# 2025 Copa Sudamericana group stage

The 2025 Copa Sudamericana group stage will be played from 1 April to 29 May 2025. A total of 32 teams will compete in the group stage to decide 16 of the 24 places in the final stages of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana.

## Draw

The draw for the group stage was 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 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 |
| 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.
The following are the four losers of the third stage of the 2025 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 | Deportes Iquique |
| G2 | Boston River |
| G3 | Melgar |
| G4 | Corinthians |

## Format

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.

## Schedule

The schedule of each matchday will be as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
| Matchday 1 | 1–3 April 2025 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 8–10 April 2025 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 22–24 April 2025 | Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 4 | 6–8 May 2025 | Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 13–15 May 2025 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 6 | 27–29 May 2025 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IND | GUA | NAP | BOS |
| 1 | Independiente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 15 May | 28 May | 8 Apr |
| 2 | Guaraní | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 22 Apr | — | 10 Apr | 28 May |
| 3 | Nacional Potosí | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 Apr | 6 May | — | 13 May |
| 4 | Boston River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 May | 1 Apr | 22 Apr | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DYJ | UCA | CRL | VIT |
| 1 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 14 May | 28 May | 10 Apr |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 24 Apr | — | 10 Apr | 28 May |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 Apr | 7 May | — | 14 May |
| 4 | Vitória | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 May | 2 Apr | 23 Apr | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | HUR | RCM | COR |
| 1 | América de Cali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 14 May | 27 May | 8 Apr |
| 2 | Huracán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 23 Apr | — | 9 Apr | 27 May |
| 3 | Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 Apr | 8 May | — | 15 May |
| 4 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 May | 2 Apr | 24 Apr | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GRE | GOD | SLU | CAG |
| 1 | Grêmio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 13 May | 29 May | 8 Apr |
| 2 | Godoy Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 24 Apr | — | 8 Apr | 29 May |
| 3 | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 Apr | 6 May | — | 13 May |
| 4 | Atlético Grau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 7 May | 2 Apr | 23 Apr | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | PAL | UNI | MUS |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 14 May | 28 May | 9 Apr |
| 2 | Palestino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 24 Apr | — | 9 Apr | 28 May |
| 3 | Unión | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 Apr | 7 May | — | 13 May |
| 4 | Mushuc Runa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 7 May | 3 Apr | 23 Apr | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLU | UES | ONC | GVS |
| 1 | Fluminense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 14 May | 29 May | 10 Apr |
| 2 | Unión Española | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 22 Apr | — | 9 Apr | 29 May |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 Apr | 8 May | — | 15 May |
| 4 | GV San José | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 May | 3 Apr | 22 Apr | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAN | VAS | APC | MEL |
| 1 | Lanús | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 13 May | 27 May | 9 Apr |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 22 Apr | — | 9 Apr | 27 May |
| 3 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 Apr | 7 May | — | 13 May |
| 4 | Melgar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 May | 2 Apr | 22 Apr | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAM | CAR | CIE | DIQ |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 15 May | 29 May | 10 Apr |
| 2 | Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 23 Apr | — | 8 Apr | 29 May |
| 3 | Cienciano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 Apr | 8 May | — | 15 May |
| 4 | Deportes Iquique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 May | 1 Apr | 24 Apr | — |