1976 Copa Libertadores

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1976 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 25 – July 30
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored208 (2.74 per match)
← 1975
1977 →

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.

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 crash.

Independiente, the defending champions who had won four consecutive titles till the 1975 edition of the tournament, were defeated in the semifinals by fellow Argentina club River Plate.

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualification method
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
2 + 1 berths 		Independiente 1975 Copa Libertadores champion
River Plate 1975 Metropolitano champion
1975 Nacional champion
Estudiantes 1975 Metropolitano runner-up
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
2 berths 		Guabirá 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
Bolívar 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2 berths 		Internacional 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Cruzeiro 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
2 berths 		Unión Española 1975 Primera División champion
Palestino 1975 Miniliga Pré-Libertadores champion
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2 berths 		Santa Fe 1975 Campeonato Profesional champion
Millonarios 1975 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
2 berths 		LDU Quito 1975 Serie A champion
Deportivo Cuenca 1975 Serie A runner-up
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
2 berths 		Olimpia 1975 Primera División champion
Sportivo Luqueño 1975 Primera División runner-up
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
2 berths 		Alianza Lima 1975 Descentralizado champion
Alfonso Ugarte 1975 Descentralizado runner-up
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
2 berths 		Peñarol 1975 Primera División champion
Nacional 1975 Primera División runner-up
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
2 berths 		Portuguesa 1975 Venezuelan champion
Deportivo Galicia 1975 Venezuelan Championship runner-up

Draw

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The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Independiente was champion of the 1975 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

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Group 1

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

Group 2

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

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Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Group 5

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

1st Place Playoff

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Playoff standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2 Qualified to the Semi-Finals
2 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Source: [citation needed]
April 22 First Stage LDU Quito Ecuador 2–1 (a.e.t.) Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca Guayaquil, Ecuador
Carrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Rivadeneira File:Soccerball shade.svg 115'		 Report Villagra File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Óscar Veiro (Argentina)

Semi-finals

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Group 1

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Group 1 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil CRU Ecuador LDQ Peru ALI
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15 8 Qualified to the Final — 4–1 7–1
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 2 1–3 — 2–1
3 Peru Alianza Lima 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9 2 0–4 2–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

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Group 2

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

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Playoffs

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
River Plate Argentina 1–0 Argentina Independiente

Finals

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Main article: 1976 Copa Libertadores Finals
Cruzeiro Brazil4 – 1River Plate Argentina
Nelinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Palhinha File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Valdo File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'		 Más File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Attendance: 58,720 (65,000)
River Plate Argentina2 – 1Cruzeiro Brazil
J. J. López File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
P. González File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 Palhinha File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Attendance: 90,000
Cruzeiro Brazil3 – 2River Plate Argentina
Nelinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Eduardo File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Joãozinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Más File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Urquiza File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Attendance: 40,000


 Copa Libertadores
1976 champions 
Brazil
Cruzeiro
1st title
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