2016 Copa Libertadores
| 2016 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores de América | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 2 February – 27 July 2016 |
| Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Atlético Nacional (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Independiente del Valle
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 378 (2.74 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Jonathan Calleri (9 goals)
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| Best player |
 Alejandro Guerra
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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.
Colombian club Atlético Nacional defeated Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle in the finals 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.
River Plate were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Independiente del Valle in the round of 16.
The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament:
The entry stage is determined as follows:
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:
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.
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