2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages are scheduled to be played from 21 August to 12 December 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams compete in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16. Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they win (O1–O16) (Regulations Article 22.c).[2]

Seed Match Second stage winners
1 O1 Colombia Millonarios
2 O2 Brazil Botafogo
3 O3 Uruguay Nacional
4 O4 Argentina Colón
5 O5 Argentina Banfield
6 O6 Brazil Fluminense
7 O7 Brazil Atlético Paranaense
8 O8 Colombia Deportivo Cali
9 O9 Ecuador LDU Quito
10 O10 Venezuela Caracas
11 O11 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
12 O12 Argentina Defensa y Justicia
13 O13 Colombia Junior
14 O14 Argentina San Lorenzo
15 O15 Brazil Bahia
16 O16 Colombia Santa Fe

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 22.d).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule is used. If still tied, extra time is not played, and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule is not used, and 30 minutes of extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
15 Brazil Bahia (p) 2 1 3 (5)  
2 Brazil Botafogo 1 2 3 (4)  
  15 Brazil Bahia  
  7 Brazil Atlético Paranaense  
10 Venezuela Caracas 0 1 1
7 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 2 2 4  
  Brazil Winner S2  
  Winner S3  
11 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0  
6 Brazil Fluminense 2 2 4  
  6 Brazil Fluminense
  3 Uruguay Nacional  
14 Argentina San Lorenzo 3 0 3
3 Uruguay Nacional (a) 1 2 3  
  Winner F2[†]
  Winner F1[†]
13 Colombia Junior 1 1 2  
4 Argentina Colón 0 1 1  
  13 Colombia Junior
  12 Argentina Defensa y Justicia  
12 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 0 2 2
5 Argentina Banfield 0 0 0  
  Winner S4[†]
  Colombia Winner S1[†]  
16 Colombia Santa Fe (p) 0 0 0 (5)  
1 Colombia Millonarios 0 0 0 (3)  
  16 Colombia Santa Fe
  8 Colombia Deportivo Cali  
9 Ecuador LDU Quito 1 0 1 (1)
8 Colombia Deportivo Cali (p) 0 1 1 (3)  
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 21–22 August, 18–20 and 26 September, and the second legs were played on 19, 25, 27 September, and 2–4 October 2018.[3][4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe Colombia 0–0 (5–3 p) Colombia Millonarios 0–0 0–0
Bahia Brazil 3–3 (5–4 p) Brazil Botafogo 2–1 1–2
San Lorenzo Argentina 3–3 (a) Uruguay Nacional 3–1 0–2
Junior Colombia 2–1 Argentina Colón 1–0 1–1
Defensa y Justicia Argentina 2–0 Argentina Banfield 2–0 0–0
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador 0–4 Brazil Fluminense 0–2 0–2
Caracas Venezuela 1–4 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 0–2 1–2
LDU Quito Ecuador 1–1 (1–3 p) Colombia Deportivo Cali 1–0 0–1

Match A

Santa Fe Colombia 0–0 Colombia Millonarios
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Millonarios Colombia 0–0 Colombia Santa Fe
Report
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B

Bahia Brazil 2–1 Brazil Botafogo
 Report
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bahia won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C

San Lorenzo Argentina 3–1 Uruguay Nacional
 Report
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Nacional Uruguay 2–0 Argentina San Lorenzo
 Report

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D

Junior Colombia 1–0 Argentina Colón
 Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Colón Argentina 1–1 Colombia Junior
 Report
  • Moreno  81'
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Junior won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E

Defensa y Justicia Argentina 0–0 Argentina Banfield
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Banfield Argentina 0–2 Argentina Defensa y Justicia
Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Defensa y Justicia won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F

Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador 0–2 Brazil Fluminense
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Fluminense Brazil 2–0 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
 Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Fluminense won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G

Caracas Venezuela 0–2 Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Atlético Paranaense Brazil 2–1 Venezuela Caracas
 Report
  • Garcés  48'
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Atlético Paranaense won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H

LDU Quito Ecuador 1–0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
 Report
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Cali won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs will be played on 23–25 October, and the second legs will be played on 30–31 October and 1 November 2018.[5][6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Fe Colombia S1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 23 Oct 30 Oct
Bahia Brazil S2 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 24 Oct 31 Oct
Fluminense Brazil S3 Uruguay Nacional 24 Oct 31 Oct
Junior Colombia S4 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 25 Oct 1 Nov

Match S1

Santa Fe Colombia v Colombia Deportivo Cali
Report
Deportivo Cali Colombia v Colombia Santa Fe
Report

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2

Bahia Brazil v Brazil Atlético Paranaense
Report
Atlético Paranaense Brazil v Brazil Bahia
Report

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3

Fluminense Brazil v Uruguay Nacional
Report
Nacional Uruguay v Brazil Fluminense
Report

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner S4 F1[†] Colombia Winner S1 6 / 8 Nov 27 / 29 Nov
Winner S2 Brazil F2 Winner S3 6 / 8 Nov 27 / 29 Nov
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Match F1

Winner S4/S1 v Winner S1/S4
Report
Winner S1/S4 v Winner S4/S1
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Match F2

Winner S2 Brazil v Winner S3
Report
Winner S3 v Brazil Winner S2
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Finals

In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule is not used, and 30 minutes of extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).[2]

Winner F2/F1 v Winner F1/F2
Report
Winner F1/F2 v Winner F2/F1
Report

Notes

  1. ↑ Deportivo Cuenca played their home match against Fluminense at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca.
  2. ↑ Defensa y Justicia will play their home match against Junior at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Florencio Varela.

References

  1. ↑ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ↑ "Programación de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  5. ↑ "Fíxture de los cuartos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 5 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
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