The 2016

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is the 47th edition of the competition. It began with the First Round on 28 June 2016, and concluded with the final on 19 October 2016. The winner will qualify for the

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were the defending champions after they beat

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1–0 on aggregate in the previous final in October 2015, but they were eliminated by Universidad Central in the second round.

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won the competition after defeating

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2–0 on aggregate score in the final.

Round dates

Matches

First round

*Teams entering this round: 8 teams from

and 6 teams from

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. *The first legs took place on 28 June 2016, while the second legs were played on 6 July 2016. , - !colspan=5, Oriental Group , - !colspan=5, Occidental Group Source:Soccerway

Second round

*Teams entering this round: 12 teams from

and 13 teams from

. *The first legs took place on 13 July 2016, while the second legs took place on 27 July 2016. , - !colspan=5, Oriental Group , - !colspan=5, Occidental Group Source:Soccerway

Round of 16

The first legs took place from 10 August 2016 to 28 August 2016, while the second legs took place from 24 August 2016 to 31 August 2016. , - !colspan=5, Oriental Group , - !colspan=5, Occidental Group Source:Soccerway

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 4 September 2016, while the second legs took place on 7 September 2016. , - !colspan=5, Oriental Group , - !colspan=5, Occidental Group Source:Soccerway

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 21 September 2016, with the second legs taking place on 5 October 2016. , - !colspan=5, Oriental Group , - !colspan=5, Occidental Group Source:Soccerway

Finals

The first leg was played on 12 October 2016, with the second leg taking place on 19 October 2016. Source:Soccerway

References

External links

Official website
of the

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