# 2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 9 July to 9 November 2019. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, with the final played in Asunción, Paraguay at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas.

## Qualified teams

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

### Seeding

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) (Regulations Article 22.c).
| Seed | Match | Second stage winners |
| 1 | O1 | La Equidad |
| 2 | O2 | Independiente del Valle |
| 3 | O3 | Fluminense |
| 4 | O4 | Sporting Cristal |
| 5 | O5 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 6 | O6 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| 7 | O7 | Universidad Católica |
| 8 | O8 | Atlético Mineiro |
| 9 | O9 | Botafogo |
| 10 | O10 | Independiente |
| 11 | O11 | Corinthians |
| 12 | O12 | Colón |
| 13 | O13 | Zulia |
| 14 | O14 | Peñarol |
| 15 | O15 | Caracas |
| 16 | O16 | Royal Pari |

## Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
* In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 22.d). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).
* The final was 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 25). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).

## Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
| Round of 16 | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match A: Winner O1 vs. Winner O16 Match B: Winner O2 vs. Winner O15 Match C: Winner O3 vs. Winner O14 Match D: Winner O4 vs. Winner O13 Match E: Winner O5 vs. Winner O12 Match F: Winner O6 vs. Winner O11 Match G: Winner O7 vs. Winner O10 Match H: Winner O8 vs. Winner O9 |
| Quarter-finals | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E |
| Semi-finals | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3 |
| Finals | (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team) Winner F1 vs. Winner F2 |
The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 13 May 2019.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 11 | Corinthians | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Corinthians (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Fluminense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Peñarol | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Fluminense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 11 | Corinthians | 0 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Corinthians | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 10 | Independiente (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | | Independiente | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | | Independiente del Valle (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Independiente del Valle (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 9 November – Asunción | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 9 November – Asunción | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | Independiente del Valle | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Independiente del Valle | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | Colón | 1 |
| 13 | Zulia (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Colón | 1 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | | Zulia | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | | | 12 | | Colón | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colón (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | 12 | | Colón | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | 12 | Colón (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 12 | Colón (p) | 2 | | 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | |
| 9 | Botafogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Royal Pari | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | La Equidad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | La Equidad | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The first legs were played on 9–11 and 23–25 July, and the second legs were played on 16–18, 30–31 July and 1 August 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Royal Pari | 2–4 | La Equidad | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Caracas | 0–2 | Independiente del Valle | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Peñarol | 2–5 | Fluminense | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Zulia | 3–3 (a) | Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Colón | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Argentinos Juniors | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Corinthians | 4–1 | Montevideo Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Independiente | 3–3 (a) | Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Botafogo | 0–3 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–1 | 0–2 |

### Match A

La Equidad won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

### Match B

Independiente del Valle won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

### Match C

Fluminense won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

### Match D

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Zulia won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

### Match E

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Colón won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

### Match F

Corinthians won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

### Match G

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Independiente won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

### Match H

Atlético Mineiro won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

## Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 6, 8, 20 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 15, 27 and 29 August 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Mineiro | 5–2 | La Equidad | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Independiente | 2–2 (a) | Independiente del Valle | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Corinthians | 1–1 (a) | Fluminense | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Zulia | 1–4 | Colón | 1–0 | 0–4 |

### Match S1

Atlético Mineiro won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

### Match S2

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Independiente del Valle won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

### Match S3

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Corinthians won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

### Match S4

Colón won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

## Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 18–19 September, and the second legs were played on 25–26 September 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Colón | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Corinthians | 2–4 | Independiente del Valle | 0–2 | 2–2 |

### Match F1

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Colón won on away goals and advanced to the final.

### Match F2

Independiente del Valle won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

## Final

The final was played on 9 November 2019 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción.