1967 Copa Libertadores
| 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 | Argentina 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
[edit | edit source]The following 20 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[1]
Draw
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Group 1
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
Group 2
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
Group 3
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
Tiebreaker
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Argentina | 2–1 | Peru Universitario |
Group 2
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
Finals
[edit | edit source]| Racing Argentina | 2–1 | Uruguay Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Cardoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Raffo File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Viera File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.
Champion
[edit | edit source]| Copa Libertadores de América 1967 Winners |
|---|
| Argentina |
| Racing First Title |
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/teams/copa_libertadores/1967/groupall BeSoccer
- ^ Declined to play because preferred to take excursions to Europe which were more profitable. [1] TNT Sports (in Portuguese).
- ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/rankings/copa_libertadores/1967/top-scorers BeSoccer