The 2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage was played from 21 to 30 May 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
The draw for the second stage was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3] For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:[4]
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 were 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 could be drawn into the same tie.
The following were 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 were 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.
^ abCONMEBOL ranking: Zulia 91, Universidad Católica 148
^ abCONMEBOL ranking: Deportivo Cali 45, Sol de América 112
^ abcCONMEBOL ranking: Corinthians 11, Unión Española 50, Rionegro Águilas unranked
^ abCONMEBOL ranking: River Plate 105, Unión La Calera unranked
Format[]
In the second stage, 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, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).[2]
The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.
Matches[]
The first legs were played on 21–23 May, and the second legs were played on 28–30 May 2019.[5][6]
^The Atlético Nacional v Fluminense match was originally scheduled for 30 May 2019, 17:15 local time, but was re-scheduled to 29 May 2019, 19:30 local time.[7]
^The Deportes Tolima v Argentinos Juniors match was originally scheduled for 30 May 2019, 19:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 17:15 local time.[9]