2016 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2016 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 26 April to 27 July 2016. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[1] Atlético Nacional won the title by defeating Independiente del Valle in the finals.

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the final stages.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
1 River Plate São Paulo
2 Rosario Central Nacional
3 Boca Juniors Racing
4 Atlético Nacional Huracán
5 Atlético Mineiro Independiente del Valle
6 Toluca Grêmio
7 UNAM Deportivo Táchira
8 Corinthians Cerro Porteño

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.

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRound of 16
14 Atlético Nacional6510120+1216Match A
27 UNAM6501178+915Match B
38 Corinthians6411134+913Match C
45 Atlético Mineiro6411124+813Match D
56 Toluca641195+413Match E
63 Boca Juniors6330114+712Match F
71 River Plate6321177+1011Match G
82 Rosario Central6321138+511Match H
96 Grêmio6321106+411Match H
105 Independiente del Valle632174+311Match G
118 Cerro Porteño631267−110Match F
121 São Paulo6231115+69Match E
133 Racing6231117+49Match D
142 Nacional62316609Match C
157 Deportivo Táchira6303611−59Match B
164 Huracán62227708Match A
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).[1]

Format

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]

  • 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).

Bracket

The bracket of the final stages was determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  • Round of 16:
    • Match A: Seed 1 vs. Seed 16
    • Match B: Seed 2 vs. Seed 15
    • Match C: Seed 3 vs. Seed 14
    • Match D: Seed 4 vs. Seed 13
    • Match E: Seed 5 vs. Seed 12
    • Match F: Seed 6 vs. Seed 11
    • Match G: Seed 7 vs. Seed 10
    • Match H: Seed 8 vs. Seed 9
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H
    • Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G
    • Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F
    • Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E
  • Semifinals: (if there were two semifinalists from the same association, they would have to play each other)
    • Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4
    • Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3
  • Finals: Winner F1 vs. Winner F2
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                    
10 Independiente del Valle202
7 River Plate011
10 Independiente del Valle (p)213 (5)
2 UNAM123 (3)
15 Deportivo Táchira101
2 UNAM022
10 Independiente del Valle235
6 Boca Juniors123
14 Nacional (a)022
3 Corinthians022
14 Nacional112 (3)
6 Boca Juniors (p)112 (4)
11 Cerro Porteño112
6 Boca Juniors235
10 Independiente del Valle101
1 Atlético Nacional112
12 São Paulo415
5 Toluca033
12 São Paulo (a)112
4 Atlético Mineiro022
13 Racing011
4 Atlético Mineiro022
12 São Paulo011
1 Atlético Nacional224
9 Grêmio000
8 Rosario Central134
8 Rosario Central112
1 Atlético Nacional033
16 Huracán022
1 Atlético Nacional044

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 26–28 April, and the second legs were played on 3–5 May 2016.[2]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Huracán 2–4 Atlético Nacional0–02–4
Deportivo Táchira 1–2 UNAM1–00–2
Nacional 2–2 (a) Corinthians0–02–2
Racing 1–2 Atlético Mineiro0–01–2
São Paulo 5–3 Toluca4–01–3
Cerro Porteño 2–5 Boca Juniors1–21–3
Independiente del Valle 2–1 River Plate2–00–1
Grêmio 0–4 Rosario Central0–10–3

Match A

Huracán 0–0 Atlético Nacional
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Atlético Nacional 4–2 Huracán
Ibarbo 23' (pen.)
Guerra 57', 67'
Copete 90+2'
ReportEspinoza 25'
Ábila 76'

Atlético Nacional won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B

Deportivo Táchira 1–0 UNAM
Mosquera 50'Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

UNAM 2–0 Deportivo Táchira
Ed. Herrera 12'
I. Sosa 80'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

UNAM won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C

Nacional 0–0 Corinthians
Report

Corinthians 2–2 Nacional
Lucca 14'
Marquinhos Gabriel 90+3' (pen.)
ReportN. López 4'
S. Romero 56'

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D

Racing 0–0 Atlético Mineiro
Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

Atlético Mineiro 2–1 Racing
Carlos 15'
Pratto 71'
ReportLópez 21' (pen.)

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E

São Paulo 4–0 Toluca
Michel Bastos 26'
Centurión 44', 60'
Thiago Mendes 52'
Report
Attendance: 53,241
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)

Toluca 3–1 São Paulo
Uribe 17', 86'
Triverio 60'
ReportMichel Bastos 50'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

São Paulo won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F

Cerro Porteño 1–2 Boca Juniors
Domínguez 83' (pen.)ReportTévez 28'
Lodeiro 59'

Boca Juniors 3–1 Cerro Porteño
Tévez 3' (pen.)
Pavón 72'
Pérez 88'
ReportR. Rojas 12'

Boca Juniors won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G

Independiente del Valle 2–0 River Plate
Jo. Angulo 63'
Sornoza 90+1' (pen.)
Report

Independiente del Valle won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H

Grêmio 0–1 Rosario Central
ReportRuben 13'
Attendance: 34,621

Rosario Central 3–0 Grêmio
Ruben 4', 23' (pen.)
Donatti 56'
Report

Rosario Central won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 11–12 and 17 May, and the second legs were played on 18–19 and 24 May 2016.[3]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Rosario Central 2–3 Atlético Nacional1–01–3
Independiente del Valle 3–3 (5–3 p) UNAM2–11–2
Nacional 2–2 (3–4 p) Boca Juniors1–11–1
São Paulo 2–2 (a) Atlético Mineiro1–01–2

Match S1

Rosario Central 1–0 Atlético Nacional
Montoya 5'Report

Atlético Nacional 3–1 Rosario Central
Torres 45+1'
Guerra 50'
Berrío 90+4'
ReportRuben 8' (pen.)

Atlético Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2

Independiente del Valle 2–1 UNAM
Jo. Angulo 41', 54'ReportF. Martínez 72'

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Independiente del Valle won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3

Nacional 1–1 Boca Juniors
Fernández 75'ReportFabra 69'

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Boca Juniors won on penalties and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4

São Paulo 1–0 Atlético Mineiro
Michel Bastos 78'Report

Atlético Mineiro 2–1 São Paulo
Cazares 6'
Carlos 11'
ReportMaicon 14'

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, São Paulo won on away goals and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 6–7 July, and the second legs were played on 13–14 July 2016.[4]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
São Paulo 1–4 Atlético Nacional0–21–2
Independiente del Valle 5–3 Boca Juniors2–13–2

Match F1

São Paulo 0–2 Atlético Nacional
ReportBorja 81', 88'

Atlético Nacional 2–1 São Paulo
Borja 15', 77' (pen.)ReportCalleri 8'
Attendance: 44,739
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Atlético Nacional won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Match F2


Independiente del Valle won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

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.[1]

The first leg was played on 20 July, and the second leg was played on 27 July 2016.[5]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Independiente del Valle 1–2 Atlético Nacional1–10–1

Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

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