# 1996 Copa CONMEBOL

The 1996 Copa CONMEBOL was the fifth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. Lanús defeated Santa Fe in the finals.

## Qualified teams

Qualified teams :
| Lanús | Unión Atlético Táchira | Rosario Central | Bragantino |
| Bolívar | Fluminense | Palmeiras | Vasco da Gama |
| Cobreloa | Santa Fe | Deportes Tolima | Emelec |
| Guaraní | Alianza Lima | Porongos | River Plate |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Lanús | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolívar | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolívar | 1 | 1 | 2 | Lanús | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Guaraní | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fluminense | 1 | 2 | 3 | Guaraní | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guaraní | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guaraní | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | Lanús | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Cobreloa | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cobreloa | 3 | 1 | 4 | Rosario Central | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| River Plate | 2 | 6 | 8 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Porongos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Porongos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Lanús | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Santa Fe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deportes Tolima | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Santa Fe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | 4 | 4 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Emelec | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Emelec | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | Emelec | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | |
| Palmeiras | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | | |
| Bragantino | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bragantino | 5 | 0 | 5 | Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Fe | 2 | 3 | 5 | Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Unión Atlético Táchira | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lanús | 4–2 | Bolívar | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Fluminense | 3–5 | Guaraní | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Rosario Central | 6–4 | Cobreloa | 2–3 | 4–1 |
| River Plate | 8–2 | Porongos | 2–2 | 6–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 4–1 | Deportes Tolima | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Emelec | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Alianza Lima | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Bragantino | 5–4 | Palmeiras | 5–1 | 0–3 |
| Unión Atlético Táchira | 2–5 | Santa Fe | 2–2 | 0–3 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lanús | 8–2 | Guaraní | 2–0 | 6–2 |
| Rosario Central | 4–0 | River Plate | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | Emelec | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bragantino | 0–1 | Santa Fe | 0–1 | 0–0 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lanús | 6–1 | Rosario Central | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Santa Fe | 2–1 | 0–1 |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lanús | 2–1 | Santa Fe | 2–0 | 0–1 |