1967 Copa Libertadores

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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.

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 scorer(s)Argentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
1966
1968

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
  Argentina
2 berths
Racing 1966 Primera División champion
River Plate 1966 Primera División runner-up
  Bolivia
2 berths
Bolívar 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
31 de Octubre 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
  Brazil
2 berth
Cruzeiro 1966 Taça Brasil champion
Santos 1966 Taça Brasil runner-up
  Chile
2 berths
Universidad Católica 1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1966 Primera División runner-up
  Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion
Independiente Medellín 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
  Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
Emelec 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up
  Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño 1966 Primera División champion
Guaraní 1966 Primera División runner-up
  Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Sport Boys 1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
  Uruguay
1 berth
Nacional 1966 Primera División winner
  Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Italia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion
Deportivo Galicia 1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up

Draw

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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   CRU   UNI   SBA   GAL   ITA   SAN[2]
1   Cruzeiro 8 7 1 0 22 6 +16 15 Qualified to the Semifinals 4–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
2   Universitario 8 5 1 2 11 8 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
3   Sport Boys 8 2 1 5 10 11 −1 5 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–0
4   Deportivo Galicia 8 2 1 5 5 10 −5 5 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
5   Deportivo Italia 8 1 2 5 3 16 −13 4 0–3 0–3 2–5 1–0
  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   RAC   RIV   SFE   BOL   DIM   OCT
1   Racing 10 8 1 1 29 7 +22 17 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–0 4–1 6–0 5–2 6–0
2   River Plate 10 6 3 1 29 9 +20 15 0–0 4–0 2–0 6–2 7–0
3   Santa Fe 10 3 2 5 17 22 −5 8 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–0
4   Bolívar 10 2 4 4 11 21 −10 8 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–0
5   Independiente Medellín 10 3 1 6 12 22 −10 7 0–2 0–1 0–4 2–0 3–0
6   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   NAC   COL   CAT   GUA   EME   BAR   CER
1   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   Colo-Colo 12 7 1 4 30 28 +2 15 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 5–1
3   Universidad Católica 12 5 3 4 19 16 +3 13 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1
4   Guaraní 12 4 2 6 18 15 +3 10 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–2
5   Emelec 12 4 1 7 16 24 −8 9 1–4 4–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1
6   Barcelona 12 4 1 7 14 24 −10 9 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
7   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   RAC   UNI   RIV   COL
1   Racing 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 Qualified to the Final 1–2 3–1 3–1
2   Universitario 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 9 1–2 2–2 3–0
3   River Plate 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3 0–0 0–1 1–1
4   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   2–1   Universitario

Group 2

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

Finals

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

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

Racing  2–1  Nacional
Cardoso   14'
Raffo   43'
Viera   79'
Attendance: 50,000

Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.

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