2014 Copa Sudamericana elimination phase

The elimination phase of the 2014 Copa Sudamericana was played from August 19 to September 24, 2014. A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination phase.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on May 20, 2014, 12:00, at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Excluding the defending champion, the other 46 teams were divided into four zones:

South Zone: Teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
North Zone: Teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Argentina Zone: Teams from Argentina
Brazil Zone: Teams from Brazil

The draw mechanism was as follows:

South Zone and North Zone:
*For the first stage, the 16 teams from the South Zone were drawn into eight ties, and the 16 teams from the North Zone were drawn into the other eight ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
*For the second stage, the 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties. The eight winners from the South Zone were drawn against the eight winners from the North Zone, with the former hosting the second leg in four ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other four ties.
Argentina Zone: The six teams were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg.
Brazil Zone: The eight teams were split into four ties. No draw was held, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualified for: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5, with the former hosting the second leg.
Seeding

The following was the seeding of the 46 teams entered into the first stage and second stage draw:

Format

In the elimination phase, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner. The 15 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion.

First stage

The first legs were played on August 19–21, and the second legs were played on August 26–28, 2014.
!colspan=6|South Zone
!colspan=6|North Zone

Match G1

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Huachipato won 6–3 on aggregate.

Match G2

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Universitario won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match G3

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Deportivo Capiatá won 5–3 on aggregate.

Match G4

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Cerro Porteño won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match G5

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General Díaz won 4–3 on aggregate.

Match G6

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Libertad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match G7

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River Plate won 4–0 on aggregate.

Match G8

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Peñarol won 6–0 on aggregate.

Match G9

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Caracas won 2–0 on aggregate.

Match G10

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Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.

Match G11

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Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match G12

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Emelec won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match G13

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Deportivo Cali won 3–0 on aggregate.

Match G14

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Universidad César Vallejo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Match G15

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Independiente del Valle won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match G16

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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on penalties.

Second stage

The first legs were played on August 27–28, September 3–4, 10–11, and 16–18, and the second legs were played on September 3–4, 16–18, and 23–25, 2014.

Match O1

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Vitória won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match O2

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Deportivo Capiatá won 4–2 on aggregate.

Match O3

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River Plate won 3–0 on aggregate.

Match O4

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Huachipato won 2–1 on aggregate.

Match O5

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Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Goiás won on away goals.

Match O6

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Peñarol won 3–2 on aggregate.

Match O8

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Universidad César Vallejo won 5–2 on aggregate.

Match O9

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Bahia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match O10

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Cerro Porteño won 3–1 on aggregate.

Match O11

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Estudiantes won 1–0 on aggregate.

Match O12