The 2016 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages were played from 9 August to 15 September 2016.[1] A total of 46 teams competed in the elimination stages to decide 15 of the 16 places in the final stages of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
The draw of the tournament was held on 12 July 2016, 20:00 CLT (UTC−4), at the Espacio Riesco Convention and Events Center in Huechuraba, Chile.[3] [4] [5]
For the first stage, the 32 teams were divided into two zones:[6]
Teams which qualified for berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 4, and teams which qualified for berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified for berths 3, with the former hosting the second leg in both cases. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.
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| Zone | Berths 1 | Berths 2 | Berths 3 | Berths 4 | |||||
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| Winners of the first stage | Brazil | Argentina | |||||||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | ||||||
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In the elimination stages (first stage and second stage), each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 5.1).[2] The 15 winners of the second stage (eight from winners of the first stage, four from Brazil, three from Argentina) advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champions (Santa Fe).
The first legs were played on 9–11 August, and the second legs were played on 16–18 August 2016.[7] |-!colspan=6|South Zone|-!colspan=6|North Zone|}
----Cerro Porteño won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O8).
----Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Sportivo Luqueño won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match O16).
----Bolívar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).
----Real Potosí won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O8).
----Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Blooming won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Sol de América won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).
----Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Montevideo Wanderers won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O11).
----Palestino won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O10).
----Emelec won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Real Garcilaso won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match O10).
----Junior won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O6).
----Deportivo La Guaira won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O2).
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Zamora won on penalties and advanced to the second stage (Match O11).
----Independiente Medellín won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O16).
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Sport Huancayo won on away goals and advanced to the second stage (Match O13).
----Atlético Nacional won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O4).
The first legs were played on 23–25 August, and the second legs were played on 31 August and 13–15 September 2016.[8] [9] |}
----Santa Cruz won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).
----Deportivo La Guaira won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).
----Chapecoense won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).
----Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).
----Belgrano won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).
----Junior won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).
----Tied 5–5 on aggregate, Flamengo won on away goals and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).
----Cerro Porteño won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).
----Palestino won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).
----Montevideo Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).
----Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Coritiba won on away goals and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).
----Sol de América won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).
----Independiente won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).
----San Lorenzo won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).
----Independiente Medellín won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).