The 2020 Copa Sudamericana first stage was played from 4 to 27 February 2020.[1] A total of 44 teams competed in the first stage to decide 22 of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Draw
The draw for the first stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4][5] For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:[6]
Pot A (South Zone): 22 teams from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Pot B (North Zone): 22 teams from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
The 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties (E1–E22) between a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the teams from Pot B hosting the second leg in odd-numbered ties, and the teams from Pot A hosting the second leg in even-numbered ties. This distribution ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
BOL The identity of the teams Bolivia 1, Bolivia 2, Bolivia 3 and Bolivia 4 was not known at the time of the draw.
Format
In the first 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 2.4.2).[2]
^The El Nacional v Fénix match was originally scheduled for 19 February 2020, 19:30 local time, but was re-scheduled to 20 February 2020, 19:30 local time to avoid a clash with the first leg of the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana, which was scheduled on 19 February 2020.[11]
^River Plate played their home match at Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, instead of their regular stadium Estadio River Plate, Asunción, which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
^ ab"Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
^"Se sortean los cruces y grupos de la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 16 December 2019.
^"Pautas del Sorteo CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020". CONMEBOL.com. 9 December 2019.
^"Los cruces de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2019.
^"CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Fase Preliminar y Fase de Grupos & CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020 SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Primera Fase" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
^"Fixture – Primera Fase CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2019.
^"PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 22 January 2020.
^ ab"Cambio de horario y estadio" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 25 January 2020.
^"Cambio de estadio en partido Atlético Mineiro vs Unión" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 February 2020.
^"Cambio de fecha en partido El Nacional vs Fénix" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2020.
^"Cambio de estadio en partido de Goiás vs. Sol de América" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 7 February 2020.
^"Cambio de estadio para juego entre Always Ready y Millonarios" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 30 January 2020.