An airplane carrying the Chapecoense football team crashed in Colombia on Tuesday, killing at least 75 people.

Six people, three players, two crew and a journalist, are believed to have survived the crash.

The plane, a British Aerospace 146 short-haul aircraft, was carrying the team, club staff and journalists to Chapecoense’s Copa Sudamericana finals match against Atlético Nacional in Medellin.

Chapecoense play in Brazil’s premier division, Série A. The club was founded in 1973 and first won promotion to the top flight in 2014.

The Copa Sudamericana is South America’s second-tier club competition, one rung below the Copa Libertadores, the centrepiece of the continent’s football calendar. The winner of the Copa Sudamericana gains automatic entry into next season’s Copa Libertadores.

The final, like each round of the tournament, is a two-legged tie, consisting of a home match and an away fixture. Atlético Nacional were due to visit Brazil for the return leg on 7 December.