The 2017 CONMEBOL Recopa was the 25th edition of the

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(also referred to as the ''Recopa Sudamericana'', or pt, Recopa Sul-Americana), the

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competition organized by

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between the winners of the previous season's two major

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n club tournaments, the

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and the

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. The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Colombian team

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, the 2016 Copa Libertadores champions, and Brazilian team Chapecoense, the

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champions. The first leg was hosted by Chapecoense at

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on 4 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Nacional at

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on 10 May 2017. Atlético Nacional defeated Chapecoense 5–3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana title.

Background

The matches took place during the year after the crash of

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, in which 19 Chapecoense players and the club's coach died while travelling to compete in the first leg of the

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, which was to have taken place at

. Following the crash, CONMEBOL awarded the

to Chapecoense, at the request of Atlético Nacional. The tragedy has produced a friendship between the two clubs: on the scheduled night of the original match, Atlético Nacional held a memorial for the victims attended by over 130,000 people including the mayor of

, an act that Chapecoense fans offered thanks for in their own club's memorial gathering.

Format

The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away

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basis, with the Copa Libertadores champions hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the

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would not be used, and 30 minutes of

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would be played. If still tied after extra time, the

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would be used to determine the winner.

Teams

Venues

Matches

First leg

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Second leg

References

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