Competition System

For the Group Phase the teams were divided into four (4) groups that will play in round robin format for three (3) days.

The first two (2) teams from Groups A, C and D, together with the best team that finishes in the third place of these three groups, will qualify to the Semi-Final Phase. Group B, that features the Champions of Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, will qualify the top team to the Semi-Final Phase.

In the Semi-Final Phase, the eight (8) teams will be divided into two (2) groups of four (4) teams each, which will play in round robin format for three (3) days. The best team from each group will advance to the DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana Final.

The Final will be played in a best of three (3) games series where the champion of the DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana 2018 will be crowned.