2016 Copa Libertadores

The following 38 teams from 11 associations (the 10 CONMEBOL members plus Mexico which were invited to compete) qualified for the tournament: • Title holders • Argentina and Brazil: 5 berths each • All other associations: 3 berths each The entry stage is determined as follows: • Second stage: 26 teams (top four teams from Argentina and Brazil, and top two teams from all other associations) • First stage: 12 teams (team with the lowest berth from each association, plus team with the second lowest berth from association of title holders) ==Draw==

The draw of the tournament was held on 22 December 2015, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. Starting from this season, teams were seeded by the newly established CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (except for teams from Mexico which were not ranked and thus seeded last in all draws), taking into account of the following three factors: • Performance in the last 10 years, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 2006–2015 • Historical coefficient, taking into account Copa Libertadores results in the period 1960–2005 • Local tournament champion, with bonus points awarded to domestic league champions of the last 10 years ==Schedule==

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well). There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June. ;Notes ==First stage==

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 ==Final stages==

Seeding Bracket Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals ==Statistics==

Top goalscorers Top assists ==Prize money dispute==

In January 2016, several clubs threatened to withdraw from the competition due a disagreement regarding prize money. CONMEBOL had offered a 40% increase on what was given in the 2015 edition but clubs wanted a 150% increase. On 2 February, CONMEBOL announced that the prize money paid to each club was doubled from the previous amount. ==See also==