2022 Copa Sudamericana
The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 21st edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced the candidate venues for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 club competition finals. On 13 May 2021, CONMEBOL's Council decided that the final would be played at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília, Brazil on 1 October 2022. However, on 23 June 2022 the confederation announced that a change of venue was requested by the Brazilian Football Confederation due to the 2022 Brazilian general election taking place one day after the date of the final, and confirmed Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina as the new host for the match.
On 25 November 2021, CONMEBOL announced the abolition of the away goals rule in all of its club competitions including the Copa Sudamericana, which had been used since 2005. Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams score the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but by a penalty shoot-out.
Ecuadorian club [C.S.D. Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente del Valle|Independiente del Valle] won their second title in the competition after defeating Brazilian side São Paulo by a 2–0 score in the final. As winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana and they also automatically qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage. Furthermore, in their condition of Copa Sudamericana champions, Independiente del Valle were later invited to play the 2023 UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge against the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League champions. Athletico Paranaense were the previous champions, but did not defend their title since they qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.
Teams
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:- Argentina and Brazil: 6 berths each
- All other associations: 4 berths each
- Group stage: 12 teams
- First stage: 32 teams
| Association | Team | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Banfield | Group stage | 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional Copa Sudamericana qualifying play-off winners | |
| Defensa y Justicia | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Independiente | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Lanús | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Racing | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Unión | Group stage | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and Primera División aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Royal Pari | First stage | 2021 Primera División 5th place | |
| Oriente Petrolero | First stage | 2021 Primera División 6th place | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | First stage | 2021 Primera División 7th place | |
| Guabirá | First stage | 2021 Primera División 8th place | |
| Atlético Goianiense | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Santos | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Ceará | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Internacional | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| São Paulo | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cuiabá | Group stage | 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Unión La Calera | First stage | 2021 Primera División best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Unión Española | First stage | 2021 Primera División 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportes Antofagasta | First stage | 2021 Primera División 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Ñublense | First stage | 2021 Primera División 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Junior | First stage | 2021 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| América de Cali | First stage | 2021 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| La Equidad | First stage | 2021 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Independiente Medellín | First stage | 2020 Copa Colombia champions | |
| 9 de Octubre | First stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| LDU Quito | First stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Mushuc Runa | First stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Delfín | First stage | 2021 Serie A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Nacional | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Guaireña | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Sol de América | First stage | 2021 Copa Paraguay runners-up | |
| General Caballero (JLM) | First stage | 2021 División Intermedia champions | |
| Melgar | First stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cienciano | First stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Sport Boys | First stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Ayacucho | First stage | 2021 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cerro Largo | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Liverpool | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| River Plate | First stage | 2021 Primera División aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportivo La Guaira | First stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 5th place | |
| Estudiantes de Mérida | First stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final A 6th place | |
| Metropolitanos | First stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final B winners | |
| Hermanos Colmenarez | First stage | 2021 Primera División Fase Final B runners-up |
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A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2022 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the round of 16.
| Teams eliminated in third stage | Entry stage |
| Fluminense | Group stage |
| Everton | Group stage |
| Universidad Católica | Group stage |
| Barcelona | Group stage |
| Third-placed teams in group stage | Entry stage |
| Deportivo Táchira | Round of 16 |
| The Strongest | Round of 16 |
| Nacional | Round of 16 |
| Independiente del Valle | Round of 16 |
| Deportivo Cali | Round of 16 |
| Colo-Colo | Round of 16 |
| Olimpia | Round of 16 |
| Universidad Católica | Round of 16 |