The 2017 Copa Sudamericana final stages was played from 22 August to 13 December 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.
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).
SeedMatchSecond stage winners1O1 Racing2O2 Junior3O3 Flamengo4O4 Estudiantes5O5 Independiente6O6 LDU Quito7O7 Ponte Preta8O8 Santa Fe9O9 Libertad10O10 Sport Recife11O11 Fluminense12O12 Atlético Tucumán13O13 Nacional14O14 Chapecoense15O15 Cerro Porteño16O16 Corinthians
Format
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: 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:
RoundMatchupsRound of 16(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match A: Winner O1 vs. Winner O16 Match B: Winner O2 vs. Winner O15 Match C: Winner O3 vs. Winner O14 Match D: Winner O4 vs. Winner O13
Match E: Winner O5 vs. Winner O12 Match F: Winner O6 vs. Winner O11 Match G: Winner O7 vs. Winner O10 Match H: Winner O8 vs. Winner O9Quarterfinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner ESemifinals(Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3Finals(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.
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.
Match A
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Racing won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).
Match B
Junior won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).
Match C
Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).
Match D
Nacional won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).
Match E
Independiente won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).
Match F
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).
Match G
Sport Recife won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).
Match H
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.
Match S1
Libertad won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).
Match S2
Junior won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).
Match S3
Flamengo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).
Match S4
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.
Match F1
Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
Match F2
Flamengo won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.
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.
Independiente won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
External links CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017, CONMEBOL.com