1996 Copa Libertadores

The 1996 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 37th in the tournament's history. Twenty-one teams participated in the competition. River Plate, of Argentina, won the tournament for their second time. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on June 26.

1996 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1996
Tournament details
DatesMarch 13 - June 26
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions River Plate (2nd title)
Runners-up América
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored252 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Anthony de Ávila (11 goals)

Group stage

Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four teams each for the Group Stage. The top three teams of each group, as well as Grêmio (who received a bye as winners of the previous year's edition of the tournament) qualified to the Round of 16.

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR CP ESP OLI
Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 3–2 3–2 2–1
Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–0 2–1 0–0
ESPOLI 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6 1–2 2–1 1–0
Olimpia 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 5 1–1 1–2 2–0
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CAP DFS CRI UNI
Peñarol 6 2 3 1 13 10 +3 9 1–1 1–1 1–2
Defensor Sporting 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 2–4 0–0 2–0
Sporting Cristal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 3–3 0–0 0–2
Universitario 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 1–3 1–1 1–2
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AC JR SJ GUA
América 6 4 0 2 11 2 +9 12 2–0 2–0 5–0
Junior 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 1–0 1–0 5–1
San José 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 2–0 2–1
Guabirá 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 4 0–2 1–1 4–1
Source:

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR UCH BOT UC
Corinthians 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13 3–1 3–0 3–1
Universidad de Chile 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–0 2–1 2–0
Botafogo 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 1–1 3–1 4–1
Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 2–3 0–0 2–1
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RPL SLA MFC CAR
River Plate 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 0–0 5–0 2–0
San Lorenzo 6 2 4 0 13 5 +8 10 1–1 4–0 5–1
Minervén 6 1 2 3 8 16 −8 5 1–2 2–2 4–2
Caracas 6 0 2 4 6 17 −11 2 1–4 1–1 1–1
Source:

Knockout stages

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                             
ESPOLI 1 0 1  
Corinthians 3 2 5  
  Corinthians 0 1 1  
  Grêmio 3 0 3  
Botafogo 1 0 1
Grêmio 1 2 3  
  Grêmio 1 1 2  
  América 0 3 3  
Cerro Porteño 0 0 0  
Junior 0 1 1  
  Junior 1 0 1
  América 1 1 2  
Minervén 1 1 2
América 1 4 5  
  América 1 0 1
  River Plate 0 2 2
U. de Chile 3 1 4 (7)  
Defensor Sporting 2 2 4 (6)  
  U. de Chile 2 1 3
  Barcelona 0 1 1  
San José 1 1 2 (2)
Barcelona 0 2 2 (4)  
  U. de Chile 2 0 2
  River Plate 2 1 3  
San Lorenzo 3 5 8  
Peñarol 2 1 3  
  San Lorenzo 1 1 2
  River Plate 2 1 3  
Sporting Cristal 2 2 4
River Plate 1 5 6  

Round of 16

First leg matches were played between April 30 and May 2. Second leg matches were played on May 8 and May 9.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universidad de Chile 4–4 (7–6 p) Defensor Sporting 3–2 1–2
Botafogo 1–3 Grêmio 1–1 0–2
Cerro Porteño 0–1 Junior 0–0 0–1
Minervén 2–5 América 1–1 1–4
Sporting Cristal 4–6 River Plate 2–1 2–5
San José 2–2 (2–4 p) Barcelona 1–0 1–2
ESPOLI 1–5 Corinthians 1–3 0–2
San Lorenzo 8–3 Peñarol 3–2 5–1

Quarter-Finals

First leg matches were played on May 15. Second leg matches were played on May 22 and May 24.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Lorenzo 2-3 River Plate 1-2 1-1
Corinthians 1-3 Grêmio 0-3 1-0
Junior 1-2 América 1-1 0-1
Universidad de Chile 3-1 Barcelona 2-0 1-1

Semi-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universidad de Chile 2-3 River Plate 2-2 0-1
Grêmio 2-3 América 1-0 1-3

First leg
5 June 1996 Universidad de Chile 2 – 2 River Plate Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
21:15 Valencia  23'
Salas  69'		 Francescoli  21'
Sorín  77'		 Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Second leg
12 June 1996 River Plate 1 – 0 Universidad de Chile Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental de Nuñez), Buenos Aires
Almeyda  33' Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador)

River Plate won 3–2 on aggregate.

First leg
4 June 1996 Grêmio 1 – 0 América Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre
Goiano  31' Referee: Óscar Velásquez (Paraguay)

Second leg
12 June 1996 América 3 – 1 Grêmio Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Bermúdez  39', 83'
Escobar  77'		 Jardel  16' Referee: Alberto Tejada (Perú)

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Main article: 1996 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América 1-2 River Plate 1-0 0-2
19 June 1996 América 1 – 0 River Plate Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Santiago de Cali
20:30 de Ávila  26' Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
26 June 1996 River Plate 2 – 0 América Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
21:45 Crespo  6', 59' Referee: Júlio Matto (Uruguay)

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion
 Copa Libertadores 1996 

River Plate
Second title

References
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