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1967 Copa Libertadores
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8th season of Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores de América 1967 February 11 – August 8 20 10 ARG Racing 1 URU Nacional 113 353 ARG Norberto Raffo (14 goals) 1966 1968
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.
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
The following 20 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/teams/copa_libertadores/1967/groupall BeSoccer
CountryTeamQualification methodCONMEBOL1 berthPeñarol1966 Copa Libertadores de América winnersArgentina2 berthsRacing1966 Primera División championRiver Plate1966 Primera División runner-up2 berthsBolívar1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion31 de Octubre1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up18892 berthCruzeiro1966 Taça Brasil championSantos1966 Taça Brasil runner-up2 berthsUniversidad Católica1966 Primera División championColo-Colo1966 Primera División runner-up2 berthsSanta Fe1966 Campeonato Profesional championIndependiente Medellín1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up2 berthsBarcelona1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol championEmelec1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-upParaguay 19542 berthsCerro Porteño1966 Primera División championGuaraní1966 Primera División runner-up2 berthsUniversitario1966 Torneo Descentralizado championSport Boys1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up1 berthNacional1966 Primera División winner2 berthsDeportivo Italia1966 Venezuelan Primera División championDeportivo Galicia1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up
Draw
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 3Brazil
Peru
VenezuelaArgentina
Bolivia
ColombiaChile
Ecuador
Paraguay
Uruguay
First round
Group 1
main WDL true FBR QR 2 CRU Brazil Cruzeiro UNI Peru Universitario SBA Peru Sport Boys GAL VEN Deportivo Galicia ITA VEN Deportivo Italia SAN BRA SantosDeclined to play because preferred to take excursions to Europe which were more profitable. TNT Sports (in Portuguese). — 7 1 0 22 6 5 1 2 11 8 2 1 5 10 11 2 1 5 5 10 1 2 5 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 null 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 null 0–3 1–0 2–5 0–3 null 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 null null null null null null 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 null complete RSSSF
Group 2
main WDL true FBR QR 2 RAC ARG Racing RIV ARG River Plate SFE COL Santa Fe BOL Bolivia Bolívar DIM COL Independiente Medellín OCT Bolivia 31 de Octubre 8 1 1 29 7 6 3 1 29 9 3 2 5 17 22 2 4 4 11 21 3 1 6 12 22 2 1 7 12 29 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–4 6–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 6–0 6–0 5–2 2–0 4–1 7–0 2–0 6–2 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 complete RSSSF
Group 3
main WDL true FBR QR 2 NAC Uruguay Nacional COL CHL Colo-Colo CAT CHL Universidad Católica GUA PAR Guaraní EME ECU Emelec BAR ECU Barcelona CER PAR 1954 Cerro Porteño 9 1 2 34 12 7 1 4 30 28 5 3 4 19 16 4 2 6 18 15 4 1 7 16 24 4 1 7 14 24 4 1 7 14 26 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–6 1–0 3–2 5–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 4–2 3–0 2–1 4–3 0–2 1–4 0–1 4–1 1–2 4–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 5–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 5–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 complete RSSSF
Semifinals
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
main WDL true FBR QR 2 RAC ARG Racing UNI Peru Universitario RIV ARG River Plate COL CHL Colo-Colo 4 1 1 11 5 4 1 1 10 5 0 3 3 4 8 1 1 4 3 10 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final Q grey 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–2 complete RSSSF
Tiebreaker
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Group 2
main WDL true FBR QR 2 NAC Uruguay Nacional CRU Brazil Cruzeiro PEÑ Uruguay Peñarol 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 2 5 6 1 1 2 5 6 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final Q grey 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 complete RSSSF
Finals
1967 Copa Libertadores Finals
15 August 1967 Racing ARG 0–0 URU Nacional El Cilindro Avellaneda 99,148 César Orozco (Peru)
25 August 1967 Nacional URU 0–0 ARG Racing Centenario Montevideo 60,000 César Orozco (Peru)
29 August 1967 Racing ARG 2–1 URU Nacional Cardoso 14Raffo 43 Viera 79 Nacional Santiago 50,000 Rodolfo Pérez Osorio (Paraguay)
Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.
Champion
Copa Libertadores de América1967 WinnersARG 100pxRacingFirst Title
Goalscorers
The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/rankings/copa_libertadores/1967/top-scorers BeSoccer
References
1967
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