2025 Copa Sudamericana
| Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025 | |
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 The Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra will host the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 5 March – 22 November 2025 |
| Teams | 44+12 (from 10 associations) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be 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 will begin on 5 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.[1][2]
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
[edit]The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations will qualify for the tournament:
- Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
- All other associations: 4 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:[3]
- 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 |
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 Argentina(6 berths) |
(Argentina 1) | Group stage | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] |
| (Argentina 2) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] | ||
| (Argentina 3) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] | ||
| (Argentina 4) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] | ||
| (Argentina 5) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] | ||
| (Argentina 6) | 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[4] | ||
 Bolivia(4 berths) |
Universitario de Vinto[Note BOL] (Bolivia 1) | First stage | 2024 Apertura runners-up[5] |
| (Bolivia 2) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5] | ||
| (Bolivia 3) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5] | ||
| (Bolivia 4) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[5] | ||
 Brazil(6 berths) |
(Brazil 1) | Group stage | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores |
| (Brazil 2) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores | ||
| (Brazil 3) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores | ||
| (Brazil 4) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores | ||
| (Brazil 5) | 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores | ||
| (Brazil 6) | 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[6] |
| Universidad Católica (Chile 2) | 2024 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6] | ||
| Unión Española (Chile 3) | 2024 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6] | ||
| Everton (Chile 4) | 2024 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[6] | ||
 Colombia(4 berths) |
(Colombia 1) | First stage | 2024 Copa Colombia champions[7] |
| (Colombia 2) | 2024 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7] | ||
| (Colombia 3) | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7] | ||
| (Colombia 4) | 2024 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[7] | ||
 Ecuador(4 berths) |
Universidad Católica (Ecuador 1) | First stage | 2024 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8] |
| Aucas (Ecuador 2) | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8] | ||
| Mushuc Runa (Ecuador 3) | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8] | ||
| Orense (Ecuador 4) | 2024 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[8] | ||
 Paraguay(4 berths) |
Guaraní (Paraguay 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9] |
| 2 de Mayo (Paraguay 2) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 3) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9] | ||
| Sportivo Ameliano (Paraguay 4) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[9] | ||
 Peru(4 berths) |
Cusco (Peru 1) | First stage | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10] |
| Cienciano (Peru 2) | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10] | ||
| Atlético Grau (Peru 3) | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10] | ||
| ADT (Peru 4) | 2024 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[10] | ||
 Uruguay(4 berths) |
[Note URU] (Uruguay 1) | First stage | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11] |
| [Note URU] (Uruguay 2) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11] | ||
| Racing (Uruguay 3) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11] | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 4) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[11] | ||
 Venezuela(4 berths) |
Metropolitanos (Venezuela 1) | First stage | 2024 Apertura runners-up[12] |
| Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 2) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12] | ||
| Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 3) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12] | ||
| Caracas (Venezuela 4) | 2024 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2025 Copa Libertadores[12] |
- Notes
- Bolivia (BOL): Universitario de Vinto may still qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
- Uruguay (URU):
- Danubio (2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th or 6th place) may qualify for the Uruguay 1 or Uruguay 2 berth.
- Cerro Largo (2024 Primera División aggregate table 5th or 6th place) may qualify for the Uruguay 1 or Uruguay 2 berth.
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.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "¡Asunción y Santa Cruz recibirán a la Gran Conquista!" [Asunción and Santa Cruz will host the Great Conquest!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "La final de la Copa Sudamericana 2025, que se jugará en Santa Cruz, ya tiene fecha" [The 2025 Copa Sudamericana final, which will be played in Santa Cruz, already has a date] (in Spanish). El Deber. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Se viene una CONMEBOL Sudamericana más competitiva y representativa" [A more competitive and representative CONMEBOL Sudamericana is coming] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Reglamento de Torneos de la Temporada 2024 Primera División Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" [Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA – Tournament Regulations for the 2024 First Division Season] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bolivia 4 a la Libertadores es "menos atractiva" que las cuatro plazas a la Sudamericana" [Bolivia 4 to the Libertadores is "less appealing" than the four berths to the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bases Campeonato Nacional de Primera División Temporada 2024" [Campeonato Nacional de Primera División 2024 Season Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024" [Liga BetPlay DIMAYOR II-2024 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "LigaPro: así avanza la clasificación en Ecuador a la Libertadores y la Sudamericana 2025" [LigaPro: this is how Ecuador's qualification for the 2025 Libertadores and Sudamericana is progressing] (in Spanish). Olé. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento de la División de Honor 2024" [2024 División de Honor Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Liga 1 2024" [2024 Liga 1 Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). FPF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Régimen de disputa de los torneos oficiales - vigente desde el 2018" [Regime of play for official tournaments – in force since 2018] (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "La Liga FutVe presentó la Gala de los Mejores 2023 y la Temporada 2024" [Liga FutVe presented the Best of 2023 Gala and the 2024 Season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.