The 2017 CONMEBOL Recopa was the 25th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa (also referred to as the Recopa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Recopa Sul-Americana), the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
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| Date | 4 April 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Arena Condá, Chapecó | ||||||
| Referee | Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,005 | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Tobar (Chile) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,450 | ||||||
The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional, the 2016 Copa Libertadores champions, and Brazilian team Chapecoense, the 2016 Copa Sudamericana champions. The first leg was hosted by Chapecoense at Arena Condá in Chapecó on 4 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 10 May 2017.[1]
Atlético Nacional defeated Chapecoense 5–3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.[2]
Background edit
The matches took place during the year after the crash of LaMia Flight 2933, in which 19 Chapecoense players and the club's coach died while travelling to compete in the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Final, which was to have taken place at Atlético Nacional's Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín.[3] Following the crash, CONMEBOL awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana to Chapecoense, at the request of Atlético Nacional. [4] The tragedy has produced a friendship between the two clubs:[5] on the scheduled night of the original match, Atlético Nacional held a memorial for the victims attended by over 130,000 people including the mayor of Chapecó,[6] an act that Chapecoense fans offered thanks for in their own club's memorial gathering.[7]
Format edit
The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions 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.[8][9]
Teams edit
| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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 Atlético Nacional |
2016 Copa Libertadores champions | 1 (1990) |
 Chapecoense |
2016 Copa Sudamericana champions | None |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues edit
Matches edit
First leg edit
| Chapecoense | 2–1 | Atlético Nacional |
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Second leg edit
| Atlético Nacional | 4–1 | Chapecoense |
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Assistant referees:[13]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Primera final de la CONMEBOL RECOPA SUDAMERICANA se jugará en Chapecó el 4 de abril" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Atlético Nacional conquista la CONMEBOL RECOPA 2017 tras emotivo final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Brazil football team Chapecoense in Colombia plane crash". BBC. 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Campeón de la Sudamericana" (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional de Medellín. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Vickery, Tim. "Chapecoense, Atletico Nacional forge friendship from depths of tragedy". ESPN. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Atletico Nacional hold emotional stadium vigil for Chapecoense victims of the Colombia plane crash". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Chapecoense plane crash: CONMEBOL awards Copa Sudamericana to tragedy stricken club". First Post. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ "Chapecoense vence al Atlético Nacional en emocionante primera final de la CONMEBOL Recopa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Cuarteto paraguayo para el partido ida por la CONMEBOL RECOPA SUDAMERICANA" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 29 March 2017.
- ^ "FICHA TÉCNICA - GRAN FINAL CONMEBOL RECOPA" (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional - Sitio Oficial. 10 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cuarteto arbitral chileno para la Recopa Sudamericana - Vuelta" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 April 2017.