1976 Copa Libertadores

1976 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates February 25 – July 30
Teams 21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 207 (2.76 per match)

The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.

Cruzeiro won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after Pelé's Santos, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata, who died in a car accident.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualification method
 Argentina
2 + 1 berths
Independiente 1975 Copa Libertadores champion
River Plate 1975 Metropolitano champion
1975 Nacional champion
Estudiantes 1975 Metropolitano runner-up
 Bolivia
2 berths
Guabirá 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
Bolívar 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths
Internacional 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Cruzeiro 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
2 berths
Unión Española 1975 Primera División champion
Palestino 1975 Miniliga Pré-Libertadores champion
 Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe 1975 Campeonato Profesional champion
Millonarios 1975 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
LDU Quito 1975 Serie A champion
Deportivo Cuenca 1975 Serie A runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Olimpia 1975 Primera División champion
Sportivo Luqueño 1975 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Alianza Lima 1975 Descentralizado champion
Alfonso Ugarte 1975 Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
2 berths
Peñarol 1975 Primera División champion
Nacional 1975 Primera División runner-up
 Venezuela
2 berths
Portuguesa 1975 Venezuelan champion
Galicia 1975 Venezuelan Championship runner-up

The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:

Group stage

Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Argentina River Plate 106501103+7
Argentina Estudiantes 96411113+8
Venezuela Portuguesa 56213811-3
Venezuela Galicia 06006315-12
 ESTDGAPORRIV
Estudiantes 4-0 3-0 1-0
Galicia 0-1 1-2 0-1
Portuguesa 2-2 3-1 0-2
River Plate 1-0 4-1 2-1

Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Ecuador LDU Quito 86321105+5
Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 8632196+3
Bolivia Bolivar 6630316115
Bolivia Guabirá 26105215-13
 BOLDCUGUALDU
Bolívar 4-2 7-1 3-2
Deportivo Cuenca 3-1 1-0 0-0
Guabirá 1-0 0-2 0-1
LDU Quito 2-1 1-1 4-0

Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Brazil Cruzeiro 116510209+11
Brazil Internacional 76312108+2
Paraguay Olimpia 46123711-4
Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 26105514-9
 CRUINTOLISLU
Cruzeiro 5-4 4-1 4-1
Internacional 0-2 1-0 3-0
Olimpia 2-2 1-1 2-3
Sportivo Luqueño 1-3 0-1 0-1

Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Peru Alianza Lima 8632184+4
Colombia Millonarios 6622285+3
Peru Alfonso Ugarte 6614158-3
Colombia Santa Fe 46123711-4
 AUGALIISFMIL
Alfonso Ugarte 0-0 2-1 1-1
Alianza Lima 0-0 3-0 2-1
Santa Fe 2-2 2-3 1-0
Millonarios 4-0 1-0 1-1

Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Uruguay Peñarol 8632174+3
Chile Unión Española 8632153+2
Chile Palestino 5621356-1
Uruguay Nacional 3603359-4
 NACPALPENUES
Nacional 1-1 1-2 1-1
Palestino 2-1 1-0 0-1
Peñarol 1-1 2-1 0-1
Unión Española 2-0 1-0 0-0

Semi-finals

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Brazil Cruzeiro 8440018315
Ecuador LDU Quito 24103410-6
Peru Alianza Lima 24103413-9
 ALICRULDU
Alianza Lima 0-4 2-0
Cruzeiro 7-1 4-1
LDU Quito 2-1 1-3

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Argentina River Plate 5421141+3
Argentina Independiente 5421321+1
Uruguay Peñarol 2410315-4
 INDPENRIV
Independiente 1-0 0-1
Peñarol 0-1 1-0
River Plate 0-0 3-0

Playoffs

Date Location Home team Score Away team
16 July Buenos Aires River Plate Argentina 1 - 0 Argentina Independiente

Final

July 21, 1976
Cruzeiro Brazil 4 1 River Plate Argentina
Nelinho  22'
Palhinha  29',  40'
Valdo  80'
Más  63'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 58,720 (65,000)
Referee: Vicente Llobregat, Venezuela

July 28, 1976
River Plate Argentina 2 1 Cruzeiro Brazil
J. J. López  10'
Pedro González  76'
Palhinha  48'
Monumental de Nuñez, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: José Martínez Bazán, Uruguay

July 30, 1976
Cruzeiro Brazil 3 2 River Plate Argentina
Nelinho  24'
Eduardo  55'
Joãozinho  88'
Más  59'
Urquiza  64'
Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alberto Martínez, Chile
Copa Libertadores
1976 Champions
Brazil
Cruzeiro
First title

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