2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages was played from 22 August to 13 December 2017.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16.

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they won (O1–O16).[3][4]

Seed Match Second stage winners
1 O1 Argentina Racing
2 O2 Colombia Junior
3 O3 Brazil Flamengo
4 O4 Argentina Estudiantes
5 O5 Argentina Independiente
6 O6 Ecuador LDU Quito
7 O7 Brazil Ponte Preta
8 O8 Colombia Santa Fe
9 O9 Paraguay Libertad
10 O10 Brazil Sport Recife
11 O11 Brazil Fluminense
12 O12 Argentina Atlético Tucumán
13 O13 Paraguay Nacional
14 O14 Brazil Chapecoense
15 O15 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
16 O16 Brazil Corinthians

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 4.12).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, 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 6.1).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 6.2).

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:[3]

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 14 June 2017.[4]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
9 Paraguay Libertad 1 1 2
8 Colombia Santa Fe 0 1 1
9 Paraguay Libertad 1 0 1
1 Argentina Racing 0 0 0
16 Brazil Corinthians 1 0 1
1 Argentina Racing (a) 1 0 1
9 Paraguay Libertad 1 1 2
5 Argentina Independiente 0 3 3
13 Paraguay Nacional 1 1 2
4 Argentina Estudiantes 0 0 0
13 Paraguay Nacional 1 0 1
5 Argentina Independiente 4 2 6
12 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 1 0 1
5 Argentina Independiente 0 2 2
5 Argentina Independiente 2 1 3
3 Brazil Flamengo 1 1 2
11 Brazil Fluminense (a) 1 1 2
6 Ecuador LDU Quito 0 2 2
11 Brazil Fluminense 0 3 3
3 Brazil Flamengo 1 3 4
14 Brazil Chapecoense 0 0 0
3 Brazil Flamengo 0 4 4
3 Brazil Flamengo 2 2 4
2 Colombia Junior 1 0 1
10 Brazil Sport Recife 3 0 3
7 Brazil Ponte Preta 1 1 2
10 Brazil Sport Recife 0 0 0
2 Colombia Junior 2 0 2
15 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
2 Colombia Junior 0 3 3

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 22–24 August and 12–14 September, and the second legs were played on 12, 14 and 19–21 September 2017.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians Brazil 1–1 (a) Argentina Racing 1–1 0–0
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1–3 Colombia Junior 0–0 1–3
Chapecoense Brazil 0–4 Brazil Flamengo 0–0 0–4
Nacional Paraguay 2–0 Argentina Estudiantes 1–0 1–0
Atlético Tucumán Argentina 1–2 Argentina Independiente 1–0 0–2
Fluminense Brazil 2–2 (a) Ecuador LDU Quito 1–0 1–2
Sport Recife Brazil 3–2 Brazil Ponte Preta 3–1 0–1
Libertad Paraguay 2–1 Colombia Santa Fe 1–0 1–1

Match A

Corinthians Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
  • Maycon 29'
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Attendance: 25,451

Racing Argentina0–0Brazil Corinthians
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Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Racing won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B

Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–0Colombia Junior
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Junior Colombia3–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
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Junior won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C

Chapecoense Brazil0–0Brazil Flamengo
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Attendance: 9,702
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Flamengo Brazil4–0Brazil Chapecoense
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Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D

Nacional Paraguay1–0Argentina Estudiantes
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Estudiantes Argentina0–1Paraguay Nacional
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Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E

Atlético Tucumán Argentina1–0Argentina Independiente
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Independiente Argentina2–0Argentina Atlético Tucumán
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Independiente won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F

Fluminense Brazil1–0Ecuador LDU Quito
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LDU Quito Ecuador2–1Brazil Fluminense
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G

Sport Recife Brazil3–1Brazil Ponte Preta
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Ponte Preta Brazil1–0Brazil Sport Recife
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Sport Recife won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H

Libertad Paraguay1–0Colombia Santa Fe
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Santa Fe Colombia1–1Paraguay Libertad
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Attendance: 11,578
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 24–26 October, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 November 2017.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libertad Paraguay 1–0 Argentina Racing 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife Brazil 0–2 Colombia Junior 0–2 0–0
Fluminense Brazil 3–4 Brazil Flamengo 0–1 3–3
Nacional Paraguay 1–6 Argentina Independiente 1–4 0–2

Match S1

Libertad Paraguay1–0Argentina Racing
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Racing Argentina0–0Paraguay Libertad
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Libertad won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2

Sport Recife Brazil0–2Colombia Junior
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Junior Colombia0–0Brazil Sport Recife
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Junior won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3

Fluminense Brazil0–1Brazil Flamengo
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Flamengo Brazil3–3Brazil Fluminense
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Flamengo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4

Nacional Paraguay1–4Argentina Independiente
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Independiente Argentina2–0Paraguay Nacional
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Independiente won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 21 and 23 November, and the second legs will be played on 28 and 30 November 2017.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libertad Paraguay 2–3 Argentina Independiente 1–0 1–3
Flamengo Brazil 4–1 Colombia Junior 2–1 2–0

Match F1

Libertad Paraguay1–0Argentina Independiente
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Independiente Argentina3–1Paraguay Libertad
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Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2

Flamengo Brazil2–1Colombia Junior
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Junior Colombia0–2Brazil Flamengo
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Flamengo won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals

In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 6.2).

The first leg was played on 6 December, and the second leg was played on 13 December 2017.[8]

Independiente Argentina2–1Brazil Flamengo
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Flamengo Brazil1–1Argentina Independiente
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Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Reglamento Conmebol Sudamericana 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ a b "CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA: se sortea la Segunda Fase". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Se conocen los emparejamientos de la Segunda Fase de la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Fechas y Horarios de los Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 11 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Confirmado el programa de partidos de cuartos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Programación de los encuentros semifinales". CONMEBOL.com. 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana con horarios confirmados" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Árbitros para las finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.