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In light of these events, Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense. [10] As requested, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, their first continental title, on 5 December, [11] while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award for their gesture. [4] [12]
The 2016 Copa Sudamericana (Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana 2016) was the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The finals were originally to be played between Brazilian team Chapecoense and Colombian team Atlético Nacional.
Atlético Nacional, Chapecoense's opponents-to-be in the final, asked CONMEBOL to honor Chapecoense by awarding them the Copa Sudamericana title, stating that "for our part, and forever, Chapecoense are champions of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana". [65] CONMEBOL officially named Chapecoense the 2016 Copa Sudamericana champions on 5 December. [66]
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense, is a Brazilian football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina.. The club was founded in 1973 with the goal of restoring football in the city, and won the state championship, the Campeonato Catarinense, for the first time in 1977.
The first leg was scheduled to be played on 30 November, and the second leg was scheduled to be played on 7 December 2016. The finals were suspended on 29 November following the crash of LaMia Flight 2933. [10] [11] CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense on 5 December 2016. [12]
Marcelo Augusto Mathias da Silva (26 August 1991 – 28 November 2016), simply known as Marcelo, was a Brazilian footballer who last played as a central defender for Chapecoense. Marcelo was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.
When Brazil’s Chapecoense football team headed to Colombia in November 2016, they wouldn’t have imagined that anything could stop them. They’d been promoted four times in just eight years ...
Sérgio Manoel Barbosa Santos (8 September 1989 – 28 November 2016), known as Sérgio Manoel, was a Brazilian footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Chapecoense. Sérgio Manoel was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.