1996 Copa CONMEBOL

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.

1996 Copa CONMEBOL

Tournament details
Teams	16 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Lanús (1st title)
Runners-up	Santa Fe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Top scorer(s)	Oscar Mena (5)
← 1995 1997 →

Qualified teams

Qualified teams
Lanús	Unión Atlético Táchira	Rosario Central	Bragantino
Bolívar	Fluminense	Palmeiras	Vasco da Gama
Cobreloa	Santa Fe	Deportes Tolima	Emelec
Guaraní	Alianza Lima	Porongos	River Plate

Bracket

	First round						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	Lanús	4	0	4
	Bolívar	1	1	2
							Lanús	2	6	8
							Guaraní	0	2	2
	Fluminense	1	2	3
	Guaraní	3	2	5
													Lanús	3	3	6
													Rosario Central	0	1	1
	Rosario Central	2	4	6
	Cobreloa	3	1	4
							Rosario Central	4	0	4
							River Plate	0	0	0
	River Plate	2	6	8
	Porongos	2	0	2
																			Lanús	2	0	2
																			Santa Fe	0	1	1
	Deportes Tolima	1	0	1
	Vasco da Gama	0	4	4
							Vasco da Gama	2	0	2
							Emelec	0	1	1
	Emelec	1	2	3 (4)
	Alianza Lima	2	1	3 (3)
													Vasco da Gama	2	0	2 (5)
													Santa Fe	1	1	2 (6)
	Palmeiras	1	3	4
	Bragantino	5	0	5
							Bragantino	0	0	0
							Santa Fe	1	0	1
	Santa Fe	2	3	5
	Unión Atlético Táchira	2	0	2

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lanús	4–2	Bolívar	4–1	0–1
Fluminense	3–5	Guaraní	1–3	2–2
Rosario Central	6–4	Cobreloa	2–3	4–1
River Plate	8–2	Porongos	2–2	6–0
Vasco da Gama	4–1	Deportes Tolima	0–1	4–0
Emelec	3–3 (4–3 p)	Alianza Lima	1–2	2–1
Bragantino	5–4	Palmeiras	5–1	0–3
Unión Atlético Táchira	2–5	Santa Fe	2–2	0–3

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lanús	8–2	Guaraní	2–0	6–2
Rosario Central	4–0	River Plate	4–0	0–0
Vasco da Gama	2–1	Emelec	2–0	0–1
Bragantino	0–1	Santa Fe	0–1	0–0

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lanús	6–1	Rosario Central	3–1	3–0
Vasco da Gama	2–2 (5–6 p)	Santa Fe	2–1	0–1

Finals

Main article: 1996 Copa CONMEBOL Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lanús	2–1	Santa Fe	2–0	0–1

External links

• CONMEBOL 1996 at RSSSF
• CONMEBOL 1996 at CONMEBOL Official Website