A Chapecoense de 2016 chegou à final da Copa Sul-Americana, mas parte da delegação morreu na queda do avião da LaMia em 28 de novembro de 2016. A Conmebol declarou o clube campeão do torneio.
Chapecoense 2016
Squad of Associação Chapecoense de Futebol that, in 2016, reached the final of the South American Cup and was struck by the tragic plane crash on November 28. Conmebol declared the club champion of the tournament.
History
Chapecoense was founded in 1973 in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, and experienced rapid growth during the 2010s, reaching the top division of the Brazilian Championship in 2014. In 2016, the team competed in the South American Cup and reached the final against Atlético Nacional from Colombia. The first match was scheduled for November 30 in Medellín. On November 28, 2016, the LaMia aircraft carrying the delegation crashed near La Unión, Colombia. Of the 77 occupants, 71 died, including 19 players from the club and coach Caio Júnior. Six people survived, among them players Alan Ruschel, Jackson Follmann, and Neto. Atlético Nacional requested that the title be awarded to Chapecoense, and Conmebol declared the club champion of the 2016 South American Cup. The team was also state champion of Santa Catarina in 2016.