2016 Copa Libertadores
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The 2016 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 2 February – 27 July 2016 |
Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Atlético Nacional (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Independiente del Valle |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 378 (2.74 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jonathan Calleri (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | Alejandro Guerra |
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In the finals, Colombian club Atlético Nacional defeated Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle by an aggregate score of 2–1 to win their second tournament title in team history and qualify for the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.[2] They also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana.[3] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.
River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Independiente del Valle in the round of 16.
The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament:[4]
- Title holders
- Argentina and Brazil: 5 berths each
- All other associations: 3 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:
- Second stage: 26 teams (top four teams from Argentina and Brazil, and top two teams from all other associations)
- First stage: 12 teams (team with the lowest berth from each association, plus team with the second lowest berth from association of title holders)
The draw of the tournament was held on 22 December 2015, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[16][4][17]
Starting from this season, teams were seeded by the newly established CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (except for teams from Mexico which were not ranked and thus seeded last in all draws),[18][19] taking into account of the following three factors:[20]
- Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2006–2015
- Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2005
- Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the former hosting the second leg. The teams were seeded based on their CONMEBOL ranking (shown in parentheses).[19] Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.[21]
Pot A | Pot B |
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For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions (River Plate) were automatically placed first in Pot 1 and allocated to Group 1 for the draw. The remaining teams were seeded based on their CONMEBOL ranking (shown in parentheses).[19] Teams from the same association in Pots 1, 2 and 3 could not be drawn into the same group. Teams from Mexico were allocated to Pot 4, together with the winners of the first stage, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and they could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.[21]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well). There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June.
Stage | First leg | Second leg |
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First stage | 3 February | 10 February |
Second stage | 17, 24 February 2, 9, 16 March 6, 13, 20 April | |
Round of 16 | 27 April | 4 May |
Quarterfinals | 11, 18[†] May | 18, 25[†] May |
Semifinals | 6 July | 13 July |
Finals | 20 July | 27 July |
- Notes
- † For matches involving teams from Mexico.
In the first 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 5.2).[3] The six winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 26 direct entrants.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Oriente Petrolero | 1–6 | Santa Fe | 1–3 | 0–3 |
Huracán | 2–2 (a) | Caracas | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Puebla | 2–3 | Racing | 2–2 | 0–1 |
River Plate | 2–0 | Universidad de Chile | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Independiente del Valle | 2–2 (a) | Guaraní | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Universidad César Vallejo | 1–2 | São Paulo | 1–1 | 0–1 |