2018 Copa Sudamericana#First stage
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Sudamericana
| year = 2018
| other_titles = {{nowrap|Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018}}
| dates = {{nowrap|13 February – 12 December 2018}}
| num_teams = 44+10
| associations = 10
| champion_other = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Paranaense}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|COL}} Junior
| matches = 106
| goals = 226
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Benedetti
{{flagicon|BRA}} Pablo
(5 goals each)
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 17th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or {{langx|pt|Copa Sul-Americana}}), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense defeated Colombian club Junior by 4–3 on penalties in the finals after a 2–2 draw on aggregate score to win their first tournament title.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/atletico-paranaense-abraza-la-gloria-por-primera-vez-en-su-historia |title=Atlético Paranaense abraza la gloria por primera vez en su historia |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |language=es |date=13 December 2018}} As champions, Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-conmebol-sudamericana-2018-espanol_0.pdf|title=Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|language=es}} They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage. Independiente were the defending champions, but did not play in this edition as they qualified for the 2018 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, entering the first stage:{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/la-copa-sudamericana-2017-reunira-44-clubes|title=La Copa Sudamericana 2017 reunirá a 44 clubes|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=6 December 2016}}
- Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
- All other associations: 4 berths each
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2018 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.
| class="wikitable" |
| Best teams eliminated in third stage |
|---|
| {{flagicon|BOL}} Jorge Wilstermann |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Banfield |
| Third-placed teams in group stage |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Defensor Sporting |
| {{flagicon|BOL}} Bolívar |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol |
| {{flagicon|COL}} Santa Fe |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional |
| {{flagicon|COL}} Millonarios |
| {{flagicon|COL}} Junior |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/calendario_2018_cla_cs.pdf|title=EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS|publisher=CONMEBOL.com}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Stage
!Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
|---|
| First stage
|20 December 2017 |{{unbulleted list |13–15 & 20–22 February 2018 |10–12 & 18 April 2018 }} |{{unbulleted list |6–8 March 2018 |8–10 & 23 May 2018 }} |
| Second stage
|rowspan=5|4 June 2018 |{{unbulleted list |17–19, 25–26 July 2018 |1–2 August 2018 }} |{{unbulleted list |24 & 31 July 2018 |1–2, 7–9 & 14–16 August 2018 }} |
| Round of 16
|colspan=2|{{unbulleted list |Week 1: 21–23 August 2018 |Week 2: 18–20 September 2018 |Week 3: 25–27 September 2018 |Week 4: 2–4 October 2018 }} |
| Quarterfinals
|23–25 October 2018 |30 October – 1 November 2018 |
| Semifinals
|7–8 November 2018 |28–29 November 2018 |
| Finals
|5 December 2018 |12 December 2018 |
Draws
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(L) Teams transferred from the 2018 Copa Libertadores
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Cerro
Danubio
Defensor Sporting (L)
Nacional (L)
Peñarol (L)
Rampla Juniors
Rosario teams:
Newell's Old Boys
Rosario Central
{{nowrap|Gran Buenos Aires teams:}}
Banfield (L)
Defensa y Justicia
Lanús
San Lorenzo
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Millonarios (L)
Santa Fe (L)
{{nowrap|Rio de Janeiro teams:}}
Botafogo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama (L)
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Audax Italiano
Unión Española
{{nowrap|Gran Asunción teams:}}
General Díaz
Nacional
Sol de América
Sportivo Luqueño
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{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage|Draw}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage|Draw}}
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First stage
{{main article|2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage|Format}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage|First stage}}
Second stage
{{main article|2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage|Format}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage|Second stage}}
Final stages
{{main article|2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Format}}
=Seeding=
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Seeding}}
=Bracket=
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Bracket}}
=Round of 16=
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Round of 16}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Quarterfinals}}
=Semifinals=
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Semifinals}}
=Finals=
{{main|2018 Copa Sudamericana Finals}}
{{#lst:2018 Copa Sudamericana final stages|Finals}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Rank !Player !Team !{{Tooltip|1S1|First stage 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|1S2|First stage 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|2S1|Second stage 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|2S2|Second stage 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|⅛F1|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|⅛F2|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}} !{{Tooltip|F1|Final 1st leg}} !{{Tooltip|F2|Final 2nd leg}} !Total | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Benedetti |align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Deportivo Cali ||1||1||1||1|| || || ||1||bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 | !rowspan=2|5 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pablo
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Paranaense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| rowspan=3|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Diomar Díaz |align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Caracas || || ||1||3|| || ||bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | !rowspan=3|4 | ||||||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Fernández
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 1 | x | 2 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 | | |||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nikão
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Paranaense | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| rowspan=8|6
|align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Juan Luis Anangonó |align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito || ||1||2|| || ||x||bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | !rowspan=8|3 | ||||||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Luis Díaz
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Junior |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2| | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Teófilo Gutiérrez
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Junior |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2| | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | ||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Emanuel Herrera
|align=left|{{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal | 2 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=10 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Pimpão
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=6 | | ||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} José Sand
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Deportivo Cali | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 | | ||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Zé Rafael
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bahia | 2 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 | | |||||||||
| align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Matías Zunino
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Nacional |bgcolor="silver" colspan=2| | 1 | 1 | 1 | bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 | |
{{small|Source: CONMEBOL.com}}{{cite web|url=http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.sudamericana.goleadores&lang=es_LA |title=Copa Sudamericana 2018 — Goleadores |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |language=es}}
=Top assists=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
| Rank
!Player !Team !Assists |
|---|
| rowspan=5|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Anderson Julio |align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Quito !rowspan=5|3 |
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pablo
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Paranaense |
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Régis
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bahia |
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Lodi
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Paranaense |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Junior Sornoza
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense |
{{small|Source: CONMEBOL.com}}{{cite web|url=http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.sudamericana.statsCenterPerPlayer&lang=es_LA |title=RESUMEN COMPLETO DE JUGADORES - Asistencias |publisher=CONMEBOL.com |language=es}}
See also
References
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