The 2016 Copa Sudamericana finals were scheduled to be the two-legged final that would decide the winner of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
| 2016 Copa Sul-Americana | |||||||
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| Event | 2016 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| Cancelled due to crash of LaMia Flight 2933, title awarded to Chapecoense | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 30 November 2016 (cancelled) | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 7 December 2016 (cancelled) | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba | ||||||
The finals were scheduled to be contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional and Brazilian team Chapecoense. The first leg was scheduled to be hosted by Atletico Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 30 November 2016, while the second leg was scheduled to be hosted by Chapecoense at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba on 7 December 2016. The winner would earn the right to play against the 2016 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2016 J. League Cup winners in the 2017 Suruga Bank Championship.[1] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.
The finals were suspended after the crash of LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the majority of the Chapecoense squad on their way to the first leg of the finals.[2][3] CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016, following a request by Atlético Nacional.[4][5]
Teams edit
| Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|
 Atlético Nacional |
2 (2002, 2014) |
 Chapecoense |
None |
Atlético Nacional would have the chance to complete the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana season double, having won the Copa Libertadores title earlier in 2016, while this would be the first South American club final for Chapecoense.
Road to the finals edit
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Atlético Nacional
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Round | Chapecoense
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Venue | Score | Elimination stages | Opponent | Venue | Score |
 Deportivo Municipal(won 6–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–5 | First stage | Automatically advanced to Second stage | ||
| Home | 1–0 | |||||
 Bolívar(won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | Second stage | Cuiabá (won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–0 |
| Home | 1–0 | Home | 3–1 | |||
| Seed 4 | final stages | Seed 3 | ||||
 Sol de América(won 3–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 |  Independiente(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties) |
Away | 0–0 |
| Home | 2–0 | Home | 0–0 (5–4 p) | |||
| Coritiba (won 4–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–1 | Quarterfinals | Junior (won 3–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–0 |
| Home | 3–1 | Home | 3–0 | |||
| Cerro Porteño (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Away | 1–1 | Semifinals | San Lorenzo (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Away | 1–1 |
| Home | 0–0 | Home | 0–0 | |||
Format edit
The final would be 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]
LaMia Flight 2933 crash edit
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport.[7][8] There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane.[9] CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29 November.[3]
In light of these events, Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense.[10] As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, on 5 December,[11] while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture.[4][12]
Match details edit
First leg edit
| Atlético Nacional | (Cancelled) | Chapecoense |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Atlético Nacional invited fans to the Estadio Atanasio Girardot dressed in white with candles at the scheduled time of the first leg, to pay tribute in memory to the victims of the crash.[13][14] A vigil was held on the same night at Chapecoense's stadium, the Arena Condá.[15][16]
Second leg edit
Services were held in both the Estádio Couto Pereira, and Chapecoense's stadium, the Arena Condá, on the night that the second leg was scheduled.[17][18]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Copa Sudamericana 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Brazil football team Chapecoense in Colombia plane crash". BBC. 29 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Comunicado a la opinión pública" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 November 2016.
- ^ a b "CONMEBOL otorga el título de Campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del Centenario de la Conmebol al Fair Play" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ La Conmebol proclamó al Chapecoense campeón de la Copa Sudamericana 2016 on Infobae, 5 Dec 2016
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana: Chapecoense hará de local en la final en el estadio "Couto Pereira", de Curitiba". CONMEBOL.com. 25 November 2016.
- ^ Weaver, Matthew; Walker, Bonnie (29 November 2016). "Brazilian football team Chapecoense on plane that crashed in Colombia". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "76 confirmed dead in Colombian plane crash". Cable News Network. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Chapecoense plane crash: The victims, the survivors and those left behind". BBC. 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Campeón de la Sudamericana" (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional de Medellín. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Chape é declarada campeã e garante ao menos US$ 4,8 mi em premiações" (in Portuguese). globo.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Chapecoense named Copa Sudamericana winners after plane crash". Guardian. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "De Luto". Atlético Nacional. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Homenaje a Chapecoense en Medellín". CONMEBOL.com. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Y Chapecó le cantó a su pena infinita". CONMEBOL.com. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Colombia plane crash: Thousands gather for vigils". BBC. 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Chapecó e Curitiba se unem em homenagens". Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Estádio Couto Pereira fica lotado em homenagem à Chapecoense". veja.com. 7 December 2016.
External links edit
- Copa Sudamericana 2016, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)