2016 Atlético Nacional season

Atlético Nacional
2016 season
Chairman	Juan Carlos de la Cuesta
Manager	Reinaldo Rueda
Stadium	Atanasio Girardot
Categoría Primera A	Apertura: Semifinals; Finalización: Semifinals
Copa Colombia	Champions
Superliga Colombiana	Winners
Copa Libertadores	Champions
Copa Sudamericana	Runners-up
FIFA Club World Cup	Third place
Top goalscorer	League: Orlando Berrío,; Andrés Ibargüen,; Macnelly Torres; (9 goals each); All: Miguel Borja,; Orlando Berrío; (17 goals each)
Average home league attendance	30,295 (A) 25,691 (C)
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The 2016 Atlético Nacional season was the 69th season in the club's history. The team competed in the Categoría Primera A, Copa Colombia, Superliga Colombiana, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and FIFA Club World Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 October 2016^[1]^[2]^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	COL	Cristian Bonilla
2	DF	COL	Daniel Bocanegra
3	DF	COL	Felipe Aguilar
4	DF	PAN	Roderick Miller
5	DF	COL	Francisco Nájera
6	MF	COL	Mateus Uribe
7	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Rescaldani
8	MF	COL	Diego Arias
9	FW	COL	Miguel Borja
10	MF	COL	Macnelly Torres
11	MF	COL	Andrés Ibargüen
12	DF	COL	Alexis Henríquez
14	MF	COL	Elkin Blanco
15	MF	COL	Juan Pablo Nieto
16	FW	COL	Cristián Dajome (on loan from Deportes Tolima)
17	DF	COL	Rodin Quiñónes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	VEN	Alejandro Guerra (on loan from Mineros de Guayana)
19	DF	COL	Farid Díaz
20	MF	COL	Alejandro Bernal
21	MF	COL	Jhon Mosquera
22	DF	COL	Gilberto García
23	DF	COL	Edwin Velasco
25	GK	COL	Christian Vargas
26	DF	COL	Carlos Cuesta
27	MF	COL	Juan Pablo Ramírez
28	FW	COL	Orlando Berrío
30	FW	COL	Arley Rodríguez
31	MF	COL	Dayron Mosquera
32	DF	COL	Tomás Maya
33	FW	COL	Sebastián Támara
34	GK	ARG	Franco Armani
35	GK	COL	Luis Enrique Martínez

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	GK	COL	Camilo Vargas (at Deportivo Cali)
–	DF	COL	Juan Guillermo Arboleda (at Alianza Petrolera)
–	DF	COL	Cristian Cassiani (at Leones)
–	DF	COL	Juan David Castañeda (at Cortuluá)
–	DF	COL	José Luis García (at Real Santander)
–	DF	COL	Esteban Morales (at Bogotá)
–	DF	COL	Jeisson Palacios (at Alianza Petrolera)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
–	DF	COL	Diego Peralta (at Atlético Bucaramanga)
–	MF	COL	Víctor Cantillo (at Leones)
–	MF	COL	Sherman Cárdenas (at Vitória)
–	MF	COL	Julián Mendoza (at Real Cartagena)
–	MF	COL	John Henry Sánchez (at Olimpia)
–	FW	COL	Leonardo Acevedo (at Sporting CP B)
–	FW	COL	Luis Carlos Ruiz (at Sport Recife)

Transfers

Source: Soccerway

In

Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Date
FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	24	Málaga	Transfer	1 July 2016
MF	Mateus Uribe	25	Envigado	Transfer	1 July 2016
DF	Roderick Miller	24	San Francisco	Transfer	1 July 2016
MF	Jhon Mosquera	26	Hércules	Transfer	1 July 2016
GK	Christian Vargas	26	Atlético Huila	Loan return	1 July 2016
MF	Elkin Blanco	27	Millonarios	Transfer	1 July 2016
FW	Cristián Dajome	22	Deportes Tolima	Loan	1 July 2016
DF	Edwin Velasco	24	Cortuluá	Transfer	1 July 2016
FW	Miguel Borja	23	Cortuluá	Transfer	1 July 2016
FW	Víctor Ibarbo	25	Cagliari	Loan	15 January 2016
DF	Felipe Aguilar	22	Alianza Petrolera	Loan return	31 December 2015
GK	Cristian Bonilla	22	La Equidad	Loan return	31 December 2015
FW	Juan David Castañeda	20	Leones	Loan return	31 December 2015
MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	22	Alianza Petrolera	Loan return	31 December 2015
DF	Daniel Londoño	21	Envigado	Transfer	31 December 2015
FW	Arley Rodríguez	22	Alianza Petrolera	Loan return	31 December 2015
FW	Andrés Ibargüen	23	Deportes Tolima	Transfer	31 December 2015
MF	Sherman Cárdenas	26	Atlético Mineiro	Loan return	31 December 2015

Out

Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Date
MF	Sebastián Pérez Cardona	23	Boca Juniors	Transfer	14 August 2016
FW	Marlos Moreno	19	Manchester City	Transfer	5 August 2016
MF	Alexander Mejía	28	Monterrey	Loan return	30 July 2016
DF	Davinson Sánchez	20	Ajax	Transfer	30 July 2016
FW	Pablo Zeballos	30	Unattached	Transfer	30 July 2016
MF	John Henry Sánchez	21	Olimpia	Loan	26 July 2016
MF	Sherman Cárdenas	26	Vitória	Loan	21 July 2016
FW	Luis Carlos Ruiz	29	Sport Recife	Loan	21 July 2016
FW	Leonardo Acevedo	20	Sporting CP B	Loan	20 July 2016
FW	Jefferson Duque	29	Atlas	Transfer	1 July 2016
FW	Brayan Rovira	19	Envigado	Transfer	1 July 2016
DF	Daniel Londoño	21	Atlético Huila	Transfer	1 July 2016
DF	Juan David Castañeda	21	Cortuluá	Loan	1 July 2016
GK	Camilo Vargas	27	Deportivo Cali	Loan	1 July 2016
FW	Víctor Ibarbo	26	Cagliari	Loan return	30 June 2016
DF	Diego Peralta	31	Atlético Bucaramanga	Loan	11 June 2016
FW	Jonathan Copete	28	Santos	Transfer	18 May 2016
DF	Marlon Torres	19	Leones	Transfer	29 January 2016
FW	Jefferson Duque	28	Atlas	Loan	28 January 2016
MF	Jairo Palomino	27	Once Caldas	Transfer	21 January 2016
GK	Camilo Vargas	26	Argentinos Juniors	Loan	14 January 2016
FW	Pablo Zeballos	29	Libertad	Loan	7 January 2016
FW	Yimmi Chará	24	Monterrey	Loan return	31 December 2015
MF	Juan David Valencia	29	Santa Fe	Transfer	31 December 2015
FW	Andrés Ramiro Escobar	24	FC Dynamo Kyiv	Loan return	31 December 2015
GK	Christian Vargas	26	Atlético Huila	Loan	31 December 2015
MF	Yulián Mejía	25	Millonarios	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Miller Mosquera	23	La Equidad	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Edisson Restrepo	19	Leones	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Deivy Balanta	22	Junior	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Julián Franco	22	Unattached	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Felipe Álvarez	22	Deportivo Pasto	Transfer	31 December 2015
MF	Rafael Carrascal	23	Millonarios	Transfer	31 December 2015
DF	Luis Arturo Muriel	22	Unattached	Transfer	31 December 2015
MF	Róger Torres	24	Alianza Petrolera	Transfer	31 December 2015
MF	John Henry Sánchez	20	Alianza Petrolera	Loan	31 December 2015
DF	Óscar Murillo	27	Pachuca	Transfer	27 December 2015

Pre-season and friendlies

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

13 January Copa Los Clásicos Miami	América de Cali	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Miami, United States
21:00		Report	Guerra 1' Pérez 9'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Referee: Jorge González (United States)

16 January Copa Los Clásicos Miami	Atlético Nacional	0–1	Independiente Medellín	Miami, United States
16:00		Report	Hechalar 89'	Stadium: FIU Stadium

25 June Friendly	Atlético Nacional	1–1	Zamora	Guarne, Colombia
09:00	Ruiz	Report		Stadium: Guarne stadium

25 June Friendly	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Zamora	Guarne, Colombia
10:35	Dájome Borja	Report		Stadium: Guarne stadium

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Superliga Colombiana	Final	Winners	23 January 2016	27 January 2016
Categoría Primera A Torneo Apertura	Matchday 1	Semifinals	31 January 2016	11 June 2016
Copa Libertadores	Group stage	Winners	23 February 2016	27 July 2016
Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización	Matchday 1	Semifinals	1 July 2016	11 December 2016
Copa Colombia	Round of 16	Winners	3 August 2016	17 November 2016
Copa Sudamericana	First Stage	Runners-up	11 August 2016	7 December
FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-finals	Third place	14 December 2016	18 December 2016

Updated to match played 19 December 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Categoría Primera A	31 January 2016	11 December 2016	Matchday 1 Apertura	Semi-finals Finalización	44	21	17	6	77	42	+35	047.73
Copa Colombia	3 August 2016	17 November 2016	Round of 16	Winners	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	062.50
Superliga Colombiana	23 January 2016	27 January 2016	Final	Winners	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Copa Libertadores	23 February 2016	27 July 2016	Group stage	Winners	14	10	3	1	25	6	+19	071.43
Copa Sudamericana	11 August 2016	24 November 2016	First Stage	Runners-up	10	5	5	0	16	5	+11	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	21 February 2023	28 February 2023	Semi-final	3rd	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Total					80	43	27	10	140	65	+75	053.75

Source: Competitions

Superliga Colombiana

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

23 January Away	Deportivo Cali	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Palmira
		Report	Copete 25', 84'	Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Gamarra

27 January Home	Atlético Nacional	3–0	Deportivo Cali	Medellín
19:00	Torres 4' Pérez 50' Ruiz 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 42,115 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

Categoría Primera A

Torneo Apertura

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Independiente Medellín	20	11	7	2	33	17	+16	40	Advanced to the knockout phase
2	Atlético Nacional	20	12	3	5	42	20	+22	39
3	Millonarios	20	11	4	5	30	17	+13	37
4	Santa Fe	20	11	4	5	28	18	+10	37
5	Junior	20	10	7	3	28	20	+8	37

Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots^[4]

Home-away summary

Home
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Atlético Nacional	10	8	0	2	26	8	+18	24

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Away
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Atlético Nacional	10	4	3	3	16	12	+4	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

31 January 1	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Alianza Petrolera	Medellín
17:00	Berrío 3', 46' Guerra 76'	Report	Romero 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 30,982 Referee: Carlos Herrera

7 February 2	Jaguares	0–3	Atlético Nacional	Montería
15:15		Report	Torres 20' Copete 37' Berrío 82'	Stadium: Estadio Jaraguay Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Gamarra

13 February 3	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Rionegro Águilas	Medellín
20:00	López 30' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 29,798 Referee: Gustavo González

16 February 4	Deportes Tolima	2–0	Atlético Nacional	Ibagué
19:45	Uribe 61' Delgado 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Luis Sánchez

27 February 7	Once Caldas	0–3	Atlético Nacional	Manizales
20:00		Report	Cárdenas 29' Guerra 69', 80'	Stadium: Estadio Palogrande Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

5 March 8	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Boyacá Chicó	Medellín
17:00	L. Ruiz 27' Ibargüen 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 31,155 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

20 March 10	Independiente Medellín	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Medellín
15:15	Molina 4'	Report	Ibargüen 64'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 40,953 Referee: Wilmar Roldán

27 March 6^†	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Deportivo Cali	Medellín
	Torres 7' A. Rodríguez 88'	Report	Casierra 5'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 32,339 Referee: Harold Perilla

31 March 9^†	Millonarios	2–1	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
19:45	Silva 57', 65'	Report	Berrío 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 32,791 Referee: Luis Sánchez

3 April 11	Atlético Nacional	7–0	Atlético Bucaramanga	Medellín
16:00	Ibargüen 13', 28', 43' Guerra 49' Ruiz 70' Bocanegra 75' Quiñónes 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 30,161 Referee: Andrés Rojas

6 April 5^†	Atlético Nacional	4–1	Fortaleza	Medellín
19:45	Torres 62', 90' Castañeda 72' Ibargüen 78'	Report	Ospina 58'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 25,704 Referee: Hervin Otero

9 April 12	Junior	3–3	Atlético Nacional	Barranquilla
16:15	Hernández 52' (pen.) Ovelar 82' Barrera 86'	Report	Guerra 19' Ruiz 55' (pen.) Copete 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 40,415 Referee: Juan Pontón

16 April 13	Atlético Nacional	3–2	Envigado	Medellín
16:00	Copete 53' Berrío 69', 79'	Report	Diego Gregori 49' Moreno 57'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 25,802 Referee: Óscar Gómez

23 April 14	Cortuluá	2–0	Atlético Nacional	Tuluá
	Borja 20', 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Doce de Octubre Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

1 May 16	Atlético Huila	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Neiva
15:15		Report	Nieto 67'	Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrés Rojas

7 May 17	Atlético Nacional	1–2	Independiente Medellín	Medellín
	Torres 30'	Report	Castro 35', 52'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 40,362 Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

15 May 18	Patriotas	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
	Rosero 22' Gómez 38'	Report	Torres 12', 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio de La Independencia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Carlos Anaya

22 May 19	Atlético Nacional	0–1	Santa Fe	Medellín
		Report	Mina 17'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 35,021 Referee: Nolberto Ararat

25 May 15^†	Atlético Nacional	3–0	La Equidad	Medellín
19:45	Berrío 14', 21' Bocanegra 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 21,630 Referee: Luis Trujillo

28 May 20	Deportivo Pasto	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Pasto
		Report	Bocanegra 6', 58'	Stadium: Estadio Departamental Libertad Referee: Roberto Rodríguez

†: Matches postponed due to participation in the Copa Libertadores.

Knockout phase

Quarterfinals

1 June First leg	Rionegro Águilas	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Rionegro
18:00	Álvarez 6'	Report	Ibargüen 23'	Stadium: Estadio Alberto Grisales Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gustavo Murillo

4 June Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–1 (5–4 p)	Rionegro Águilas	Medellín
17:00	Ibarbo 41'	Report	Palomino 19'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 27,723 Referee: Nicolás Gallo
	Penalties
	Henríquez Nieto A. Rodríguez Sánchez Ibarbo Mejía Cárdenas		Palomino López F. Rodríguez Díaz Páez Chará Mosquera

Semifinals

8 June First leg	Junior	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Barranquilla
19:00	Hernández 74'	Report	Bocanegra 18'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Luis Sánchez

11 June Second leg	Atlético Nacional	0–0 (2–4 p)	Junior	Medellín
15:00				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,451 Referee: Harold Perilla
	Penalties
	Henríquez Ibargüen Sánchez Rodríguez		Hernández Arias Sánchez Narváez Barrera

Torneo Finalización

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Nacional	20	9	10	1	32	19	+13	37	Advanced to the knockout phase
2	Deportivo Cali	20	10	4	6	25	17	+8	34
3	Deportes Tolima	20	8	9	3	25	16	+9	33
4	Santa Fe	20	9	6	5	22	15	+7	33
5	Independiente Medellín	20	9	6	5	31	26	+5	33

Source: DIMAYOR
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots^[4]

Home-away summary

Home
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Nacional	10	7	3	0	19	8	+11	24

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Away
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlético Nacional	10	2	7	1	13	11	+2	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

1 July 1	Alianza Petrolera	3–3	Atlético Nacional	Barrancabermeja
20:00	Ariza 21' Palacios 48' Vásquez 71'	Report	Ramírez 40' Arias 51' Rodríguez 62'	Stadium: Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Luis Fernando Trujillo

10 July 2	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Jaguares	Medellín
17:30	Velasco 61' Ibargüen 66'	Report	D. López 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 27,676 Referee: Jorge Guzmán

16 July 4	Atlético Nacional	2–2	Deportes Tolima	Medellín
19:45	Rescaldani 53', 77'	Report	Mosquera 36' Alzate 56'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 23,072 Referee: Harold Perilla

23 July 5	Fortaleza	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
20:00		Report	Bernal 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mario Herrera

31 July 6	Deportivo Cali	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Palmira
17:00	Mera 13'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

7 August 7	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Once Caldas	Medellín
20:00	Berrío 22'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 23,227 Referee: Cristian Villarraga

14 August 8	Boyacá Chicó	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
19:30	Rentería 83'	Report	Quiñones 66'	Stadium: Estadio La Independencia Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Luis Sánchez

20 August 9	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Millonarios	Medellín
18:00	Torres 41'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 35,692 Referee: Juan Pontón

28 August 10	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Independiente Medellín	Medellín
17:00	Torres 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 41,487 Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

10 September 11	Atlético Bucaramanga	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Bucaramanga
15:15	Pérez 43' N. Palacios 55'	Report	Rodríguez 32' Ibargüen 40'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López Referee: Luis Sánchez

17 September 13	Envigado	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Envigado
19:45		Report		Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Sur Referee: Ulises Arrieta

24 September 14	Atlético Nacional	1–1	Cortuluá	Medellín
17:00	Rodríguez 71'	Report	García 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 19,893 Referee: Juan Carlos Gamarra

30 September 15	La Equidad	1–3	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
20:00	Blanco 30'	Report	Borja 3' Bocanegra 44', 63'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Hervin Otero

8 October 3^†	Rionegro Águilas	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Rionegro
19:30	Amaya 16'	Report	Rodríguez 8'	Stadium: Estadio Alberto Grisales Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Harold Perilla

17 October 16	Atlético Nacional	4–0	Atlético Huila	Medellín
19:45	Dajome 10', 59' Blanco 69' Quiñones 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 18,319 Referee: Éder Vergara

22 October 17	Independiente Medellín	2–2	Atlético Nacional	Medellín
20:00	Caicedo 33' Marrugo 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Rescaldani 50' (pen.) Nieto 60'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 34,349 Referee: Wilmar Roldán

30 October 18	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Patriotas	Medellín
17:00	Moya 10' Dajome 70'	Report	Rendón 39'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 37,345 Referee: Ulises Arrieta

6 November 19	Santa Fe	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
16:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Wilson Lamouroux

9 November 12^†	Atlético Nacional	2–2	Junior	Medellín
19:00	Uribe 55' Henríquez 86'	Report	Rangel 13' Vélez 15'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Carlos Herrera

19 November 20	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Deportivo Pasto	Itagüí
17:45	Rodríguez 32' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Ramírez 50'	Report	Arango 35'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Referee: Edilson Ariza

†: Matches postponed due to participation in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Knockout phase

Quarterfinals

27 November First leg	Millonarios	2–1	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
18:00	del Valle 68' Silva 74'	Report	Quiñones 15'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 33,843 Referee: Luis Sánchez

3 December Second leg	Atlético Nacional	3–0	Millonarios	Medellín
19:30	Guerra 41' Díaz 89' Nieto 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 40,492 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

Semifinals

7 December First leg	Santa Fe	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
19:00	Gómez 55'	Report	Bernal 36'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Carlos Betancourt

11 December Second leg	Atlético Nacional	0–4	Santa Fe	Medellín
19:00		Report	Moya 6' Osorio 18' Tesillo 47' Plata 71'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Juan Pontón

Copa Libertadores

Second stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Nacional	6	5	1	0	12	0	+12	16	Final stages
2	Huracán	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8	Final stages
3	Peñarol	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5
4	Sporting Cristal	6	1	1	4	9	15	−6	4

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.

Match won	Match drawn	Match lost

23 February 1	Huracán	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Buenos Aires
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Moreno 44' Berrío 81'	Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

1 March 2	Atlético Nacional	3–0	Sporting Cristal	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Sánchez 11' Copete 32' Moreno 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,109 Referee: Oscar Maldonado (Bolivia)

8 March 3	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Peñarol	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Bocanegra 54' Moreno 60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 43,198 Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

15 March 4	Peñarol	0–4	Atlético Nacional	Montevideo
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Copete 8' Bocanegra 45' Berrío 81' L. Ruiz 84'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

12 April 5	Sporting Cristal	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Lima
21:45 UTC−5		Report	Ibarbo 13' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Alberto Gallardo Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

19 April 6	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Huracán	Medellín
17:30 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 35,018 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile

Final stages

Round of 16

26 April First leg	Huracán	0–0	Atlético Nacional	Buenos Aires
19:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

3 May Second leg	Atlético Nacional	4–2	Huracán	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Ibarbo 24' (pen.) Guerra 58', 68' Copete 90+3'	Report	Espinoza 26' Ábila 77'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,169 Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Quarterfinals

12 May First leg	Rosario Central	1–0	Atlético Nacional	Rosario
19:45 UTC−3	Montoya 5'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

19 May Second leg	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Rosario Central	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Torres 45+2' Guerra 50' Berrío 90+5'	Report	Ruben 8' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,591 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Semifinals

6 July First leg	São Paulo	0–2	Atlético Nacional	São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3		Report	Borja 81', 87'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 67,052 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

13 July Second leg	Atlético Nacional	2–1	São Paulo	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Borja 15', 77' (pen.)	Report	Calleri 8'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 44,739 Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Finals

20 July First leg	Independiente del Valle	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Quito
19:45 UTC−5	Mina 86'	Report	Berrío 35'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

27 July Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Independiente del Valle	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Borja 8'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Copa Sudamericana

Atlético Nacional qualified as champion of the 2016 Superliga Colombiana.

Elimination stages

First stage

11 August First leg	Deportivo Municipal	0–5	Atlético Nacional	Lima
21:00 UTC−5		Report	Uribe 29' Arias 58' Berrío 65' Bernal 76' Miller 88'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

17 August Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Deportivo Municipal	Medellín
21:15 UTC−5	Bernal 42'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 18,716 Referee: Juan Carlos Albarracín (Ecuador)

Second stage

24 August First leg	Club Bolívar	1–1	Atlético Nacional	La Paz
18:15 UTC−4	Arce 55'	Report	Borja 69'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

13 September Second leg	Atlético Nacional	1–0	Club Bolívar	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Borja 60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 20,092 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Final stages

Round of 16

20 September First leg	Sol de América	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Asunción
19:45 UTC−4	Velázquez Ramos 88'	Report	Mosquera 13'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

27 September Second leg	Atlético Nacional	2–0	Sol de América	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5	Bocanegra 57' Berrío 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

Quarterfinals

19 October First leg	Coritiba	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Curitiba
21:45 UTC−2	Iago 85'	Report	Borja 13'	Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

26 October Second leg	Atlético Nacional	3–1	Coritiba	Medellín
18:45 UTC−5	Borja 51', 59', 72' (pen.)	Report	C. González 43'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Victor Carrillo (Peru)

Semifinals

1 November First leg	Cerro Porteño	1–1	Atlético Nacional	Asunción
20:45 UTC−3	Domínguez 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Pereira 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

24 November Second leg	Atlético Nacional	0–0	Cerro Porteño	Medellín
19:45 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Finals

30 November First leg	Atlético Nacional	Cancelled	Chapecoense	Medellín
18:45 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot

7 December Second leg	Chapecoense	Cancelled	Atlético Nacional	Curitiba
				Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira

Copa Sudamericana finals cancelled because of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident involving Chapecoense. On December 5, CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the tournament,^[5] while Atlético Nacional received the "CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play" award.^[6]

Copa Colombia

Atlético Nacional qualified for the round of 16 after qualify to the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

Round of 16

3 August First leg	Atlético Nacional	1–2	Real Cartagena	Medellín
15:00	Quiñones 33'	Report	Arzuaga 75' Salcedo 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Lisandro Castillo

18 August Second leg	Real Cartagena	0–2	Atlético Nacional	Cartagena
19:45		Report	Berrío 40' Borja 57'	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Luis Trujillo

Quarterfinals

1 September First leg	Atlético Nacional	3–0	Patriotas	Medellín
19:10	Bocanegra 5' Borja 8', 66'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Jorge Gúzman

7 September Second leg	Patriotas	2–1	Atlético Nacional	Tunja
20:00	Gómez 47' Vásquez 82'	Report	Nieto 65'	Stadium: Estadio La Independencia Referee: Bismar Santiago

Semifinals

5 October First leg	Atlético Nacional	1–1	Santa Fe	Medellín
19:00	Rodríguez 63'	Report	Gómez 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Juan Pontón

12 October Second leg	Santa Fe	1–4	Atlético Nacional	Bogotá
19:45	Tesillo 70'	Report	Borja 3', 79' Bocanegra 31' Berrío 72'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Referee: Nicolás Gallo

Final

13 November First leg	Atlético Nacional	2–1	Junior	Medellín
19:00	Rescaldani 45+3' Nieto 49'	Report	Narváez 15'	Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 33,894 Referee: Nicolás Gallo

17 November Second leg	Junior	0–1	Atlético Nacional	Barranquilla
19:10		Report	Ibargüen 31'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 20,505 Referee: Luis Sánchez

FIFA Club World Cup

Atlético Nacional secured their spot by winning the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

14 December Semifinals	Atlético Nacional	0–3	Kashima Antlers	Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9		Report	Doi 33' (pen.) Endo 83' Suzuki 85'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 15,050^[7] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

18 December Third-place match	Club América	2–2 (3–4 p)	Atlético Nacional	Yokohama, Japan
16:00 UTC+9	Arroyo 38' Peralta 66' (pen.)	Report	Samudio 6' (o.g.) Guerra 26'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 44,625 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
	Penalties
	Martínez Samudio Quintero Peralta Arroyo		Mosquera Nieto Bocanegra Torres Borja

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	LA	LG	CA	CG	IA	IG	TA	TG	PM			Updated
1	GK	Cristian Bonilla	16	0	3	0	0	0	19	0	1,710	7	0	21 December 2016
25	GK	Christian Vargas	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	540	2	0	21 December 2016
34	GK	Franco Armani	20	0	6	0	26	0	52	0	4,680	7	0	21 December 2016
35	GK	Luis Martínez	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	540	0	0	21 December 2016
	GK	Juan David Ramírez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	90	0	0	21 December 2016
2	DF	Daniel Bocanegra	19	7	6	2	22	3	47	12	3,830	8	1	21 December 2016
3	DF	Felipe Aguilar	15	0	2	0	14	0	31	0	2,417	7	0	21 December 2016
4	DF	Roderick Miller	10	0	3	0	3	1	16	1	1,120	4	1	21 December 2016
5	DF	Francisco Nájera	26	0	8	0	7	0	41	0	3,352	12	2	21 December 2016
12	DF	Alexis Henríquez	20	1	5	0	21	0	46	1	4,016	15	1	21 December 2016
17	DF	Rodin Quiñónes	27	4	3	1	1	0	31	5	1,380	1	0	21 December 2016
19	DF	Farid Díaz	9	1	3	0	26	0	38	1	3,401	6	0	21 December 2016
20	DF	Alejandro Bernal	14	2	2	0	3	2	19	4	1,087	2	0	21 December 2016
22	DF	Gilberto García	28	0	3	0	2	0	33	0	2,507	7	0	21 December 2016
23	DF	Edwin Velasco	13	1	6	0	0	0	19	1	1,536	5	0	21 December 2016
24	DF	Albin Domínguez	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	187	0	0	21 December 2016
27	DF	Carlos Cuesta	15	0	0	0	1	0	16	0	1,165	1	0	21 December 2016
30	DF	Franky Uribe	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	105	0	0	21 December 2016
32	DF	Tomás Maya	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	1,333	2	0	21 December 2016
6	MF	Mateus Uribe	11	1	8	0	9	1	28	2	2,218	5	2	21 December 2016
8	MF	Diego Arias	22	1	10	0	18	1	50	2	3,620	6	0	21 December 2016
10	MF	Macnelly Torres	21	9	2	0	22	1	45	10	3,410	7	0	21 December 2016
13	MF	Cristian Moya	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	192	0	0	21 December 2016
14	MF	Elkin Blanco	18	1	4	0	8	0	30	1	1,759	7	0	21 December 2016
15	MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	25	3	7	2	3	0	35	5	2,096	9	1	21 December 2016
15	MF	Andrés Córdoba	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21 December 2016
15	MF	David Pérez	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	1	0	21 December 2016
18	MF	Alejandro Guerra	10	6	4	0	22	4	36	10	2,274	9	0	21 December 2016
21	MF	Jhon Mosquera	8	0	6	0	11	1	25	1	1,700	3	1	21 December 2016
27	MF	Juan Pablo Ramírez	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2	553	1	0	21 December 2016
31	MF	Dayron Mosquera	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	409	0	0	21 December 2016
7	FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	14	3	5	1	6	0	25	4	1,428	4	0	21 December 2016
9	FW	Miguel Borja	7	1	6	5	14	11	27	17	1,985	7	1	21 December 2016
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen	33	9	4	1	16	0	53	10	3,549	5	0	21 December 2016
16	FW	Cristián Dajome	17	3	4	0	2	0	23	3	1,226	3	0	21 December 2016
28	FW	Orlando Berrío	25	9	5	2	24	6	54	17	3,911	11	2	21 December 2016
29	FW	Andrés Sarmiento	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	93	0	0	21 December 2016
29	FW	Hadier Borja	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	90	0	0	21 December 2016
30	FW	Arley Rodríguez	25	7	7	1	6	0	38	8	1,958	11	0	21 December 2016
33	FW	Sebastián Támara	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	357	1	0	21 December 2016
	DF	Daniel Londoño	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	897	5	0	21 December 2016
	DF	Diego Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	322	0	0	21 December 2016
	DF	Davinson Sánchez	14	0	2	0	14	1	30	1	2,663	7	0	21 December 2016
	DF	Marlon Torres	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	71	0	0	21 December 2016
	MF	Sherman Cárdenas	14	1	0	0	2	0	16	1	712	5	0	21 December 2016
	MF	Alexander Mejía	17	0	1	0	12	0	30	0	2,589	11	0	21 December 2016
	MF	Sebastián Pérez Cardona	6	0	2	1	12	0	20	1	1,468	5	0	21 December 2016
	FW	Juan David Castañeda	8	1	0	0	1	0	9	1	360	0	0	21 December 2016
	FW	Jonathan Copete	11	3	2	2	8	3	21	8	1,555	1	0	21 December 2016
	FW	Jefferson Duque	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	21 December 2016
	FW	Víctor Ibarbo	11	1	0	0	8	2	19	3	1,235	4	1	21 December 2016
	FW	Marlos Moreno	9	0	1	0	13	3	23	3	1,629	3	0	21 December 2016
	FW	Brayan Rovira	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	248	1	1	21 December 2016
	FW	Luis Carlos Ruiz	9	3	2	1	6	1	17	5	917	1	0	21 December 2016

International cup: Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup

Source: Soccerway

Goals

R	Pos	Player	App	G	Pen	Avg	Updated
1st	FW	Miguel Borja	27	17	2	0.63	21 December 2016
1st	FW	Orlando Berrío	54	17	0	0.31	21 December 2016
3rd	DF	Daniel Bocanegra	47	12	0	0.26	21 December 2016
4th	MF	Alejandro Guerra	36	10	0	0.28	21 December 2016
4th	MF	Macnelly Torres	45	10	0	0.22	21 December 2016
4th	FW	Andrés Ibargüen	53	10	0	0.19	21 December 2016
7th	FW	Jonathan Copete	21	8	0	0.38	21 December 2016
7th	FW	Arley Rodríguez	38	8	2	0.21	21 December 2016
9th	FW	Luis Carlos Ruiz	17	5	1	0.29	21 December 2016
9th	DF	Rodin Quiñónes	31	5	0	0.16	21 December 2016
9th	MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	35	5	0	0.14	21 December 2016
12th	DF	Alejandro Bernal	19	4	1	0.21	21 December 2016
12th	FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	25	4	1	0.16	21 December 2016
14th	FW	Víctor Ibarbo	19	3	2	0.16	21 December 2016
14th	MF	Cristián Dajome	23	3	0	0.13	21 December 2016
14th	FW	Marlos Moreno	23	3	0	0.13	21 December 2016
17th	FW	Juan Pablo Ramírez	10	2	0	0.2	21 December 2016
17th	MF	Mateus Uribe	28	2	1	0.07	21 December 2016
17th	MF	Diego Arias	50	2	0	0.04	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Marlon Torres	1	1	0	1	21 December 2016
20th	MF	Cristian Moya	3	1	0	0.33	21 December 2016
20th	FW	Juan David Castañeda	9	1	0	0.11	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Roderick Miller	16	1	0	0.06	21 December 2016
20th	MF	Sherman Cárdenas	16	1	0	0.06	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Edwin Velasco	19	1	0	0.05	21 December 2016
20th	MF	Sebastián Pérez Cardona	20	1	0	0.05	21 December 2016
20th	MF	Jhon Mosquera	25	1	0	0.04	21 December 2016
20th	MF	Elkin Blanco	30	1	0	0.03	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Davinson Sánchez	30	1	0	0.03	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Farid Díaz	38	1	0	0.03	21 December 2016
20th	DF	Alexis Henríquez	46	1	0	0.02	21 December 2016

Source: Soccerway

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Name
12	DF	Alexis Henríquez	15	1	0
5	DF	Francisco Nájera	12	2	0
28	FW	Orlando Berrío	11	0	2
13	MF	Alexander Mejía	11	0	0
30	FW	Arley Rodríguez	11	0	0
15	MF	Juan Pablo Nieto	9	0	1
2	DF	Daniel Bocanegra	8	1	0
18	MF	Alejandro Guerra	9	0	0
6	MF	Mateus Uribe	5	0	2
9	FW	Miguel Borja	7	0	1
1	GK	Cristian Bonilla	7	0	0
3	DF	Felipe Aguilar	7	0	0
10	MF	Macnelly Torres	7	0	0
14	MF	Elkin Blanco	7	0	0
22	DF	Gilberto García	7	0	0
34	GK	Franco Armani	7	0	0
	DF	Davinson Sánchez	7	0	0
8	MF	Diego Arias	6	0	0
19	DF	Farid Díaz	6	0	0
4	DF	Roderick Miller	4	1	0
	FW	Víctor Ibarbo	4	1	0
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen	5	0	0
23	DF	Edwin Velasco	5	0	0
	DF	Daniel Londoño	5	0	0
	MF	Sherman Cárdenas	5	0	0
	MF	Sebastián Pérez Cardona	5	0	0
7	FW	Ezequiel Rescaldani	4	0	0
21	MF	Jhon Mosquera	3	1	0
16	FW	Cristián Dajome	3	0	0
	FW	Marlos Moreno	3	0	0
	FW	Brayan Rovira	1	1	0
20	MF	Alejandro Bernal	2	0	0
25	GK	Christian Vargas	2	0	0
32	DF	Tomás Maya	2	0	0
3	MF	David Pérez	1	0	0
17	DF	Rodin Quiñones	1	0	0
27	DF	Carlos Cuesta	1	0	0
27	MF	Juan Pablo Ramírez	1	0	0
33	FW	Sebastián Támara	1	0	0
	FW	Jonathan Copete	1	0	0
	FW	Luis Carlos Ruiz	1	0	0

Last updated: 21 December 2016
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

^ Atlético Nacional S.A. Sitio Oficial - Jugadores
^ CONMEBOL.com - Copa Sudamericana 2016 - Planteles
^ Soccerway.com - Atlético Nacional - Squad
^ ^a ^b "Reglamentación Liga Águila 2016" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2016. (in Spanish)
^ "Chape é declarada campeã e garante ao menos US$ 4,8 mi em premiações" (in Portuguese). globo.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ "CONMEBOL otorga el título de Campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del Centenario de la Conmebol al Fair Play" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
^ "Match report Atlético Nacional - Kashima Antlers 0:3 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

External links

[1] Atlético Nacional S.A. Sitio Oficial - Jugadores

[2] CONMEBOL.com - Copa Sudamericana 2016 - Planteles

[3] Soccerway.com - Atlético Nacional - Squad

[Tiebreakers-4] "Reglamentación Liga Águila 2016" (PDF). DIMAYOR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2016. (in Spanish)

[5] "Chape é declarada campeã e garante ao menos US$ 4,8 mi em premiações" (in Portuguese). globo.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[6] "CONMEBOL otorga el título de Campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del Centenario de la Conmebol al Fair Play" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.

[7] "Match report Atlético Nacional - Kashima Antlers 0:3 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

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