| Tourney Name: | Copa CONMEBOL |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 10 |
| Champion Other: |  Lanús |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Top Scorer: | Oscar Mena (5) |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
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.
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 Vasco da Gama | |||
 Emelec | |||
 River Plate | |||
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See main article: 1996 Copa CONMEBOL Finals. |}