The 2022 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 28 June to 1 October 2022.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana,[2] with the final played in Córdoba, Argentina at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.[3]
Qualified teams
The winners of each of the eight groups in the Copa Sudamericana group stage as well as the third-placed teams of each of the eight groups in the Copa Libertadores group stage advanced to the round of 16.
Copa Sudamericana group stage winners
Copa Libertadores group stage third-placed teams
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.
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.3).[2]
Format
Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]
- 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).
Draw
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.[4][5] 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).[2]
Bracket
The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 27 May 2022.
Round of 16
The first legs were played on 28–30 June, and the second legs were played on 5–7 July 2022.[6][7]
Match A
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Deportivo Táchira won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
Match B
Nacional won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Match C
São Paulo won 8–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Match D
Internacional won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Match E
Melgar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).
Match F
Ceará won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).
Match G
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Goianiense won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).
Match H
Independiente del Valle won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2–4 August, and the second legs were played on 9–11 August 2022.[19][20]
Match S1
Independiente del Valle won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
Match S2
Atlético Goianiense won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Match S3
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, São Paulo won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).
Match S4
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Melgar won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 31 August and 1 September, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 September 2022.[29][30]
Match F1
Independiente del Valle won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Match F2
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, São Paulo won on penalties and advanced to the final.
Final
The final was played on 1 October 2022 at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.
Notes
- ^ Santos played their home match at their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos instead of the originally scheduled Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo.[8]
- ^ Universidad Católica played their home match against São Paulo at their regular stadium Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, instead of the originally scheduled Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago.[11]
- ^ Olimpia played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción.
- ^ a b c Atlético Goianiense played their home matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Antônio Accioly, Goiânia which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
- ^ Independiente del Valle played their home match against Lanús at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, instead of the originally scheduled Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito.[11]
- ^ a b Independiente del Valle played their home matches at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
- ^ a b Both Independiente del Valle v Melgar matches, originally scheduled at 17:15 local time, were re-scheduled to 19:30 local time.[31]
References
- ^ "El calendario de la Libertadores y la Sudamericana 2022". Olé. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022". CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Córdoba será una fiesta con la Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022" [Córdoba will be a party with the 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Se viene el sorteo de los Octavos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Duelos parejos en octavos de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Fixture de los Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Cambio de estadio en la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Santos X Deportivo Táchira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Unión (Santa Fe) X Nacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Cambios de estadios en la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo X Universidad Católica" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Colo Colo X Internacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Internacional X Colo Colo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Melgar X Deportivo Cali" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ceará X The Strongest" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Atlético-GO X Olimpia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Lanús X Independiente del Valle" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Calendarios de partidos de los Cuartos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Deportivo Táchira X Independiente del Valle" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Independiente del Valle X Deportivo Táchira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Nacional X Atlético-GO" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Atlético-GO X Nacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo X Ceará" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ceará X São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Melgar X Internacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Internacional X Melgar" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Fixture de las Semifinales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINALES" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Cambios de horarios en las Semifinales: Independiente del Valle vs. Melgar" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Atlético Goianiense X São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo X Atlético Goianiense" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo X Independiente Del Valle" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Árbitros para la Final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022". 25 September 2022.
External links
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2022, CONMEBOL.com
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana
