2016 Copa Sudamericana finals

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2016 Copa Sudamericana finals
2016 Copa Sul-Americana
Event 2016 Copa Sudamericana
Cancelled due to crash of LaMia Flight 2933,
title awarded to Chapecoense
First leg
Date30 November 2016 (cancelled)
Venue Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Second leg
Date7 December 2016 (cancelled)
Venue Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
2015
2017

The 2016 Copa Sudamericana finals were scheduled to be the two-legged final that would decide the winner of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

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The finals were scheduled to be contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team Atlético Nacional and Brazilian team Chapecoense. The first leg was scheduled to be hosted by Atletico Nacional at Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín on 30 November 2016, while the second leg was scheduled to be hosted by Chapecoense at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba on 7 December 2016. The winner would earn the right to play against the 2016 Copa Libertadores winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2016 J. League Cup winners in the 2017 Suruga Bank Championship. [1] They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.

The finals were suspended after the crash of LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the majority of the Chapecoense squad on their way to the first leg of the finals. [2] [3] CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016, following a request by Atlético Nacional. [4] [5]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 2 (2002, 2014)
Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense None

Atlético Nacional would have the chance to complete the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana season double, having won the Copa Libertadores title earlier in 2016, while this would be the first South American club final for Chapecoense.

Road to the finals

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Round Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense
OpponentVenueScore Elimination stages OpponentVenueScore
Flag of Peru.svg Deportivo Municipal
(won 6–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–5 First stage Automatically advanced to Second stage
Home 1–0
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolívar
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 Second stage Flag of Brazil.svg Cuiabá
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–0
Home 1–0 Home 3–1
Seed 4 final stages Seed 3
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sol de América
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 Round of 16 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Away 0–0
Home 2–0 Home 0–0 (5–4 p)
Flag of Brazil.svg Coritiba
(won 4–2 on aggregate)
Away 1–1 Quarterfinals Flag of Colombia.svg Junior
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–0
Home 3–1 Home 3–0
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals)
Away 1–1 Semifinals Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on away goals)
Away 1–1
Home 0–0 Home 0–0

Format

Estadio Atanasio Girardot-Medellin.JPG
CP2.jpg
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín (left) and Estadio Couto Pereira in Curitiba were scheduled to host the series. Couto Pereira venue was chosen due to Chapecoense's stadium, Arena Condá in Chapecó, did not have a capacity for 40,000 spectators, as required by CONMEBOL. [6]

The final would be 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 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. [1]

LaMia Flight 2933 crash

On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport. [7] [8] There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane. [9] CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29 November. [3]

In light of these events, Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense. [10] As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, on 5 December, [11] while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture. [4] [12]

Match details

First leg

First leg
Atlético Nacional Flag of Colombia.svg (Cancelled) Flag of Brazil.svg Chapecoense
Report

Atlético Nacional invited fans to the Estadio Atanasio Girardot dressed in white with candles at the scheduled time of the first leg, to pay tribute in memory to the victims of the crash. [13] [14] A vigil was held on the same night at Chapecoense's stadium, the Arena Condá. [15] [16]

Second leg

Second leg
Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg (Cancelled) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
Report

Services were held in both the Estádio Couto Pereira, and Chapecoense's stadium, the Arena Condá, on the night that the second leg was scheduled. [17] [18]

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