1963 Copa Libertadores

4th season of Copa Libertadores Copa de Campeones de América 1963 April 7 – September 11 9 8 BRA 1889 Santos 2 ARG Boca Juniors 19 63 ARG José Sanfilippo (7 goals) 1962 1964 The 1963 Copa de Campeones de América was the fourth season of South America's premier club football tournament. Nine teams entered with Bolivia and Venezuela not sending a representative. This competition was notable for the participation of many world class stars such as José Sanfilippo, Pelé, Garrincha, Antonio Rattín, Alberto Spencer and Jairzinho, among others. The Alvinegro da Vila, usually regarded as the greatest football club team ever, defeated their semifinal and final opponents in stylish fashion which included a 4–0 victory over Botafogo in the fabled Estádio do Maracanã, and a 2–1 win in La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. In a classic South American match-up, defending champions Santos defeated the Xeneixes on both legs of the final to retain the title. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualification methodAppLastPrevious BestCONMEBOL1 berthSantos1962 Copa de Campeones winners2nd1962championArgentina1 berthBoca Juniors1962 Primera División championfirstBrazil 18891 berthBotafogo1962 Taça Brasil runner-upfirst1 berthUniversidad de Chile1962 Primera División champion2nd1960preliminary round1 berthMillonarios1962 Campeonato Profesional champion3rd1962semifinals1 berthEverest1962 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol championfirstParaguay 19541 berthOlimpia1962 Primera División champion3rd1961runner-up1 berthAlianza Lima1962 Primera División championfirst1 berthPeñarol1962 Primera División champion4th1962champion (2) Format and tie-breaking criteria Due to the uneven number of teams, the first round became a group stage with two groups of three and one group of two. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same as the previous season. At each stage of the tournament teams receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage: a one-game playoff; superior goal difference; draw of lots. First round Eight teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of two. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Santos, the title holders, had a bye to the next round. Group 1 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBRA 1889 Botafogo440051+48PER Alianza Lima411223−13COL Millonarios401303−31 April 24, 1963 Alianza Lima PER 0–0 COL Millonarios Lima May 26, 1963 Millonarios COL 0–1 PER Alianza Lima Zegarra Bogotá June 30, 1963 Alianza Lima PER 0–1 BRA 1889 Botafogo Élton Lima July 7, 1963 Millonarios COL 0–2 BRA 1889 Botafogo Antoninho Rildo Bogotá July 31, 1963 Botafogo BRA 1889 wo A COL Millonarios Rio de Janeiro July 24, 1963 Botafogo BRA 1889 2–1 PER Alianza Lima Jairzinho Santos Tenemás Rio de Janeiro Group 2 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsURU Peñarol2200141+134Ecuador Everest2002114−130 June 9, 1963 Everest ECU 0–5 URU Peñarol Sasía Rocha Guayaquil July 7, 1963 Peñarol URU 9–1 ECU Everest Spencer Matosas Rocha Abbadie Gandó Montevideo Group 3 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsARG Boca Juniors430196+36Paraguay 1954 Olimpia4202710−34Chile Universidad de Chile41037702 April 7, 1963 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 1–0 ARG Boca Juniors Ferreira Asunción April 14, 1963 Boca Juniors ARG 5–3 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Valentim Menéndez Corbatta Zárate Segovia Buenos Aires June 26, 1963 Boca Juniors ARG 1–0 CHI Universidad de Chile González Buenos Aires July 17, 1963 Universidad de Chile CHI 4–1 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Alvarez Marcos Musso Arámbulo Santiago July 24, 1963 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 2–1 CHI Universidad de Chile Núñez Sepúlveda Asunción July 31, 1963 Universidad de Chile CHI 2–3 ARG Boca Juniors Campos Sanfilippo Santiago Knockout stage Bracket no Semi-finals URU Peñarol 1 0 1 ARG Boca Juniors 2 1 3 BRA Santos 1 4 5 BRA Botafogo 1 0 1 Final ARG Boca Juniors 2 1 3 BRA Santos 3 2 5 Four teams were drawn into two groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals. Group A TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsARG Boca Juniors220031+24URU Peñarol200213−20 August 7, 1963 Peñarol URU 1–2 ARG Boca Juniors Magdalena 80 o.g. Valentim 26 88 Montevideo August 17, 1963 Boca Juniors ARG 1–0 URU Peñarol Sanfilippo 47 Buenos Aires Group B TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBRA 1889 Santos211051+43BRA 1889 Botafogo201115−41 August 22, 1963 Santos BRA 1889 1–1 BRA 1889 Botafogo Pelé 90 Jairzinho 60 São Paulo August 28, 1963 Botafogo BRA 1889 0–4 BRA 1889 Santos Pelé 11 15 33Lima 82 Rio de Janeiro Finals 1963 Copa Libertadores Finals TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsBRA 1889 Santos220053+24ARG Boca Juniors200235−20 September 3, 1963 Santos BRA 1889 3–2 ARG Boca Juniors Coutinho 2 21Lima 28 Sanfilippo 43 89 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 100,000 Marcel Albert Bois (France) September 11, 1963 Boca Juniors ARG 1–2 BRA 1889 Santos Sanfilippo 46 Coutinho 50Pelé 82 Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires 50,000 Marcel Albert Bois (France) Champion Copa Libertadores de América1963 ChampionBRA 100pxSantosSecond Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1ARG José SanfilippoARG Boca Juniors72BRA 1889 PeléBRA 1889 Santos5ECU Alberto SpencerURU Peñarol54BRA 1889 Paulo ValentimARG Boca Juniors45BRA 1889 CoutinhoBRA 1889 Santos3URU José Francisco SasíaURU Peñarol3 Footnotes A. woNot played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a fine of USD 4,500 rather than traveling to Rio for the match; points awarded to Botafogo but no goals. External links Copa Libertadores 1963 at CONMEBOL website Copa Libertadores 1963 at RSSSF 1963 Category:1963 in South American men's continental football