2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage
The
2018 Copa Sudamericana second stage is scheduled to be played from 17 July to 16 August 2018. A total of 32 teams compete in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the
final stages of the
2018 Copa Sudamericana.
The draw for the second stage will be held on 4 June 2018, 20:00
PYT (
UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in
Luque,
Paraguay. For the second stage, the teams are allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:
- Pot 1: 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores and six best winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana
- Pot 2: 16 remaining winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana
The 32 teams are drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association can be drawn into the same tie.
The following are the 10 teams transferred from the
Copa Libertadores (two
best teams eliminated in the
third stage of
qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the
group stage).
The following are the 22 winners of the
first stage from the Copa Sudamericana. Matches in the first stage are considered for the ranking of teams for the second stage draw.