2016 Copa Sudamericana finals

2016 Copa Sudamericana finals
2016 Copa Sul-Americana
Event2016 Copa Sudamericana
Atlético Nacional Chapecoense
Colombia Brazil
Cancelled due to crash of LaMia Flight 2933,
title awarded to Chapecoense
First leg
Atlético Nacional Chapecoense
Date30 November 2016 (cancelled)
VenueEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
Second leg
Chapecoense Atlético Nacional
Date7 December 2016 (cancelled)
VenueEstádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2016 – Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ "Brazil football team Chapecoense in Colombia plane crash". BBC. 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Comunicado La Opinion Publica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ La Conmebol proclamó al Chapecoense campeón de la Copa Sudamericana 2016 on Infobae, 5 Dec 2016