# 2025 Copa Sudamericana

The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana is the 24th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition began on 4 March and is scheduled to end on 22 November 2025, with the final to be played at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
The winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Argentine club Racing are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only be able to defend their title if they place third in their Copa Libertadores group.

## Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:
* Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
* All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:
* Group stage: 12 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
* First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Godoy Cruz (Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Independiente (Argentina 2) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Huracán (Argentina 3) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Unión (Argentina 4) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Lanús (Argentina 5) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Argentina (6 berths) | Defensa y Justicia (Argentina 6) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | Universitario de Vinto (Bolivia 1) | First stage | 2024 Apertura runners-up |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | Aurora (Bolivia 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | Nacional Potosí (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Bolivia (4 berths) | GV San José (Bolivia 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Cruzeiro (Brazil 1) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Vasco da Gama (Brazil 2) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Vitória (Brazil 3) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 4) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Fluminense (Brazil 5) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Brazil (6 berths) | Grêmio (Brazil 6) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Chile (4 berths) | Palestino (Chile 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera División best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Chile (4 berths) | Universidad Católica (Chile 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Chile (4 berths) | Unión Española (Chile 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Chile (4 berths) | Everton (Chile 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Millonarios (Colombia 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Once Caldas (Colombia 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia (4 berths) | Junior (Colombia 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Colombia (4 berths) | América de Cali (Colombia 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Universidad Católica (Ecuador 1) | First stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Aucas (Ecuador 2) | First stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Mushuc Runa (Ecuador 3) | First stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Ecuador (4 berths) | Orense (Ecuador 4) | First stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Guaraní (Paraguay 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | 2 de Mayo (Paraguay 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Paraguay (4 berths) | Sportivo Ameliano (Paraguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru (4 berths) | Cusco (Peru 1) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru (4 berths) | Cienciano (Peru 2) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru (4 berths) | Atlético Grau (Peru 3) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Peru (4 berths) | ADT (Peru 4) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Cerro Largo (Uruguay 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Danubio (Uruguay 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Racing (Uruguay 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Uruguay (4 berths) | Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Metropolitanos (Venezuela 1) | First stage | 2024 Apertura runners-up |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 2) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 3) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| Venezuela (4 berths) | Caracas (Venezuela 4) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2025 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.
| Teams eliminated in third stage | Entry stage |
| Deportes Iquique | Group stage |
| Boston River | Group stage |
| Melgar | Group stage |
| Corinthians | Group stage |
| Third-placed teams in group stage | Entry stage |
| | Knockout round play-offs |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:
Schedule for 2025 Copa Sudamericana :
| Stage | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First stage | 19 December 2024 | 4–6 March 2025 | 4–6 March 2025 |
| Group stage | 17 March 2025 | Matchday 1: 1–3 April 2025Matchday 2: 8–10 April 2025Matchday 3: 22–24 April 2025Matchday 4: 6–8 May 2025Matchday 5: 13–15 May 2025Matchday 6: 27–29 May 2025 | Matchday 1: 1–3 April 2025Matchday 2: 8–10 April 2025Matchday 3: 22–24 April 2025Matchday 4: 6–8 May 2025Matchday 5: 13–15 May 2025Matchday 6: 27–29 May 2025 |
| Knockout round play-offs | No draw | 15–17 July 2025 | 22–24 July 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 4 June 2025 | 12–14 August 2025 | 19–21 August 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 June 2025 | 16–18 September 2025 | 23–25 September 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 4 June 2025 | 21–23 October 2025 | 28–30 October 2025 |
| Final | 4 June 2025 | 22 November 2025 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 22 November 2025 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra |

## Draws

The draw for the first stage was held on 19 December 2024, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
For the first stage, the 32 teams involved were divided into eight pots according to their national association. The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties, with the four teams from each national association being drawn against a rival from the same association in two ties per association. The first team drawn in each tie hosted the match.
The draw for the group stage will be held on 17 March 2025, 20:00 PYT (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 16 December 2024 (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 2015–2024.
* Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2014 and 2002–2014 respectively.
* Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.
For the group stage, the 32 teams will be 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 may not be drawn into the same group.
Group stage draw :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Atlético Mineiro (7) Fluminense (10) Grêmio (11) Independiente (22) Cruzeiro (26) Lanús (30) Defensa y Justicia (33) América de Cali (40) | Guaraní (47) Palestino (55) Caracas (58) Vasco da Gama (66) Huracán (70) Universidad Católica (71) Unión Española (79) Godoy Cruz (80) | Once Caldas (96) Racing (100) Unión (101) Nacional Potosí (113) Cienciano (118) Sportivo Luqueño (123) Academia Puerto Cabello (159) Cerro Largo (192) | Mushuc Runa (232) Atlético Grau (250) Vitória (256) GV San José (No rank) Deportes Iquique (153) Boston River (206) Melgar (51) Corinthians (18) |

### Notes

* ^ $^{CLQ3}$ The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.

## First stage

In the first stage, each tie was played on a single-leg basis, with the winner being decided in a penalty shoot-out in case of a draw after 90 minutes.
The 16 winners of the first stage advanced to the group stage to join the 12 teams directly qualified for that stage (six from Argentina and six from Brazil), and four teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (the four teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Universitario de Vinto | 0–1 | Nacional Potosí |
| Aurora | 0–1 | GV San José |
| Universidad Católica | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Palestino |
| Unión Española | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Everton |
| Junior | 2–2 (3–4 p) | América de Cali |
| Once Caldas | 1–0 | Millonarios |
| Mushuc Runa | 2–1 | Orense |
| Universidad Católica | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Aucas |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–0 | Sportivo Ameliano |
| Guaraní | 2–0 | 2 de Mayo |
| ADT | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Cienciano |
| Atlético Grau | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Cusco |
| Racing | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Montevideo Wanderers |
| Cerro Largo | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Danubio |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | 3–0 | Metropolitanos |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 0–2 | Caracas |

## Group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are 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 will advance to the round of 16 of the final stages, whilst the runners-up of each group will advance to the knockout round play-offs of the final stages.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 |
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 |
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 |
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 |
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 |
| 1 | E1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | E4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 |
| 1 | F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | F4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 |
| 1 | G1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | G2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | G3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | G4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 |
| 1 | H1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | — | 13–15 May | 27–29 May | 8–10 Apr |
| 2 | H2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round play-offs | 22–24 Apr | — | 8–10 Apr | 27–29 May |
| 3 | H3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1–3 Apr | 6–8 May | — | 13–15 May |
| 4 | H4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6–8 May | 1–3 Apr | 22–24 Apr | — |

## Statistics

    As of 6 March 2025

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | 1S | Total |
| 1 | Ender Echenique | Caracas | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Guillermo Paiva | Junior | 2 | | 2 |
| 1 | Ignacio Ramírez | Everton | 2 | | 2 |
| 1 | Mauricio Affonso | Cerro Largo | 2 | 2 |
Source: CONMEBOL