1967 Copa Libertadores

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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 scorerArgentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
1966
1968

The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, where 20 club teams from South American nations competed to be the champion.

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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The following 20 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[1]

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth
Peñarol 1966 Copa Libertadores de América winners
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
2 berths
Racing 1966 Primera División champion
River Plate 1966 Primera División runner-up
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
2 berths
Bolívar 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
31 de Octubre 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2 berth
Cruzeiro 1966 Taça Brasil champion
Santos 1966 Taça Brasil runner-up
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
2 berths
Universidad Católica 1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1966 Primera División runner-up
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion
Independiente Medellín 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
Emelec 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up
File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño 1966 Primera División champion
Guaraní 1966 Primera División runner-up
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Sport Boys 1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
1 berth
Nacional 1966 Primera División winner
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Italia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion
Deportivo Galicia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up

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 Group 2 Group 3

First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Brazil CRU Peru UNI Peru SBA Venezuela GAL Venezuela ITA Brazil SAN[2]
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 8 7 1 0 22 6 +16 15 Qualified to the Semifinals 4–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
2 Peru Universitario 8 5 1 2 11 8 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Sport Boys 8 2 1 5 10 11 −1 5 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–0
4 Venezuela Deportivo Galicia 8 2 1 5 5 10 −5 5 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
5 Venezuela Deportivo Italia 8 1 2 5 3 16 −13 4 0–3 0–3 2–5 1–0
Brazil Santos[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RSSSF

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina RAC Argentina RIV Colombia SFE Bolivia BOL Colombia DIM Bolivia OCT
1 Argentina Racing 10 8 1 1 29 7 +22 17 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–0 4–1 6–0 5–2 6–0
2 Argentina River Plate 10 6 3 1 29 9 +20 15 0–0 4–0 2–0 6–2 7–0
3 Colombia Santa Fe 10 3 2 5 17 22 −5 8 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–0
4 Bolivia Bolívar 10 2 4 4 11 21 −10 8 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–0
5 Colombia Independiente Medellín 10 3 1 6 12 22 −10 7 0–2 0–1 0–4 2–0 3–0
6 Bolivia 31 de Octubre 10 2 1 7 12 29 −17 5 3–0 0–4 6–2 2–2 1–2
Source: RSSSF

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Chile COL Chile CAT Paraguay GUA Ecuador EME Ecuador BAR Paraguay CER
1 Uruguay Nacional 12 9 1 2 34 12 +22 19 Qualified to the Semifinals 5–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–1
2 Chile Colo-Colo 12 7 1 4 30 28 +2 15 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 5–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 12 5 3 4 19 16 +3 13 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1
4 Paraguay Guaraní 12 4 2 6 18 15 +3 10 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–2
5 Ecuador Emelec 12 4 1 7 16 24 −8 9 1–4 4–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1
6 Ecuador Barcelona 12 4 1 7 14 24 −10 9 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
7 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 12 4 1 7 14 26 −12 9 2–6 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Source: RSSSF

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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina RAC Peru UNI Argentina RIV Chile COL
1 Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 Qualified to the Final 1–2 3–1 3–1
2 Peru Universitario 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 9 1–2 2–2 3–0
3 Argentina River Plate 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3 0–0 0–1 1–1
4 Chile Colo-Colo 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 3 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source: RSSSF

Tiebreaker

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing Argentina 2–1 Peru Universitario

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Brazil CRU Uruguay PEÑ
1 Uruguay Nacional 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5 Qualified to the Final 2–0 2–2
2 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 4 2–1 1–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3 0–1 3–2
Source: RSSSF

Finals

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Racing Argentina0–0Uruguay Nacional
Attendance: 99,148
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)

Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Racing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)

Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

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Copa Libertadores de América
1967 Winners
Argentina
Racing
First Title

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. ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/teams/copa_libertadores/1967/groupall BeSoccer
  2. ^ Declined to play because preferred to take excursions to Europe which were more profitable. [1] TNT Sports (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/rankings/copa_libertadores/1967/top-scorers BeSoccer