2022_Copa_Sudamericana

2022 Copa Sudamericana

2022 Copa Sudamericana

International football competition


The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 21st edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.[1]

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On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals.[2][3] On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final would be played at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, Brazil on 1 October 2022.[4] However, on 23 June 2022 the confederation announced that a change of venue was requested by the Brazilian Football Confederation due to the 2022 Brazilian general election taking place one day after the date of the final, and confirmed Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina as the new host for the match.[5]

On 25 November 2021, CONMEBOL announced the abolition of the away goals rule in all of its club competitions including the Copa Sudamericana, which had been used since 2005.[6] Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams score the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but by a penalty shoot-out.

Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle won their second title in the competition after defeating Brazilian side São Paulo by a 2–0 score in the final.[7] As winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana and they also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage. Furthermore, in their condition of Copa Sudamericana champions, Independiente del Valle were later invited to play the 2023 UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge against the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League champions. Athletico Paranaense were the previous champions, but did not defend their title since they qualified for the 2022 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:[8]

  • Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
  • All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:[9]

  • Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
  • First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
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Notes
  1. Ecuador (ECU): The 2021 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, therefore the Ecuador 4 berth which was originally allocated to the winners of said competition passed over to the 2021 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[18]

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2022 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the round of 16.

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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[19][20]

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Draws

Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Santiago
Santiago
Cali
Cali
Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Quito
Quito
Asunción
Asunción
Montevideo
Montevideo
Caracas
Caracas
Location of teams of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H; White: First stage;
Turquoise: Round of 16 entrants.
(L) Teams transferred from the 2022 Copa Libertadores.

The draw for the first stage was held on 20 December 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[21][24] For the first stage, the 32 teams involved were divided into eight pots according to their national association.

The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties, with the four teams from each national association being drawn against a rival from the same association in two ties per association and the first team drawn in each tie hosting the second leg.[25] The draw for the group stage was held on 25 March 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[22][26] For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

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    CLQ3 The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 May 2022, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[23][27] 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 Copa Libertadores group third-placed team (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).[1]

First stage

In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[1]

The 16 winners of the first stage advanced to the group stage to join the 12 teams directly qualified for that stage (six from Argentina and six from Brazil), and four teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (the four teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying).

Group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[1]

The winners of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Final stages

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[1]

  • In the 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).

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the Copa Sudamericana group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the Copa Libertadores group third-placed teams (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[1]

Bracket

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 27 May 2022.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (1 October 2022 – Córdoba)
                  
12 Uruguay Nacional 2 2 4
4 Argentina Unión 0 1 1
12 Uruguay Nacional 0 0 0
3 Brazil Atlético Goianiense 1 3 4
11 Paraguay Olimpia 2 0 2 (3)
3 Brazil Atlético Goianiense (p) 0 2 2 (5)
3 Brazil Atlético Goianiense 3 0 3 (2)
2 Brazil São Paulo (p) 1 2 3 (4)
16 Chile Universidad Católica 2 1 3
2 Brazil São Paulo 4 4 8
2 Brazil São Paulo (p) 1 1 2 (4)
1 Brazil Ceará 0 2 2 (3)
15 Bolivia The Strongest 1 0 1
1 Brazil Ceará 2 3 5
2 Brazil São Paulo 0
10 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2
14 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira (p) 1 1 2 (4)
8 Brazil Santos 1 1 2 (2)
14 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 0 1 1
10 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1 4 5
10 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2 0 2
7 Argentina Lanús 1 0 1
10 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 3 6
6 Peru Melgar 0 0 0
9 Colombia Deportivo Cali 0 1 1
6 Peru Melgar 0 2 2
6 Peru Melgar (p) 0 0 0 (3)
5 Brazil Internacional 0 0 0 (1)
13 Chile Colo-Colo 2 1 3
5 Brazil Internacional 0 4 4

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Statistics

Top scorers

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Source: CONMEBOL

See also


References

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  2. "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. "Córdoba será una fiesta con la Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022" [Córdoba will be a party with the 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. "South America scraps away-goals rule for club competitions". Yahoo News. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. "Independiente del Valle, bicampeón de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" [Independiente del Valle, two-time champion of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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  9. "BASES CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN TEMPORADA 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. "REGLAMENTO OFICIAL LIGA BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  11. "LIGA FUTVE BASES DE COMPETICIÓN Y NORMAS REGULADORAS TEMPORADA 2021" (in Spanish). Liga FUTVE. March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. "OFICIAL: NO se realizará la Copa Ecuador en el 2021" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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  14. "Se viene el sorteo de los Octavos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 May 2022.
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