2018 Copa Sudamericana

2018 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018
Tournament details
Dates13 February – 12 December 2018
Teams44+10 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Atlético Paranaense (1st title)
Runners-upColombia Junior
Tournament statistics
Matches played106
Goals scored226 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Nicolás Benedetti
Brazil Pablo
(5 goals each)
2017
2019

The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 17th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense defeated Colombian club Junior by 4–3 on penalties in the finals after a 2–2 draw on aggregate score to win their first tournament title.[1] As champions, Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.[2] They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage. Independiente were the defending champions, but did not play in this edition as they qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.

  1. ^ "Atlético Paranaense abraza la gloria por primera vez en su historia" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.