Copa Sudamericana 2017
| Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 28 February – 13 December 2017 |
| Teams | 44+10 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Independiente (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Flamengo
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 106 |
| Goals scored | 262 (2.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Jhon Cifuente Felipe Vizeu Luis Miguel Rodríguez(5 goals each) |
The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Argentinian club Independiente defeated Brazilian club Flamengo in the finals by an aggregate score of 3–2 to win their second tournament title. As champions, Independiente qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores. They also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship.
Chapecoense were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Flamengo in the round of 16. They qualified for the tournament after finishing third in their 2017 Copa Libertadores group.
Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented:
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage:
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2017 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
The draw for the first stage was held on 31 January 2017, 21:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:
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