2023 Copa Sudamericana first stage

The 2023 Copa Sudamericana first stage was played from 7 to 9 March 2023.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the first stage to decide 16 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.

Draw

The draw for the first stage was held on 21 December 2022, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[2] For the first stage, the 32 teams involved were divided into eight pots according to their national association.

The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties, with the four teams from each national association being drawn against a rival from the same association in two ties per association.

First stage draw
Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador
Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Format

In the first stage, each tie was played as a single-leg match.[3] If tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 2.4.2).

The 16 winners of the first stage advanced to the group stage to join the 12 teams directly qualified for that stage (six from Argentina and six from Brazil), and four teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (the four teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying).

Matches

Matches in this round were played on 7–9 March 2023.[4][5][6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guabirá Bolivia 0–1 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
Blooming Bolivia 6–0 Bolivia Atlético Palmaflor
Cobresal Chile 0–1 Chile Palestino
Audax Italiano Chile 3–2 Chile Universidad Católica
Deportes Tolima Colombia 1–0 Colombia Junior
Águilas Doradas Colombia 1–2 Colombia Santa Fe
LDU Quito Ecuador 4–0 Ecuador Delfín
Emelec Ecuador 2–1 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Guaraní Paraguay 3–1 Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano
Tacuary Paraguay 2–2 (4–2 p) Paraguay General Caballero (JLM)
Universidad César Vallejo Peru 3–1 Peru Binacional
Universitario Peru 2–0 Peru Cienciano
Defensor Sporting Uruguay 0–0 (3–4 p) Uruguay Danubio
River Plate Uruguay 0–4 Uruguay Peñarol
Caracas Venezuela 0–1 Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela 1–1 (3–1 p) Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Guabirá Bolivia0–1Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
Report
Attendance: 20,100[7]
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Oriente Petrolero advanced to the group stage (BOL 1).

Blooming Bolivia6–0Bolivia Atlético Palmaflor
 Report
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

Blooming advanced to the group stage (BOL 2).

Cobresal Chile0–1Chile Palestino
Report
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Palestino advanced to the group stage (CHI 1).

Audax Italiano Chile3–2Chile Universidad Católica
 Report
Attendance: 3,045[8]
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Audax Italiano advanced to the group stage (CHI 2).

Deportes Tolima Colombia1–0Colombia Junior
  • J. Hernández 7'
 Report
Attendance: 9,777[9]

Deportes Tolima advanced to the group stage (COL 1).

Águilas Doradas Colombia1–2Colombia Santa Fe
  • Pineda 65'
 Report
Attendance: 1,784[10]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Santa Fe advanced to the group stage (COL 2).

LDU Quito Ecuador4–0Ecuador Delfín
 Report
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

LDU Quito advanced to the group stage (ECU 1).

Emelec Ecuador2–1Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
 Report
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

Emelec advanced to the group stage (ECU 2).

Guaraní Paraguay3–1Paraguay Sportivo Ameliano
 Report
Attendance: 2,243[11]
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Guaraní advanced to the group stage (PAR 1).

Tacuary Paraguay2–2Paraguay General Caballero (JLM)
  • Ruiz 27'
  • Paredes 84'
 Report
  • García 49' (o.g.)
  • D. Martínez 68'
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 224[12]
Referee: José Cabero (Chile)

Tacuary advanced to the group stage (PAR 2).

Universidad César Vallejo Peru3–1Peru Binacional
  • Olaya 40'
  • Vanegas 74'
  • S. Mena 82' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 1,409[13]
Referee: José Burgos (Uruguay)

Universidad César Vallejo advanced to the group stage (PER 1).

Universitario Peru2–0Peru Cienciano
 Report
Attendance: 38,572[14]
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Universitario advanced to the group stage (PER 2).

Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–0Uruguay Danubio
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 5,170[15]
Referee: Bruno Arleu (Brazil)

Danubio advanced to the group stage (URU 1).

River Plate Uruguay0–4Uruguay Peñarol
Report

Peñarol advanced to the group stage (URU 2).

Caracas Venezuela0–1Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
Report
Attendance: 3,514[16]
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Academia Puerto Cabello advanced to the group stage (VEN 1).

Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela1–1Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 15,913[17]
Referee: Sávio Sampaio (Brazil)

Estudiantes de Mérida advanced to the group stage (VEN 2).

Notes

  1. ^ Guabirá played their home match at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra instead of their regular stadium Estadio Gilberto Parada, Montero which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ^ Cobresal played their home match at Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua instead of their regular stadium Estadio El Cobre, El Salvador which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  3. ^ Audax Italiano played their home match at Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua instead of their regular stadium Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  4. ^ Águilas Doradas played their home match at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Grisales, Rionegro which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  5. ^ Guaraní played their home match at Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción (originally scheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres, Asunción, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  6. ^ Tacuary played their home match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Toribio Vargas, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  7. ^ Universidad César Vallejo played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima instead of their regular stadium Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  8. ^ Defensor Sporting played their home match at Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo (originally scheduled at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  9. ^ River Plate played their home match at Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado (originally scheduled at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo) instead of their regular stadium Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

References

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  2. ^ "La CONMEBOL Sudamericana con nuevo formato ya conoce los cruces de Primera Fase" [The CONMEBOL Sudamericana with new format already knows the First Stage matchups] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Con cambios en el formato, la CONMEBOL Sudamericana gana aún más competitividad y atractivo" [With changes in the format, the CONMEBOL Sudamericana gains even more competitiveness and attractiveness] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Fixtures de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023" [2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana Fixtures] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2023 PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión de 22/12/2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2023 PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión de 17/02/2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Guabirá X Oriente Petrolero" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Audax Italiano X Universidad Católica" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Deportes Tolima X Atlético Junior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Rionegro Águilas X Independiente Santa Fe" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Guaraní X Sportivo Ameliano" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Tacuary X General Caballero JLM" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  13. ^ "César Vallejo X Deportivo Binacional" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Universitario X Cienciano del Cusco" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Defensor Sporting X Danubio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Caracas FC X Academia Puerto Cabello" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Estudiantes de Mérida X Deportivo Táchira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2023.