The 2024 Copa Sudamericana group stage is played from 2 April to 30 May 2024.[1] A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide 16 of the 24 places in the final stages of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
The draw for the group stage was held on 18 March 2024, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4]
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL Clubs ranking as of 18 December 2023 (shown in parentheses),[5] taking into account the following three factors:[6]
Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 2014–2023.
Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana results in the period 1960–2013 and 2002–2013 respectively.
Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years.
For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The four losers of the Copa Libertadores third stage were seeded into Pot 4. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams are ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[2]
^Cruzeiro will play their home match against Unión La Calera at Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte instead of their regular stadium Mineirão, Belo Horizonte due to a concert by Andrea Bocelli scheduled at the latter venue for the following day.[21]
^ abcBelgrano play their home matches at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba instead of their regular stadium Estadio Julio César Villagra, Córdoba which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[22]
^Real Tomayapo played their home match against Belgrano at Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra due to the poor state of the field of their regular stadium Estadio IV Centenario, Tarija.[26]
^ abThe Real Tomayapo v Internacional match (originally scheduled for 7 May 2024, 20:00 local time) and the Internacional v Delfín match (originally scheduled for 16 May 2024, 19:00 local time) were postponed to a date to be defined due to the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods.[29][30]
^ abcSportivo Trinidense play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción and Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Martín Torres, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcSportivo Ameliano play their home matches at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción, Estadio La Huerta, Asunción and Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcRayo Zuliano play their home matches at Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas instead of their regular stadium Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcDanubio play their home matches at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcNacional played their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcRacing (URU) play their home matches at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo instead of their regular stadium Estadio Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ abcSportivo Luqueño play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción instead of their regular stadium Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque.
Red Bull Bragantino
Nacional
Always Ready
Independiente Medellín
Defensa y Justicia (Y)
Universidad César Vallejo (E)
Universidad Católica
Unión La Calera
Danubio
Rayo Zuliano (Y)