 26th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 2 March and is scheduled to end on 20 November 2027, with the final match to be played at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
The winners of the 2027 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2027 Copa Libertadores in the 2028 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2028 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Starting from this season, the competition will feature a format change in its first stage played between teams from the same association, which will revert to being played on a home-and-away two-legged basis after being held over a single match since 2023.
Teams The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations will qualify for the tournament: Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows: Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil) First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification methodGroup stage2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga Profesional aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresFirst stage2026 Copa Bolivia runners-up2026 División Profesional best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 División Profesional 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 División Profesional 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresGroup stage2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresFirst stage2026 Liga de Primera 4th place2026 Liga de Primera 5th place2026 Liga de Primera 6th place2026 Copa Libertadores play-off losersFirst stage2026 Copa Colombia champions2026 Liga DIMAYOR aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga DIMAYOR aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga DIMAYOR aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresFirst stage2026 Serie A best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Serie A 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Serie A 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Serie A Copa Sudamericana group winnersFirst stage2026 Copa de Primera aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Copa de Primera aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Copa de Primera aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Copa de Primera aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresFirst stage2026 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresPeñarol First stage2026 Intermedio winners2026 Apertura or 2026 Clausura winners (if not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores)2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa LibertadoresAcademia Puerto Cabello First stage2026 Apertura runners-up2026 Clausura runners-up2026 Liga FUTVE aggregate table best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores2026 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2027 Copa Libertadores
Notes
A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2027 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.
Teams eliminated in third stageEntry stageGroup stageThird-placed teams in group stageEntry stageKnockout round play-offs
Schedule The schedule of the competition will be as follows:
+Schedule for 2027 Copa SudamericanaStageDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst stageTBD2–4 March 20279–11 March 2027Group stage17 March 2027Knockout round play-offsNo draw20–22 July 202727–29 July 2027Round of 162 June 202710–12 August 202717–19 August 2027Quarter-finals7–9 September 202714–16 September 2027Semi-finals12–14 October 202719–21 October 2027Final20 November 2027 at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
See also 2027 Copa Libertadores
References
External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana CONMEBOL.com