The 2016 Copa Sudamericana () was the 15th edition of the

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's secondary club

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tournament organized by

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. The

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were originally to be played between Brazilian team Chapecoense and Colombian team

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. However, on 28 November 2016,

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, which was carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the

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. 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,

requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense. As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, 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

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in the

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, and the winners of the 2016 J.League Cup in the

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. They also automatically qualified for the

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group stage. Santa Fe were the defending champions, but were eliminated by

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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 is 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)

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). ;Notes

Elimination stages

First stage

Second stage

Final stages

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

References

External links

Copa Sudamericana 2016
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana 2016

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