# 2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage

The 2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage was played from 5 February to 8 May 2019. A total of 44 teams competed in the first stage to decide 22 of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.

## Draw

The draw for the first stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:
* Pot A (South Zone): 22 teams from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
* Pot B (North Zone): 22 teams from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
The 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties (E1–E22) between a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the teams from Pot B hosting the second leg in odd-numbered ties, and the teams from Pot A hosting the second leg in even-numbered ties. This distribution ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
First stage draw :
| Pot A (South Zone) | Pot B (North Zone) |
| Independiente Racing Defensa y Justicia Unión Colón Argentinos Juniors Royal Pari Oriente Petrolero Nacional Potosí Guabirá Deportes Antofagasta Colo-Colo Unión La Calera Unión Española Sol de América Independiente Deportivo Santaní Guaraní Cerro Liverpool Montevideo Wanderers River Plate | Botafogo Santos Bahia Fluminense Corinthians Chapecoense Once Caldas La Equidad Rionegro Águilas Deportivo Cali Universidad Católica Macará Independiente del Valle Mushuc Runa Deportivo Municipal Sport Huancayo UTC Binacional Zulia Mineros de Guayana Monagas Estudiantes de Mérida |

### Notes

* ^ $^{BOL}$ The identity of the teams Bolivia 1, Bolivia 2 and Bolivia 3 was not known at the time of the draw.

## Format

In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 22 winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage).

## Matches

The first legs were played on 5–7, 12–14, 26 February, 19–21 March and 2–4 April, and the second legs were played on 19–21, 26–28 February, 21 March, 16–18, 30 April, 1–2 and 8 May 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 3–1 | Sport Huancayo | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Bahia | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Independiente | 6–2 | Binacional | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Rionegro Águilas | 2–2 (3–0 p) | Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2–1 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 0–5 | Colón | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Unión Española | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Mushuc Runa | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| UTC | 2–4 | Cerro | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Deportivo Santaní | 3–1 | Once Caldas | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–1 (3–0 p) | Colo-Colo | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| River Plate | 1–1 (a) | Santos | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Macará | 5–1 | Guabirá | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Royal Pari | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Monagas | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Mineros de Guayana | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Sol de América | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Unión La Calera | 1–1 (a) | Chapecoense | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Cali | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Guaraní | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Nacional Potosí | 1–1 (0–2 p) | Zulia | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Corinthians | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Racing | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Independiente | 0–0 (3–4 p) | La Equidad | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Fluminense | 2–1 | Deportes Antofagasta | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Unión | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Independiente del Valle | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Botafogo | 4–0 | Defensa y Justicia | 1–0 | 3–0 |

### Match E1

Montevideo Wanderers won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E2

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E3

Independiente won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E4

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Rionegro Águilas won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E5

Argentinos Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E6

Colón won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E7

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Unión Española won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E8

Cerro won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E9

Deportivo Santaní won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E10

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E11

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E12

Macará won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E13

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Royal Pari won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E14

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Sol de América won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E15

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Unión La Calera won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E16

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Cali won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E17

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Zulia won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E18

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E19

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, La Equidad won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E20

Fluminense won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E21

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Independiente del Valle won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.

### Match E22

Botafogo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.