2016 Copa Sudamericana

2016 Copa Sudamericana

Tournament details
Dates	9 August – 24 November 2016 (Finals, scheduled for 30 November and 7 December, suspended on 29 November; title awarded on 5 December)
Teams	47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Chapecoense (awarded) (1st title)
Runners-up	Atlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played	90
Goals scored	181 (2.01 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Miguel Borja Cecilio Domínguez (6 goals each)
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The 2016 Copa Sudamericana (Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana 2016) was the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The finals were originally to be played between Brazilian team Chapecoense and Colombian team Atlético Nacional. However, on 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, which was carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport.^[1][2] There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane.^[3] CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29 November.^[4] In light of these events, Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense.^[5] As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, on 5 December,^[6] while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture.^[7][8]

As winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, Chapecoense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 Copa Libertadores in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana, and the winners of the 2016 J.League Cup in the 2017 Suruga Bank Championship.^[9] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage. Santa Fe were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cerro Porteño in the Round of 16.

Teams

The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament:

• Title holders
• Brazil: 8 berths
• Argentina: 6 berths
• All other associations: 4 berths each

The entry stage is determined as follows:

• Round of 16: Title holders
• Second stage: 14 teams (teams from Argentina and Brazil)
• First stage: 32 teams (teams from all other associations)

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage	Qualification method
Argentina 6 berths	San Lorenzo (Argentina 1)	Second stage	2015 Supercopa Argentina champion[10]
	Independiente (Argentina 2)		2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up[10]
	Belgrano (Argentina 3)		2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with best record in league table[10]
	Estudiantes (Argentina 4)		2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 2nd best record in league table[10]
	Banfield (Argentina 5)		2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 3rd best record in league table[10]
	Lanús (Argentina 6)		2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 4th best record in league table[10]
Bolivia 4 berths	Bolívar (Bolivia 1)	First stage	2014 Apertura champion and 2015 Clausura champion[11]
	Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia 2)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[11]
	Blooming (Bolivia 3)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[11]
	Real Potosí (Bolivia 4)		2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[11]
Brazil 8 berths	Sport Recife (Brazil 1)	Second stage	2015 Série A or 2015 Série B best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Flamengo (Brazil 2)		2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Chapecoense (Brazil 3)		2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Coritiba (Brazil 4)		2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Figueirense (Brazil 5)		2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Vitória (Brazil 6)		2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16[12]
	Santa Cruz (Brazil 7)		2016 Copa do Nordeste champion[13]
	Cuiabá (Brazil 8)		2015 Copa Verde champion[14]
Chile 4 berths	Universidad Católica (Chile 1)	First stage	2015 Apertura Liguilla winner[15]
	O'Higgins (Chile 2)		2016 Clausura Liguilla winner[15]
	Palestino (Chile 3)		2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[15]
	Universidad de Concepción (Chile 4)		2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[15]
Colombia 4 + 1 berths	Santa Fe (Title holders)	Round of 16	2015 Copa Sudamericana champion
	Junior (Colombia 1)	First stage	2015 Copa Colombia champion[16]
	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2)		2016 Superliga Colombiana champion[16]
	Independiente Medellín (Colombia 3)		2015 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[16]
	Deportes Tolima (Colombia 4)		2015 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[16]
Ecuador 4 berths	Emelec (Ecuador 1)	First stage	2015 Serie A champion[17]
	Universidad Católica (Ecuador 2)		2015 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[17]
	Barcelona (Ecuador 3)		2015 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[17]
	Aucas (Ecuador 4)		2015 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[17]
Paraguay 4 berths	Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1)	First stage	2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with better record in aggregate table[18]
	Libertad (Paraguay 2)		2015 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[18]
	Sol de América (Paraguay 3)		2015 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[18]
	Sportivo Luqueño (Paraguay 4)		2015 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores[18]
Peru 4 berths	Real Garcilaso (Peru 1)	First stage	2015 Descentralizado 4th place[19]
	Sport Huancayo (Peru 2)		2015 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for playoffs[19]
	Deportivo Municipal (Peru 3)		2015 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for playoffs[19]
	Universitario (Peru 4)		2015 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for playoffs[19]
Uruguay 4 berths	Peñarol (Uruguay 1)	First stage	2015–16 Primera División champion[20]
	Plaza Colonia (Uruguay 2)		2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[20]
	Montevideo Wanderers (Uruguay 3)		2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[20]
	Fénix (Uruguay 4)		2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores[20]
Venezuela 4 berths	Deportivo La Guaira (Venezuela 1)	First stage	2015 Copa Venezuela champion[21]
	Zamora (Venezuela 2)		2015 Adecuación champion[21]
	Deportivo Anzoátegui (Venezuela 3)		2016 Apertura runner-up[22]
	Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 4)		2015 Copa Venezuela runner-up[21]

Draw

Banfield
Independiente
Lanús
San Lorenzo
Estudiantes

Belgrano

Bolívar

Jorge Wilstermann

Blooming

Real Potosí

Sport Recife
Santa Cruz

Flamengo

Chapecoense

Coritiba

Figueirense

Vitória

Cuiabá

U. Católica
Palestino

O'Higgins

U. de Concepción

Santa Fe

Junior

Atlético Nacional
Indep. Medellín

Dep. Tolima

Barcelona
Emelec

Aucas
U. Católica

Cerro Porteño
Libertad
Sol de América
Sp. Luqueño

Real Garcilaso

Sport Huancayo

Dep. Municipal
Universitario

Fénix, Peñarol, Wanderers

Plaza Colonia

Dep. La Guaira

Zamora

Dep. Anzoátegui

Dep. Lara

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Location of teams of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

The draw of the tournament was held on 12 July 2016, 20:00 CLT (UTC−4), at the Espacio Riesco Convention and Events Center in Huechuraba, Chile.^[23][24][25]

For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:^[26]

• South Zone: The 16 teams from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay were drawn into eight ties.
• North Zone: The 16 teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela were drawn into eight ties.

Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie. For the second stage, the 30 teams, including the 16 winners of the first stage (eight from South Zone, eight from North Zone), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and the 14 teams which entered the second stage, were divided into three sections:^[26]

• Winners of the first stage: The 16 winners of the first stage were drawn into eight ties, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.
• Brazil: The eight teams from Brazil were drawn into four ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–4 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 5–8, with the former hosting the second leg.
• Argentina: The six teams from Argentina were drawn into three ties. Teams which qualified for berths 1–3 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4–6, with the former hosting the second leg.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).

Stage	First leg	Second leg
First stage	10 August	17 August
Second stage	24 August	31 August[†] 14 September
Round of 16	21 September	28 September
Quarterfinals	19 October	26 October
Semifinals	2 November	23 November
Finals	30 November[‡]	7 December[‡]

Notes

1. ^† For matches involving teams from Brazil.
2. ^‡ Cancelled due to crash of LaMia Flight 2933.

Elimination stages

Main article: 2016 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages

In the elimination stages (first stage and second stage), each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.1).^[9] The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (Santa Fe).

First stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Zone
Fénix	1–2	Cerro Porteño	1–0	0–2
Sportivo Luqueño	1–1 (a)	Peñarol	0–0	1–1
Universidad de Concepción	2–3	Bolívar	2–0	0–3
Real Potosí	4–2	Universidad Católica	3–1	1–1
Blooming	1–1 (4–1 p)	Plaza Colonia	1–0	0–1
Sol de América	2–2 (5–4 p)	Jorge Wilstermann	1–1	1–1
Montevideo Wanderers	0–0 (5–4 p)	O'Higgins	0–0	0–0
Palestino	4–0	Libertad	1–0	3–0
North Zone
Universitario	1–6	Emelec	0–3	1–3
Aucas	2–2 (a)	Real Garcilaso	2–1	0–1
Deportivo Lara	2–5	Junior	1–3	1–2
Deportes Tolima	0–1	Deportivo La Guaira	0–0	0–1
Barcelona	2–2 (0–3 p)	Zamora	1–1	1–1
Independiente Medellín	2–1	Universidad Católica	1–1	1–0
Deportivo Anzoátegui	2–2 (a)	Sport Huancayo	2–1	0–1
Deportivo Municipal	0–6	Atlético Nacional	0–5	0–1

Second stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santa Cruz	1–0	Sport Recife	0–0	1–0
Deportivo La Guaira	4–2	Emelec	4–2	0–0
Cuiabá	2–3	Chapecoense	1–0	1–3
Bolívar	1–2	Atlético Nacional	1–1	0–1
Estudiantes	1–2	Belgrano	1–0	0–2
Blooming	1–3	Junior	0–2	1–1
Figueirense	5–5 (a)	Flamengo	4–2	1–3
Cerro Porteño	7–0	Real Potosí	6–0	1–0
Real Garcilaso	2–3	Palestino	2–2	0–1
Zamora	0–2	Montevideo Wanderers	0–1	0–1
Vitória	2–2 (a)	Coritiba	2–1	0–1
Sol de América	2–1	Sport Huancayo	1–0	1–1
Lanús	0–3	Independiente	0–2	0–1
Banfield	3–4	San Lorenzo	2–0	1–4
Independiente Medellín	3–2	Sportivo Luqueño	3–0	0–2

Final stages

Main article: 2016 Copa Sudamericana final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:^[9]

• Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.2).
• In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.1).
• In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).

CONMEBOL confirmed that the bracket would remain the same as the draw of the tournament regardless of the nationality of the semifinalists. In previous seasons, if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they had to play each other.^[27]

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to the draw of the tournament, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 by draw.^[9][26]

Bracket

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	16	Independiente Medellín (a)	2	1	3
	1	Santa Cruz	0	3	3
								16	Independiente Medellín	0	0	0
								8	Cerro Porteño	0	2	2
	9	Santa Fe	2	1	3
	8	Cerro Porteño	0	4	4
															8	Cerro Porteño	1	0	1
															4	Atlético Nacional (a)	1	0	1
	12	Coritiba (p)	1	2	3 (4)
	5	Belgrano	2	1	3 (3)
								12	Coritiba	1	1	2
								4	Atlético Nacional	1	3	4
	13	Sol de América	1	0	1
	4	Atlético Nacional	1	2	3
																						4	Atlético Nacional	—	—	—
																						3	Chapecoense (awd.)	—	—	—
	15	San Lorenzo	2	2	4
	2	Deportivo La Guaira	1	0	1
								15	San Lorenzo	2	0	2
								10	Palestino	0	1	1
	10	Palestino (a)	0	2	2
	7	Flamengo	1	1	2
															15	San Lorenzo	1	0	1
															3	Chapecoense (a)	1	0	1
	11	Montevideo Wanderers	0	0	0 (3)
	6	Junior (p)	0	0	0 (4)
								6	Junior	1	0	1
								3	Chapecoense	0	3	3
	14	Independiente	0	0	0 (4)
	3	Chapecoense (p)	0	0	0 (5)

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Independiente Medellín	3–3 (a)	Santa Cruz	2–0	1–3
San Lorenzo	4–1	Deportivo La Guaira	2–1	2–0
Independiente	0–0 (4–5 p)	Chapecoense	0–0	0–0
Sol de América	1–3	Atlético Nacional	1–1	0–2
Coritiba	3–3 (4–3 p)	Belgrano	1–2	2–1
Montevideo Wanderers	0–0 (3–4 p)	Junior	0–0	0–0
Palestino	2–2 (a)	Flamengo	0–1	2–1
Santa Fe	3–4	Cerro Porteño	2–0	1–4

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Independiente Medellín	0–2	Cerro Porteño	0–0	0–2
San Lorenzo	2–1	Palestino	2–0	0–1
Junior	1–3	Chapecoense	1–0	0–3
Coritiba	2–4	Atlético Nacional	1–1	1–3

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cerro Porteño	1–1 (a)	Atlético Nacional	1–1	0–0
San Lorenzo	1–1 (a)	Chapecoense	1–1	0–0

Finals

Main article: 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals

Further information: LaMia Flight 2933

The finals were suspended on 29 November following the crash of LaMia Flight 2933.^[28][4] CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016.^[7]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Nacional	awd.	Chapecoense	Cancelled	Cancelled

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Miguel Borja	Atlético Nacional	6
	Cecilio Domínguez	Cerro Porteño	6
3	Nicolás Blandi	San Lorenzo	5
4	Claudio Bieler	Belgrano	4
	Leonardo Valencia	Palestino	4
6	Guillermo Beltrán	Cerro Porteño	3
	Martín Cauteruccio	San Lorenzo	3
	Jonathan David Gómez	Santa Fe	3
	Grafite	Santa Cruz	3
	Iago	Coritiba	3
	Roberto Ovelar	Junior	3
	Rafael Moura	Figueirense	3
	Rodrigo Rojas	Cerro Porteño	3
	Denis Stracqualursi	Emelec	3

Source: CONMEBOL.com^[29]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Team	Assists
1	Macnelly Torres	Atlético Nacional	4
2	Orlando Berrío	Atlético Nacional	2
	Fernando Belluschi	San Lorenzo	2
	Daniel Bocanegra	Atlético Nacional	2
	Juan Fernando Caicedo	Independiente Medellín	2
	Dener	Chapecoense	2
	Darwin González	Deportivo La Guaira	2
	Alejandro Guerra	Atlético Nacional	2
	Sebastián Hernández	Junior	2
	Vladimir Hernández	Junior	2
	Juan	Coritiba	2
	Cristian Marrugo	Independiente Medellín	2
	Jhon Mosquera	Atlético Nacional	2
	Gustavo Rojas	Deportivo La Guaira	2
	Matías Suárez	Belgrano	2
	Diego Torres	Palestino	2
	Leonardo Valencia	Palestino	2

Source: CONMEBOL.com^[30]

See also

• 2016 Copa Libertadores
• 2017 Recopa Sudamericana
• 2017 Suruga Bank Championship

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External links

• Copa Sudamericana 2016, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)