2026 Copa Sudamericana

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2026 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026
Tournament details
Dates3 March – 21 November 2026
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)
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The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be the 25th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 3 March and is scheduled to end on 21 November 2026, [1] with the final to be played in Barranquilla, Colombia. [2]

Contents

The winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Argentine club Lanús are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only be able to defend their title if they place third in their Copa Libertadores group.

Teams

The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations will qualify for the tournament:

The entry stage is determined as follows: [3]

AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification method
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
(6 berths)		(Argentina 1) Group stage 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
(Argentina 2) [Note ARG] 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
(Argentina 3) [Note ARG] 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
(Argentina 4) [Note ARG] 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
(Argentina 5)2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
(Argentina 6)2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [4]
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
(4 berths)		(Bolivia 1) First stage 2025 División Profesional best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [5]
(Bolivia 2)2025 División Profesional 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [5]
(Bolivia 3)2025 División Profesional 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [5]
(Bolivia 4) 2025 Copa Bolivia runners-up [5]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(6 berths)		(Brazil 1) Group stage 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
(Brazil 2)2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
(Brazil 3)2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
(Brazil 4)2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
(Brazil 5)2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
(Brazil 6)2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [6]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
(4 berths)		(Chile 1) First stage 2025 Liga de Primera best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [7]
(Chile 2)2025 Liga de Primera 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [7]
(Chile 3)2025 Liga de Primera 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [7]
(Chile 4)2025 Liga de Primera 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [7]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(4 berths)		(Colombia 1) First stage 2025 Copa Colombia champions [8]
(Colombia 2) 2025 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [8]
(Colombia 3)2025 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [8]
(Colombia 4)2025 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [8]
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
(4 berths)		(Ecuador 1) First stage 2025 Serie A best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [9]
(Ecuador 2)2025 Serie A 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [9]
(Ecuador 3)2025 Serie A 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [9]
(Ecuador 4) 2025 Serie A second hexagonal winners [9]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
(4 berths)		 Sportivo Trinidense (Paraguay 1) First stage 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [10]
Nacional (Paraguay 2)2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [10]
Recoleta (Paraguay 3)2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [10]
Olimpia (Paraguay 4)2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [10]
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
(4 berths)		 Alianza Atlético (Peru 1) First stage 2025 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [11]
Melgar (Peru 2)2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [11]
Deportivo Garcilaso (Peru 3)2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [11]
Cienciano (Peru 4)2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [11]
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(4 berths)		 Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 1) First stage 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [12]
Boston River (Uruguay 2)2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [12]
Racing (Uruguay 3)2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [12]
Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay 4)2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [12]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
(4 berths)		 Academia Puerto Cabello (Venezuela 1) First stage 2025 Clausura runners-up [13]
Monagas (Venezuela 2) 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [13]
Caracas (Venezuela 3)2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [13]
Metropolitanos (Venezuela 4)2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores [13]
Notes
  1. Argentina (ARG):
    • Deportivo Riestra (2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 6th place) has qualified for either the Argentina 2 or Argentina 3 berth.
    • San Lorenzo (2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 7th place) has qualified for either the Argentina 3 or Argentina 4 berth.

A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2026 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.

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Third-placed teams in group stage Entry stage
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows: [1]

Schedule for 2026 Copa Sudamericana
StageDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
First stageTBD3–5 March 2026
Group stage18 March 2026
  • Matchday 1: 7–9 April 2026
  • Matchday 2: 14–16 April 2026
  • Matchday 3: 28–30 April 2026
  • Matchday 4: 5–7 May 2026
  • Matchday 5: 19–21 May 2026
  • Matchday 6: 26–28 May 2026
Knockout round play-offsNo draw21–23 July 202628–30 July 2026
Round of 163 June 202611–13 August 202618–20 August 2026
Quarter-finals8–10 September 202615–17 September 2026
Semi-finals13–15 October 202620–22 October 2026
Final21 November 2026 in Barranquilla, Colombia

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Oficial: Barranquilla será sede de la final de Copa Sudamericana 2026" [Official: Barranquilla will host the 2026 Copa Sudamericana final] (in Spanish). ESPN. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Se viene una CONMEBOL Sudamericana más competitiva y representativa" [A more competitive and representative CONMEBOL Sudamericana is coming] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 October 2020.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Série A 2025" [Specific Regulations for the 2025 Brasileiro Série A Competition](PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Bases Campeonato Nacional de Primera División Temporada 2025" [Campeonato Nacional de Primera División 2025 Season Regulations] (in Spanish). ANFP . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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  9. 1 2 3 4 "Así se juega el campeonato ecuatoriano de fútbol 2025. ¿Cómo es el sistema?" [This is how the 2025 Ecuadorian football championship is played. How is the system?] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento de la División de Honor 2025" [2025 División de Honor Regulations](PDF) (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento Liga 1 Te Apuesto 2025" [2025 Liga 1 Te Apuesto Regulations](PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Régimen de disputa de los torneos oficiales - vigente desde el 2018" [Regime of play for official tournaments – in force since 2018] (in Spanish). AUF . Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Guía completa de la Liga FUTVE 2025: equipos, formato y clasificación a las copas" [Complete guide to the 2025 Liga FUTVE: teams, format, and cup qualification] (in Spanish). DSports. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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