The 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage was played from 13 February to 23 May 2018.[1] A total of 44 teams competed in the first stage to decide 22 of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Draw edit
The draw for the first stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4] For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:
- Pot A (South Zone): 22 teams from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
- Pot B (North Zone): 22 teams from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
The 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties (E1–E22) between a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the teams from Pot B hosting the second leg in odd-numbered ties, and the teams from Pot A hosting the second leg in even-numbered ties. This distribution ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.[5]
| Pot A (South Zone) | Pot B (North Zone) |
|---|---|
- Notes
- † Drawn as Bolivia 3 (San José) and Bolivia 4 (Nacional Potosí).
- ‡ The identity of the team Chile 1 was not known at the time of the draw.
Format edit
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).[2]
The 22 winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage).
Matches edit
The first legs were played on 13, 15, 20–22 February, 10–12 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 6–8 March, 8–10 and 23 May 2018.[6][7]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Everton 
|
2–2 (a) |  Caracas
|
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida
|
1–3 | Deportes Temuco
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
Lanús 
|
5–4 |  Sporting Cristal
|
4–2 | 1–2 |
Deportivo Cali 
|
5–3 |  Danubio
|
3–0 | 2–3 |
| San Lorenzo
|
1–0 |  Atlético Mineiro
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
LDU Quito 
|
4–4 (a) |  Guabirá
|
2–1 | 2–3 |
Nacional 
|
0–0 (4–3 p) | Mineros de Guayana
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sport Rosario
|
0–2 | Cerro
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sol de América
|
3–3 (a) | Independiente Medellín
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
| Barcelona
|
1–2 | General Díaz
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Sportivo Luqueño
|
2–2 (5–6 p) | Deportivo Cuenca
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| UTC
|
2–4 | Rampla Juniors
|
2–0 | 0–4 |
| Defensa y Justicia
|
3–1 | América de Cali
|
0–1 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Paranaense
|
4–2 | Newell's Old Boys
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Unión Española
|
0–3 | Sport Huancayo
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Jaguares
|
2–4 | Boston River
|
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Rosario Central
|
0–1 | São Paulo
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| El Nacional
|
4–3 | San José
|
3–2 | 1–1 |
| Blooming
|
1–4 | Bahia
|
1–0 | 0–4 |
| Zamora
|
0–3 | Colón
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Audax Italiano
|
2–3 | Botafogo
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fluminense
|
3–2 | Nacional Potosí
|
3–0 | 0–2 |
Match E1 edit
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Caracas won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.
Match E2 edit
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 1–1 | Deportes Temuco |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Deportes Temuco won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E3 edit
| Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Lanús |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Lanús won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E4 edit
| Danubio | 3–2 | Deportivo Cali |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Deportivo Cali won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E5 edit
| San Lorenzo | 1–0 | Atlético Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
San Lorenzo won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E6 edit
Tied 4–4 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.
Match E7 edit
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Nacional won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.
Match E8 edit
| Sport Rosario | 0–0 | Cerro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Cerro | 2–0 | Sport Rosario |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Cerro won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E9 edit
| Sol de América | 2–0 | Independiente Medellín |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Sol de América won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.
Match E10 edit
| General Díaz | 2–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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General Díaz won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E11 edit
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportivo Cuenca won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.
Match E12 edit
| UTC | 2–0 | Rampla Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Rampla Juniors | 4–0 | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Rampla Juniors won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E13 edit
Defensa y Justicia won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E14 edit
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–1 | Atlético Paranaense |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Atlético Paranaense won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E15 edit
Sport Huancayo won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E16 edit
| Jaguares | 2–1 | Boston River |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Boston River won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E17 edit
| São Paulo | 1–0 | Rosario Central |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
São Paulo won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E18 edit
| San José | 1–1 | El Nacional |
|---|---|---|
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El Nacional won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E19 edit
Bahia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E20 edit
Colón won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E21 edit
| Audax Italiano | 1–2 | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
| Botafogo | 1–1 | Audax Italiano |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Botafogo won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Match E22 edit
| Fluminense | 3–0 | Nacional Potosí |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Fluminense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.
Notes edit
- ^ Caracas played their home match at Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Cabudare, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas.
- ^ The Estudiantes de Mérida v Deportes Temuco match was originally scheduled on 10 April 2018, 20:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 18 April 2018, 18:15 local time due to the suspension of operations by Copa Airlines in Venezuela.[8][9]
- ^ Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima.
- ^ Danubio played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo.
- ^ Nacional played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción.
- ^ General Díaz played their home match at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, instead of their regular stadium Estadio General Adrián Jara, Luque.
- ^ UTC played their home match at Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Héroes de San Ramón, Cajamarca.[10]
- ^ Rampla Juniors played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Olímpico, Montevideo.
- ^ Boston River played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Parque Artigas, Las Piedras.
- ^ The Bahia v Blooming match was originally scheduled for 8 May 2018, 19:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 23 May 2018, 21:45 local time, due to a clash with Bahia's round of 16 first leg in the 2018 Copa do Brasil.[11]
- ^ Audax Italiano played their home match at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, La Florida.[12]
References edit
- ^ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ a b "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Proceso de acreditación a medios de prensa para el sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Los cruces de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Esquema de sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Programa de partidos de la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2017.
- ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Suspensión del partido Estudiantes de Mérida vs. Deportes Temuco" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Estudiantes Mérida vs. Deportes Temuco se disputará el 18 de abril" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Cambio de estadio en lance UTC Cajamarca vs Rampla Jrs". CONMEBOL.com. 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Jogo entre Bahia e Blooming pela Sul-Americana é adiado". Correio. 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Audax Italiano recibirá a Botafogo en San Carlos de Apoquindo". Audax Italiano La Florida. 6 April 2018.
External links edit
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018, CONMEBOL.com