1996 Copa Libertadores
The 1996 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 37th in the tournament's history. Twenty-one teams participated in the competition. River Plate, of Argentina, won the tournament for their second time. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on June 26.
Libertadores 1996 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | March 13 - June 26 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 252 (2.8 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Group stage
Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four teams each for the Group Stage. The top three teams of each group, as well as Grêmio (who received a bye as winners of the previous year's edition of the tournament) qualified to the Round of 16.
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | CP | ESP | OLI | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAP | DFS | CRI | UNI | |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AC | JR | SJ | GUA | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |||
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
Group 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | UCH | BOT | UC | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Group 5
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RPL | SLA | MFC | CAR | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 14 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |||
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Knockout stages
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 4 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | 6 |
Round of 16
First leg matches were played between April 30 and May 2. Second leg matches were played on May 8 and May 9.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Universidad de Chile |
4–4 (7–6 p) | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
Botafogo |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Cerro Porteño |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Minervén |
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
Sporting Cristal |
4–6 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
San José |
2–2 (2–4 p) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
ESPOLI |
1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
San Lorenzo |
8–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
Quarter-Finals
First leg matches were played on May 15. Second leg matches were played on May 22 and May 24.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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San Lorenzo |
2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
Corinthians |
1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | |
Junior |
1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
Universidad de Chile |
3-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Semi-Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Universidad de Chile |
2-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | |
Grêmio |
2-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 |
First leg
5 June 1996 | Universidad de Chile | 2 – 2 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago | |
21:15 | Valencia Salas |
Francescoli Sorín |
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay) |
Second leg
12 June 1996 | River Plate | 1 – 0 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental de Nuñez), Buenos Aires | |
Almeyda |
Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador) |
River Plate won 3–2 on aggregate.
First leg
4 June 1996 | Grêmio | 1 – 0 | Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre | |
Goiano |
Referee: Óscar Velásquez (Paraguay) |
Second leg
12 June 1996 | América | 3 – 1 | Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali | |
Bermúdez Escobar |
Jardel |
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Perú) |
América won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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América |
1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 |
19 June 1996 | América | 1 – 0 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Santiago de Cali | |
20:30 | de Ávila |
Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay) |
26 June 1996 | River Plate | 2 – 0 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires | |
21:45 | Crespo |
Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay) |
River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.