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1996 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 1996 Copa Libertadores group stage or 1996 Copa Libertadores first stage was played from 13 March to 17 April 1996. A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide 15 places in the final stages of the 1996 Copa Libertadores, where they joined defending champions Grêmio.

Groups composition

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Same as previous editions, the 20 participating teams were divided into 5 groups of 4, which consisted of two teams from one national association and two teams from another. The draw of the tournament was held on 3 November 1995 in Asunción, Paraguay and the paired associations for this edition were as follows:[1]

Format

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In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Away goals scored; 5. Drawing of lots.

As of this edition, the extra game that was played to define the positions between teams from the same national association in case of a tie in points was no longer held. Therefore, the above criteria were applied to all teams regardless of the national association to which they belong.

The winners, runners-up and third placed teams of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.

Groups

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR CCP ESP OLI
1   Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 Round of 16 — 3–2 3–2 2–1
2   Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–0 — 2–1 0–0
3   ESPOLI 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6 1–2 2–1 — 1–0
4   Olimpia 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1 5 1–1 1–2 2–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Barcelona  3–2  ESPOLI
Gómez   52'
Alfaro   56'
Noriega   80'		 Report Jauch   47'
Oleas   51'
Attendance: 35,000
Olimpia  1–2  Cerro Porteño
Bourdier   29' Report Núñez   33'
Villamayor   78'
Attendance: 12,000
ESPOLI  1–0  Olimpia
Oleas   34' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Toro (Colombia)
Barcelona  2–1  Olimpia
Makanaky   19'
Alfaro   86'		 Report Bourdier   26'
Attendance: 20,000
ESPOLI  2–1  Cerro Porteño
Rivera   74', 87' Report Ferreira   34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Barcelona  3–2  Cerro Porteño
Sarabia   1' (o.g.)
Morales   69' (pen.)
Alfaro   85'		 Report Espinoza   9'
Villamayor   56'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
ESPOLI  1–2  Barcelona
Zambrano   67' Report Gilson   80', 86'
Attendance: 35,000
Cerro Porteño  2–1  ESPOLI
Ferreira   16'
Núñez   87' (pen.)		 Report Yépez   37'
Olimpia  2–0  ESPOLI
Sotelo   58', 65' Report
Cerro Porteño  1–0  Barcelona
Cristaldo   85' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Olimpia  1–1  Barcelona
Bourdier   2' (pen.) Report Usuriaga   71'

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PEÑ DFS SCR UNI
1   Peñarol 6 2 3 1 13 10 +3 9 Round of 16 — 1–1 1–1 1–2
2   Defensor Sporting 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 2–4 — 0–0 2–0
3   Sporting Cristal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 3–3 0–0 — 0–2
4   Universitario 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 1–3 1–1 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Sporting Cristal  0–2  Universitario
Report González   9'
Ferrari   62'
Attendance: 11,000
Defensor Sporting  2–4  Peñarol
Jorjão   32'
Ra. Dos Santos   43'		 Report Soca   19'
Romero   27', 68' (pen.)
Sosa   85'
Attendance: 16,000
Universitario  1–3  Peñarol
Gonzales   67' Report Pacheco   48'
Tais   51'
Bengoechea   84'
Attendance: 25,000
Sporting Cristal  3–3  Peñarol
Zegarra   50', 68'
Julinho   75'		 Report Magallanes   14'
Bengoechea   32'
Tais   55'
Attendance: 16,856
Universitario  1–1  Defensor Sporting
Carazas   55' Report Ra. Dos Santos   52'
Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)
Sporting Cristal  0–0  Defensor Sporting
Report
Universitario  1–2  Sporting Cristal
Rossi   26' Report Solano   61'
Palacios   71'
Attendance: 21,970
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Peñarol  1–1  Defensor Sporting
Bengoechea   64' (pen.) Report Ru. dos Santos   59'
Attendance: 33,700
Defensor Sporting  2–0  Universitario
Abreu   24', 44' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Peñarol  1–1  Sporting Cristal
Romero   43' Report Palacios   14'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Luis Peña (Chile)
Peñarol  1–2  Universitario
Magallanes   7' Report Carazas   3'
Gonzales   67'
Attendance: 32,200
Defensor Sporting  0–0  Sporting Cristal
Report
Attendance: 4,000

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME JUN SJO GUA
1   América de Cali 6 4 0 2 11 2 +9 12 Round of 16 — 2–0 2–0 5–0
2   Junior 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 1–0 — 1–0 5–1
3   San José 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 2–0 — 2–1
4   Guabirá 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 4 0–2 1–1 4–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Junior  1–0  América de Cali
Pacheco   27' Report
Attendance: 31,500
San José  2–1  Guabirá
Espindola   12', 22' Report Amarilla   63'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)
Guabirá  0–2  América de Cali
Report Máziri   50'
De Ávila   55'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luis Seminario (Peru)
San José  1–0  América de Cali
Herrera   44' Report
Attendance: 18,676
Referee: Luis Seminario (Peru)
Junior  5–1  Guabirá
Chaparro   3'
Valenciano   20', 85'
Castro   26'
Mendoza   80'		 Report Ceballos   78'
Attendance: 31,500
América de Cali  5–0  Guabirá
Hernández   12'
De Ávila   21', 82'
González   53'
Pérez   77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Guabirá  4–1  San José
Cuenca   30' (o.g.)
Ramos   42', 59'
Paz   79'		 Report Paniagua   70'
Attendance: 3,000
San José  2–0  Junior
Vaca   16'
Espindola   22'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Guabirá  1–1  Junior
Amarilla   24' Report Valenciano   55'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Julio Matto (Uruguay)
Junior  1–0  San José
Toninho   35' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 10,000
América de Cali  2–0  San José
Hernández   26'
De Ávila   48'		 Report
Attendance: 11,000

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR UCH BOT UCA
1   Corinthians 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13 Round of 16 — 3–1 3–0 3–1
2   Universidad de Chile 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–0 — 2–1 2–0
3   Botafogo 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 1–1 3–1 — 4–1
4   Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 2–3 0–0 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Corinthians  3–0  Botafogo
Leonardo   26'
Edmundo   44'
Marcelinho Carioca   61'		 Report
Attendance: 26,829
Universidad de Chile  2–0  Universidad Católica
Traverso   28'
Salas   34'		 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Botafogo  4–1  Universidad Católica
Dauri   35'
Túlio Maravilha   58', 90'
Bentinho   66'		 Report Caro   53'
Attendance: 7,573
Corinthians  3–1  Universidad Católica
Leonardo   15'
Marcelinho Carioca   41'
Souza   64'		 Report Catê   90'
Attendance: 22,758
Botafogo  1–1  Corinthians
Dauri   65' Report Souza   67'
Attendance: 15,971
Universidad Católica  2–1  Botafogo
Rozental   21', 83' Report Bentinho   41'
Attendance: 7,000
Universidad de Chile  2–1  Botafogo
Salas   45'
Silvani   90'		 Report Jefferson   49'
Attendance: 40,000
Corinthians  3–1  Universidad de Chile
Edmundo   16'
Leonardo   51', 76'		 Report Goldberg   38'
Attendance: 20,759
Botafogo  3–1  Universidad de Chile
Dauri   65'
Fuentes   47' (o.g.)
Bentinho   90'		 Report Rodríguez   67'

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV SLO MIN CAR
1   River Plate 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Round of 16 — 0–0 2–0 5–0
2   San Lorenzo 6 2 4 0 13 5 +8 10 1–1 — 5–1 4–0
3   Minervén 6 1 2 3 8 16 −8 5 1–2 2–2 — 4–2
4   Caracas 6 0 2 4 6 17 −11 2 1–4 1–1 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Minervén  4–2  Caracas
Bidoglio   36'
Tortolero   54'
Vera   57'
Echenausi   79'		 Report Díaz   61'
Salisú   70'
Attendance: 10,000
San Lorenzo  1–1  River Plate
Netto   68' Report Francescoli   61'
Attendance: 30,000
Minervén  2–2  San Lorenzo
Are   32'
Hernández   72'		 Report Netto   20'
Biaggio   63'
Attendance: 10,000
Caracas  1–1  San Lorenzo
Díaz   55' Report Bernuncio   80'
Minervén  1–2  River Plate
Castellín   40' Report Amato   21'
Crespo   87'
Attendance: 15,000
Caracas  1–4  River Plate
Salisú   4' Report Cedrés   21', 74'
Amato   60'
Francescoli   67'
Caracas  1–1  Minervén
Díaz   31' Report Bidoglio   89'
River Plate  0–0  San Lorenzo
Report
Attendance: 15,000
San Lorenzo  4–0  Minervén
Biaggio   13', 78'
González   38'
Monserrat   45'		 Report
River Plate  5–0  Minervén
Francescoli   20' (pen.), 39'
Sanvicente   35' (o.g.)
Crespo   71'
Amato   90'		 Report
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
San Lorenzo  5–1  Caracas
Biaggio   15'
Monserrat   43', 55'
Silas   77' (pen.)
Rivadero   86'		 Report Díaz   46'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Luis Peña (Chile)
River Plate  2–0  Caracas
Crespo   46'
Villalba   55'		 Report

References

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  1. ^ "Revista CONMEBOL N° 43" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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