The 2023 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the

2023 Copa Sudamericana The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 22nd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana''), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The final was played in Maldonado, ...

. This was the 22nd edition of the

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, the second-tier South American continental club

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tournament organized by

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. The match was played on 28 October 2023 between Brazilian club

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and Ecuadorian club

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, and it was originally scheduled to be played at

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, Uruguay, but on 15 September 2023,

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in Maldonado was confirmed as the venue for the final. LDU Quito were the champions, winning their second title in the competition after defeating Fortaleza 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw

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in the final. As winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, LDU Quito 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.

Venue

Original host selection

Although in January 2023 CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez had expressed an intention to hold the final match at

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in compensation for the 2022 final that could not be played at that stadium as originally planned due to the

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, Uruguay was selected as the host for the 2023 final by CONMEBOL during their meeting on 25 April 2023. The stadium had previously hosted the 2021 finals of both the

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and

, with the latter sparking criticism due to the poor attendance as less than a third of the stadium's capacity was filled by the fans.

Relocation to Maldonado

On 15 September 2023, the CONMEBOL president announced a relocation of the final to the

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. A request from the

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(CBF) to not hold the match in Montevideo on safety grounds as well as an attempt to avoid the low attendance levels of previous finals were considered to be the reasons behind the move.

Teams

Road to the final

''Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.''

Match

Details

Broadcasting

The following is the list of official broadcasters in their respective countries.

References

External links

CONMEBOL.com
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