2023 Copa Sudamericana group stage

The 2023 Copa Sudamericana group stage was played from 4 April to 29 June 2023.[1][2] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide 16 of the 24 places in the final stages of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[3]

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 March 2023, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5]

Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 9 December 2022 (shown in parentheses),[6] taking into account the following three factors:[7]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2013–2022.
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2012 and 2002–2012 respectively.
  3. 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
Notes
  1. ^
    CLQ3 The Copa Libertadores third stage losers were seeded in Pot 4.

The following are the four losers of the third stage of the 2023 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 Colombia Millonarios
G2 Argentina Huracán
G3 Brazil Fortaleza
G4 Chile Magallanes

Format[edit]

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).[3]

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[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (Regulations Article 2.2.2).[3][8][2][9]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 4–6 April 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 18–20 April 2023 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4
Matchday 3 2–4 May 2023 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 4 23–25 May 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 6–8 June 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 6 27–29 June 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LDQ BOT MAG UCV
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to round of 16 0–0 4–0 3–0
2 Brazil Botafogo 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 1–1 4–0
3 Chile Magallanes 6 0 4 2 8 13 −5 4 1–1 2–2 2–2
4 Peru Universidad César Vallejo 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4 1–2 2–3 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Universidad César Vallejo Peru1–2Ecuador LDU Quito
  • Vélez 70' (pen.)
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LDU Quito Ecuador4–0Chile Magallanes
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LDU Quito Ecuador0–0Brazil Botafogo
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Universidad César Vallejo Peru3–2Chile Magallanes
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Botafogo Brazil1–1Chile Magallanes
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GUA EME DAN HUR
1 Paraguay Guaraní 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 Advance to round of 16 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 2–1 1–0
3 Uruguay Danubio 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 0–2 2–0 1–0
4 Argentina Huracán 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 4–1 2–2 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Danubio Uruguay2–0Ecuador Emelec
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Huracán Argentina4–1Paraguay Guaraní
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Guaraní Paraguay2–1Uruguay Danubio
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Emelec Ecuador1–0Argentina Huracán
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Huracán Argentina1–1Uruguay Danubio
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Guaraní Paraguay1–1Ecuador Emelec
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Danubio Uruguay0–2Paraguay Guaraní
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Huracán Argentina2–2Ecuador Emelec
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Emelec Ecuador1–1Paraguay Guaraní
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Danubio Uruguay1–0Argentina Huracán
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Emelec Ecuador2–1Uruguay Danubio
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Guaraní Paraguay2–0Argentina Huracán
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBB EST TAC ORI
1 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 6 4 2 0 21 3 +18 14 Advance to round of 16 0–0 7–1 5–0
2 Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 2 0 14 1 +13 14 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 4–0 4–0
3 Paraguay Tacuary 6 2 0 4 8 21 −13 6 1–4 0–4 3–1
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 0 0 6 2 20 −18 0 0–4 0–1 1–3
Source: CONMEBOL

Estudiantes Argentina4–0Paraguay Tacuary
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Red Bull Bragantino Brazil0–0Argentina Estudiantes
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Tacuary Paraguay0–4Argentina Estudiantes
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Oriente Petrolero Bolivia1–3Paraguay Tacuary
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Estudiantes Argentina4–0Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
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Red Bull Bragantino Brazil7–1Paraguay Tacuary
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPA TIG TOL APC
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 5 1 0 13 0 +13 16 Advance to round of 16 2–0 5–0 2–0
2 Argentina Tigre 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 0–0 2–1
3 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 0–0 1–2 3–1
4 Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 0–3 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela0–2Colombia Deportes Tolima
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Tigre Argentina0–2Brazil São Paulo
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São Paulo Brazil2–0Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
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Deportes Tolima Colombia1–2Argentina Tigre
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Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela0–3Argentina Tigre
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Academia Puerto Cabello Venezuela0–2Brazil São Paulo
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Tigre Argentina0–0Colombia Deportes Tolima
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Tigre Argentina2–1Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
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São Paulo Brazil5–0Colombia Deportes Tolima
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São Paulo Brazil2–0Argentina Tigre
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Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOB AUD SAN BLO
1 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Advance to round of 16 1–1 1–0 3–0
2 Chile Audax Italiano 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 2–1 2–0
3 Brazil Santos 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 1–2 0–0 0–0
4 Bolivia Blooming 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 2–3 1–2 0–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Blooming Bolivia0–1Brazil Santos
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Newell's Old Boys Argentina3–0Bolivia Blooming
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Santos Brazil0–0Chile Audax Italiano
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Newell's Old Boys Argentina1–0Brazil Santos
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Audax Italiano Chile2–0Bolivia Blooming
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Audax Italiano Chile2–1Brazil Santos
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Blooming Bolivia2–3Argentina Newell's Old Boys
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Santos Brazil1–2Argentina Newell's Old Boys
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Blooming Bolivia1–2Chile Audax Italiano
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Santos Brazil0–0Bolivia Blooming
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Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYJ AMG MIL PEÑ
1 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 6 5 0 1 15 8 +7 15 Advance to round of 16 2–1 3–1 4–1
2 Brazil América Mineiro 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 2–0 4–1
3 Colombia Millonarios 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 3–0 1–1 3–1
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 0 0 6 4 18 −14 0 0–3 1–2 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Millonarios Colombia3–0Argentina Defensa y Justicia
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América Mineiro Brazil4–1Uruguay Peñarol
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Defensa y Justicia Argentina2–1Brazil América Mineiro
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Peñarol Uruguay0–2Colombia Millonarios
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Millonarios Colombia1–1Brazil América Mineiro
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Defensa y Justicia Argentina4–1Uruguay Peñarol
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América Mineiro Brazil2–3Argentina Defensa y Justicia
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Millonarios Colombia3–1Uruguay Peñarol
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Peñarol Uruguay0–3Argentina Defensa y Justicia
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América Mineiro Brazil2–0Colombia Millonarios
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Peñarol Uruguay1–2Brazil América Mineiro
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Defensa y Justicia Argentina3–1Colombia Millonarios
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Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOI UNI SFE GLP
1 Brazil Goiás 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to round of 16 1–0 0–0 0–0
2 Peru Universitario 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 2–0 1–0
3 Colombia Santa Fe 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 1–2 2–0 2–1
4 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima 6 1 1 4 2 6 −4 4 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Goiás Brazil0–0Colombia Santa Fe
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Gimnasia y Esgrima Argentina0–1Peru Universitario
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Santa Fe Colombia2–1Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima
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Universitario Peru2–2Brazil Goiás
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Attendance: 47,132[63]
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Gimnasia y Esgrima Argentina0–2Brazil Goiás
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Universitario Peru2–0Colombia Santa Fe
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Attendance: 48,391[65]

Gimnasia y Esgrima Argentina1–0Colombia Santa Fe
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Goiás Brazil1–0Peru Universitario
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Goiás Brazil0–0Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima
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Santa Fe Colombia2–0Peru Universitario
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Santa Fe Colombia1–2Brazil Goiás
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