1964 Copa Libertadores

5th season of Copa Libertadores Copa de Campeones de América 1964 April 3 - August 12 11 10 ARG Independiente 1 URU Nacional 26 88 ARG Mario RodríguezPAR Celino Mora(6 goals each) 1963 1965 The 1964 Copa de Campeones de América was the fifth edition of South America's premier club football tournament. For the first time since its inception, every member of CONMEBOL was represented in the competition. Deportivo Italia became the first club from Venezuela to participate, providing an unexpectedly impressive performance after eliminating Bahia of Brazil in the preliminary round and beating Barcelona in Guayaquil. Building up on Boca Juniors' great showing in the last season, Argentine football managed to put themselves on the international map as Independiente won Argentina's first title. El Diablo Rojo, or Red Devil, eliminated the powerful Santos, which played without the main stars of its attack (Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho and an injured Pelé didn't play, and Pepe played just the first match of the semifinal). News at journal Folha de S.Paulo on June 23, 2015, the Argentine TV brought up to light phone recordings conversations between Abel Gnecco, Argentina's representative in referee committee of Conmebol and the former president of AFA, Julio Grondona, who died in 2014 and who in 1964 was president of Independiente. In the wiretapping (recorded at May 17, 2013), Grondona praises himself for have conspired with the referee team of semifinal between Santos and Independiente, in order that Brazilian team could not qualify for the final. Transcription of the wiretape, included. pt After winning both matches of their semifinal series, the Argentines dispatched Nacional in the finals. Mario Rodríguez was a key factor in Independiente's triumph and was the top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualification methodCONMEBOL1 berthSantos1963 Copa Libertadores de América winnersArgentina1 berthIndependiente1963 Primera División champion1 berthAurora1963 Copa Simón Bolívar championBrazil 18891 berthBahia1963 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up1 berthColo-Colo1963 Primera División champion1 berthMillonarios1963 Campeonato Profesional champion1 berthBarcelona1963 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol championParaguay 1954 Paraguay1 berthCerro Porteño1963 Primera División champion1 berthAlianza Lima1963 Primera División champion1 berthNacional1963 Primera División championVenezuela 19301 berthDeportivo Italia1963 Venezuelan Primera División champion Tie-breaking criteria This edition saw a first round, with three groups containing three teams each; the preliminary round from the 1961 edition was reintroduced. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained unchanged. 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. Preliminary round Owing to the uneven number of teams in the competition, a preliminary round was created to determine who joined the other 9 teams in the competition. As a predominated "weak" side, Venezuela has its representative face off against Brazil's second representative. The winner of the series would advance into the First round. Both matches took place in Caracas. Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsVEN 1930 Deportivo Italia211021+13BRA 1889 Bahía201112-11 April 3, 1964 Deportivo Italia VEN 1930 0 – 0 BRA 1889 Bahía Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Olten Aires de Abreu (Brazil) April 8, 1964 Bahía BRA 1960 1 – 2 VEN 1930 Deportivo Italia Vevé 54 Jaime 52Iranildo 60 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Olten Aires de Abreu (Brazil) First round Nine teams were drawn into groups of three. 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 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsURU Nacional43109277Paraguay 1954 Cerro Porteño412111654BOL Aurora4013214-121 April 12, 1964 Aurora BOL 2 – 2 Paraguay 1954 Cerro Porteño Herbas 39García 59 Mora 78B. Rojas 85 Félix Capriles, Cochabamba Miguel Comesaña (Argentina) April 19, 1964 Nacional URU 2 – 0 BOL Aurora Abeledo 40 67 Centenario, Montevideo Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil) April 26, 1964 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1954 2 – 2 URU Nacional Mora 46 50 Méndez 36Oyarbide 55 Puerto Sajonia, Asunción Adolfo Reginatto (Chile) May 3, 1964 Aurora BOL 0 – 3 URU Nacional Bergara 51Pérez 87Acosta 88 Félix Capriles, Cochabamba Alberto Tejada (Peru) May 10, 1964 Nacional URU 2 – 0 Paraguay 1954 Cerro Porteño Bergara 17Pérez 69 Centenario, Montevideo Ángel Coerezza (Argentina) May 17, 1964 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1954 7 – 0 BOL Aurora Báez 32 pen.Monges 41Mora 50 69 77B. Rojas 76J.C. Rojas 83 Puerto Sajonia, Asunción Miguel Comesaña (Argentina) Group 2 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsARG Independiente431011387COL Millonarios420268-24PER Alianza Lima4013511-61 May 7, 1964 Millonarios COL 3 – 2 PER Alianza Lima Gamboa 30 53 86 Zegarra 8 70 El Campín, Bogotá Carlos Robles (Chile) May 31, 1964 Independiente ARG 4 – 0 PER Alianza Lima Savoy 4Rodríguez 35Rolan 40Suárez 88 Independiente, Avellaneda José Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) June 4, 1964 Alianza Lima PER 2 – 2A A ARG Independiente León 24 82 Savoy 42 60 pen. El Cilindro, Avellaneda José Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) June 7, 1964 Independiente ARG 5 – 1 COL Millonarios Suárez 30 47Rodríguez 33 74Savoy 63 Orlando 7 Independiente, Avellaneda Carlos Robles (Chile) June 28, 1964 Alianza Lima PER 1 – 2B B COL Millonarios Zegarra 76 Sílvio 25Gando 78 El Campín, Bogotá Esteban Marino (Uruguay) July 8, 1964 Millonarios COL C C ARG Independiente Bogotá Group 3 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsCHL Colo-Colo43019726ECU Barcelona42029454VEN 1930 Deportivo Italia410329-72 May 3, 1964 Barcelona ECU 0 – 1 VEN 1930 Deportivo Italia Bezerra 83 Modelo, Guayaquil Carlos Robles (Chile) May 5, 1964 Colo-Colo CHI 4 – 0 VEN 1930 Deportivo Italia Valdés 53Álvarez 66Moreno 86Roberto 89 Nacional, Santiago Carlos Rivero (Peru) May 13, 1964 Barcelona ECU 2 – 3 CHI Colo-Colo Nivaldo 64 76 Roberto 34Álvarez 55Valdés 59 Modelo, Guayaquil Carlos Rivero (Peru) May 17, 1964 Deportivo Italia VEN 1930 1 – 2 CHI Colo-Colo Jaime 54 Roberto 3Moreno 25 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Walter Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) May 24, 1964 Deportivo Italia VEN 1930 0 – 3 ECU Barcelona Calderón 48Geninho 72Nivaldo 88 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas Walter Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) May 28, 1964 Colo-Colo CHI 0 – 4 ECU Barcelona Nivaldo 29 80Hélio 59Geninho 82 Nacional, Santiago José María Codesal (Uruguay) Semifinals 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 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsARG Independiente220053+24BRA 1889 Santos200235−20 July 15, 1964 Santos BRA 1889 2 – 3 ARG Independiente Pepe 25Almir 35 Rodríguez 43Bernao 45Suárez 89 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Arthur Holland (England) July 22, 1964 Independiente ARG 2 – 1 BRA 1889 Santos Mori 37Rodríguez 68 Toninho 38 Independiente, Avellaneda Arthur Holland (England) Group B Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsURU Nacional220084+44CHI Colo-Colo200248−40 July 15, 1964 Colo-Colo CHI 2 – 4 URU Nacional Baeza 62 o.g.Álvarez 77 Sanfilippo 6 72Leites 44Douksas 86 Nacional, Santiago Jim Finney (England) August 1, 1964 Nacional URU 4 – 2 CHI Colo-Colo Douksas 11Jaburú 17 44Pérez 76 Jiménez 28Valdés 54 Centenario, Montevideo Kevin Howley (England) Finals 1964 Copa Libertadores Finals Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsARG Independiente211010+13URU Nacional201101−11 August 6, 1964 Nacional URU 0 – 0 ARG Independiente Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 60,000 Leo Horn (Netherlands) August 12, 1964 Independiente ARG 1 – 0 URU Nacional Rodríguez 35 La Doble Visera, Avellaneda 80,000 José Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) Champion Copa Libertadores de América1964 ChampionARG 100pxIndependienteFirst Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1ARG Mario RodríguezARG Independiente 6Paraguay 1954 Celino MoraParaguay 1954 Cerro Porteño 6 3BRA 1889 NivaldoECU Barcelona 5 4ARG Luis Eduardo SuárezARG Independiente 4ARG Raúl Armando SavoyARG Independiente 4 3COL Delio GamboaCOL Millonarios 3CHI Francisco ValdésCHI Colo-Colo 3CHI Luis Hernán ÁlvarezCHI Colo-Colo 3BRA Roberto FrojueloCHI Colo-Colo 3URU Domingo PérezURU Nacional 3PER Víctor ZegarraPER Alianza Lima 3 Footnotes A. APlayed in Avellaneda (Racing Club's stadium) due to the tragedy around the olympic qualifier between Peru and Argentina in Lima. B. BPlayed in Bogotá (El Campin) due to the tragedy around the olympic qualifier between Peru and Argentina in Lima. C. CNot played due to differences between CONMEBOL and the Colombian football federations, ADEFútbol and FEDEBOL (after Independiente refused to travel to Bogotá); points incredibly were awarded to Independiente despite refused to play (but no goals). References Barraza Jorge 2010 Copa Libertadores 1960-2010 CONMEBOL 78-87 External links Copa Libertadores 1964 at CONMEBOL website Copa Libertadores 1964 at RSSSF 1964 Category:1964 in South American men's continental football