| Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) TheEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes inCórdoba hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 4 February 2020 – 23 January 2021 |
| Teams | 44+10 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Defensa y Justicia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lanús |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 105 |
| Goals scored | 239 (2.28 per match) |
| Top scorer | Braian Romero (10 goals) |
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The2020 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 19th edition of theCONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as theCopa Sudamericana, orPortuguese:Copa Sul-Americana),South America's secondary clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL.[1]
On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that thefinal would be played at theEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes inCórdoba, Argentina with the final originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2020.[2] Argentine clubDefensa y Justicia defeated fellow Argentine clubLanús by a 3–0 score in the final to win their first tournament title.[3] As champions, Defensa y Justicia earned the right to play against the winners of the2020 Copa Libertadores in the2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the2021 Copa Libertadores group stage.Independiente del Valle were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the2020 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.
On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[4] One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[5]
The tournament was suspended after its first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and resumed on 27 October 2020. It ended with the final on 23 January 2021.[6][7]
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering thefirst stage:[8]
A further 10 teams eliminated from the2020 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering thesecond stage.
| Best teams eliminated inthird stage |
|---|
| Atlético Tucumán |
 Deportes Tolima |
| Third-placed teams ingroup stage |
| Junior |
 Bolívar |
 Peñarol |
 São Paulo |
 Universidad Católica |
 Estudiantes de Mérida |
| Defensa y Justicia |
| Caracas |
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[19][20]
On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and no date had been set for its resumption.[21] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.[6][22]
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 17 December 2019[23] |
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| Second stage | 23 October 2020[24] (originally 13 May 2020) | 27–29 October 2020 (originally 19–21 May 2020) | 3–5 November 2020 (originally 26–28 May 2020) |
| Round of 16 | 24–26 November 2020 (originally 21–23 July 2020) | 1–3 December 2020 (originally 28–30 July 2020) | |
| Quarter-finals | 8–10 December 2020 (originally 18–20 August 2020) | 15–17 December 2020 (originally 25–27 August 2020) | |
| Semi-finals | 5–12 January 2021 (originally 22–24 September 2020) | 12–16 January 2021 (originally 29 September – 1 October 2020) | |
| Final | 23 January 2021 (originally 7 November 2020) atEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes,Córdoba | ||
The draw for the first stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[25][26][27] For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:[28]
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.
The draw for the second stage was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00PYT (UTC−3).[29] For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:[30]
The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rule was used. If still tied,extra time was not played, and apenalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[1]
The 22 winners of the first stage advanced to thesecond stage to join the 10 teams transferred from theCopa Libertadores (twobest teams eliminated in thethird stage ofqualifying and eight third-placed teams in thegroup stage).
In the second stage, each tie was played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, theaway goals rule was used. If still tied,extra time was not played, and apenalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[1]
The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to theround of 16 of thefinal stages.
Starting from the round of 16, the teams play asingle-elimination tournament with the following rules:[1]
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 2.2.2.1).[1]
The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 23 October 2020.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Universidad Católica(a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lanús | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bolívar | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lanús | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lanús | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Independiente | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Fénix | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 January 2021 –Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Independiente | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lanús | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Junior(p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Unión La Calera | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Junior | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Coquimbo Unido(a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Coquimbo Unido | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Sport Huancayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Coquimbo Unido | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Bahia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Unión | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Bahia | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fénix | 1–5 | Independiente | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Bahia | 1–0 | Unión | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Junior | 3–3(4–2p) | Unión La Calera | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| River Plate | 2–2 (a) | Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 7–1 | Deportivo Cali | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–0 | Sport Huancayo | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Bolívar | 4–7 | Lanús | 2–1 | 2–6 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanús | 3–1 | Independiente | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Bahia | 2–4 | Defensa y Justicia | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Junior | 2–2 (a) | Coquimbo Unido | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 4–3 | Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vélez Sarsfield | 0–4 | Lanús | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2–4 | Defensa y Justicia | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Rank | Player | Team | 1S1 | 1S2 | 2S1 | 2S2 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braian Romero | IndependienteDefensa y Justicia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Gilberto | Bahia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Nicolás Orsini | Lanús | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Tomás Belmonte | Lanús | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Lautaro Palacios | Coquimbo Unido | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Thiago Almada | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Facundo Barceló |  Emelec | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Miguel Borja | Junior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Silvio Romero | Independiente | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| José Sand | Lanús | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Source: Worldfootball.net[34]
