2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages

The 2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages was played from 22 August to 13 December 2017.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16. Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they won (O1–O16).[3][4]

Seed Match Second stage winners
1 O1 Racing
2 O2 Junior
3 O3 Flamengo
4 O4 Estudiantes
5 O5 Independiente
6 O6 LDU Quito
7 O7 Ponte Preta
8 O8 Santa Fe
9 O9 Libertad
10 O10 Sport Recife
11 O11 Fluminense
12 O12 Atlético Tucumán
13 O13 Nacional
14 O14 Chapecoense
15 O15 Cerro Porteño
16 O16 Corinthians

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 4.12).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 6.1).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 6.2).

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:[3]

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 14 June 2017.[4]

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
9 Libertad 1 1 2  
8 Santa Fe 0 1 1  
  9 Libertad 1 0 1  
  1 Racing 0 0 0  
16 Corinthians 1 0 1
1 Racing (a) 1 0 1  
  9 Libertad 1 1 2  
  5 Independiente 0 3 3  
13 Nacional 1 1 2  
4 Estudiantes 0 0 0  
  13 Nacional 1 0 1
  5 Independiente 4 2 6  
12 Atlético Tucumán 1 0 1
5 Independiente 0 2 2  
  5 Independiente 2 1 3
  3 Flamengo 1 1 2
11 Fluminense (a) 1 1 2  
6 LDU Quito 0 2 2  
  11 Fluminense 0 3 3
  3 Flamengo 1 3 4  
14 Chapecoense 0 0 0
3 Flamengo 0 4 4  
  3 Flamengo 2 2 4
  2 Junior 1 0 1  
10 Sport Recife 3 0 3  
7 Ponte Preta 1 1 2  
  10 Sport Recife 0 0 0
  2 Junior 2 0 2  
15 Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
2 Junior 0 3 3  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 22–24 August and 12–14 September, and the second legs were played on 12, 14 and 19–21 September 2017.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Corinthians 1–1 (a) Racing 1–1 0–0
Cerro Porteño 1–3 Junior 0–0 1–3
Chapecoense 0–4 Flamengo 0–0 0–4
Nacional 2–0 Estudiantes 1–0 1–0
Atlético Tucumán 1–2 Independiente 1–0 0–2
Fluminense 2–2 (a) LDU Quito 1–0 1–2
Sport Recife 3–2 Ponte Preta 3–1 0–1
Libertad 2–1 Santa Fe 1–0 1–1

Match A
Corinthians 1–1 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 25,451
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Racing 0–0 Corinthians
Report
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Racing won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B
Cerro Porteño 0–0 Junior
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Junior 3–1 Cerro Porteño
 Report
  • Ruiz  90+2'
Attendance: 30,416
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Junior won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C
Chapecoense 0–0 Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 9,702
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Flamengo 4–0 Chapecoense
 Report
Attendance: 12,039
Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D
Nacional 1–0 Estudiantes
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Estudiantes 0–1 Nacional
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E
Atlético Tucumán 1–0 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Independiente 2–0 Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Independiente won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F
Fluminense 1–0 LDU Quito
 Report
Attendance: 45,977
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
LDU Quito 2–1 Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G
Sport Recife 3–1 Ponte Preta
 Report
  • Felipe Saraiva  82'
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
Ponte Preta 1–0 Sport Recife
 Report
Attendance: 3,890

Sport Recife won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H
Libertad 1–0 Santa Fe
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Santa Fe 1–1 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 11,578
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Libertad won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 24–26 October, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 November 2017.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libertad 1–0 Racing 1–0 0–0
Sport Recife 0–2 Junior 0–2 0–0
Fluminense 3–4 Flamengo 0–1 3–3
Nacional 1–6 Independiente 1–4 0–2

Match S1
Libertad 1–0 Racing
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Racing 0–0 Libertad
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Libertad won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2
Sport Recife 0–2 Junior
Report
Attendance: 27,014
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Junior 0–0 Sport Recife
Report
Attendance: 32,354

Junior won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3
Fluminense 0–1 Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 30,945
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Flamengo 3–3 Fluminense
 Report
Attendance: 41,087

Flamengo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4
Nacional 1–4 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Independiente 2–0 Nacional
 Report
Attendance: 34,408

Independiente won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 21 and 23 November, and the second legs will be played on 28 and 30 November 2017.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libertad 2–3 Independiente 1–0 1–3
Flamengo 4–1 Junior 2–1 2–0

Match F1
Libertad 1–0 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Independiente 3–1 Libertad
 Report
Attendance: 44,350

Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2
Flamengo 2–1 Junior
 Report
Attendance: 41,804
Junior 0–2 Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 38,808
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Flamengo won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals
Main article: 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals

In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 6.2).

The first leg was played on 6 December, and the second leg was played on 13 December 2017.[8]

Independiente 2–1 Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)[9]
Flamengo 1–1 Independiente
 Report
Attendance: 62,567

Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. "La CONMEBOL dio a conocer los calendarios oficiales de las copas Bridgestone Libertadores y Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 21 December 2016.
  2. "Reglamento Conmebol Sudamericana 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. "CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA: se sortea la Segunda Fase". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  4. "Se conocen los emparejamientos de la Segunda Fase de la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA". CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2017.
  5. "Fechas y Horarios de los Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA 2017". CONMEBOL.com. 11 August 2017.
  6. "Confirmado el programa de partidos de cuartos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 22 September 2017.
  7. "Programación de los encuentros semifinales". CONMEBOL.com. 3 November 2017.
  8. "Finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana con horarios confirmados" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
  9. "Árbitros para las finales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 December 2017.
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