The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 17th edition of the

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(also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana),

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's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense defeated Colombian club Junior by 4–3 on penalties in the

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, and the winners of the

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in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. They also automatically qualified for the

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group stage. Independiente were the defending champions, but did not play in this edition as they qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage: *Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each *All other associations: 4 berths each A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2018 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Draws

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana 2018

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