2020 Copa Sudamericana
The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana is the 19th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that the final will be played at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina on 7 November 2020. The winners of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. D. Independiente del Valle|Independiente del Valle] are the defending champions, but since they qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only play in this edition if they finish third in their group.
On 21 May 2019, CONMEBOL announced that clubs must pass certain eligibility requirements in order to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. One of the original requirements was that teams must be in the top division of their member association, but this was removed after many associations stated that they had not adapted the regulations of their qualifying competitions for the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
The tournament have been suspended after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will resume on 27 October 2020, with the final rescheduled to be played in late January 2021.
Teams
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage:- Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
- All other associations: 4 berths each
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2019 Copa de la Superliga best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Independiente | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Unión | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Huracán | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Lanús | 2018–19 Superliga Argentina 5th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Nacional Potosí | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Blooming | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Always Ready | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Oriente Petrolero | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Fortaleza | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Goiás | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Bahia | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Fluminense | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Unión La Calera | 2019 Primera División best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Coquimbo Unido | 2019 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Huachipato | 2019 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Audax Italiano | 2019 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2019 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Nacional | 2019 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Millonarios | 2019 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportivo Pasto | 2019 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Universidad Católica | 2019 Serie A classification table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Aucas | 2019 Serie A classification table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Emelec | 2019 Serie A classification table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| El Nacional | 2019 Serie A classification table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Sol de América | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Nacional | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| River Plate | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Sport Huancayo | 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Melgar | 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cusco | 2019 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Grau | 2019 Copa Bicentenario champions | |
| Liverpool | 2019 Intermedio winners | |
| Plaza Colonia | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| River Plate | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Fénix | 2019 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Zamora | 2019 Copa Venezuela champions | |
| Mineros | 2019 Apertura runners-up | |
| Llaneros | 2019 Clausura classification table best team not qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores | |
| Aragua | 2019 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2020 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the [|second stage].
| Best teams eliminated in third stage |
| Atlético Tucumán |
| Deportes Tolima |
| Third-placed teams in group stage |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no date had been set for its resumption. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.
Draws
First stage
Second stage
Qualified teams
The following are the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores.| Match | Best teams eliminated in third stage | Second stage draw |
| G3 | Atlético Tucumán | Pot 1 |
| G4 | Deportes Tolima | Pot 1 |
| Group | Third-placed teams in group stage | Second stage draw |
| A | Third place Group A | Pot 1 |
| B | Third place Group B | Pot 1 |
| C | Third place Group C | Pot 1 |
| D | Third place Group D | Pot 1 |
| E | Third place Group E | Pot 1 |
| F | Third place Group F | Pot 1 |
| G | Third place Group G | Pot 1 |
| H | Third place Group H | Pot 1 |
The following are the 22 winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana. Matches in the first stage were considered for the ranking of teams for the second stage draw.