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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | February 11 – August 8 |
Teams | 20 (from 10 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 113 |
Goals scored | 353 (3.12 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
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 |
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CONMEBOL 1 berth |
Peñarol | 1966 Copa Libertadores de América winners |
2 berths |
Racing | 1966 Primera División champion |
River Plate | 1966 Primera División runner-up | |
2 berths |
Bolívar | 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion |
31 de Octubre | 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up | |
2 berth |
Cruzeiro | 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
Santos | 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up | |
2 berths |
Universidad Católica | 1966 Primera División champion |
Colo-Colo | 1966 Primera División runner-up | |
2 berths |
Santa Fe | 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion |
Independiente Medellín | 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up | |
2 berths |
Barcelona | 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion |
Emelec | 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up | |
2 berths |
Cerro Porteño | 1966 Primera División champion |
Guaraní | 1966 Primera División runner-up | |
2 berths |
Universitario | 1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion |
Sport Boys | 1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up | |
1 berth |
Nacional | 1966 Primera División winner |
2 berths |
Deportivo Italia | 1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion |
Galicia | 1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up |
First round
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 1
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | |
11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | |
5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | |
4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -13 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 2
Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 22 | |
15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | |
8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | |
8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | |
7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | |
5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
Group 3
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 22 | |
15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 2 | |
13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | |
10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | |
9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | |
9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | |
9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -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 |
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9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
- Racing and Universitario finished level on points, and Racing won a play-off 2-1
Goalscorers
The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[3]
References
- Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league.
- 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)
- Juan Pablo Andrés; Frank Ballesteros (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2012.