2016 Copa Sudamericana

The 2016 Copa Sudamericana () (officially the 2016 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) 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 Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport. There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane. CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29 November. In light of these events, Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense, which they did on 5 December, while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture.

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. 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 was 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)

AssociationTeam Entry stageQualification method ArgentinaSan Lorenzo Second stage2015 Supercopa Argentina championIndependiente 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-upBelgrano 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with best record in league tableEstudiantes 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 2nd best record in league tableBanfield 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 3rd best record in league tableLanús 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana winner with 4th best record in league table BoliviaBolívar First stage2014 Apertura champion and 2015 Clausura championJorge Wilstermann 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresBlooming 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresReal Potosí 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores BrazilSport Recife Second stage2015 Série A or 2015 Série B best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Flamengo 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 2nd best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Chapecoense 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 3rd best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Coritiba 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 4th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Figueirense 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 5th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Vitória 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B 6th best team eliminated before 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16Santa Cruz 2016 Copa do Nordeste championCuiabá 2015 Copa Verde champion ChileUniversidad Católica First stage2015 Apertura Liguilla winnerO'Higgins 2016 Clausura Liguilla winnerPalestino 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresUniversidad de Concepción 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores ColombiaSanta Fe Round of 162015 Copa Sudamericana championJunior First stage2015 Copa Colombia championAtlético Nacional 2016 Superliga Colombiana championIndependiente Medellín 2015 Primera A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresDeportes Tolima 2015 Primera A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores EcuadorEmelec First stage2015 Serie A championUniversidad Católica 2015 Serie A aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresBarcelona 2015 Serie A aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresAucas 2015 Serie A aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores ParaguayCerro Porteño First stage2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with better record in aggregate tableLibertad 2015 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresSol de América 2015 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa LibertadoresSportivo Luqueño 2015 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores PeruReal Garcilaso First stage2015 Descentralizado 4th placeSport Huancayo 2015 Descentralizado aggregate table best team not qualified for playoffsDeportivo Municipal 2015 Descentralizado aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for playoffsUniversitario 2015 Descentralizado aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for playoffs UruguayPeñarol First stage2015–16 Primera División championPlaza Colonia 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresMontevideo Wanderers 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa LibertadoresFénix 2015–16 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best team not qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores VenezuelaDeportivo La Guaira First stage2015 Copa Venezuela championZamora 2015 Adecuación championDeportivo Anzoátegui 2016 Apertura runner-upDeportivo Lara 2015 Copa Venezuela runner-up

Draw

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).

StageFirst legSecond legFirst stage10 August17 AugustSecond stage24 August31 August14 SeptemberRound of 1621 September28 SeptemberQuarterfinals19 October26 OctoberSemifinals2 November23 NovemberFinals30 November7 December

Notes

Elimination stages

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Miguel Borja Atlético Nacional6 Cecilio Domínguez Cerro Porteño63 Nicolás Blandi San Lorenzo54 Claudio Bieler Belgrano4 Leonardo Valencia Palestino46 Guillermo Beltrán Cerro Porteño3 Martín Cauteruccio San Lorenzo3 Jonathan David Gómez Santa Fe3 Grafite Santa Cruz3 Iago Coritiba3 Roberto Ovelar Junior3 Rafael Moura Figueirense3 Rodrigo Rojas Cerro Porteño3 Denis Stracqualursi Emelec3

Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists1 Macnelly Torres Atlético Nacional42 Orlando Berrío Atlético Nacional2 Fernando Belluschi San Lorenzo2 Daniel Bocanegra Atlético Nacional2 Juan Fernando Caicedo Independiente Medellín2 Dener Chapecoense2 Darwin González Deportivo La Guaira2 Alejandro Guerra Atlético Nacional2 Sebastián Hernández Junior2 Vladimir Hernández Junior2 Juan Coritiba2 Cristian Marrugo Independiente Medellín2 Jhon Mosquera Atlético Nacional2 Gustavo Rojas Deportivo La Guaira2 Matías Suárez Belgrano2 Diego Torres Palestino2 Leonardo Valencia Palestino2

2016 Copa Sudamericana

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