1996 Supercopa Libertadores
1996 Supercopa Libertadores
1996 Supercopa Sudamericana João Havelange
Tournament details
Dates21 August – 4 December
Teams17 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Vélez Sarsfield (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Cruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored82 (2.41 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Patricio Camps
(4 goals)

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

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
Argentina Argentina
7 berths
Independiente (Argentina 1) Preliminary round 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 Copa Libertadores champions
Estudiantes (Argentina 2) 1968, 1969, 1970 Copa Libertadores champions
River Plate (Argentina 3) 1986, 1996 Copa Libertadores champions
Boca Juniors (Argentina 4) 1977, 1978 Copa Libertadores champions
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 5) 1994 Copa Libertadores champions
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 6) 1985 Copa Libertadores champions
Racing (Argentina 7) 1967 Copa Libertadores champions
Brazil Brazil
5 berths
Grêmio (Brazil 1) 1983, 1995 Copa Libertadores champions
São Paulo (Brazil 2) 1992, 1993 Copa Libertadores champions
Santos (Brazil 3) 1962, 1963 Copa Libertadores champions
Flamengo (Brazil 4) 1981 Copa Libertadores champions
Cruzeiro (Brazil 5) 1976 Copa Libertadores champions
Chile Chile
1 berth
Colo-Colo (Chile 1) 1991 Copa Libertadores champions
Colombia Colombia
1 berth
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1) 1989 Copa Libertadores champions
Paraguay Paraguay
1 berth
Olimpia (Paraguay 1) 1979, 1990 Copa Libertadores champions
Uruguay Uruguay
2 berths
Peñarol (Uruguay 1) 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987 Copa Libertadores champions
Nacional (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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Peñarol Uruguay 1–5 Brazil Santos 1–2 0–3
Independiente Argentina 0–1 Brazil Flamengo 0–0 0–1
River Plate Argentina 3–4 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–2 1–2
Olimpia Paraguay 3–3 (5–3 p) Brazil São Paulo 2–1 1–2
Estudiantes Argentina 3–6 Chile Colo-Colo 2–4 1–2
Nacional Uruguay 2–4 Brazil Cruzeiro 1–1 1–3
Grêmio Brazil 3–4 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 3–3 0–1
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Argentinos Juniors Argentina 0–2 Argentina Boca Juniors
Argentinos Juniors Argentina 0–1 Argentina Racing
Boca Juniors Argentina 1–1 Argentina Racing
Racing Argentina 1–2 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
Boca Juniors Argentina 3–0 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
Racing Argentina 0–0 Argentina Boca Juniors
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8 Quarterfinals
2 Argentina Racing 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 6
3 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 4 0 1 3 0 6 6 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Argentina Boca Juniors 0 1 1 (6)
Brazil Cruzeiro (pen.) 0 1 1 (7)
Brazil Cruzeiro 3 4 7
Chile Colo-Colo 2 0 2
Brazil Flamengo 1 0 1
Chile Colo-Colo 1 1 2
Brazil Cruzeiro 0 0 0
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1 2 3
Brazil Santos (pen.) 2 1 3 (7)
Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 3 3 (6)
Brazil Santos 1 1 2
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 2 1 3
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 3 1 4
Paraguay Olimpia 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

The matches were played from 16 October to 24 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Brazil 3–3 (7-6 p) Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–0 1–3
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 4–0 Paraguay Olimpia 3–0 1–0
Flamengo Brazil 1–2 Chile Colo-Colo 1–1 0–1
Boca Juniors Argentina 1–1 (6-7 p) Brazil Cruzeiro 0–0 1–1

Semifinals

The matches were played from 30 October to 14 November.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruzeiro Brazil 7–2 Chile Colo-Colo 3–2 4–0
Santos Brazil 2–3 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1–2 1–1

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–3 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0–1 0–2
Cruzeiro Brazil0–1Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
87' (pen.) Chilavert

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Camps 2'
Gélson Baresi 8' (o.g.)

Vélez Sarsfield won 3–0 on aggregate.

 1996 Supercopa
Libertadores winners 
Argentina
Vélez Sársfield
First title

See also

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