1967 Copa Libertadores

1967 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates February 11 August 8
Teams 20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Argentina Racing (1st title)
Runners-up Uruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played 113
Goals scored 353 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)

The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, and which 19 club teams from South American nations.

The 1966 winners and runners-up of every nation that belonged to the CONMEBOL took part in the seasonal tournament. The only exceptions were Uruguay, which had its defending champion Peñarol and league champion participate, and Brazil, whose runner-up Santos declined to play.

The tournament was divided into three rounds; the first group stage, the second group stage, and the final. The tournament was won by Racing of Argentina who beat Nacional of Uruguay.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth
Peñarol 1966 Copa Libertadores de América winners
 Argentina
2 berths
Racing 1966 Primera División champion
River Plate 1966 Primera División runner-up
 Bolivia
2 berths
Bolívar 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
31 de Octubre 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
 Brazil
2 berth
Cruzeiro 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Santos 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
2 berths
Universidad Católica 1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1966 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion
Independiente Medellín 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
Emelec 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño 1966 Primera División champion
Guaraní 1966 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Sport Boys 1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
1 berth
Nacional 1966 Primera División winner
 Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Italia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion
Galicia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up

First round

Sixteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group of five. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Second round. Peñarol, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Brazil Cruzeiro 15871022616
Peru Universitario 1185121183
Peru Sport Boys 582151011-1
Venezuela Galicia 58215510-5
Venezuela Deportivo Italia 48125316-13
Brazil Santos[1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group 2

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Argentina Racing 171081129722
Argentina River Plate 151063129920
Colombia Santa Fe 8103251722-5
Bolivia Bolívar 8102441121-10
Colombia Independiente Medellín 7103161222-10
Bolivia 31 de Octubre 5102171229-17

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Uruguay Nacional 1912912341222
Chile Colo-Colo 151271430282
Chile Universidad Católica 13125341916-3
Paraguay Guaraní 101242618153
Ecuador Emelec 9124171624-8
Ecuador Barcelona 9124171424-10
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 9124171426-12

Source:[2]

Semifinals

There was one group of four teams and one of three. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Final.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina Racing 96411115
Peru Universitario 96411105
Argentina River Plate 3603348
Chile Colo-Colo 36114310

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay Nacional 5421164
Brazil Cruzeiro 4420256
Uruguay Peñarol 3411256

[2]

Final

Team Agg. Team 1st leg 2nd leg Playoff
Argentina Racing2-1Uruguay Nacional0-00-02-1

Goalscorers

The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[3]

References

  1. Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league.
  2. 1 2 José Luis Pierrend, John Beuker, Pablo Ciullini and Karel Stokkermans (29 November 2012). "Copa Libertadores de América 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 December 2012. (Note - source also includes individual match scores, dates and goalscorers)
  3. Juan Pablo Andrés and Frank Ballesteros (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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