1996 Supercopa Libertadores

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = Supercopa Libertadores

| year = 1996

| other_titles = 1996 Supercopa Libertadores
1996 Supercopa Sudamericana João Havelange

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country =

| dates = 21 August – 4 December

| num_teams = 17

| confederations = 6

| venues =

| cities =

| champion_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

| matches = 34

| goals = 82

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Camps
(4 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 1995

| nextseason = 1997

}}

The 1996 Supercopa Libertadores was the ninth season of the Supercopa Libertadores, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners. Vélez Sarsfield won the competition for the first time, defeating Cruzeiro 3–0 on aggregate in the final.

Teams

class="wikitable"
Association

!Team {{small|(Berth)}}

!Entry stage

!Qualification method

rowspan=7|{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
{{small|7 berths}}

|Independiente {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 1)}}}}

|rowspan=17|Preliminary round

|1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 Copa Libertadores champions

Estudiantes {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 2)}}}}

|1968, 1969, 1970 Copa Libertadores champions

River Plate {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 3)}}}}

|1986, 1996 Copa Libertadores champions

Boca Juniors {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 4)}}}}

|1977, 1978 Copa Libertadores champions

Vélez Sarsfield {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 5)}}}}

|1994 Copa Libertadores champions

Argentinos Juniors {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 6)}}}}

|1985 Copa Libertadores champions

Racing {{nowrap|{{small|(Argentina 7)}}}}

|1967 Copa Libertadores champions

rowspan=5|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
{{small|5 berths}}

|Grêmio {{nowrap|{{small|(Brazil 1)}}}}

|1983, 1995 Copa Libertadores champions

São Paulo {{nowrap|{{small|(Brazil 2)}}}}

|1992, 1993 Copa Libertadores champions

Santos {{nowrap|{{small|(Brazil 3)}}}}

|1962, 1963 Copa Libertadores champions

Flamengo {{nowrap|{{small|(Brazil 4)}}}}

|1981 Copa Libertadores champions

Cruzeiro {{nowrap|{{small|(Brazil 5)}}}}

|1976 Copa Libertadores champions

{{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
{{small|1 berth}}

|Colo-Colo {{nowrap|{{small|(Chile 1)}}}}

|1991 Copa Libertadores champions

{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
{{small|1 berth}}

|Atlético Nacional {{nowrap|{{small|(Colombia 1)}}}}

|1989 Copa Libertadores champions

{{flagicon|PAR}} Paraguay
{{small|1 berth}}

|Olimpia {{nowrap|{{small|(Paraguay 1)}}}}

|1979, 1990 Copa Libertadores champions

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|URU}} Uruguay
{{small|2 berths}}

|Peñarol {{nowrap|{{small|(Uruguay 1)}}}}

|1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987 Copa Libertadores champions

Nacional {{nowrap|{{small|(Uruguay 2)}}}}

|1971, 1980, 1988 Copa Libertadores champions

Preliminary round

The matches were played from 21 August to 2 October.

With 17 teams taking part, the first round consisted of 7 two-legged and a round robin group consisting of the remaining 3 teams.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Peñarol|URU|1–5|Santos|BRA|1–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente|ARG|0–1|Flamengo|BRA|0–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|River Plate|ARG|3–4|Atlético Nacional|COL|2–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olimpia|PAR|3–3 (5–3 p)|São Paulo|BRA|2–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Estudiantes|ARG|3–6|Colo-Colo|CHI|2–4|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nacional|URU|2–4|Cruzeiro|BRA|1–1|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Grêmio|BRA|3–4|Vélez Sarsfield|ARG|3–3|0–1}}

{{end}}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Argentinos Juniors|ARG|0–2|Boca Juniors|ARG}}

{{OneLegResult|Argentinos Juniors|ARG|0–1|Racing |ARG}}

{{OneLegResult|Boca Juniors|ARG|1–1|Racing |ARG}}

{{OneLegResult|Racing|ARG|1–2|Argentinos Juniors|ARG}}

{{OneLegResult|Boca Juniors|ARG|3–0|Argentinos Juniors|ARG}}

{{OneLegResult|Racing |ARG|0–0|Boca Juniors|ARG}}

{{end}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=BOC|name_BOC={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

|team2=RAC|name_RAC={{flagicon|ARG}} Racing

|team3=ARG|name_ARG={{flagicon|ARG}} Argentinos Juniors

|win_BOC=2|draw_BOC=2|loss_BOC=0|gf_BOC=6|ga_BOC=1

|win_RAC=1|draw_RAC=3|loss_RAC=0|gf_RAC=2|ga_RAC=1

|win_ARG=0|draw_ARG=1|loss_ARG=3|gf_ARG=0|ga_ARG=6

|col_QQF=#ACE1AF|text_QQF=Quarterfinals

|result1=QQF

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/supcopa96.html RSSSF]

}}

Knockout phase

=Bracket=

{{8TeamBracket-2Leg|noseeds=y

| team-width=165

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

| RD1-score1-1=0

| RD1-score1-2=1

| RD1-score1-agg=1 {{Small|(6)}}

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro (pen.)

| RD1-score2-1=0

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-agg=1 {{Small|(7)}}

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=0

| RD1-score3-agg=1

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-agg=2

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|BRA}} Santos (pen.)

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-agg=3 {{Small|(7)}}

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|COL}} Atlético Nacional

| RD1-score6-1=0

| RD1-score6-2=3

| RD1-score6-agg=3 {{Small|(6)}}

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score7-agg=4

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|PAR}} Olimpia

| RD1-score8-1=0

| RD1-score8-2=0

| RD1-score8-agg=0

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

| RD2-score1-1=3

| RD2-score1-2=4

| RD2-score1-agg=7

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-agg=2

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|BRA}} Santos

| RD2-score3-1=1

| RD2-score3-2=1

| RD2-score3-agg=2

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

| RD2-score4-1=2

| RD2-score4-2=1

| RD2-score4-agg=3

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

| RD3-score1-1=0

| RD3-score1-2=0

| RD3-score1-agg=0

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=2

| RD3-score2-agg=3

}}

=Quarterfinals=

The matches were played from 16 October to 24 October.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santos|BRA|3–3 (7-6 p)|Atlético Nacional|COL|2–0|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vélez Sarsfield|ARG|4–0|Olimpia|PAR|3–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Flamengo|BRA|1–2|Colo-Colo|CHI|1–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Boca Juniors|ARG|1–1 (6-7 p)|Cruzeiro|BRA|0–0|1–1}}

{{end}}

=Semifinals=

The matches were played from 30 October to 14 November.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cruzeiro|BRA|7–2|Colo-Colo|CHI|3–2|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santos|BRA|2–3|Vélez Sarsfield|ARG|1–2|1–1}}

{{end}}

=Finals=

{{main|1996 Supercopa Libertadores Finals}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cruzeiro|BRA|0–3|Vélez Sársfield|ARG|0–1|0–2}}

{{end}}

{{Football box

|id=Cruzeiro v Vélez Sarsfield

|date={{Start date|1996|11|20|df=y}}

|time=

|team1=Cruzeiro {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sarsfield

|goals1=

|goals2={{goal|87|pen.}} Chilavert

|stadium=Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte

|attendance=

|referee=Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

|report=

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Vélez Sarsfield v Cruzeiro

|date={{Start date|1996|12|4|df=y}}

|time=

|team1=Vélez Sarsfield {{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1=Camps {{goal|2}}
Gélson Baresi {{goal|8|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio José Amalfitani (El Fortín de Liniers), Buenos Aires

|attendance=45,000

|referee=Júlio Matto (Uruguay)

|report=

}}

Vélez Sarsfield won 3–0 on aggregate.

{{winners||1996 Supercopa
Libertadores winners|{{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}}
Vélez Sársfield|First}}

See also