# 2024 Copa Sudamericana group stage

The 2024 Copa Sudamericana group stage was played from 2 April to 8 June 2024. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide 16 of the 24 places in the final stages of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

## Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 18 March 2024, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses), taking into account the following three factors:
* Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2014–2023.
* Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2013 and 2002–2013 respectively.
* Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.
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. The four losers of the Copa Libertadores third stage were seeded into Pot 4. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Group stage draw :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Boca Juniors (3) Athletico Paranaense (6) Internacional (11) Racing (20) Corinthians (22) Defensa y Justicia (29) Cruzeiro (33) Lanús (35) | Fortaleza (39) Argentinos Juniors (46) Independiente Medellín (51) Delfín (78) Unión La Calera (80) Danubio (87) Metropolitanos (91) Coquimbo Unido (95) | Universidad Católica (99) Universidad César Vallejo (118) Sportivo Luqueño (133) Cuiabá (142) Nacional Potosí (167) Belgrano (195) Racing (210) Sportivo Ameliano (236) | Real Tomayapo (No rank) Alianza (No rank) Deportivo Garcilaso (No rank) Rayo Zuliano (No rank) Red Bull Bragantino (41) Nacional (84) Always Ready (74) Sportivo Trinidense (No rank) |

### Notes

* ^ $^{CLQ3}$ The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.
The following were the four losers of the third stage of the 2024 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages which joined the 12 direct entrants and the 16 Copa Sudamericana first stage winners in the group stage.
| Match | Third stage losers |
| G1 | Red Bull Bragantino |
| G2 | Nacional |
| G3 | Always Ready |
| G4 | Sportivo Trinidense |

## Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were 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).
The winners of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages, whilst the runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout round play-offs of the final stages.

## Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
| Matchday 1 | 2–4 April 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 9–11 April 2024 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 23–25 April 2024 | Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 4 | 7–9 May 2024 | Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 14–16 May 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 6 | 28–30 May 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIM | CAR | DYJ | UCV |
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Always Ready | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Universidad César Vallejo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | UCA | ALI | ULC |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Alianza | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Unión La Calera | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEL | INT | DEL | RTO |
| 1 | Belgrano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Delfín | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Real Tomayapo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | BOC | NAP | TRI |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosí | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sportivo Trinidense | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPA | CAP | DAN | DRZ |
| 1 | Sportivo Ameliano | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Athletico Paranaense | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Rayo Zuliano | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | RCM | ARG | NAC |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Racing | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAN | CUI | GAR | MET |
| 1 | Lanús | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Cuiabá | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Metropolitanos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAC | RBB | COQ | SLU |
| 1 | Racing | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Red Bull Bragantino | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |