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Copa CONMEBOL 1997 18 10 BRA Atlético Mineiro 2 ARG Lanús 34 BRA Valdir (7) 1996 1998
The 1997 Copa CONMEBOL was the sixth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Eighteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. A preliminary round was played to narrow the teams down to sixteen for the first round. Atlético Mineiro defeated the defending champion Lanús in the finals.
Qualified teams
Qualified teams ARG Colón VEN Estudiantes de Mérida ARG Lanús BOL Real Santa Cruz BOL The Strongest BRA Atlético Mineiro BRA Rio Branco BRA Vitória Chile Universidad de Chile COL América de Cali COL Deportes Tolima Ecuador Técnico Universitario Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño Peru Universitario Uruguay Danubio Uruguay Defensor Sporting Venezuela Unión Atlético Táchira BRA Portuguesa
Preliminary round
Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela 3–3 (3–4 p) Unión Atlético Táchira Venezuela 1–0 2–3
Real Santa Cruz Bolivia 3–1 The Strongest Bolivia 1–1 2–0
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Bracket
2 y n First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 1 1 2 Colombia América de Cali 1 3 4 Brazil Portuguesa 1 0 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 4 0 4 Peru Universitario 3 0 3 Ecuador Técnico Universitario 0 0 0 Colombia Deportes Tolima 2 0 2 Brazil Rio Branco 1 1 2 Bolivia Real Santa Cruz 1 0 1 Argentina Lanús 1 5 6 Brazil Vitória 2 4 6 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 0 1 1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 3 2 5 Uruguay Danubio 3 3 6 Chile Universidad de Chile 2 1 3 Argentina Colón 1 2 3 Colombia América de Cali 1 1 2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 1 3 Peru Universitario 0 2 2 Colombia Deportes Tolima 1 0 1 Argentina Lanús 0 3 3 Brazil Vitória 1 1 2 Uruguay Danubio 1 1 2 Argentina Colón 1 1 2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 4 6 Peru Universitario 0 0 0 Argentina Lanús 2 1 3 Argentina Colón 0 1 1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 4 1 5 Argentina Lanús 1 1 2
First round
Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 2–4 América de Cali Colombia 1–1 1–3
Deportes Tolima Colombia 2–2 (3–1 p) Rio Branco Brazil 2–1 0–1
Universitario Peru 3–0 Técnico Universitario Ecuador 3–0 0–0
Vitória Brazil 6–1 Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay 2–0 4–1
Real Santa Cruz Bolivia 1–6 Lanús Argentina 1–1 0–5
Portuguesa Brazil 1–4 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 1–4 0–0
Universidad de Chile Chile 3–3 (2–3 p) Colón Argentina 2–1 1–2
Defensor Sporting Uruguay 5–6 Danubio Uruguay 3–3 2–3
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Quarterfinals
Colón Argentina 2–2 (3–2 p) Danubio Uruguay 1–1 1–1
Vitória Brazil 2–3 Lanús Argentina 1–0 1–3
Deportes Tolima Colombia 1–2 Universitario Peru 1–0 0–2
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 3–2 América de Cali Colombia 2–1 1–1
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Semifinals
Colón Argentina 1–3 Lanús Argentina 0–2 1–1
Universitario Peru 0–6 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 0–2 0–4
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Finals
1997 Copa CONMEBOL Finals
Lanús Argentina 2–5 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 1–4 1–1
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External links
CONMEBOL 1997 at RSSSF
CONMEBOL 1997 at CONMEBOL Official Website
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