# 2016 Copa Libertadores

The 2016 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
In the finals, Colombian club Atlético Nacional defeated Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle by an aggregate score of 2–1 to win their second tournament title in team history and qualify for the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup. They also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage.
River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Independiente del Valle in the round of 16.

## Teams

The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament:
* Title holders
* Argentina and Brazil: 5 berths each
* All other associations: 3 berths each
The entry stage is determined as follows:
* Second stage: 26 teams (top four teams from Argentina and Brazil, and top two teams from all other associations)
* First stage: 12 teams (team with the lowest berth from each association, plus team with the second lowest berth from association of title holders)
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage | Qualification method |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | River Plate (Argentina 1; Title holders) | Second stage | 2015 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | Boca Juniors (Argentina 2) | Second stage | 2015 Primera División champion |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | San Lorenzo (Argentina 3) | Second stage | 2015 Primera División runner-up |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | Rosario Central (Argentina 4) | Second stage | 2014–15 Copa Argentina runner-up |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | Racing (Argentina 5) | First stage | 2015 Primera División Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Argentina 5 + 1 berths | Huracán (Argentina 6) | First stage | 2015 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified |
| Bolivia 3 berths | Bolívar (Bolivia 1) | Second stage | 2014 Apertura champion and 2015 Clausura champion |
| Bolivia 3 berths | The Strongest (Bolivia 2) | Second stage | 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Bolivia 3 berths | Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 3) | First stage | 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified |
| Brazil 5 berths | Corinthians (Brazil 1) | Second stage | 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
| Brazil 5 berths | Palmeiras (Brazil 2) | Second stage | 2015 Copa do Brasil champion |
| Brazil 5 berths | Atlético Mineiro (Brazil 3) | Second stage | 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up |
| Brazil 5 berths | Grêmio (Brazil 4) | Second stage | 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place |
| Brazil 5 berths | São Paulo (Brazil 5) | First stage | 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place |
| Chile 3 berths | Cobresal (Chile 1) | Second stage | 2015 Clausura champion |
| Chile 3 berths | Colo-Colo (Chile 2) | Second stage | 2015 Apertura champion |
| Chile 3 berths | Universidad de Chile (Chile 3) | First stage | 2015 Copa Chile champion |
| Colombia 3 berths | Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1) | Second stage | 2015 Apertura champion |
| Colombia 3 berths | Atlético Nacional (Colombia 2) | Second stage | 2015 Finalización champion |
| Colombia 3 berths | Santa Fe (Colombia 3) | First stage | 2015 Copa Sudamericana champion |
| Ecuador 3 berths | Emelec (Ecuador 1) | Second stage | 2015 Serie A champion |
| Ecuador 3 berths | LDU Quito (Ecuador 2) | Second stage | 2015 Serie A runner-up |
| Ecuador 3 berths | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador 3) | First stage | 2015 Serie A aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Mexico 3 invitees | UNAM (Mexico 1) | Second stage | 2015 Apertura classification table best team not qualified for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| Mexico 3 invitees | Toluca (Mexico 2) | Second stage | 2015 Apertura classification table 2nd best team not qualified for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| Mexico 3 invitees | Puebla (Mexico 3) | First stage | 2015 Supercopa MX champion |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) | Second stage | 2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with better record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Olimpia (Paraguay 2) | Second stage | 2015 tournament (2015 Apertura or 2015 Clausura) champion with worse record in aggregate table |
| Paraguay 3 berths | Guaraní (Paraguay 3) | First stage | 2015 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Peru 3 berths | Melgar (Peru 1) | Second stage | 2015 Descentralizado champion |
| Peru 3 berths | Sporting Cristal (Peru 2) | Second stage | 2015 Descentralizado runner-up |
| Peru 3 berths | Universidad César Vallejo (Peru 3) | First stage | 2015 Descentralizado 3rd place |
| Uruguay 3 berths | Nacional (Uruguay 1) | Second stage | 2014–15 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 3 berths | Peñarol (Uruguay 2) | Second stage | 2014–15 Primera División runner-up |
| Uruguay 3 berths | River Plate (Uruguay 3) | First stage | 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1) | Second stage | 2014–15 Primera División champion |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Trujillanos (Venezuela 2) | Second stage | 2014–15 Primera División runner-up |
| Venezuela 3 berths | Caracas (Venezuela 3) | First stage | 2014–15 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified |

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 22 December 2015, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Starting from this season, teams were seeded by the newly established CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (except for teams from Mexico which were not ranked and thus seeded last in all draws), taking into account of the following three factors:
* Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2006–2015
* Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2005
* Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the former hosting the second leg. The teams were seeded based on their CONMEBOL ranking (shown in parentheses). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions (River Plate) were automatically placed first in Pot 1 and allocated to Group 1 for the draw. The remaining teams were seeded based on their CONMEBOL ranking (shown in parentheses). Teams from the same association in Pots 1, 2 and 3 could not be drawn into the same group. Teams from Mexico were allocated to Pot 4, together with the winners of the first stage, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and they could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| River Plate (2) Boca Juniors (1) Peñarol (3) Nacional (5) Olimpia (7) Corinthians (9) Atlético Mineiro (13) San Lorenzo (14) | Grêmio (16) Emelec (18) Cerro Porteño (19) Atlético Nacional (20) Bolívar (21) Colo-Colo (24) Palmeiras (31) The Strongest (33) | LDU Quito (34) Sporting Cristal (38) Deportivo Cali (44) Deportivo Táchira (49) Rosario Central (71) Melgar (108) Cobresal (123) Trujillanos (175) | UNAM (no rank) Toluca (no rank)Winner G1Winner G2Winner G3Winner G4Winner G5Winner G6 |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well). There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June.
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
| First stage | 3 February | 10 February |
| Second stage | 17, 24 February 2, 9, 16 March 6, 13, 20 April | 17, 24 February 2, 9, 16 March 6, 13, 20 April |
| Round of 16 | 27 April | 4 May |
| Quarterfinals | 11, 18 May | 18, 25 May |
| Semifinals | 6 July | 13 July |
| Finals | 20 July | 27 July |

### Notes

* $^†$ For matches involving teams from Mexico.

## First stage

In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2). The six winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 26 direct entrants.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Oriente Petrolero | 1–6 | Santa Fe | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Huracán | 2–2 (a) | Caracas | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Puebla | 2–3 | Racing | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| River Plate | 2–0 | Universidad de Chile | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–2 (a) | Guaraní | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 1–2 | São Paulo | 1–1 | 0–1 |

## Second stage

In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 5.1). The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | SAO | STR | TRU |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | Final stages | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Final stages | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Trujillanos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCE | NAC | PAL | RPM |
| 1 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | Final stages | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Final stages | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | River Plate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | RAC | BOL | CAL |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Final stages | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 |
| 2 | Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Final stages | 0–1 | — | 4−1 | 4–2 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | | 0−0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | HUR | PEN | CRI |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 16 | Final stages | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Huracán | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Final stages | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAM | IDV | CCL | MEL |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Final stages | — | 1−0 | 3−0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Final stages | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2−0 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1−0 |
| 4 | Melgar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | GRE | SLA | LDU |
| 1 | Toluca | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Final stages | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Final stages | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — |

### Group 7

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PUM | TAC | OLI | EME |
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 15 | Final stages | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 9 | Final stages | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Emelec | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 8

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COR | CER | ISF | COB |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Final stages | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | Final stages | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Cobresal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |

## Final stages

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:
* Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 3.4). However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals had to be played in South America, i.e., if there was a finalist from Mexico, they would have to host the first leg regardless of seeding (Regulations Article 3.7b).
* In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.2).
* In the finals, 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 penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.3).
* If there were two semifinalists from the same association, they would have to play each other (Regulations Article 3.6).

### Seeding

The qualified teams were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.
| Seed | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 | 7 | UNAM | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 15 |
| 3 | 8 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | Toluca | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| 11 | 8 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
| 12 | 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 |
| 14 | 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | 7 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 9 |
| 16 | 4 | Huracán | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 10 | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Independiente del Valle (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Deportivo Táchira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UNAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nacional (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Nacional | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Boca Juniors (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Cerro Porteño | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Boca Juniors (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Independiente del Valle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | São Paulo | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Toluca | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Toluca | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | São Paulo (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Racing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Grêmio | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Huracán | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Huracán | 2–4 | Atlético Nacional | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Deportivo Táchira | 1–2 | UNAM | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Nacional | 2–2 (a) | Corinthians | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Racing | 1–2 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| São Paulo | 5–3 | Toluca | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–5 | Boca Juniors | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–1 | River Plate | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Grêmio | 0–4 | Rosario Central | 0–1 | 0–3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosario Central | 2–3 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Independiente del Valle | 3–3 (5–3 p) | UNAM | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Nacional | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Boca Juniors | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| São Paulo | 2–2 (a) | Atlético Mineiro | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Paulo | 1–4 | Atlético Nacional | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Independiente del Valle | 5–3 | Boca Juniors | 2–1 | 3–2 |

### Finals

The finals were 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 penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jonathan Calleri | São Paulo | 9 |
| 2 | Marco Ruben | Rosario Central | 8 |
| 2 | Ismael Sosa | UNAM | 8 |
| 4 | José Enrique Angulo | Independiente del Valle | 6 |
| 4 | Junior Sornoza | Independiente del Valle | 6 |
| 6 | Ramón Ábila | Huracán | 5 |
| 6 | Miguel Borja | Atlético Nacional | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Santos | River Plate | 5 |
| 6 | Carlos Tévez | Boca Juniors | 5 |
| 6 | Fernando Uribe | Toluca | 5 |
Source: CONMEBOL.com

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
| 1 | Ganso | São Paulo | 4 |
| 1 | Marlos Moreno | Atlético Nacional | 4 |
| 1 | Jorge Alberto Rojas | Deportivo Táchira | 4 |
| 1 | Luis Manuel Seijas | Santa Fe | 4 |
| 1 | Alejandro Silva | Olimpia | 4 |
| 6 | Orlando Berrío | Atlético Nacional | 3 |
| 6 | Matías Britos | UNAM | 3 |
| 6 | Javier Cortés | UNAM | 3 |
| 6 | Cristian Espinoza | Huracán | 3 |
| 6 | Luís Leal | Cerro Porteño | 3 |
| 6 | Luan | Grêmio | 3 |
| 6 | Ángel Mena | Emelec | 3 |
| 6 | Gabriel Mercado | River Plate | 3 |
| 6 | Michel Bastos | São Paulo | 3 |
| 6 | Luis Quiñones | UNAM | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Rizotto | Independiente del Valle | 3 |
| 6 | Óscar Romero | Racing | 3 |
| 6 | Macnelly Torres | Atlético Nacional | 3 |
Source: CONMEBOL.com

## Prize money dispute

In January 2016, several clubs threatened to withdraw from the competition due a disagreement regarding prize money. CONMEBOL had offered a 40% increase on what was given in the 2015 edition but clubs wanted a 150% increase. On 2 February, CONMEBOL announced that the prize money paid to each club was doubled from the previous amount.