The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th 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. Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle defeated Argentine club Colón by a 3–1 score in the

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to win their first tournament title. As champions, Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the

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in the

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. They also automatically qualified for the

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group stage. They would also have played the winners of the

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in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not be held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled at the same time. On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition, the final will be played as a single match, and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in

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at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to Estadio Defensores del Chaco in

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. On 21 June 2019, APF announced that Estadio General Pablo Rojas in

will host the 2019 final due to remodeling works at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco. Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the

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

were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the

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released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Sudamericana.

Draws

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

References

External links

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019
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