1961 Copa Libertadores

2nd season of Copa Libertadores Copa de Campeones de América 1961 April 2 - June 11 9 9 URU Peñarol 2 BRA 1889 Palmeiras 16 52 ARG Osvaldo Panzutto (4 goals) 1960 1962 The 1961 Copa de Campeones de América was the second season of the competition, South America's prized football tournament. Nine teams entered, two more than the previous season, with Venezuela not sending a representative. In order to further enhance the competition, CONMEBOL maintained the criteria of having regional clashes in order to take advantage of the cross-border rivalries Although Peñarol also won their national league, this became the first and, so far, only time the defending champions did not qualify automatically to the next edition. Nevertheless, the Manyas successfully defended their title by defeating Palmeiras in the final. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualification methodAppLastPrevious BestArgentina1 berthIndependiente1960 Primera División championfirst1 berthJorge Wilstermann1960 Copa Simón Bolívar champion2nd1960preliminary roundBrazil 18891 berthPalmeiras1960 Taça Brasil championfirst1 berthColo-Colo1960 Primera División championfirst1 berthSanta Fe1960 Campeonato Profesional championfirst1 berthBarcelona1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol championfirstParaguay 19541 berthOlimpia1960 Primera División champion2nd1960runner-up1 berthUniversitario1960 Primera División championfirst1 berthPeñarol1960 Primera División champion2nd1960champion Format Each match-up was a two-team group stage. Because of the increase in participants, a preliminary group was implemented in the competition, with the rest following the previous season's format. Wins were awarded two points, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. The team with the most points after a home and away game advanced to the next stage. If the teams still remained tied on points, goal difference became a factor. A one-game playoff would be implemented in case the teams were still tied. A draw of lots was to become the last solution to breaking a tie. Controversially, Independiente Santa Fe and Jorge Wilstermann tied on points which would have required a playoff; CONMEBOL, however, scrapped the idea and decided that the last semifinal slot was to be given by a draw of lots which the Colombians won. Tournament bracket no 2 2 y score Preliminary round First round Semi-finals Finals ECU Barcelona 0 2 COL Santa Fe 3 2 PAR Olimpia 5 1 CHI Colo-Colo 2 2 PER Universitario 0 2 URU Peñarol 5 0 BRA Palmeiras 2 1 ARG Independiente 0 0 COL Santa Fe 2 1 BOL Jorge Wilstermann 3 0 PAR Olimpia 1 1 URU Peñarol 3 2 BRA Palmeiras 2 4 COL Santa Fe 2 1 URU Peñarol 1 1 BRA Palmeiras 0 1 Preliminary round Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsCOL Santa Fe211052+3 3ECU Barcelona201125−3 1 2 April 1961 Santa Fe COL 3 − 0 ECU Barcelona Panzutto 25 34Perazzo 40 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá ≈25,000 Rafael Guerrero Parker (Ecuador) 9 April 1961 Barcelona ECU 2 − 2 COL Santa Fe Romero 46 58 Perazzo 10 Panzutto 50 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil ≈15,000 Ovidio Orrego (Colombia) First round Group 1 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsParaguay 1954 Olimpia210164+22CHI Colo-Colo210146−2 2 April 9, 1961 Colo-Colo CHI 2 – 5 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Hormazabal 45Toro 88 González 12Cabral 37 79Ferreira 48 54 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 17,780 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) April 16, 1961 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 1 – 2 CHI Colo-Colo González 1 Hormazabal 29Álvarez 67 Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción ≈35,000 Pablo Victor Vaga (Uruguay) Olimpia drew 2–2 with Colo-Colo on point aggregate. Olimpia progressed to the semifinals due to better goal difference. Group 2 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsURU Peñarol210152+3 2PER Universitario210125−3 2 April 19, 1961 Peñarol URU 5 – 0 PER Universitario Joya 36 63Spencer 44 77Sasía 85 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 57,630 Carlos Robles (Chile) April 30, 1961 Universitario PER 2 – 0 URU Peñarol Uribe 30Iwasaki 37 Estadio Nacional, Lima 12,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) Peñarol drew 2–2 with Universitario on point aggregate. Peñarol progressed to the semifinals due to better goal difference. Group 3 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsBRA 1889 Palmeiras220030+3 4ARG Independiente200203−3 0 May 4, 1961 Independiente ARG 0 – 2 BRA 1889 Palmeiras Gildo 33Zequinha 85 El Cilindro, Avellaneda 25,000 Jose Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) May 11, 1961 Palmeiras BRA 1889 1 – 0 ARG Independiente Scotto 40 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 40,000 Jose Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) Group 4 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsCOL Santa Fe2101330 2BOL Jorge Wilstermann2101330 2 April 30, 1961 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 3 – 2 COL Santa Fe López 8 76Sanchez 17 Panzutto 13Castro 86 Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba 35,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) May 7, 1961 Santa Fe COL 1 – 0 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Claure 26 o.g. Estadio El Campín, Bogotá 25,000 Luis Ventre (Argentina) Independiente Santa Fe drew 2–2 with Jorge Wilstermann on point aggregate and goal difference. No playoff was disputed to determine the winner. Independiente Santa Fe progressed to the semifinals after a draw of lots. Semifinals Four teams were drawn into two groups of two teams each. 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 PointsBRA 1889 Palmeiras211063+33COL Santa Fe201136−31 May 21, 1961 Santa Fe COL 2 – 2 BRA 1889 Palmeiras Perazzo 8Castro 52 Gildo 7Chinesinho 39 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá 35,000 João Etzel Filho (Brazil) May 28, 1961 Palmeiras BRA 1889 4 – 1 COL Santa Fe Romeiro 322Tozzi 4457 Mottura 66 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 60,000 Ovidio Orrego (Colombia) Group B Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsURU Peñarol220052+34Paraguay 1954 Olimpia200225−30 May 21, 1961 Peñarol URU 3 – 1 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Joya 20Cubilla 73Cano 87 González 50 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 42,000 Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina) May 27, 1961 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 1 – 2 URU Peñarol Doldán 10 Sasía 77 pen.Cubilla 80 Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción 15,000 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) Finals 1961 Copa Libertadores Finals Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsURU Peñarol211021+13BRA 1889 Palmeiras201112−11 June 4, 1961 Peñarol URU 1 − 0 BRA 1889 Palmeiras Spencer 89 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 64,376 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) June 11, 1961 Palmeiras BRA 1889 1 − 1 URU Peñarol Nardo 77 Sasía 2 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 50,000 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) Champion Copa Libertadores de América1961 WinnerURU 100pxPeñarolSecond Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1ARG Osvaldo PanzuttoCOL Santa Fe 4 2ARG Alberto PerazzoCOL Santa Fe 3Paraguay 1954 Benicio FerreiraParaguay 1954 Olimpia 3PER Juan JoyaURU Peñarol 3URU José Francisco SasíaURU Peñarol 3ECU Alberto SpencerURU Peñarol 3 References 2 External links 1961 Copa Libertadores at RSSSF 1961 Category:1961 in South American men's continental football