2023 Copa Sudamericana

2023 Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023
The Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 28 October 2023
Teams44+12 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEcuador LDU Quito (2nd title)
Runners-upBrazil Fortaleza
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored396 (2.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Gonzalo Mastriani (9 goals)
2022
2024

The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 22nd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The final was played in Maldonado, Uruguay on 28 October 2023. Originally scheduled to be held in Montevideo,[1] on 15 April 2023 it was announced that the final would be played at Estadio Centenario,[2] however the match was confirmed to have been moved to Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado on 15 September 2023.[3]

Ecuadorian club LDU Quito were the champions, winning their second title in the competition after defeating Brazilian club Fortaleza 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the final.[4] As winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, LDU Quito earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Libertadores in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Independiente del Valle were the titleholders, but did not defend their title since they qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.

  1. ^ "La Conmebol definió las sedes de las finales de las Copas Libertadores y Sudamericana" [CONMEBOL set the venues for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana finals] (in Spanish). Infobae. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Conmebol confirmó la fecha y dónde se jugará la final de la Copa Libertadores" [CONMEBOL confirmed the date and where the Copa Libertadores final will be played] (in Spanish). El Observador. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sudamericana: la final se disputará en el Campus de Maldonado por pedido de Brasil" [Sudamericana: The final will be played at the Maldonado Campus at the request of Brazil] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Liga de Quito, campeón de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" [Liga de Quito, champion of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL Sudamericana. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.