2016 Copa Libertadores second stage

The 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage was played from 16 February to 21 April 2016.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 22 December 2015, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[3][4][5]

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),[6][7] taking into account of the following three factors:[8]

  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 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).[7] 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.[9]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  • UNAM (no rank)
  • Toluca (no rank)
  • Winner G1
  • Winner G2
  • Winner G3
  • Winner G4
  • Winner G5
  • Winner G6

The six winners of the first stage which joined the 26 direct entrants were as follows:

Format

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).[2] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

Groups

The fixture list was determined by the draw as follows:[9]

  • Round 1: Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
  • Round 2: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
  • Round 3: Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 4
  • Round 4: Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 4 vs. Team 3
  • Round 5: Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
  • Round 6: Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

The matches were played on 16–18, 23–25 February, 1–3, 8–10, 15–17 March, 5–7, 12–14 and 19–21 April 2016.[10]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationRIVSAOSTRTRU
1 River Plate6321177+1011Final stages1–16–04–3
2 São Paulo6231115+692–10–16–0
3 The Strongest6222611−581–11–12–1
4 Trujillanos6114718−1140–41–12–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
São Paulo 0–1 The Strongest
ReportM. Alonso 62'
Attendance: 27,168
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Trujillanos 0–4 River Plate
ReportPisculichi 54'
Lucho 62'
I. Alonso 78', 90'

The Strongest 2–1 Trujillanos
Escobar 18'
E. Cristaldo 32'
ReportJ. Cabezas 37'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)
River Plate 1–1 São Paulo
Thiago Mendes 31' (o.g.)ReportGanso 16'

The Strongest 1–1 River Plate
Chumacero 89'ReportMora 17'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)
Trujillanos 1–1 São Paulo
Rojas 35'ReportGanso 37'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

São Paulo 6–0 Trujillanos
Calleri 12', 49' (pen.), 79', 86'
Kelvin 18'
João Schmidt 24'
Report
Attendance: 18,561
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
River Plate 6–0 The Strongest
D'Alessandro 13'
I. Fernández 25', 82'
Mayada 29'
Mammana 41'
Alario 45'
Report
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Trujillanos 2–1 The Strongest
C. Sosa 31'
Cova 90+3' (pen.)
ReportM. Alonso 66'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)
São Paulo 2–1 River Plate
Calleri 28', 59'ReportI. Alonso 82'

River Plate 4–3 Trujillanos
D'Alessandro 8', 18' (pen.)
Mayada 48'
Alario 70'
ReportCova 30'
F. González 73'
J. Cabezas 77' (pen.)
The Strongest 1–1 São Paulo
E. Cristaldo 28'ReportCalleri 43'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationRCENACPALRPM
1 Rosario Central6321138+511Final stages1–13–34–1
2 Nacional623166090–21–00–0
3 Palmeiras6222128+482–01–24–0
4 River Plate6033615−931–32–22–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
River Plate 2–2 Palmeiras
Santos 50' (pen.)
Montelongo 63'
ReportJean 33'
Gabriel Jesus 57'
Rosario Central 1–1 Nacional
Larrondo 90' (pen.)ReportN. López 55'

Nacional 0–0 River Plate
Report
Palmeiras 2–0 Rosario Central
J. Cristaldo 24'
Allione 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 36,100

Rosario Central 4–1 River Plate
Ruben 18', 60', 70'
G. Herrera 56'
ReportSantos 63'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Palmeiras 1–2 Nacional
Gabriel Jesus 45+3'ReportN. López 38'
Barcia 40'
Attendance: 37,073
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

River Plate 1–3 Rosario Central
Santos 11'ReportDonatti 13'
Aguirre 50'
Cervi 90+1'
Nacional 1–0 Palmeiras
N. López 50'Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Rosario Central 3–3 Palmeiras
Donatti 32'
Cervi 50'
Ruben 66' (pen.)
ReportGabriel Jesus 5', 44'
Barrios 76'
River Plate 2–2 Nacional
Taján 5'
Santos 80'
ReportVictorino 7'
Ramírez 71'

Nacional 0–2 Rosario Central
ReportDonatti 43'
G. Herrera 69'
Palmeiras 4–0 River Plate
Egídio 18'
Allione 45+3', 72'
Alecsandro 80' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 30,416
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBOCRACBOLCAL
1 Boca Juniors6330114+712Final stages0–03–16–2
2 Racing6231117+490–14−14–2
3 Bolívar61321010061–11–15–0
4 Deportivo Cali6033718−1130−02–21–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Racing 4–1 Bolívar
López 10'
R. Martínez 27'
De Paul 32'
Acuña 82'
ReportArce 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Deportivo Cali 0–0 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

Boca Juniors 0–0 Racing
Report
Bolívar 5–0 Deportivo Cali
Arce 3', 18', 77'
Capdevila 39'
R. Cardozo 72'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

Bolívar 1–1 Boca Juniors
Saavedra 27'ReportCarrizo 90+4'
Attendance: 36,000
Deportivo Cali 2–2 Racing
Roa 9'
Sambueza 33'
ReportGrimi 60'
López 71'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Boca Juniors 3–1 Bolívar
Gago 32'
Tévez 42'
Carrizo 48'
ReportCallejón 71' (pen.)

Racing 0–1 Boca Juniors
ReportLodeiro 83'
Deportivo Cali 1–1 Bolívar
Lozano 3'ReportCellerino 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

Boca Juniors 6–2 Deportivo Cali
Fabra 16'
Tévez 38', 71'
Chávez 47'
Jara 78'
Palacios 86'
ReportCasierra 35', 37'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Bolívar 1–1 Racing
Cellerino 68'ReportR. Martínez 73'

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationATLHURPENCRI
1 Atlético Nacional6510120+1216Final stages0–02–03–0
2 Huracán622277080–20–04–2
3 Peñarol6123511−650–40–14–3
4 Sporting Cristal6114915−640–13–21–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Peñarol
Rodríguez 74'ReportAguiar 39'
Attendance: 27,500
Huracán 0–2 Atlético Nacional
ReportMoreno 44'
Berrío 81'

Atlético Nacional 3–0 Sporting Cristal
Sánchez 11'
Copete 32'
Moreno 73'
Report
Attendance: 44,109
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
Peñarol 0–1 Huracán
ReportRomero Gamarra 7'

Atlético Nacional 2–0 Peñarol
Bocanegra 54'
Moreno 60'
Report
Sporting Cristal 3–2 Huracán
Costa 25'
S. Silva 35', 55' (pen.)
ReportÁbila 56', 78'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Peñarol 0–4 Atlético Nacional
ReportCopete 8'
Bocanegra 45'
Berrío 81'
L. Ruiz 84'
Huracán 4–2 Sporting Cristal
Ábila 23', 30'
Romero Gamarra 67'
Miralles 83'
ReportS. Silva 17'
Calcaterra 42'

Huracán 0–0 Peñarol
Report
Sporting Cristal 0–1 Atlético Nacional
ReportIbarbo 11' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Peñarol 4–3 Sporting Cristal
Aguiar 29'
Novick 72', 80'
Albarracín 85'
ReportRodríguez 18', 23'
I. Ávila 36'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (Brazil)
Atlético Nacional 0–0 Huracán
Report

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCAMIDVCCLMEL
1 Atlético Mineiro6411124+813Final stages1−03−04–0
2 Independiente del Valle632174+3113–21–12−0
3 Colo-Colo623145−190–00–01−0
4 Melgar6006212−1001–20–11–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Melgar 1–2 Atlético Mineiro
O. Fernández 14'ReportRafael Carioca 20'
Patric 38'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Independiente del Valle 1–1 Colo-Colo
Orejuela 66'ReportParedes 62'

Colo-Colo 1–0 Melgar
Paredes 64'Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay)

Melgar 0–1 Independiente del Valle
ReportSornoza 36'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Óscar Rojas (Uruguay)
Colo-Colo 0–0 Atlético Mineiro
Report

Independiente del Valle 2–0 Melgar
Sornoza 2'
Jo. Angulo 46'
Report
Atlético Mineiro 3–0 Colo-Colo
Cazares 1'
Patric 45'
Hyuri 72'
Report

Independiente del Valle 3–2 Atlético Mineiro
B. Cabezas 5'
Sornoza 20', 39' (pen.)
ReportJúnior Urso 9'
Pratto 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Melgar 1–2 Colo-Colo
Cuesta 48'ReportParedes 68', 72'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Luis Sánchez (Colombia)

Atlético Mineiro 4–0 Melgar
Tiago 1'
Robinho 7'
Pratto 16' (pen.)
Carlos 68'
Report

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTOLGRESLALDU
1 Toluca641195+413Final stages2–02–12–1
2 Grêmio6321106+4111–01–14–0
3 San Lorenzo604258−341–11–11–1
4 LDU Quito6114712−541–22–32–0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Toluca 2–0 Grêmio
Triverio 46', 76' (pen.)Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
LDU Quito 2–0 San Lorenzo
Morales 49', 90+1'Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)

San Lorenzo 1–1 Toluca
Ortigoza 11' (pen.)ReportEsquivel 12'
Grêmio 4–0 LDU Quito
Maicon 11'
Bolaños 36'
Henrique Almeida 82'
Everton 88'
Report

Grêmio 1–1 San Lorenzo
Fred 25'ReportCauteruccio 32'
LDU Quito 1–2 Toluca
Hidalgo 47'ReportTenorio 41' (o.g.)
Uribe 84'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

San Lorenzo 1–1 Grêmio
Ortigoza 3' (pen.)ReportLincoln 89'
Toluca 2–1 LDU Quito
Vega 18'
Triverio 62'
ReportPuch 17'
Attendance: 10,000

Toluca 2–1 San Lorenzo
Uribe 81', 87'ReportBlandi 43'
LDU Quito 2–3 Grêmio
Quinteros 46'
Cevallos 76'
ReportDouglas 12'
Bobô 25'
Walace 51'

San Lorenzo 1–1 LDU Quito
E. Ávila 80'ReportCevallos 46'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Grêmio 1–0 Toluca
Ramiro 15'Report
Attendance: 34,628
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationPUMTACOLIEME
1 UNAM6501178+915Final stages4–14–14–2
2 Deportivo Táchira6303611−592–02–11–0
3 Olimpia62131212070–24–04–2
4 Emelec61141014−442–32–02–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Deportivo Táchira 2–1 Olimpia
Mosquera 41'
Pérez Greco 61'
ReportNúñez 78'
UNAM 4–2 Emelec
I. Sosa 1'
Verón 22'
Alcoba 69'
Mina 72' (o.g.)
ReportMena 17', 66'

Emelec 2–0 Deportivo Táchira
Em. Herrera 80' (pen.)
Stracqualursi 83'
Report
Olimpia 0–2 UNAM
ReportQuiñones 51'
I. Sosa 71'

Emelec 2–2 Olimpia
Giménez 3', 89'ReportPaniagua 11'
B. Riveros 20'
Attendance: 10,000
Deportivo Táchira 2–0 UNAM
S. Herrera 7'
Cermeño 43'
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Baliño (Argentina)

Olimpia 4–2 Emelec
C. Riveros 30'
A. Silva 54' (pen.)
Bareiro 72'
Caballero 90+1'
ReportGuanca 19'
P. Quiñónez 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
UNAM 4–1 Deportivo Táchira
Alcoba 30'
H. Ruíz 52'
I. Sosa 60', 85'
ReportPérez Greco 81'

Deportivo Táchira 1–0 Emelec
Ángel 22'Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
UNAM 4–1 Olimpia
Alcoba 46'
Britos 49'
Ed. Herrera 54'
I. Sosa 68'
ReportC. Riveros 20'

Olimpia 4–0 Deportivo Táchira
Vargas 17'
Torres 39'
Bareiro 60'
Mencia 62'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)
Emelec 2–3 UNAM
Matamoros 45'
Guanca 71' (pen.)
ReportF. Martínez 12', 60'
Quiñones 34'
Attendance: 2,000

Group 8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCORCERISFCOB
1 Corinthians6411134+913Final stages2–01–06–0
2 Cerro Porteño631267−1103–21–02–1
3 Santa Fe622264+281–10–03–0
4 Cobresal6105414−1030–12–01–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.
Santa Fe 0–0 Cerro Porteño
Report
Cobresal 0–1 Corinthians
ReportEscalona 90' (o.g.)

Cerro Porteño 2–1 Cobresal
Santana 49'
Leal 51'
ReportMaldonado 61'
Corinthians 1–0 Santa Fe
Guilherme 64'Report

Cobresal 1–2 Santa Fe
Poblete 89'ReportJerez 16' (o.g.)
Salazar 33'
Cerro Porteño 3–2 Corinthians
Beltrán 48', 81'
Díaz 75'
ReportAndré 12'
Giovanni Augusto 87' (pen.)

Santa Fe 3–0 Cobresal
Gómez 7', 39'
Tesillo 73'
Report
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
Corinthians 2–0 Cerro Porteño
Lucca 24'
Mareco 62' (o.g.)
Report

Santa Fe 1–1 Corinthians
Otero 45+2'ReportElias 57'
Attendance: 22,000
Cobresal 2–0 Cerro Porteño
Maldonado 85'
Jerez 90+4'
Report

Corinthians 6–0 Cobresal
Marlone 8', 38'
A. Romero 12', 76'
Guilherme Arana 44'
Elias 74'
Report
Attendance: 41,740
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Cerro Porteño 1–0 Santa Fe
J. Alonso 33'Report

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