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Image: Fans of Chapecoense soccer team pay tribute to Chapecoense's players at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco

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Grieving Soccer Fans Remember Team Members Killed in Crash

The fairy tale season of a Brazilian soccer team ended in tragedy when their plane crashed, killing all but six of the 77 aboard.

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Image: Fans Pay Tribute To Brazilian Football Team Chapecoense Following Fatal Plane Crash

Twenty-thousand people filled a tiny stadium to say goodbye Saturday to members of the Chapecoense soccer club who died in a plane crash in Colombia.

Above: Fans pay tribute to the players at the club's Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco on Dec. 3.

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Image: Funeral for the members of Chapecoense team who died in plane crash

Members of the Brazilian Army carry the coffins of team members and other Brazilians who died in the crash at the team's stadium on Dec. 3.

 

 

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Fans wait in the rain for the arrival of the coffins of members of the Chapecoense team on Dec. 3. 

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Image: Fans of Chapecoense soccer team pay tribute to Chapecoense's players at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco

Fans pay tribute to Chapecoense's players at the team's stadium on Nov. 30. 

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Image: Fans of Chapecoense soccer team pay tribute to Chapecoense's players at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco

Fans embrace at the stadium on Nov. 30.
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Image: Fans of Chapecoense soccer team pay tribute to Chapecoense's players at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco

Chapecoense had played for years in Brazil's lower leagues before breaking out in 2014, and last week it qualified for the Copa Sudamericana finals, a competition spanning South America.

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Image: Commemoration for the victims of Colombia's plane crash in Chapeco

The cause of the plane crash remains under investigation.

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Image: Supporters of Chapecoense honor the players at team's stadium

Supporters of the team gather at the stadium on Nov. 29.

 

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People pray outside church during a Mass in memory of the deceased players on Nov. 29.

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Image: A fan of Chapecoense soccer team and his son react at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco

A fan and his son embrace at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil, on Nov. 29.

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People surround a church during a Mass in memory of the players in Chapeco on Nov. 29.

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A boy sits alone on the stands during a tribute to the players in Chapeco, Brazil, on Nov. 29.

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