2016 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2016 Copa Libertadores final stages will be played from 26 April to 27 July 2016. A total of 16 teams compete in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualify for the final stages.

Group Winners Runners-up
1 Argentina River Plate Brazil São Paulo
2 Argentina Rosario Central Uruguay Nacional
3 Argentina Boca Juniors Argentina Racing
4 Colombia Atlético Nacional Argentina Huracán
5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Ecuador Independiente del Valle
6 Mexico Toluca Brazil Grêmio
7 Mexico UNAM Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
8 Brazil Corinthians Paraguay Cerro Porteño

Seeding

The qualified teams are seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[1]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16
1 4 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 5 1 0 12 0 +12 16 Match A
2 7 Mexico UNAM 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15 Match B
3 8 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 Match C
4 5 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Match D
5 6 Mexico Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Match E
6 3 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 Match F
7 1 Argentina River Plate 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11 Match G
8 2 Argentina Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Match H
9 6 Brazil Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Match H
10 5 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Match G
11 8 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10 Match F
12 1 Brazil São Paulo 6 2 3 1 11 5 +6 9 Match E
13 3 Argentina Racing 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9 Match D
14 2 Uruguay Nacional 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9 Match C
15 7 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 Match B
16 4 Argentina Huracán 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 Match A
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Drawing of lots.

Format

In the final stages, the 16 teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[1]

Bracket

The bracket of the final stages is determined by the seeding as follows:[1]

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
14  Uruguay Nacional (a) 0 2 2  
3  Brazil Corinthians 0 2 2  
  14  Uruguay Nacional  
  6  Argentina Boca Juniors  
11  Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 1 2
6  Argentina Boca Juniors 2 3 5  
   Winner S3  
   Winner S2  
10  Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2 0 2  
7  Argentina River Plate 0 1 1  
  10  Ecuador Independiente del Valle
  2  Mexico UNAM  
15  Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 1 0 1
2  Mexico UNAM 0 2 2  
   Winner F2
   Winner F1
12  Brazil São Paulo 4 1 5  
5  Mexico Toluca 0 3 3  
  12  Brazil São Paulo
  4  Brazil Atlético Mineiro  
13  Argentina Racing 0 1 1
4  Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0 2 2  
   Brazil Winner S4
   Winner S1  
9  Brazil Grêmio 0 0 0  
8  Argentina Rosario Central 1 3 4  
  8  Argentina Rosario Central
  1  Colombia Atlético Nacional  
16  Argentina Huracán 0 2 2
1  Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 4 4  

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 26–28 April, and the second legs were played on 3–5 May 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Huracán Argentina 2–4 Colombia Atlético Nacional 0–0 2–4
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 1–2 Mexico UNAM 1–0 0–2
Nacional Uruguay 2–2 (a) Brazil Corinthians 0–0 2–2
Racing Argentina 1–2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–2
São Paulo Brazil 5–3 Mexico Toluca 4–0 1–3
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–5 Argentina Boca Juniors 1–2 1–3
Independiente del Valle Ecuador 2–1 Argentina River Plate 2–0 0–1
Grêmio Brazil 0–4 Argentina Rosario Central 0–1 0–3

Match A

26 April 2016 (2016-04-26)
19:30 UTC−3
Huracán Argentina 0–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report

3 May 2016 (2016-05-03)
19:45 UTC−5
Atlético Nacional Colombia 4–2 Argentina Huracán
Ibarbo  23' (pen.)
Guerra  57', 67'
Copete  90+2' 		Report Espinoza  25'
Ábila  76'

Atlético Nacional won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Match B

26 April 2016 (2016-04-26)
20:15 UTC−4:30
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 1–0 Mexico UNAM
Mosquera  50' Report

3 May 2016 (2016-05-03)
21:45 UTC−5
UNAM Mexico 2–0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
Ed. Herrera  12'
I. Sosa  80' 		Report

UNAM won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match C

4 May 2016 (2016-05-04)
21:45 UTC−3
Corinthians Brazil 2–2 Uruguay Nacional
Lucca  14'
Marquinhos Gabriel  90+3' (pen.) 		Report N. López  4'
S. Romero  56'

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Nacional won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match D

27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)
19:30 UTC−3
Racing Argentina 0–0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report

Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match E

28 April 2016 (2016-04-28)
21:45 UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4–0 Mexico Toluca
Michel Bastos  26'
Centurión  44', 60'
Thiago Mendes  52' 		Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)

4 May 2016 (2016-05-04)
17:15 UTC−5
Toluca Mexico 3–1 Brazil São Paulo
Uribe  17', 86'
Triverio  60' 		Report Michel Bastos  50'
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

São Paulo won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

Match F

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
21:45 UTC−3
Boca Juniors Argentina 3–1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Tévez  3' (pen.)
Pavón  72'
Pérez  88' 		Report R. Rojas  12'

Boca Juniors won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

Match G

Independiente del Valle won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

Match H

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
19:15 UTC−3
Rosario Central Argentina 3–0 Brazil Grêmio
Ruben  4', 23' (pen.)
Donatti  56' 		Report

Rosario Central won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosario Central Argentina S1 Colombia Atlético Nacional Date TBA Date TBA
Independiente del Valle Ecuador S2 Mexico UNAM Date TBA Date TBA
Nacional Uruguay S3 Argentina Boca Juniors Date TBA Date TBA
São Paulo Brazil S4 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Date TBA Date TBA

Match S1

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F1).

Match S2

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S3

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F2).

Match S4

Winner advances to the semifinals (Match F1).

Semifinals

Note: If there are two semifinalists from the same association, they must play each other.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner S4 Brazil F1[†] Winner S1 Date TBA Date TBA
Winner S3 F2[†] Winner S2 Date TBA Date TBA
  1. † Order of legs to be determined based on actual seeding of the two teams, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.

Match F1

July 2016 (2016-07)
Winner S4 Brazil v Winner S1
Report

July 2016 (2016-07)
Winner S1 v Brazil Winner S4
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Match F2

July 2016 (2016-07)
Winner S3 v Winner S2
Report

July 2016 (2016-07)
Winner S2 v Winner S3
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Finals

The finals are 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 is not used, and 30 minutes of extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner F2 [†] Winner F1 20 Jul 27 Jul
  1. † Order of legs to be determined based on actual seeding of the two teams, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.

Note: A finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding.

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
Lower-seeded finalist v Higher-seeded finalist
Report

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
Higher-seeded finalist v Lower-seeded finalist
Report

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ↑ "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores: CONMEBOL confirma fechas y horarios de partidos de octavos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 22 April 2016.

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