2016 Copa Libertadores

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.

2016 Copa Libertadores
2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates2 February – 27 July 2016
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Atlético Nacional (2nd title)
Runners-up Independiente del Valle
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored378 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jonathan Calleri (9 goals)
Best player(s) Alejandro Guerra

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.

Teams

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)
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
Argentina
5 + 1 berths		 River Plate (Argentina 1; Title holders) Second stage 2015 Copa Libertadores champion
Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) 2015 Primera División champion[5]
San Lorenzo (Argentina 3) 2015 Primera División runner-up[5]
Rosario Central (Argentina 4) 2014–15 Copa Argentina runner-up[5]
Racing (Argentina 5) First stage 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner[5]
Huracán (Argentina 6) 2015 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified[5]
Bolivia
3 berths		 Bolívar (Bolivia 1) Second stage 2014 Apertura champion and 2015 Clausura champion[6]
The Strongest (Bolivia 2) 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[6]
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 3) First stage 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[6]
Brazil
5 berths		 Corinthians (Brazil 1) Second stage 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion[7]
Palmeiras (Brazil 2) 2015 Copa do Brasil champion[7]
Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 3) 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up[7]
Grêmio (Brazil 4) 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place[7]
São Paulo (Brazil 5) First stage 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place[7]
Chile
3 berths		 Cobresal (Chile 1) Second stage 2015 Clausura champion[8]
Colo-Colo (Chile 2) 2015 Apertura champion[9]
Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) First stage 2015 Copa Chile champion[9]
Colombia
3 berths		 Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1) Second stage 2015 Apertura champion[10]
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) 2015 Finalización champion[10]
Santa Fe (Colombia 3) First stage 2015 Copa Sudamericana champion
Ecuador
3 berths		 Emelec (Ecuador 1) Second stage 2015 Serie A champion[11]
LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) 2015 Serie A runner-up[11]
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3) First stage 2015 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11]
Mexico
3 invitees		 UNAM (Mexico 1) Second stage 2015 Apertura classification table best team not qualified for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
Toluca (Mexico 2) 2015 Apertura classification table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
Puebla (Mexico 3) First stage 2015 Supercopa MX champion
Paraguay
3 berths		 Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) Second stage 2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with better record in aggregate table[12]
Olimpia (Paraguay 2) 2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with worse record in aggregate table[12]
Guaraní (Paraguay 3) First stage 2015 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[12]
Peru
3 berths		 Melgar (Peru 1) Second stage 2015 Descentralizado champion[13]
Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) 2015 Descentralizado runner-up[13]
Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 3) First stage 2015 Descentralizado 3rd place[13]
Uruguay
3 berths		 Nacional (Uruguay 1) Second stage 2014–15 Primera División champion[14]
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 2014–15 Primera División runner-up[14]
River Plate (Uruguay 3) First stage 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[14]
Venezuela
3 berths		 Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) Second stage 2014–15 Primera División champion[15]
Trujillanos (Venezuela 2) 2014–15 Primera División runner-up[15]
Caracas (Venezuela 3) First stage 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[15]

Draw
Location of teams of the 2016 Copa Libertadores from South America.
Location of teams of the 2016 Copa Libertadores from Mexico.

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]

  1. Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2006–2015
  2. Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2005
  3. 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]

Pots for the first stage draw
Pot A Pot B

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]

Pots for the second stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  • UNAM (no rank)
  • Toluca (no rank)
  • Winner G1
  • Winner G2
  • Winner G3
  • Winner G4
  • Winner G5
  • Winner G6

Schedule

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
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
  1. † For matches involving teams from Mexico.

First stage
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

Second stage
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage

In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 5.1).[3] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV SAO STR TRU
1 River Plate 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11 Final stages — 1–1 6–0 4–3
2 São Paulo 6 2 3 1 11 5 +6 9 2–1 — 0–1 6–0
3 The Strongest 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 1–1 1–1 — 2–1
4 Trujillanos 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 4 0–4 1–1 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCE NAC PAL RPM
1 Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Final stages — 1–1 3–3 4–1
2 Nacional 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9 0–2 — 1–0 0–0
3 Palmeiras 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 2–0 1–2 — 4–0
4 River Plate 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 1–3 2–2 2–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOC RAC BOL CAL
1 Boca Juniors 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 Final stages — 0–0 3–1 6–2
2 Racing 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9 0–1 — 4−1 4–2
3 Bolívar 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 1–1 1–1 — 5–0
4 Deportivo Cali 6 0 3 3 7 18 −11 3 0−0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL HUR PEN CRI
1 Atlético Nacional 6 5 1 0 12 0 +12 16 Final stages — 0–0 2–0 3–0
2 Huracán 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–2 — 0–0 4–2
3 Peñarol 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5 0–4 0–1 — 4–3
4 Sporting Cristal 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4 0–1 3–2 1–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAM IDV CCL MEL
1 Atlético Mineiro 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Final stages — 1−0 3−0 4–0
2 Independiente del Valle 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 3–2 — 1–1 2−0
3 Colo-Colo 6 2 3 1 4 5 −1 9 0–0 0–0 — 1−0
4 Melgar 6 0 0 6 2 12 −10 0 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL GRE SLA LDU
1 Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Final stages — 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–0 — 1–1 4–0
3 San Lorenzo 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 4 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
4 LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 1–2 2–3 2–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PUM TAC OLI EME
1 UNAM 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15 Final stages — 4–1 4–1 4–2
2 Deportivo Táchira 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Olimpia 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 0–2 4–0 — 4–2
4 Emelec 6 1 1 4 10 14 −4 4 2–3 2–0 2–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR CER ISF COB
1 Corinthians 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 Final stages — 2–0 1–0 6–0
2 Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10 3–2 — 1–0 2–1
3 Santa Fe 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 1–1 0–0 — 3–0
4 Cobresal 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 0–1 2–0 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL

Final stages
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[3]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.4). However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals had to be played in South America, i.e., if there was a finalist from Mexico, they would have to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b).
  • 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 5.2).
  • 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 5.3).
  • If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they would have to play each other (Regulations Article 3.6).

Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 4 Atlético Nacional 6 5 1 0 12 0 +12 16
2 7 UNAM 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15
3 8 Corinthians 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
4 5 Atlético Mineiro 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
5 6 Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13
6 3 Boca Juniors 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12
7 1 River Plate 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11
8 2 Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
9 6 Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
10 5 Independiente del Valle 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
11 8 Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10
12 1 São Paulo 6 2 3 1 11 5 +6 9
13 3 Racing 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9
14 2 Nacional 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9
15 7 Deportivo Táchira 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9
16 4 Huracán 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 3.3h).[3]

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
10 Independiente del Valle 2 0 2  
7 River Plate 0 1 1  
  10 Independiente del Valle (p) 2 1 3 (5)  
  2 UNAM 1 2 3 (3)  
15 Deportivo Táchira 1 0 1
2 UNAM 0 2 2  
  10 Independiente del Valle 2 3 5  
  6 Boca Juniors 1 2 3  
14 Nacional (a) 0 2 2  
3 Corinthians 0 2 2  
  14 Nacional 1 1 2 (3)
  6 Boca Juniors (p) 1 1 2 (4)  
11 Cerro Porteño 1 1 2
6 Boca Juniors 2 3 5  
  10 Independiente del Valle 1 0 1
  1 Atlético Nacional 1 1 2
12 São Paulo 4 1 5  
5 Toluca 0 3 3  
  12 São Paulo (a) 1 1 2
  4 Atlético Mineiro 0 2 2  
13 Racing 0 1 1
4 Atlético Mineiro 0 2 2  
  12 São Paulo 0 1 1
  1 Atlético Nacional 2 2 4  
9 Grêmio 0 0 0  
8 Rosario Central 1 3 4  
  8 Rosario Central 1 1 2
  1 Atlético Nacional 0 3 3  
16 Huracán 0 2 2
1 Atlético Nacional 0 4 4  

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Huracán 2–4 Atlético Nacional 0–0 2–4
Deportivo Táchira 1–2 UNAM 1–0 0–2
Nacional 2–2 (a) Corinthians 0–0 2–2
Racing 1–2 Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–2
São Paulo 5–3 Toluca 4–0 1–3
Cerro Porteño 2–5 Boca Juniors 1–2 1–3
Independiente del Valle 2–1 River Plate 2–0 0–1
Grêmio 0–4 Rosario Central 0–1 0–3

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosario Central 2–3 Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–3
Independiente del Valle 3–3 (5–3 p) UNAM 2–1 1–2
Nacional 2–2 (3–4 p) Boca Juniors 1–1 1–1
São Paulo 2–2 (a) Atlético Mineiro 1–0 1–2

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo 1–4 Atlético Nacional 0–2 1–2
Independiente del Valle 5–3 Boca Juniors 2–1 3–2

Finals
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores Finals

The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. 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.[3]

Independiente del Valle 1–1 Atlético Nacional
Mina  86' Report Berrío  35'
Attendance: 38,500
Atlético Nacional 1–0 Independiente del Valle
Borja  8' Report
Attendance: 46,000

Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Jonathan Calleri São Paulo 9
2 Marco Ruben Rosario Central 8
Ismael Sosa UNAM 8
4 José Enrique Angulo Independiente del Valle 6
Junior Sornoza Independiente del Valle 6
6 Ramón Ábila Huracán 5
Miguel Borja Atlético Nacional 5
Michael Santos River Plate 5
Carlos Tévez Boca Juniors 5
Fernando Uribe Toluca 5

Source: CONMEBOL.com[22]

Top assists
Rank Player Team Assists
1 Ganso São Paulo 4
Marlos Moreno Atlético Nacional 4
Jorge Alberto Rojas Deportivo Táchira 4
Luis Manuel Seijas Santa Fe 4
Alejandro Silva Olimpia 4
6 Orlando Berrío Atlético Nacional 3
Matías Britos UNAM 3
Javier Cortés UNAM 3
Cristian Espinoza Huracán 3
Luís Leal Cerro Porteño 3
Luan Grêmio 3
Ángel Mena Emelec 3
Gabriel Mercado River Plate 3
Michel Bastos São Paulo 3
Luis Quiñones UNAM 3
Mario Rizotto Independiente del Valle 3
Óscar Romero Racing 3
Macnelly Torres Atlético Nacional 3

Source: CONMEBOL.com[23]

Prize money dispute

In January 2016, several clubs threatened to withdraw from the competition due a disagreement regarding prize money. CONMEBOL had offered a 40% increase on what was given in the 2015 edition but clubs wanted a 150% increase.[24] On 2 February, CONMEBOL announced that the prize money paid to each club was doubled from the previous amount.[25]

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See also

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  24. Panja, Tariq (26 January 2016). "Clubs Threaten to Walk Out of Top Soccer Event in Cash Dispute". Bloomberg.
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