1996 Copa Libertadores

1996 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1996
Tournament details
Dates March 13 - June 26
Teams 21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Argentina River Plate (2nd title)
Runners-up Colombia América
Tournament statistics
Matches played 90
Goals scored 252 (2.8 per match)

The 1996 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 37th in the tournament's history. Twenty-one teams participated in the competition. River Plate, of Argentina, won the tournament for their second time. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on June 26.

Group stage

Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four teams each for the Group Stage. The top three teams of each group, as well as Grêmio (who received a bye as winners of the previous year's edition of the tournament) qualified to the Round of 16.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Barcelona 136411118+3
Cerro Porteño 10631287+1
ESPOLI 66204710-3
Olimpia 5612356-1

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Peñarol 962311310+3
Defensor Sporting 76141660
Sporting Cristal 7614167-1
Universitario 7621379-2

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
América 126402112+9
Junior 10631286+2
San José 9630368-2
Guabirá 46114716-9

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Corinthians 136411136+7
Universidad de Chile 106312770
Botafogo 7621310100
Universidad Católica 46114613-7

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
River Plate 146420143+11
San Lorenzo 106240135+8
Minervén 56123816-8
Caracas 26024617-11

Knockout stages

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                             
 Ecuador ESPOLI 1 0 1  
 Brazil Corinthians 3 2 5  
   Brazil Corinthians 0 1 1  
   Brazil Grêmio 3 0 3  
 Brazil Botafogo 1 0 1
 Brazil Grêmio 1 2 3  
   Brazil Grêmio 1 1 2  
   Colombia América 0 3 3  
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 0 0  
 Colombia Junior 0 1 1  
   Colombia Junior 1 0 1
   Colombia América 1 1 2  
 Venezuela Minervén 1 1 2
 Colombia América 1 4 5  
   Colombia América 1 0 1
   Argentina River Plate 0 2 2
 Chile U. de Chile 3 1 4 (7)  
 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2 2 4 (6)  
   Chile U. de Chile 2 1 3
   Ecuador Barcelona 0 1 1  
 Bolivia San José 1 1 2 (2)
 Ecuador Barcelona 0 2 2 (4)  
   Chile U. de Chile 2 0 2
   Argentina River Plate 2 1 3  
 Argentina San Lorenzo 3 5 8  
 Uruguay Peñarol 2 1 3  
   Argentina San Lorenzo 1 1 2
   Argentina River Plate 2 1 3  
 Peru Sporting Cristal 2 2 4
 Argentina River Plate 1 5 6  

Round of 16

First leg matches were played between April 30 and May 2. Second leg matches were played on May 8 and May 9.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universidad de Chile Chile 4–4 (7–6 p) Uruguay Defensor Sporting 3–2 1–2
Botafogo Brazil 1–3 Brazil Grêmio 1–1 0–2
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0–1 Colombia Junior 0–0 0–1
Minervén Venezuela 2–5 Colombia América 1–1 1–4
Sporting Cristal Peru 4–6 Argentina River Plate 2–1 2–5
San José Bolivia 2–2 (2–4 p) Ecuador Barcelona 1–0 1–2
ESPOLI Ecuador 1–5 Brazil Corinthians 1–3 0–2
San Lorenzo Argentina 8–3 Uruguay Peñarol 3–2 5–1

Quarter-Finals

First leg matches were played on May 15. Second leg matches were played on May 22 and May 24.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Lorenzo Argentina 2-3 Argentina River Plate 1-2 1-1
Corinthians Brazil 1-3 Brazil Grêmio 0-3 1-0
Junior Colombia 1-2 Colombia América 1-1 0-1
Universidad de Chile Chile 3-1 Ecuador Barcelona 2-0 1-1

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universidad de Chile Chile 2-3 Argentina River Plate 2-2 0-1
Grêmio Brazil 2-3 Colombia América 1-0 1-3

First leg

5 June 1996
21:15
Universidad de Chile Chile 2 2 Argentina River Plate
Valencia  23'
Salas  69'
Francescoli  21'
Sorín  77'
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Second leg

River Plate won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Colombia 1-2 Argentina River Plate 1-0 0-2

First leg

19 June 1996
20:30
América Colombia 1 0 Argentina River Plate
de Ávila  26'

Second leg

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1996:
Argentina
River Plate
Second title

References

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