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]
| Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 8 March – 1 October 2022 |
| Teams | 44+12 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Independiente del Valle (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | São Paulo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 392 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bernardo Cuesta (8 goals) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
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)
- Notes
- 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.
| Teams eliminated in third stage | Entry stage |
|---|---|
 Fluminense |
Group stage |
 Everton | |
 Universidad Católica | |
| Barcelona | |
| Third-placed teams in group stage | Entry stage |
 Deportivo Táchira |
Round of 16 |
 The Strongest | |
 Nacional | |
| Independiente del Valle | |
 Deportivo Cali | |
| Colo-Colo | |
 Olimpia | |
| Universidad Católica |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:[19][20]
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | 20 December 2021[21] | 8–10 March 2022 | 15–17 March 2022 |
| Group stage | 25 March 2022[22] |
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| Round of 16 | 27 May 2022[23] | 28–30 June 2022 | 5–7 July 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 2–4 August 2022 | 9–11 August 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 31 August – 1 September 2022 | 7–8 September 2022 | |
| Final | 1 October 2022 at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba | ||
Draws
América de Cali
Deportivo Cali (L)Quito Metro Area teams
Indep. del Valle (L)
LDU Quito
Universidad Católica (L)Guayaquil teams
9 de Octubre
Barcelona (L)Santiago teams
Colo-Colo (L) Unión Española Universidad Católica (L) Nacional Olimpia (L) Sol de AméricaMontevideo teams
Liverpool Montevideo Wanderers Nacional (L)
River PlateGran Buenos Aires teams
Banfield Defensa y Justicia
Independiente Lanús Racing 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.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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- Notes
- ^ 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).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Wilstermann |
4–3 | Guabirá |
4–0 | 0–3 |
| Royal Pari |
2–6 | Oriente Petrolero |
2–3 | 0–3 |
| Unión Española |
2–2 (1–4 p) | Deportes Antofagasta |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Ñublense |
1–2 | Unión La Calera |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| La Equidad |
1–3 | Junior |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Independiente Medellín |
3–3 (3–1 p) | América de Cali |
2–1 | 1–2 |
| Delfín |
1–3 | 9 de Octubre |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Mushuc Runa |
1–3 | LDU Quito |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Nacional |
0–1 | Guaireña |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Sol de América |
1–5 | General Caballero (JLM) |
0–3 | 1–2 |
Ayacucho  |
4–3 | Sport Boys |
2–0 | 2–3 |
| Cienciano |
1–2 | Melgar |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Montevideo Wanderers |
3–1 | Cerro Largo |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Liverpool |
0–3 | River Plate |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Estudiantes de Mérida |
0–6 | Metropolitanos |
0–2 | 0–4 |
| Hermanos Colmenarez |
2–3 | Deportivo La Guaira |
2–0 | 0–3 |
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
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
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.
| Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Round of 16 draw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG | Ceará |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 18 | Pot 1 |
| 2 | SD | São Paulo |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | |
| 3 | SF | Atlético Goianiense |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | SH |  Unión |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | |
| 5 | SE | Internacional |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | |
| 6 | SB | Melgar |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | |
| 7 | SA | Lanús |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
| 8 | SC | Santos |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | |
| 9 | LE | Deportivo Cali |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Pot 2 |
| 10 | LD | Independiente del Valle |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 11 | LG | Olimpia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12 | LC | Nacional |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 13 | LF | Colo-Colo |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | |
| 14 | LA | Deportivo Táchira |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | |
| 15 | LB | The Strongest |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 16 | LH | Universidad Católica |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
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 | Nacional
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unión
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nacional
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Goianiense
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Olimpia
| 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Goianiense (p)
| 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Goianiense
| 3 | 0 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo (p)
| 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Universidad Católica
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo
| 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo (p)
| 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ceará
| 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | The Strongest
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ceará
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Independiente del Valle
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Deportivo Táchira (p)
| 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santos
| 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Deportivo Táchira
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Independiente del Valle
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Independiente del Valle
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lanús
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Independiente del Valle
| 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Melgar
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Deportivo Cali
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Melgar
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Melgar (p)
| 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Internacional
| 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Colo-Colo
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Internacional
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Táchira |
2–2 (4–2 p) | Santos |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Nacional |
4–1 | Unión |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Universidad Católica |
3–8 | São Paulo |
2–4 | 1–4 |
| Colo-Colo |
3–4 | Internacional |
2–0 | 1–4 |
| Deportivo Cali |
1–2 | Melgar |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| The Strongest |
1–5 | Ceará |
1–2 | 0–3 |
| Olimpia |
2–2 (3–5 p) | Atlético Goianiense |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Independiente del Valle |
2–1 | Lanús |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Táchira |
1–5 | Independiente del Valle |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Nacional |
0–4 | Atlético Goianiense |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| São Paulo |
2–2 (4–3 p) | Ceará |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Melgar |
0–0 (3–1 p) | Internacional |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independiente del Valle |
6–0 | Melgar |
3–0 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Goianiense |
3–3 (2–4 p) | São Paulo |
3–1 | 0–2 |
Final
| São Paulo | 0–2 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Díaz  13'Faravelli 67' |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | 1S1 | 1S2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | GS6 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernardo Cuesta |
Melgar |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Stiven Mendoza |
Ceará |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Miguel Borja |
Junior |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Lautaro Díaz |
Independiente del Valle |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luciano |
São Paulo |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mario Otazú |
Guaireña |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Lucas Albertengo |
Defensa y Justicia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Alexander Alvarado |
LDU Quito |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mauro Méndez |
Montevideo Wanderers |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sebastián Sáez |
Unión La Calera |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cristian Techera |
Ayacucho |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL
See also
References
External links
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