South American Cup
The Copa Sudamericana (Copa Sul-Americana in Portuguese), officially called Copa Conmebol Sudamericana since 2017 and also known simply as Conmebol Sudamericana, is the second most prestigious official international soccer competition in South America at the club level organized by the South American Soccer Confederation.
Created in 2002, since the 2017 edition it has been held during the calendar year, according to the characteristics of its four predecessors (Supercopa Sudamericana, Copa Conmebol, Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte):
- From the Conmebol Cup: it took the direct elimination format and the access system through the corresponding league championships (with the difference that they were going to—until the 2016 edition—the clubs that were able to classify Copa Libertadores).
- From the South American Super Cup: both grant a coup to contest the South American Recopa, against the champion of the Copa Libertadores.
- From the Mercosur and Merconorte cups: it involved the participation of invited teams from the Concacaf (Copa Merconorte) and the invitation of the most relevant South American teams until the 2009 edition.
The champion of this competition disputes the Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the Copa Libertadores. In addition, from the 2016 edition, the champion team qualifies for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores the following year.
Throughout its development, the Copa Sudamericana has had different commercial sponsorships, which were circumstantially incorporated into the name. From 2003 to 2010 it was known as the Copa Nissan Sudamericana; in 2011 and 2012 it was called the Bridgestone Sudamericana Cup; in 2013 and 2014 it was called the Total South American Cup. The 2002, 2015 and 2016 editions did not have official sponsors.
Starting with the 2017 edition, it changed its name to Copa Conmebol Sudamericana, and since May, the online entertainment company Bumbet was announced as a premium sponsor of the competition until 2018. Also from this edition a new calendar was approved in the tournament to play it in the two semesters of the year. Previously, it was played during the second half of the year, immediately after the Copa Libertadores had finished.
The clubs with the most titles are Boca Juniors, Independiente, Athletico Paranaense and Independiente del Valle, with 2 each. The current champion is Independiente del Valle, from Ecuador, who won their second title after beating Brazilian club São Paulo 2-0 in the fourth single-match final in the tournament's history. The duel was played at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, Argentina.
History
In 2001, Conmebol decided to unify the tournaments of the second semester by instituting the Pan American Cup, which intended to confront clubs from that Confederation together with others from Concacaf. This cup was going to have the format of direct elimination, but it could not be organized correctly due to the great distances that divided the participants, and the economic differences with Concacaf. The tournament was postponed to 2003, but it never took place.
A few months into 2002, Conmebol decided to organize the Copa Sudamericana exclusively with clubs belonging to their own federations, which were the same ones that participated in the Mercosur and Merconorte cups, and previously in the Copa Conmebol and the Supercopa Sudamericana.
Due to the delay in the organization, the Brazilian clubs did not participate in the first edition of this competition, since they had established their calendar, which was not compatible with one more tournament. These teams were only added after the 2003 edition. Between 2005 and 2008, Concacaf member clubs participated as guests; mostly teams from Mexico, but also with representatives from the United States, Costa Rica and Honduras.
2002-2009
San Lorenzo, from Argentina, was the first champion of this competition. He qualified for the 2002 edition for having been the winner of the 2001 Mercosur Cup, in what was the last dispute of that tournament. With figures such as Claudio Morel Rodríguez, Sebastián Saja, Alberto Acosta and Leandro Romagnoli in their ranks, in the first leg final, played in Medellín, the Argentine team thrashed Atlético Nacional de Colombia 4-0, a result that allowed them to be crowned champion in their stadium, the Nuevo Gasómetro, in the city of Buenos Aires, after drawing 0-0. That group was directed by Rubén Darío Insúa.
In the 2003 edition, Cienciano from Peru achieved one of the greatest milestones in the history of football in his country, becoming champion and winning his first international title at the club level, after beat Alianza Lima, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santos from Brazil, Atlético Nacional from Colombia, and River Plate from Argentina in the final. The first leg was played at the Estadio Monumental de Núñez in Buenos Aires and ended with a 3-3 draw. The second leg at the Estadio Monumental de la UNSA in Arequipa ended with a historic 1-0 victory for the Cuzco club. The coach of that team was Freddy Ternero.
In the 2004 edition, Boca Juniors, from Argentina, lifted their first Copa Sudamericana. The xeneize team, which at that time had Carlos Tévez as its top star, beat San Lorenzo, Cerro Porteño, and Internacional de Porto Alegre in the previous phases. In the final they faced Bolívar, losing 1-0 in the first leg in La Paz, but winning 2-0 in the second leg, played at La Bombonera, in Buenos Aires.
In the following edition, Boca Juniors became champions for the second time in a row, beating the Pumas de México in the second leg final 4-3 on penalties. Although the xeneize team (led by Alfio Basile) had high-level players such as Rodrigo Palacio, Fernando Gago and Martín Palermo, the great hero of the final was goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri, who blocked two penalties and convert the last one.
In the 2006 edition, Pachuca from Mexico was the champion by defeating Colo-Colo from Chile 2-1 in Santiago (after drawing 1-1 in Mexico). It was the first (and so far only) crowning of a Concacaf team in an official Conmebol tournament. The Aztec team imposed its game against a team that included Alexis Sánchez, Arturo Vidal, Matías Fernández (chosen the Best Player of America that year) and Humberto Suazo, players who were the base of the Chilean National Team that won the Copa América 2015 and Copa América Centenario. The team led by Enrique Meza had as its main stars Miguel Calero, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Damián Álvarez and Christian "Chaco" Giménez (who scored the decisive goal in the final).
In the 2007 edition, Arsenal from Argentina won the tournament by facing América, from Mexico, in the final. The latter won 2-1 in the second leg, played at the Presidente Perón Stadium in the city of Avellaneda, but it was not enough to reverse the 2-3 deficit of the first leg. Martín Andrizzi's goal after 83 minutes, which equalized the series, awarded the trophy to Arsenal, for having scored the most away goals in the first final. It would be the last edition in which this rule would be taken into account in the case of a final. The Sarandí team won the Cup with Israel Damonte, Alejandro "Papu" Gomez and Jose Luis Calderon.
In the 2008 edition, Internacional de Porto Alegre became champion, after defeating Estudiantes de la Plata in the final. In the first leg, played in Argentina, the visiting team won 1-0, and in the second leg, played in Porto Alegre, the Argentine team triumphed by the same score in the 90 minutes of regulation, finally winning Internacional 1-0 in game time. supplement with a goal from Nilmar. The gaúcho team, then led by Tite, thus became the first Brazilian club to win the competition, and the first club to win the tournament undefeated.
In the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, Liga de Quito and Fluminense from Brazil reissued the final of the Copa Libertadores from the previous year. On this occasion, the Ecuadorian team (led by Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati) took advantage in the first leg at home in Quito (5-1), and although Fluminense won in the second leg in Rio de Janeiro (3-0), the aggregate (5-4) gave Liga de Quito the winner. Among the key players in the wonderful campaign of the Ecuadorian team were Claudio Bieler, Néicer Reasco, Ulises de la Cruz and Édison Méndez.
2010-2019
In the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, Independiente from Argentina was the champion after defeating Goiás from Brazil (revelation team of the tournament), thus reaching their international title no., Goiás took a 2-0 home advantage, a result that Independiente came back to tie with a 3-1 draw in Avellaneda. With an aggregate result of 3-3, the match went to extra time and later to penalty kicks, in a dramatic finale in which the third penalty taken by Goiás hit the post, leaving the responsibility to Eduardo Tuzzio, who was able to convert by nailing the ball in the upper left corner of the goalkeeper, unleashing euphoria in Avellaneda after 15 years without international titles.
In the 2011 edition, Universidad de Chile was crowned champion undefeated and with only 2 goals conceded, becoming the first (and so far only) Chilean team to win the competition, after winning in the Quito League final with a 1-0 victory in Quito and 3-0 in Santiago. The second leg was held at the National Stadium of Chile. The team led by Jorge Sampaoli had the top scorer in a Copa Sudamericana tournament, Eduardo Vargas with 11 goals, the least beaten goalkeeper Johnny Herrera (with only two goals conceded in twelve games) and several players who were later part of the Chilean national team champion of the Copa América 2015 and the Copa América Centenario.
In the 2012 edition, São Paulo from Brazil won the competition undefeated, defeating Tigre from Argentina in the final with a 0-0 win in Buenos Aires and a 2-0 win in São Paulo. Of course, in a controversial way, since the Argentine team accused blows from the Brazilian police during halftime, for which they refused to return to the field. Immediately afterwards, the Chilean referee Enrique Osses concluded the match, declaring San Pablo champion, as the visitor did not appear to play the final 45 minutes. The São Paulo group had among its figures Rogério Ceni, Lucas Moura, Rafael Tolói and Luís Fabiano.
In the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, Lanús from Argentina was champion after defeating the revelation team Ponte Preta from Brazil in the final. Led by Guillermo Barros Schelotto (together with his twin brother Gustavo Barros Schelotto as technical assistant), he achieved 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Some key players of the championship for the "garnets" They were Paolo Goltz, Leandro Somoza, Santiago Silva, Diego Hernán González, Agustín Marchesín, Víctor Ayala, among others. On the way to the title final they beat Racing de Avellaneda, Universidad de Chile, River Plate from Argentina, and Libertad from Paraguay.
In the 2014 edition, River Plate of Argentina was crowned champion and undefeated, defeating Atlético Nacional de Medellín in the final. Both teams were in their second Copa Sudamericana final. In the first leg in Colombia they equalized 1-1 with goals by Leonardo Pisculichi for the visitor and a goal by Orlando Berrío for Atlético Nacional de Medellín, while in the second leg the "Millionaire" could beat him 2-0 at the Monumental in Buenos Aires with goals from Gabriel Mercado and Germán Pezzella. Prior to this final, River beat Godoy Cruz, Libertad from Paraguay, Estudiantes from La Plata and Boca Juniors, eliminating their longtime rival for the first time in an international competition. He achieved eight victories and only two draws during the tournament and had among his figures Marcelo Barovero (awarded as the best player of the contest), Teófilo Gutiérrez, Leonardo Pisculichi, Rodrigo Mora, Carlos Sánchez, Leonardo Ponzio, among others.
The 2015 edition left several surprises. Santa Fe from Colombia was crowned champion of the tournament for the first time in its history, defeating Huracán from Argentina. The team led by Gerardo Pelusso won the tournament mainly thanks to its good results as a visitor, having one of the tournament's top scorers as Wilson Morelo, and other top performers such as Luis Seijas, Yerry Mina, Róbinson Zapata and Francisco Meza. To reach the final, Santa Fe eliminated Liga de Loja, Nacional from Uruguay, Emelec from Ecuador, Independiente from Argentina and Sportivo Luqueño from Paraguay. With 4 victories, 6 draws and only two defeats, the Cardenal team became the first Colombian team to win the Copa Sudamericana and Huracán, paradoxically, was undefeated runner-up, having only lost in the final by kicks from the penalty mark.
In the 2016 edition, the final could not be played due to the tragic plane crash suffered by the finalist team Chapecoense, on November 28, 2016, which cost the lives of 71 people, including they are 19 footballers from the club and their coach Caio Júnior. For this reason, the other finalist, the Colombian team Atlético Nacional, asked Conmebol to hand over the Cup title to the Brazilian team, as a tribute after the tragedy. In this way, on December 5, 2016, Chapecoense was proclaimed the champion of the Copa Sudamericana.
In the 2017 edition, the champion was Independiente from Argentina, a team led by Ariel Holan who beat Flamengo from Brazil 3-2 on aggregate. The first final was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América, where the Argentine club won 2-1 with goals from Emmanuel Gigliotti and Maximiliano Meza after starting losing 0-1 with a goal from the Brazilian Réver. The return match was played at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro where the Rio de Janeiro club took the lead with a score by Lucas Paquetá, however Independiente tied the match with a penalty goal from Esequiel Barco, which allowed them to reach their second star in the contest. To access the final, the Argentine team eliminated Alianza Lima from Peru, Deportes Iquique from Chile, Atlético Tucumán from Argentina, and the Paraguayan teams Nacional and Libertad, finally crowning themselves with 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the new format of the cup.
The 2018 Copa Sudamericana was defined by kicks from the penalty mark, where Athletico Paranaense from Brazil became champion, beating Junior from Colombia in the final, after drawing 1-1 in the first leg and return. The team led by Tiago Nunes won the tournament having two of the main scorers of the tournament (Pablo Felipe with 5 goals and Nikão with 4), and other high performances such as "Lucho" González, Renan Lodi, Léo Pereira, Bruno Guimarães and Thiago Heleno. Prior to the final, the Paraná team eliminated Newell's Old Boys, Peñarol, Caracas FC, Bahía and Fluminense. With this consecration, they became the fourth Brazilian team to win the tournament.
The champion of the 2019 edition was Independiente del Valle from Ecuador, after beating Colón de Santa Fe 3-1 at the "La Nueva Olla" from Paraguay, in the first single-match final in the history of the tournament. The cast led by the Spanish Miguel Ramírez was the revelation of the contest by previously beating several big clubs from their respective countries, such as Universidad Católica from Chile, Independiente de Avellaneda from Argentina, Caracas FC from Venezuela and Corinthians from Brazil, and achieved the first international title in its history (after losing three years earlier in a Copa Libertadores final). Among the main figures of the team were: Cristian Pellerano, Jhon Jairo Sánchez, Alejandro Cabeza and Cristian Dájome.
2020-Today
In the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, Defensa y Justicia of Argentina was champion after beating Lanús in the final. Led by Hernán Crespo, Florencio Varela's team achieved 6 wins, three draws and no defeats during the tournament. Some key players in the international consecration of the team were Ezequiel Unsain, Enzo Fernández, Francisco Pizzini, Walter Bou, and the championship scorer, Braian Romero, author of ten goals. On the way to the title final they beat Sportivo Luqueño from Paraguay, Vasco da Gama and Bahía FC from Brazil, and Coquimbo Unido from Chile. It was the seventh Argentine team to win the Copa Sudamericana, which in 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the tournament to be suspended for several months.
In the 2021 edition, the champion was Athletico Paranaense from Brazil, after beating their compatriot Bragantino 1-0 in the third single-match final in the history of the tournament. The match was played at the Estadio Centenario in Uruguay and ended with a goal from Nikão. To reach the final, Furacão prevailed in the group phase against Melgar from Peru, Aucas from Ecuador and Metropolitanos from Venezuela; in the round of 16 they beat América de Cali from Colombia; Later, they beat Liga de Quito from Ecuador and Peñarol from Uruguay in the semifinals. With this consecration, the team led by Alberto Valentim became the third two-time champion team in the continental competition.
In the 2022 South American Cup, the champion was Independiente del Valle from Ecuador, after beating São Paulo from Brazil 2-0 in the final at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium. The team led by Martín Anselmi once again made history in the tournament, this time with an important base of players who had already participated in the 2019 title, added to figures such as Junior Sornoza, Moisés Ramírez, Lorenzo Faravelli and Lautaro Díaz. With this, the team from the city of Sangolquí became two-time champions of the tournament, thus joining the record previously achieved by Boca Juniors, Independiente de Avellaneda and Athletico Paranaense.
Competition system
- For a complete detail of the participating clubs and the format of the competition see Format and clubs participating in the South American Cup
Participants and format
On October 2, 2020, the Conmebol Council approved the implementation of format changes to the Copa Sudamericana from this edition, with the aim of ensuring that each of the countries is better represented in the different stages of the competition. The following changes will be implemented:
- The tournament will expand from 54 to 56 teams.
- In the first phase, teams from all federations except Argentina and Brazil will play against a team of their own federation in double-game keys. The winners will classify the group phase, ensuring that at least two teams of each federation will participate in the group phase.
- They will be included in the group phase, the teams from Argentina and Brazil, as well as the four teams eliminated in the third phase of the Copa Libertadores. The winners of each group will be classified to the eighth finals.
- The eight best third parties in the group phase of the Copa Libertadores will enter the competition in the eighth finals.
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(32 teams) |
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In all phases of the tournament, two-legged knockout matchups are played.
First phase
In the first phase, all those classified from the associations of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela will participate. All the teams will be matched in brackets, where round-trip matches will be played between countries of the same association.
Group stage
In the group stage, the teams from the associations of Argentina and Brazil enter, as well as the four teams eliminated in the third phase of the Copa Libertadores. The winners of each group will qualify for the round of 16.
- The eight best third parties in the group phase of the Copa Libertadores will enter the competition in the eighth finals.
Knockout and final phase
The 8 classified teams will be paired in 8 brackets with the eight best third-placed teams from the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, they will enter the competition in the round of 16, where round-trip matches will be played, in which the winners will go qualifying until reaching the final.
Since the 2019 edition, CONMEBOL decided that the final of the tournament would take place on a neutral court. In case of equality in goals at the end of regulation time, extra time will be used. If at the end of this extension of 30 additional minutes the parity persists, the winner is defined with the execution of kicks from the penalty mark, in accordance with the regulations stipulated by FIFA.
Trophy
The winners of the Copa Sudamericana keep the trophy until the next edition of the championship. The trophy is smaller than that of the Copa Libertadores, silver in color, with a ball on top and has letters in the central part of the ball that describe: Copa Sudamericana in capital letters and gold. Right in the central part of the trophy there is a small plate where the official logo of the South American Football Confederation is shown. At the bottom is a platform that holds the trophy.
At the base of the trophy a small plate is fixed showing the winning club and the year, with the aim of identifying all those winning clubs. The trophy was never replaced in the entire history of the tournament.
Impact
Commercial sponsorship and television
The Copa Sudamericana has quite an impact, being the second most important tournament in South America, behind the Copa Libertadores.
Internationally, the competition is broadcast by beIN Sports in the United States, DAZN in Spain and Sport TV in Portugal. At the local level, Fox Sports owned the rights to broadcast the continental championship in Central and South America until 2018. In 2019 DirecTV Sports kept the television of the matches. But on February 12, 2019, it was announced that ESPN Latin America was also going to broadcast some matches for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, since most of the audience did not have/have DirecTV in their homes. All the matches of the Argentine teams will be broadcast on ESPN signals. In Brazil, until 2018, the Copa Sudamericana was broadcast on TV Globo and Fox Sports. Between 2019 and mid-2020 the rights were from DAZN. As of September, the rights belong to Conmebol TV, with production by the BandSports chain. Since 2019, Tigo Sports has broadcast the Copa Sudamericana for Bolivia, Paraguay and some Central American countries. As of 2021 and after a mutual agreement with DirecTV, ESPN begins to broadcast some Copa Sudamericana matches for all of South America.
In 2022, the package for the 2023-2026 cycle was tendered where DSports renews the Pay TV rights for South America except Bolivia and Paraguay. In Brazil, the Pay TV and Streaming rights were acquired by Walt Disney Pictures together with its ESPN channels and Paramount, the broadcast TV rights were acquired by SBT.
Summon
The Copa Sudamericana is characterized, like the Copa Libertadores, by the passion of the fans, generating a great convocation in the stadiums as the clubs advance towards the final rounds of the tournament. This causes some unusual events of massive attendance of fans from one country to another, in each cup tie.
Honours of Prizes
Titles by year
| Year | Champion | Finals Results | Subfield | Semifinalists | N.o Equipment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South American Cup | |||||||
| 2002 | San Lorenzo (1) Argentina | 4:00:0 | National athletic Colombia  Colombia |
| 21 | ||
| 2003 | Science (1) Peru  Peru | 3:31:0 | River PlateArgentina |
| 35 | ||
| 2004 | Boca Juniors (1)Argentina | 0:12:0 | Bolívar Bolivia  Bolivia
|
| 35 | ||
| 2005 | Boca Juniors (2)Argentina | 1:1 1:1 (4:3 p.) | Pumas UNAM Mexico  Mexico
|
| 34 | ||
| 2006 | Pachuca (1) Mexico Mexico | 1:1 2:1 | Colo-Colo Chile  Chile |
| 34 | ||
| 2007 | Arsenal (1)Argentina | 3:2 1:2 (v.) | America Mexico Mexico |
| 34 | ||
| 2008 | International (1) Brazil  Brazil | 1:0 1:1 (dog.) | StudentsArgentina |
| 34 | ||
| 2009 | Quito League (1) Ecuador  Ecuador | 5:1 0:3 | Fluminense Brazil Brazil |
| 31 | ||
| 2010 | Independent (1)Argentina | 0:23:1 (5:3 p.) | Goiás Brazil Brazil |
| 39 | ||
| 2011 | University of Chile (1) Chile Chile | 1:0 3:0 | Liga de Quito Ecuador Ecuador |
| 39 | ||
| 2012 | São Paulo (1) Brazil Brazil | 0:02:0n 1 | TigerArgentina |
| 47 | ||
| 2013 | Lanús (1)Argentina | 1:12:0 | Put on Preta Brazil Brazil |
| 47 | ||
| 2014 | River Plate (1)Argentina | 1:12:0 | National athletic Colombia Colombia |
| 47 | ||
| 2015 | Santa Fe (1) Colombia Colombia | 0:00:0 (3:1 p.) | HurricaneArgentina |
| 47 | ||
| 2016 | Chapecoense (1) Brazil Brazil | In homage | National athletic Colombia Colombia |
| 47 | ||
| Copa Conmebol South American | |||||||
| 2017 | Independent (2)Argentina | 2:11:1 | Flamengo Brazil Brazil |
| 54 | ||
| 2018 | Atletico Paranaense (1) Brazil Brazil | 1:11:1 (4:3 p.) | Junior Colombia Colombia |
| 54 | ||
| 2019 | Independent of the Valley (1) Ecuador Ecuador | 3:1 | ColumbusArgentina |
| 54 | ||
| 2020 | Defence and Justice (1)Argentina | 3:0 | LanúsArgentina |
| 54 | ||
| 2021 | Athletico Paranaense (2) Brazil Brazil | 1:0 | Bragantino Brazil Brazil |
| 56 | ||
| 2022 | Independent of the Valley (2) Ecuador Ecuador | 2:0 | São Paulo Brazil Brazil |
| 56 | ||
UruguayTeam Titles
| Equipment | Country | Titles | Subtitles | Years champion | Years underfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2005 | |
| Independent | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2010, 2017 | |
| Athletic Paranaense | BrazilBrazil | 2 | 0 | 2018, 2021 | |
| Independent of the Valley | EcuadorEcuador | 2 | 0 | 2019, 2022 | |
| Liga de Quito | EcuadorEcuador | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2011 |
| São Paulo | BrazilBrazil | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2022 |
| Lanús | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2020 |
| River Plate | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2003 |
| San Lorenzo | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2002 | |
| Science | Peru Peru | 1 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Pachuca | Mexico Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2006 | |
| Arsenal | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
| International | BrazilBrazil | 1 | 0 | 2008 | |
| University of Chile | ChileChile | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Santa Fe | ColombiaColombia | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Chapecoense | BrazilBrazil | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
| Defence and Justice | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2020 | |
| National athletic | ColombiaColombia
| 0 | 3 | 2002, 2014, 2016 | |
| Bolívar | BoliviaBolivia
| 0 | 1 | 2004 | |
| Pumas UNAM | Mexico Mexico
| 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
| Colo-Colo | ChileChile
| 0 | 1 | 2006 | |
| America | Mexico Mexico
| 0 | 1 | 2007 | |
| Students | Argentina
| 0 | 1 | 2008 | |
| Fluminense | BrazilBrazil
| 0 | 1 | 2009 | |
| Goiás | BrazilBrazil
| 0 | 1 | 2010 | |
| Tiger | Argentina
| 0 | 1 | 2012 | |
| Put on Preta | BrazilBrazil
| 0 | 1 | 2013 | |
| Hurricane | Argentina
| 0 | 1 | 2015 | |
| Flamengo | BrazilBrazil
| 0 | 1 | 2017 | |
| Junior | ColombiaColombia
| 0 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Columbus | Argentina
| 0 | 1 | 2019 | |
| Bragantino | BrazilBrazil
| 0 | 1 | 2021 |
Titles by country
| Country | Titles | Subtitles | Clubs champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 9 | 6 | Independent (2), Boca Juniors (2), San Lorenzo (1), Arsenal (1), Lanús (1), River Plate (1), Defense and Justice (1) |
 Brazil | 5 | 6 | Athletico Paranaense (2), International (1), São Paulo (1), Chapecoense (1) |
 Ecuador | 3 | 1 | Independent of the Valley (2), Quito League (1) |
 Colombia | 1 | 4 | Santa Fe |
 Mexico | 1 | 2 | Pachuca |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | University of Chile |
 Peru | 1 | 0 | Science |
- ↑ He didn't play the 2002 edition for calendar problems.
- ↑ He played the 2005 editions, 2006, 2007 and 2008 as guest.
Historical Statistics
Top scorers
The all-time goalscorer in the Copa Sudamericana is Argentine Hernán Barcos with 19 goals while the record for goals in a single edition belongs to Chilean Eduardo Vargas, who scored 11 goals in 2011 with the Universidad de Chile jersey.
Note: Matches and goals in previous rounds are counted. In bold active players.
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| Pos. | Player | Goles | Part. | Prom. | Debut | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernan Barcos | 19 | 32 | 0.59 | 2005 | Quito League (15), Palmeiras (2), Atlético Nacional (2) |
| 2 | Bernardo Cuesta | 16 | 24 | 0.67 | 2013 | Melgar (16) |
| 3 |  Rodrigo López
| 16 | 33 | 0.48 | 2006 | Freedom (8), America (5), Vélez Sarsfield (3) |
| 4 | Miguel Borja | 15 | 29 | 0.52 | 2015 | Atletico Nacional (6), Junior of Barranquilla (9) |
| 5 | Rafael Moura
| 14 | 18 | 0.7 | 2006 | Corinthians (1), Athletic Paranaense (2), Goiás (8), Figueirense (3) |
| 6 | José Sand | 14 | 43 | 0.33 | 2004 | Lanús (11), Deportivo Cali (3) |
| 7 | Rodrigo Mora
| 13 | 27 | 0.48 | 2008 | Defender Sporting (6), River Plate (7) |
| 8 | Miler Bolaños | 13 | 33 | 0.39 | 2009 | Quito League (2), Emelec (11) |
| 9 | Silvio Romero | 12 | 23 | 0.52 | 2012 | Independent (11), Lanús (1) |
| 10 | Lucas Albertengo | 12 | 25 | 0.48 | 2015 | Independent (3), Arsenal (5), Defence and Justice (4) |
| 11 | Claudio Bieler | 12 | 34 | 0.35 | 2007 | Quito League (8), Belgrano (4) |
| 12 | Eduardo Vargas | 11 | 13 | 0.85 | 2011 | University of Chile (11) |
| 13 | Bruno Marioni
| 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 2003 | Independent (2), Pumas UNAM (7), Toluca (2) |
| 14 | Braian Romero | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2020 | Defence and Justice (10) |
| 15 | Humberto Suazo
| 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 2006 | Collo-Colo (10) |
| 16 | Agustín Álvarez | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 2021 | Peñarol (10) |
| 17 | Juan Manuel Olivera
| 10 | 31 | 0.32 | 2002 | Danubio (1), University of Chile (5), Nautical (1), Peñarol (1), River Plate (U) (2) |
| 18 | Wilson Morelo | 10 | 33 | 0.3 | 2007 | Santa Fe (7), Columbus (3) |
Players with the most games played
Note: Matches and goals in previous rounds are counted. In bold active players.
| Pos. | Player | Part. | Goles | Debut | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sergio Aquino
| 51 | 4 | 2002 | Cerro Porteño (4), Libertad (47) |
| 2 | Carlos Bonet
| 49 | 2 | 2002 | Libertad, Cerro Porteño, Nacional (P) |
| 3 | Néicer Reasco
| 48 | 5 | 2003 | Liga de Quito |
| = | Rogério Ceni
| 48 | 2 | 2003 | São Paulo |
| 5 | July Dos Santos | 45 | 9 | 2002 | Cerro Porteño, Athletico Paranaense |
| 6 | Sebastian Viera | 45 | 2 | 2015 | Junior of Barranquilla |
| 7 | José Sand | 43 | 14 | 2004 | River Plate (2), Banfield (4), Lanús (28), Racing Club (1), Deportivo Cali (8) |
| 8 | Sebastián Ariosa
| 42 | 0 | 2005 | Sporting, Olimpia, Sportivo Luqueño |
| 9 | Pedro Benítez
| 41 | 5 | 2004 | Cerro Porteño, Libertad |
| 10 | Maximilian Velázquez
| 40 | 1 | 2006 | Lanús, Independiente |
| 11 | Lautaro Acosta | 39 | 5 | 2006 | Lanús (37), Boca Juniors (2) |
Champion Trainers
Social networks
The South American Football Confederation, in August 2011, launched the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of the tournament.
News, surveys and statistics are regularly published in the official accounts, in addition to choosing the Ideal Team for the Copa Sudamericana and other tournament distinctions. Today there are already more than 1,200,000 fans on the official Copa Sudamericana account on Facebook and more than 500,000 followers on the official Twitter account