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,

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'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

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and Brazilian team Chapecoense. The first leg was scheduled to be hosted by Atletico Nacional at

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in Medellín on 30 November 2016, while the second leg was scheduled to be hosted by Chapecoense at

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on 7 December 2016. The winner would earn the right to play against the

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winners in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana, and against the 2016 J. League Cup winners in the

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. 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. CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016, following a request by

Teams

would have the chance to complete the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana season double, having won the Copa Libertadores title earlier in

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, 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.''

Format

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

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would be used to determine the winner.

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

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. There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane. CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29 November. In light of these events,

requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense. As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, on 5 December, while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture.

Match details

First leg

Atlético Nacional invited fans to the

dressed in white with candles at the scheduled time of the first leg, to pay tribute in memory to the victims of the crash. A vigil was held on the same night at Chapecoense's stadium, the

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Second leg

Services were held in both the

, and Chapecoense's stadium, the

, on the night that the second leg was scheduled.

References

External links

Copa Sudamericana 2016
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Sudamericana Finals 2016

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