1967 Copa Libertadores

The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, and which involved 20 club teams from South American nations.

1967 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 – August 8
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Racing (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played113
Goals scored353 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
1966
1968

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

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[citation needed]

CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth
Peñarol1966 Copa Libertadores de América winners
 Argentina
2 berths
Racing1966 Primera División champion
River Plate1966 Primera División runner-up
 Bolivia
2 berths
Bolívar1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
31 de Octubre1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
 Brazil
2 berth
Cruzeiro1966 Taça Brasil champion
Santos1966 Taça Brasil runner-up
 Chile
2 berths
Universidad Católica1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo1966 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe1966 Campeonato Profesional champion
Independiente Medellín1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
Emelec1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño1966 Primera División champion
Guaraní1966 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Universitario1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Sport Boys1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
1 berth
Nacional1966 Primera División winner
 Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Italia1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion
Deportivo Galicia1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up

Draw

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Nineteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group of seven. 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 1Group 2Group 3

First round

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Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation CRU UNI SBA GAL ITA SAN[1]
1 Cruzeiro8710226+1615Qualified to the Semifinals4–13–13–14–0
2 Universitario8512118+3112–21–02–01–0
3 Sport Boys82151011−151–20–32–00–0
4 Deportivo Galicia8215510−550–12–02–10–0
5 Deportivo Italia8125316−1340–30–32–51–0
Santos[1]00000000
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation RAC RIV SFE BOL DIM OCT
1 Racing10811297+2217Qualified to the Semifinals2–04–16–05–26–0
2 River Plate10631299+20150–04–02–06–27–0
3 Santa Fe103251722−581–22–21–22–02–0
4 Bolívar102441121−1080–23–32–21–11–0
5 Independiente Medellín103161222−1070–20–10–42–03–0
6 31 de Octubre102171229−1753–00–46–22–21–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation NAC COL CAT GUA EME BAR CER
1 Nacional129123412+2219Qualified to the Semifinals5–20–03–13–02–04–1
2 Colo-Colo127143028+2153–24–21–03–23–25–1
3 Universidad Católica125341916+3130–35–21–11–23–13–1
4 Guaraní124261815+3100–14–21–13–04–11–2
5 Emelec124171624−891–44–30–10–23–02–1
6 Barcelona124171424−1092–11–10–22–12–11–2
7 Cerro Porteño124171626−1092–60–11–01–01–11–2
Source: [citation needed]

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Source:[2]

Semifinals

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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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation RAC UNI RIV COL
1 Racing6411115+69Qualified to the Final1–23–13–1
2 Universitario6411105+591–22–23–0
3 River Plate603348−430–00–11–1
4 Colo-Colo6114310−730–20–11–0
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1 Score Team 2
Racing 2–1 Universitario

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation NAC CRU PEÑ
1 Nacional421164+25Qualified to the Final2–02–2
2 Cruzeiro420256−142–11–0
3 Peñarol411256−130–13–2
Source: [citation needed]

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Finals

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Racing 0–0 Nacional
Nacional 0–0 Racing
Racing 2–1 Nacional

Goalscorers

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

References

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  1. ^ Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league. [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c José Luis Pierrend; John Beuker; Pablo Ciullini; 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; Frank Ballesteros (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2012.