Copa Sudamericana 2018

Copa Sudamericana 2018
Cup winners	Athletico Paranaense (1st title)
Beginning	February 13, 2018
The End	December 12, 2018
final	Curitiba
Final stadium	Arena da Baixada
Teams	54
Games	106  (of which 106 played)
Gates	226  (ø 2.13 per game)
Top scorer	Nicolás Benedetti Pablo Felipe Teixeira (5 goals each)
← Copa Sudamericana 2017 Copa Sudamericana 2019 →
↑ Copa Libertadores 2018

The Copa Sudamericana 2018 was the 17th edition of the second most important South American football competition for club teams after the Copa Libertadores . As in the previous year, a total of 54 teams from the 10 member associations of CONMEBOL took part, including 10 teams eliminated from the current competition of the Copa Libertadores 2018 . For the second time, the competition was held over the entire calendar year, similar to the Libertadores 2018. Six participants from Argentina and Brazil each qualified for the competition, and four from each of the other 8 countries.

Attendees

country	society	Qualification reason	Result
Argentina 6 starting places	Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	Best team of the Primera División 2016/17 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
	CA Lanus	Second best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the Primera División 2016/17	2nd round
	Newell's Old Boys	Third-best team of the Primera División 2016/17 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	1 round
	CSD Defensa y Justicia	Fourth-best team of the Primera División 2016/17 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	Quarter finals
	CA Colón	Fifth-best team of the Primera División 2016/17 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
	Rosario Central	Sixth-best team of the Primera División 2016/17 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	1 round
Bolivia 4 starting places	Club blooming	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2016/17	1 round
	Club Deportivo Guabirá	Second-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2016/17	1 round
	Club San José	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2016/17	1 round
	Nacional Potosí	Fourth-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2016/17	1 round
Brazil 6 starting places	Atlético Mineiro	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017	1 round
	Botafogo FR	Second best team of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017 that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
	Athletico Paranaense	Third best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017	winner
	EC Bahia	Fourth best team of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017 that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores	Quarter finals
	Sao Paulo FC	Fifth-best team of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017 that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores	2nd round
	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	Sixth-best team of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2017 that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores	Semifinals
Chile 4 starting places	Unión Española	Loser of the duel of the vice champions	1 round
	CD Everton de Viña del Mar	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores of the Torneo de Transición 2017	1 round
	Audax Italiano La Florida	Second best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores of the Torneo de Transición 2017	1 round
	Deportes Temuco	Third best team of the Torneo de Transición 2017 not qualified for the Copa Libertadores	2nd round
Ecuador 4 starting places	Barcelona Sporting Club	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the 2017 Serie A table	1 round
	CD El Nacional	Second-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of Serie A 2017	2nd round
	Deportivo Cuenca	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of Serie A 2017	Round of 16
	LDU Quito	Winner of the game for participation in the Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
Colombia 4 starting places	Independiente Medellin	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Categoría Primera A 2017	1 round
	America de Cali	Second-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Categoría Primera A 2017	1 round
	Deportivo Cali	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Categoría Primera A 2017	Quarter finals
	Jaguares de Cordoba	Fourth-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Categoría Primera A 2017	1 round
Paraguay 4 starting places	Club Sol de America	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Club General Díaz	Second-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Sportivo Luqueño	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round
	Club Nacional	Fourth-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
Peru 4 starting places	Club Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round
	Sports Huancayo	Second-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Sport Rosario	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round
	Sporting Cristal	Fourth-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round
Uruguay 4 starting places	CA Cerro	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Boston River	Second team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Rampla Juniors	Third-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	2nd round
	Danubio FC	Fourth-best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round
Venezuela 4 starting places	AC Mineros de Guiana	Copa Venezuela 2017	1 round
	Caracas FC	Vice-champion of the Torneo Apertura 2017	Round of 16
	Estudiantes de Mérida	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores of the Torneo Clausura 2017	1 round
	Zamora FC	Best team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores in the overall table of the Primera División 2017	1 round

In addition, the following teams eliminated from the Copa Libertadores will be added.

Best teams eliminated in the play-offs of the Copa Libertadores 2018	Result
Club Jorge Wilstermann	2nd round
CA Banfield	Round of 16
Third-placed teams in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2018	Result
CR Vasco da Gama	2nd round
Club Bolívar	2nd round
Peñarol Montevideo	2nd round
Independiente Santa Fe	Semifinals
Millonarios FC	Round of 16
Defensor Sporting Club	2nd round
Nacional Montevideo	Quarter finals
Atlético Junior	Runner-up

mode

As before, the competition was held in a pure knockout system and there were two rounds before the round of 16. The 44 directly qualified participants from all 10 member countries of CONMEBOL started in the first round. In the 2nd round, the 10 teams from the Copa Libertadores were added to the 22 winners of the 1st round. These are made up of the two best losers in the third qualifying round and the eight thirds in the group stage. The defending champion did not take part in the competition because he had automatic start rights in the Copa Libertadores, which was being held at the same time. In the event of a tie for points and goals , the away goal rule applied . If the number of goals scored away from home was the same, a penalty shoot-out followed immediately after the second leg .

1 round

Participants were six teams each from Argentina and Brazil as well as four teams each from the other eight countries in South America. The draw took place on December 20, 2017, the games took place between February 13 and May 23, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
CD Everton de Viña del Mar	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Caracas FC	1: 2	1-0
Estudiantes de Mérida	1: 3	Deportes Temuco	1: 1	0: 2
CA Lanus	5: 3	Sporting Cristal	4: 2	1: 2
Deportivo Cali	5: 3	Danubio FC	3-0	2: 3
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	1-0	Atlético Mineiro	1-0	0-0
LDU Quito	(a)4: 4 ( a )	Club Deportivo Guabirá	2: 1	2: 3
Club Nacional	0: 0 (4: 3 on perk)	AC Mineros de Guiana	0-0	0-0
Sport Rosario	0: 2	CA Cerro	0-0	0: 2
Club Sol de America	3: 3	Independiente Medellin	2-0	1: 3
Barcelona Sporting Club	1: 2	Club General Díaz	0-0	1: 2
Sportivo Luqueño	2: 2 (5: 6 on behalf)	Deportivo Cuenca	2-0	0: 2
Club Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca	2: 4	Rampla Juniors	2-0	0: 4
CSD Defensa y Justicia	3: 1	America de Cali	0: 1	3-0
Athletico Paranaense	4: 3	Newell's Old Boys	3-0	1: 2
Unión Española	0: 3	Sports Huancayo	0-0	0: 3
Jaguares de Cordoba	2: 4	Boston River	2: 1	0: 3
Rosario Central	0: 1	Sao Paulo FC	0-0	0: 1
CD El Nacional	4: 3	Club San José	3: 2	1: 1
Club blooming	1: 5	EC Bahia	1-0	0: 4
Zamora FC	0: 3	CA Colón	0: 2	0: 1
Audax Italiano La Florida	2: 3	Botafogo FR	1: 2	1: 1
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	3: 2	Nacional Potosí	3-0	0: 2

2nd round

Participants were the 22 winners of the 1st round and the 10 teams eliminated from the Copa Libertadores 2018 . The first leg between Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro and Deportes Temuco ended 1: 2. By Temuco the player Jonathan Requena was used irregularly in the game . The game was then rated 3-0 for San Lorenzo. The games took place between July 17 and August 16, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club General Díaz	1: 5	Millonarios FC	1: 1	0: 4
Club Nacional	2: 3	Botafogo FR	2: 1	0: 2
Club Sol de America	0: 1	Nacional Montevideo	0-0	0: 1
CA Colón	1: 1 (5: 3 i.E.)	Sao Paulo FC	1-0	0: 1
Boston River	1: 2	CA Banfield	1-0	0: 2
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	3-0	Defensor Sporting Club	2-0	1-0
Athletico Paranaense	6: 1	Peñarol Montevideo	2-0	4: 1
Deportivo Cali	6: 1	Club Bolívar	4-0	2: 1
LDU Quito	3: 2	CR Vasco da Gama	3: 1	0: 1
Caracas FC	6: 3	Sports Huancayo	2-0	4: 3
Deportivo Cuenca	4: 4 (6: 5 i.E.)	Club Jorge Wilstermann	2: 2	2: 2
CSD Defensa y Justicia	2: 1	CD El Nacional	2-0	0: 1
CA Lanus	1: 1 (2: 3 i.E.)	Atlético Junior	1-0	0: 1
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	3: 1	Deportes Temuco	3-0	0: 1
EC Bahia	3: 1	CA Cerro	2-0	1: 1
Rampla Juniors	0: 2	Independiente Santa Fe	0-0	0: 2

Final round

From the round of 16, the pairings were set.

Tournament schedule

	Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	Deportivo Cuenca	0	0
	Fluminense FC	2	2
						Fluminense FC	1	1
						Nacional	1	0
	San Lorenzo	3	0
	Nacional	1	2
											Fluminense FC	0	0
											Athletico Paranaense	2	2
	Caracas FC	0	1
	Athletico Paranaense	2	2
						Athletico Paranaense	1	0 (4)
						EC Bahia	0	1 (1)
	EC Bahia	2	1 (5)
	Botafogo FR	1	2 (4)
																Athletico Paranaense	1	1 (4)
																Atlético Junior	1	1 (3)
	CSD Defensa	0	2
	CA Banfield	0	0
						CSD Defensa	0	3
						Atlético Junior	2	1
	Atlético Junior	1	1
	CA Colón	0	1
											Atlético Junior	2	1
											Santa Fe	0	0
	LDU Quito	1	0 (1)
	Deportivo Cali	0	1 (3)
						Deportivo Cali	1	1
						Santa Fe	1	2
	Santa Fe	0	0 (5)
	Millonarios FC	0	0 (3)

Round of 16

The games took place between August 21 and October 4, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Independiente Santa Fe	0: 0 (5: 3 on behalf)	Millonarios FC	0-0	0-0
EC Bahia	3: 3 (5: 4 on behalf)	Botafogo FR	2: 1	1: 2
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro	3: 3	Nacional Montevideo	3: 1	0: 2
Atlético Junior	2: 1	CA Colón	1-0	1: 1
CSD Defensa y Justicia	2-0	CA Banfield	0-0	2-0
Deportivo Cuenca	0: 4	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	0: 2	0: 2
Caracas FC	1: 4	Athletico Paranaense	0: 2	1: 2
LDU Quito	1: 1 (1: 3 i.E.)	Deportivo Cali	1-0	0: 1

Quarter finals

The games took place between October 23 and November 1, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Independiente Santa Fe	3: 2	Deportivo Cali	1: 1	2: 1
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	2: 1	Nacional Montevideo	1: 1	1-0
EC Bahia	1: 1 (1: 4 i. E.)	Athletico Paranaense	1-0	0: 1
Atlético Junior	(a)3: 3 ( a )	CSD Defensa y Justicia	2-0	1: 3

Semifinals

The games took place between November 7th and 29th, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Athletico Paranaense	4-0	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	2-0	2-0
Independiente Santa Fe	0: 3	Atlético Junior	0: 2	0: 1

Finals

First leg

Atlético Junior		Athletico Paranaense		Lineup
	December 5, 2018 in Barranquilla , ( Estadio Metropolitano ) Result: 1: 1 Spectators: 38,094 Referee: Diego Haro ( Peru )   [Match report]
	1 Sebastián Viera - 20 Marlon Piedrahita , 21 Jefferson Gómez , 5 Rafa Pérez , 2 Germán Gutiérrez - 15 Luis Narváez 83rd , 24 Víctor Cantillo - 6 James Sánchez 70th , 10 Jarlan Barrera , 23 Luis Fernando Díaz - 18 Yony ​​González 66. Reserve 12 José Luis Chunga , 4 David Murillo , 13 Jonathan Ávila Martínez , 7 Sebastián Hernández 83rd , 28 Enrique Serje , 11 Daniel Moreno Mosquera 70th , 27 Luis Carlos Ruiz 66th Coach: Julio Comesaña	1 Santos - 2 Jonathan , 4 Thiago Heleno , 14 Léo Pereira , 6 Renan Lodi - 3 Luis González 86th , 16 Bruno Guimarães - 10 Marcelo Cirino , 7 Raphael Veiga 77th , 11 Nikão - 5 Pablo 60. Reserve 12 Felipe Alves , 25 Wanderson , 26 Márcio Azevedo , 20 Matheus Rossetto , 28 Wellington 77th , Rony 60th , 22 Marcinho 86th Trainer: Tiago Retzlaff Nunes
	1: 1 Yony ​​González 52 ′	0: 1 Pablo 50 ′
	Rafa Perez (68th)	Léo Pereira (55th), Bruno Guimarães (90th + 1), Thiago Heleno (90th + 3)

Return leg

Athletico Paranaense		Atlético Junior		Lineup
	December 12, 2018 in Curitiba , ( Arena da Baixada ) Result: 1: 1 (1: 0) (4: 3 on account) Spectators: 40,263 Referee: Roberto Tobar ( Chile )
	1 Santos - 2 Jonathan , 4 Thiago Heleno , 14 Léo Pereira , 6 Renan Lodi - 3 Luis González 73rd , 16 Bruno Guimarães - 10 Marcelo Cirino 46th , 7 Raphael Veiga , 11 Nikão 98th - 5 Pablo 98. Reserve 12 Felipe Alves , 25 Wanderson , 13 Paulo André , 26 Márcio Azevedo , 28 Wellington 73rd , Rony 46th , 22 Marcinho 98th , 30 Bérgson 98th Trainer: Tiago Retzlaff Nunes	1 Sebastián Viera - 20 Marlon Piedrahita , 21 Jefferson Gómez 106th , 5 Rafa Pérez , 17 Gabriel Fuentes - 15 Luis Narváez , 24 Víctor Cantillo - 6 James Sánchez 73rd , 10 Jarlan Barrera 115th , 23 Luis Fernando Díaz - 29 Teófilo Gutiérrez Reserve 12 José Luis Chunga , 4 David Murillo , 13 Jonathan Ávila Martínez 106th , 7 Sebastián Hernández , 28 Enrique Serje , 11 Daniel Moreno Mosquera 115th , 18 Yony ​​González 73. Coach: Julio Comesaña
	1: 0 Pablo 26 ′	1: 1 Teófilo Gutiérrez 57 ′
	penalties shoot
	Jonathan Raphael Veiga Bérgson Renan Lodi Thiago Heleno	Luis Narváez Gabriel Fuentes Rafa Pérez Teófilo Gutiérrez Sebastián Viera
	Jonathan (38.), Wellington (110.)	González (76.), Narváez (77.), Gómez (90.), Piedrahita (101.)

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the Copa Sudamericana 2018. They are initially sorted alphabetically according to the number of their hits, with the same number of goals.

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Nicolás Benedetti	Deportivo Cali	5
	Pablo Felipe Teixeira	Athletico Paranaense	5
3	Diomar Díaz	Caracas FC	4th
	Nicolás Emanuel Fernández	CSD Defensa y Justicia	4th
	Nikão	Athletico Paranaense	4th
6th	Juan Anangonó	LDU Quito	3
	Luis Fernando Díaz	Atlético Junior	3
	Teófilo Gutiérrez	Atlético Junior	3
	Emanuel Herrera	Sporting Cristal	3
	Rodrigo Pimpao	Botafogo FR	3
	Zé Rafael	EC Bahia	3
	José Sand	Deportivo Cali	3
	Matías Zunino	Nacional Montevideo	3

→ Main article : List of Copa Sudamericana top scorers

Web links

• CONMEBOL website for the Copa Sudamericana 2018 (span.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Temuco is deprived of victory, report on conmebol.com from August 7, 2018, page in Spanish, accessed on August 16, 2018
2. ↑ Match report final first leg, report on conmebol.com from December 5, page on spani., Accessed on December 7, 2018