1976 Copa Libertadores

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.

1976 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 25 – July 30
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-up River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored208 (2.74 per match)

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV EST POR DGA
River Plate 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 10 Qualified to Semi-Finals — 1–0 2–1 4–1
Estudiantes 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 9 1–0 — 3–0 4–0
Portuguesa 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 5 0–2 2–2 — 3–1
Galicia 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source:

Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)

Group 2 standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LDQ CDC BOL GUA
L.D.U. Quito 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff — 1–1 2–1 4–0
Deportivo Cuenca 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 0–0 — 3–1 1–0
Bolívar 6 3 0 3 16 11 +5 6 3–2 4–2 — 7–1
Guabirá 6 1 0 5 2 15 −13 2 0–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source:

Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU INT OLI SLU
Cruzeiro 6 5 1 0 20 9 +11 11 Qualified to Semi-Finals — 5–4 4–1 4–1
Internacional 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7 0–2 — 1–0 3–0
Olimpia 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 4 2–2 1–1 — 2–3
Sportivo Luqueño 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 2 1–3 0–1 0–1 —
Source:

Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALI MIL AUG ISF
Alianza Lima 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 8 Qualified to Semi-Finals — 2–1 0–0 3–0
Millonarios 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 6 1–0 — 4–0 1–1
Alfonso Ugarte 6 1 4 1 5 8 −3 6 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 4 2–3 1–0 2–2 —
Source:

Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PEÑ UES PAL NAC
Peñarol 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 8 Qualified to Semi-Finals — 2–0 2–1 1–1
Unión Española 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 8 0–0 — 1–0 2–0
Palestino 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 5 1–0 0–1 — 2–1
Nacional 6 0 3 3 5 9 −4 3 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source:

1st Place Playoff
Playoff standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L.D.U. Quito 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2 Qualified to the Semi-Finals
2 Deportivo Cuenca 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Source:
April 22 First StageL.D.U. Quito 2–1 (a.e.t.) Deportivo CuencaGuayaquil, Ecuador
Carrera  66'
Rivadeneira  115'		 Report Villagra  63' Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Óscar Veiro (Argentina)

Semi-finals

Group 1

Group 1 standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRU LDQ ALI
Cruzeiro 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15 8 Qualified to the Final — 4–1 7–1
L.D.U. Quito 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 2 1–3 — 2–1
Alianza Lima 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9 2 0–4 2–0 —
Source:

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV IND PEÑ
River Plate 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 5 Qualified to the Final — 0–0 3–0
Independiente 4 2 1 1 2 1 +1 5 0–1 — 1–0
Peñarol 4 1 0 3 1 5 −4 2 1–0 0–1 —
Source:

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

Finals
Main article: 1976 Copa Libertadores Finals
Cruzeiro 4 – 1River Plate
Nelinho  22'
Palhinha  29',  40'
Valdo  80'		 Más  63'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 58,720 (65,000)
Referee: Vicente Llobregat, Venezuela
River Plate 2 – 1Cruzeiro
J. J. López  10'
Pedro González  76'		 Palhinha  48'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: José Martínez Bazán, Uruguay
Cruzeiro 3 – 2River Plate
Nelinho  24'
Eduardo  55'
Joãozinho  88'		 Más  59'
Urquiza  64'
Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alberto Martínez, Chile
 Copa Libertadores
1976 Champions 

Cruzeiro
1st title
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