2026 Copa Sudamericana
The 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana will be the 25th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition will begin on 3 March and is scheduled to end on 21 November 2026, with the final to be played at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia.
The winners of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores in the 2027 Recopa Sudamericana. They will also automatically qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Argentine club Lanús are the titleholders, but since they qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions, they will only be able to defend their title if they place third in their Copa Libertadores group.
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 |
| River Plate | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Racing | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportivo Riestra | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| San Lorenzo | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Tigre | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 5th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Barracas Central | Group stage | 2025 Liga Profesional aggregate table 6th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| San Antonio Bulo Bulo | [|First stage] | 2025 División Profesional best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Blooming | First stage | 2025 División Profesional 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Independiente Petrolero | First stage | 2025 División Profesional 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Guabirá | First stage | 2025 División Profesional 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| São Paulo | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Grêmio | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Red Bull Bragantino | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Mineiro | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Santos | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Vasco da Gama | Group stage | 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Universidad de Chile | First stage | 2025 Liga de Primera best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Audax Italiano | First stage | 2025 Liga de Primera 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Palestino | First stage | 2025 Liga de Primera 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cobresal | First stage | 2025 Liga de Primera 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Nacional | First stage | 2025 Copa Colombia champions | |
| América de Cali | First stage | 2025 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | First stage | 2025 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Millonarios | First stage | 2025 Primera A aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Orense | First stage | 2025 Serie A best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Libertad | First stage | 2025 Serie A 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Macará | First stage | 2025 Serie A second hexagonal winners | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | First stage | 2025 Serie A second hexagonal runners-up | |
| Sportivo Trinidense | First stage | 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Nacional | First stage | 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Recoleta | First stage | 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Olimpia | First stage | 2025 Copa de Primera aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Alianza Atlético | First stage | 2025 Liga 1 aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Melgar | First stage | 2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | First stage | 2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Cienciano | First stage | 2025 Liga 1 aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Defensor Sporting | First stage | 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Boston River | First stage | 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Racing | First stage | 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Montevideo City Torque | First stage | 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Academia Puerto Cabello | First stage | 2025 Clausura runners-up | |
| Monagas | First stage | 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Caracas | First stage | 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores | |
| Metropolitanos | First stage | 2025 Liga FUTVE aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2026 Copa Libertadores |
A further 12 teams eliminated from the 2026 Copa Libertadores will be transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the group stage and the knockout round play-offs.
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| Third-placed teams in group stage | Entry stage |
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:Group stage
The following 32 teams will be involved in the group stage :- River Plate
- Atlético Mineiro
- São Paulo
- Racing
- Grêmio
- Santos
- San Lorenzo
- Red Bull Bragantino
- Vasco da Gama
- Tigre
- Deportivo Riestra
- Barracas Central
- First stage winner Bolivia 1
- First stage winner Bolivia 2
- First stage winner Chile 1
- First stage winner Chile 2
- First stage winner Colombia 1
- First stage winner Colombia 2
- First stage winner Ecuador 1
- First stage winner Ecuador 2
- First stage winner Paraguay 1
- First stage winner Paraguay 2
- First stage winner Peru 1
- First stage winner Peru 2
- First stage winner Uruguay 1
- First stage winner Uruguay 2
- First stage winner Venezuela 1
- First stage winner Venezuela 2
- Copa Libertadores third stage loser G1
- Copa Libertadores third stage loser G2
- Copa Libertadores third stage loser G3
- Copa Libertadores third stage loser G4