2025 Copa Sudamericana

2025 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025
The Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra will host the final
Tournament details
Dates4 March – 22 November 2025
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)
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The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be the 24th 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 4 March and is scheduled to end on 22 November 2025, with the final to be played at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.[1][2]

The winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Argentine club Racing are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only be able to defend their title if they place third in their Copa Libertadores group.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:

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

The entry stage is determined as follows:[3]

  • Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
  • First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
 Argentina
(6 berths) 		Godoy Cruz (Argentina 1) Group stage 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
Independiente (Argentina 2) 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
Huracán (Argentina 3) 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
Unión (Argentina 4) 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
Lanús (Argentina 5) 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 6) 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4]
 Bolivia
(4 berths) 		Universitario de Vinto (Bolivia 1) First stage 2024 Apertura runners-up[5]
Aurora (Bolivia 2) 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5]
Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 3) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5]
GV San José (Bolivia 4) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5]
 Brazil
(6 berths) 		Cruzeiro (Brazil 1) Group stage 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
Vasco da Gama (Brazil 2) 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
Vitória (Brazil 3) 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
Fluminense (Brazil 5) 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
Grêmio (Brazil 6) 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores
 Chile
(4 berths) 		Palestino (Chile 1) First stage 2024 Primera División best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6]
Universidad Católica (Chile 2) 2024 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6]
Unión Española (Chile 3) 2024 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6]
Everton (Chile 4) 2024 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6]
 Colombia
(4 berths) 		Millonarios (Colombia 1) First stage 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7]
Once Caldas (Colombia 2) 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7]
Junior (Colombia 3) 2024 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7]
América de Cali (Colombia 4) 2024 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7]
 Ecuador
(4 berths) 		Universidad Católica (Ecuador 1) First stage 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8]
Aucas (Ecuador 2) 2024 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8]
Mushuc Runa (Ecuador 3) 2024 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8]
Orense (Ecuador 4) 2024 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8]
 Paraguay
(4 berths) 		Guaraní (Paraguay 1) First stage 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9]
2 de Mayo (Paraguay 2) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9]
Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 3) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9]
Sportivo Ameliano (Paraguay 4) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9]
 Peru
(4 berths) 		Cusco (Peru 1) First stage 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10]
Cienciano (Peru 2) 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10]
Atlético Grau (Peru 3) 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10]
ADT (Peru 4) 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10]
 Uruguay
(4 berths) 		Cerro Largo (Uruguay 1) First stage 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11]
Danubio (Uruguay 2) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11]
Racing (Uruguay 3) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11]
Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11]
 Venezuela
(4 berths) 		Metropolitanos (Venezuela 1) First stage 2024 Apertura runners-up[12]
Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 2) 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12]
Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 3) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12]
Caracas (Venezuela 4) 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12]

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2025 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.

Teams eliminated in third stage Entry stage
Group stage
Third-placed teams in group stage Entry stage
Knockout round play-offs

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[13]

Schedule for 2025 Copa Sudamericana
Stage Draw date First leg Second leg
First stage 19 December 2024[14] 4–6 March 2025
Group stage 19 March 2025 2 April – 28 May 2025
Knockout round play-offs No draw 15–17 July 2025 22–24 July 2025
Round of 16 4 June 2025 12–14 August 2025 19–21 August 2025
Quarter-finals 16–18 September 2025 23–25 September 2025
Semi-finals 21–23 October 2025 28–30 October 2025
Final 22 November 2025 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Draws

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Location of teams of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.
Red: Group stage; White: First stage.

The draw for the first stage was held on 19 December 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[15]

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. The first team drawn in each tie will host the match.[16]

First stage

Main article: 2025 Copa Sudamericana first stage

In the first stage, each tie will be played on a single-leg basis, with the winner being decided in a penalty shoot-out in case of a draw after 90 minutes.[17]

The 16 winners of the first stage will advance 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).

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Universitario de Vinto Bolivia4 MarBolivia Nacional Potosí
Aurora Bolivia5 MarBolivia GV San José
Universidad Católica Chile4 MarChile Palestino
Unión Española Chile5 MarChile Everton
Junior Colombia4 MarColombia América de Cali
Once Caldas Colombia5 MarColombia Millonarios
Mushuc Runa Ecuador5 MarEcuador Orense
Universidad Católica Ecuador6 MarEcuador Aucas
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay5 MarParaguay Sportivo Ameliano
Guaraní Paraguay6 MarParaguay 2 de Mayo
ADT Peru4 MarPeru Cienciano
Atlético Grau Peru6 MarPeru Cusco
Racing Uruguay5 MarUruguay Montevideo Wanderers
Cerro Largo Uruguay6 MarUruguay Danubio
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela4 MarVenezuela Metropolitanos
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela6 MarVenezuela Caracas

Group stage

The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage (CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 shown in parentheses):[18]

See also

References

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