1996 Supercopa Libertadores
| 1996 Supercopa Libertadores 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana João Havelange | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 21 August – 4 December |
| Teams | 17 (from 6 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 |
| Runners-up |
 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.41 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(4 goals) |
The 1996 Supercopa Libertadores was the ninth season of the Supercopa Libertadores, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners. Vélez Sarsfield won the competition for the first time, defeating Cruzeiro 3–0 on aggregate in the final.
Teams
Preliminary round
The matches were played from 21 August to 2 October.
With 17 teams taking part, the first round consisted of 7 two-legged and a round robin group consisting of the remaining 3 teams.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peñarol  |
1–5 | |
1–2 | 0–3 |
| Independiente |
0–1 | |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| River Plate |
3–4 |  |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Olimpia  |
3–3 (5–3 p) | |
2–1 | 1–2 |
| Estudiantes de La Plata |
3–6 |  |
2–4 | 1–2 |
| Nacional |
2–4 | |
1–1 | 1–3 |
| Grêmio |
3–4 | |
3–3 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentinos Juniors |
0–2 | |
| Argentinos Juniors |
0–1 | |
| Boca Juniors |
1–1 | |
| Racing |
1–2 | |
| Boca Juniors |
3–0 | |
| Racing de Avellaneda |
0–0 | |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Knockout phase
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 1 | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 (7) | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 3 | 3 (6) | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The matches were played from 16 October to 24 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos |
3–3 (7-6 p) | |
2–0 | 1–3 |
| Vélez Sarsfield |
4–0 | |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Flamengo |
1–2 | |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Boca Juniors |
1–1 (6-7 p) | |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Semifinals
The matches were played from 30 October to 14 November.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro |
7–2 | |
3–2 | 4–0 |
| Santos |
2–3 | |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro |
0–3 | |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Cruzeiro |
0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
 |
| Vélez Sarsfield |
0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Camps Gélson Baresi |
Vélez Sarsfield won 3–0 on aggregate.
| 1996 Supercopa Libertadores Winners |
|---|
Vélez Sársfield First Title |