1968 Copa Libertadores

9th season of Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores 1968 1968 Copa Libertadores de América1968 Copa Libertadores da América January 27 - May 16 21 10 ARG Estudiantes (LP) 1 BRA 1968 Palmeiras 93 230 BRA 1968 Tupãzinho (11 goals) 1967 1969 The 1968 Copa Libertadores was the ninth edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier association football competition. It was played between January 27 and May 16. A record 21 teams participated in this edition. This edition brought the debut of a team from the city of La Plata, capital of the Buenos Aires province, that did not find itself in the plateau of Argentine football. Estudiantes de La Plata, an authentic stranger in the highest levels of South American football, surpassed all expectations as they eliminated defending champions Racing and Independiente (two denominated "great" ones in Argentina as well as each having already won the tournament before). With a talented prospect by the name of Juan Ramón Verón, the pincharatas beat Palmeiras 2–0 in a playoff after the final series finished 2–2 on points. Estudiantes conquered the title with an original style which emphasized athleticism and strategic preparation. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualification methodCONMEBOL1 berthRacing1967 Copa Libertadores de América winnersArgentina2 berthsIndependiente1967 Primera División championEstudiantes (LP)1967 Primera División runner-up2 berthsJorge Wilstermann1967 Torneo Nacional championAlways Ready1967 Torneo Nacional runner-up19682 berthsPalmeiras1967 Taça Brasil championNáutico1967 Taça Brasil runner-up2 berthsUniversidad de Chile1967 Primera División championUniversidad Católica1967 Primera División runner-up2 berthsDeportivo Cali1967 Campeonato Profesional championMillonarios1967 Campeonato Profesional runner-up2 berthsEl Nacional1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A championEmelec1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-upParaguay 19542 berthsGuaraní1967 Primera División championLibertad1967 Primera División runner-up2 berthsUniversitario1967 Torneo Descentralizado championSporting Cristal1967 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up2 berthsPeñarol1967 Primera División championNacional1967 Primera División runner-up2 berthsDeportivo Portugués1967 Primera División Venezolana championDeportivo Galicia1967 Primera División Venezolana runner-up Draw The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Racing was champion of the 1967 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Argentina Colombia Bolivia Peru Chile Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Brazil 1968 Venezuela Tie-breaking criteria 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 were equal on points, the following criteria was to be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage: a one-game playoff; superior goal difference; draw of lots. First round Twenty teams were drawn into five groups of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Second round. Racing, the title holders, had a bye to the semifinals. Key to colors in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advanced to the Second round Group 1 main WDL true FBR Q 2 EST ARG Estudiantes (LP) IND ARG Independiente CAL COL Deportivo Cali MIL COL Millonarios 5 1 0 12 3 2 1 3 8 10 2 1 3 6 10 1 1 4 6 9 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Second Round Q Q grey 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 3–1 4–2 0–1 1–2 complete January 27, 1968 Independiente ARG 2 – 4 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Bernao Artime Ribaudo Echecopar Verón Avellaneda February 4, 1968 Millonarios COL 1 – 2 ARG Independiente Ferrero Bernao Artime Bogotá February 7, 1968 Millonarios COL 0 – 1 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Flores Bogotá February 8, 1968 Deportivo Cali COL 1 – 0 ARG Independiente Iroldo Cali February 11, 1968 Deportivo Cali COL 1 – 2 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Manera o.g. Bilardo Echecopar Cali February 14, 1968 Millonarios COL 4 – 2 COL Deportivo Cali Ferrero Aceros Fernández Frattini Álvarez Desiderio Bogotá February 17, 1968 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 3 – 0 COL Deportivo Cali Ribaudo Verón Echecopar La Plata February 18, 1968 Independiente ARG 3 – 1 COL Millonarios Artime Rodríguez Avellaneda February 21, 1968 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 0 – 0 COL Millonarios La Plata February 22, 1968 Independiente ARG 1 – 1 COL Deportivo Cali Savoy Iroldo Avellaneda February 28, 1968 Deportivo Cali COL 1 – 0 COL Millonarios Ferreira Cali February 29, 1968 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 2 – 0 ARG Independiente Pachamé Conigliaro La Plata March 6, 1968 Secondplace playoff Independiente ARG 3 – 2 COL Deportivo Cali Pastoriza Bernao Artime Iroldo Sánchez Avellaneda Group 2 main WDL true FBR Q 2 UNI PER Universitario CRI PER Sporting Cristal WIL BOL Jorge Wilstermann ALW BOL Always Ready 3 3 0 17 4 3 3 0 11 5 2 1 3 5 8 0 1 5 2 18 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Second Round Q Q grey 0–1 1–4 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 6–0 5–1 1–1 complete January 24, 1968 Always Ready BOL 0 – 3 PER Universitario Flores Casaretto La Paz January 24, 1968 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 0 – 1 PER Sporting Cristal Castillo Cochabamba January 28, 1968 Always Ready BOL 1 – 4 PER Sporting Cristal Villante Pajuelo Aquije Castillo La Paz January 28, 1968 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 0 – 0 PER Universitario Cochabamba February 4, 1968 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 3 – 0 BOL Always Ready López Cabrera Cochabamba February 15, 1968 Universitario PER 1 – 1 PER Sporting Cristal Challe Aquije Lima February 19, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 2 – 0 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Risco Castillo Lima February 22, 1968 Universitario PER 5 – 1 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Rojas Flores López Lima February 24, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 1 – 1 BOL Always Ready Gallardo Morales Lima February 27, 1968 Universitario PER 6 – 0 BOL Always Ready Flores Lobatón Rojas Staukas o.g. Lima March 2, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 2 – 2 PER Universitario Aquije Gallardo Calatayud Challe Lima March 3, 1968 Always Ready BOL 0 – 1A A BOL Jorge Wilstermann Cabrera La Paz Group 3 main WDL true FBR Q 2 CAT CHI Universidad Católica EME ECU Emelec NAC ECU El Nacional UCH CHI Universidad de Chile 2 1 3 5 6 2 3 1 5 4 4 1 1 11 7 1 1 4 6 10 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Second Round Q Q grey 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 complete February 4, 1968 Emelec ECU 0 – 0 ECU El Nacional Guayaquil February 11, 1968 El Nacional ECU 2 – 1 CHI Universidad Católica Rodríguez Sarnari Quito February 11, 1968 Emelec ECU 2 – 1 CHI Universidad de Chile Mena Hernández Gangas Guayaquil February 18, 1968 Emelec ECU 1 – 2 CHI Universidad Católica Echeverría Isella Gallardo Guayaquil February 18, 1968 El Nacional ECU 3 – 1 CHI Universidad de Chile Correa Rodríguez Rangel Marcos Quito February 21, 1968 Universidad Católica CHI 3 – 2 CHI Universidad de Chile Sarnari Gallardo Oleniak Yávar Santiago February 24, 1968 Universidad Católica CHI 2 – 0 ECU El Nacional Isella Varas Santiago February 24, 1968 Universidad de Chile CHI 0 – 0 ECU Emelec Santiago February 27, 1968 Universidad Católica CHI 1 – 1 ECU Emelec Sarnari Sosa Santiago February 27, 1968 Universidad de Chile CHI 1 – 0 ECU El Nacional Campos Santiago March 2, 1968 Universidad de Chile CHI 1 – 2 CHI Universidad Católica Yávar Messén Santiago March 3, 1968 El Nacional ECU 0 – 1 ECU Emelec Mena Guayaquil Group 4 main WDL true FBR Q 2 PEÑ URU Peñarol GUA PAR 1954 Guaraní NAC URU Nacional LIB PAR 1954 Libertad 3 2 1 8 2 2 3 1 8 7 2 2 2 9 5 1 1 4 2 13 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Second Round Q Q grey 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 complete February 2, 1968 Peñarol URU 1 – 0 URU Nacional Spencer Montevideo February 2, 1968 Guaraní PAR 1954 2 – 0 PAR 1954 Libertad V. Juárez Martínez Asunción February 6, 1968 Nacional URU 2 – 2 PAR 1954 Guaraní Techera Mújica García Montevideo February 7, 1968 Peñarol URU 4 – 0 PAR 1954 Libertad Spencer Rocha Bertocchi Montevideo February 10, 1968 Nacional URU 4 – 0 PAR 1954 Libertad Morales Mújica Célio Montevideo February 12, 1968 Peñarol URU 2 – 0 PAR 1954 Guaraní Spencer Montevideo February 16, 1968 Libertad PAR 1954 1 – 1 PAR 1954 Guaraní Ayala V. Juárez Asunción February 16, 1968 Nacional URU 0 – 0 URU Peñarol Montevideo February 20, 1968 Libertad PAR 1954 1 – 0 URU Peñarol Fleitas Asunción February 21, 1968 Guaraní PAR 1954 2 – 1 URU Nacional Ivaldi Martínez Célio Asunción February 24, 1968 Guaraní PAR 1954 1 – 1 URU Peñarol V. Juárez Abbadie Asunción February 25, 1968 Libertad PAR 1954 0 – 2 URU Nacional Célio Virgili Asunción Group 5 main WDL true FBR Q 2 PAL BRA 1968 Palmeiras POR VEN Deportivo Portugués NAU BRA 1968 Náutico GAL VEN Deportivo Galicia 5 1 0 12 3 2 1 3 5 11 1 2 3 7 8 2 0 4 5 7 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Second Round Q Q grey 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–2B B 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 complete January 21, 1968 Deportivo Galicia VEN 2 – 0 VEN Deportivo Portugués Celso Acarigua January 21, 1968 Náutico BRA 1968 1 – 3 BRA 1968 Palmeiras Ladeira Ademir Tupãzinho Recife January 27, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 1 – 1 BRA 1968 Náutico Ramos Ivan Caracas January 31, 1968 Deportivo Galicia VEN 2 – 1 BRA 1968 Náutico Becerra Olavo Lala Acarigua February 4, 1968 Deportivo Galicia VEN 1 – 2 BRA 1968 Palmeiras Chacho Ademir Díaz o.g. Acarigua February 7, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 1 – 2 BRA 1968 Palmeiras Ramos Tupãzinho Pantera Caracas February 11, 1968 Náutico BRA 1968 1 – 0 VEN Deportivo Galicia Nino Recife February 14, 1968 Náutico BRA 1968 3 – 2 B B VEN Deportivo Portugués Lala Ladeira Nino Ratto Ramos Recife February 18, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 2 – 0 VEN Deportivo Galicia Servílio Tupãzinho São Paulo February 22, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 3 – 0 VEN Deportivo Portugués Servílio Ademir São Paulo March 3, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 0 – 0 BRA 1968 Náutico São Paulo March 3, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 1 – 0 VEN Deportivo Galicia Ratto Caracas Second round Ten teams were drawn into three groups, two groups of three and one group of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals, along with Racing. Group A main WDL true FBR Q 2 EST ARG Estudiantes IND ARG Independiente UNI Peru Universitario 3 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 7 3 1 0 3 1 7 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q grey 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 complete March 16, 1968 Universitario PER 1 – 0 ARG Estudiantes Lobatón Lima March 21, 1968 Universitario PER 0 – 3 ARG Independiente Pastoriza Lima March 28, 1968 Independiente ARG 1 – 2 ARG Estudiantes Pavoni Ribaudo Avellaneda April 4, 1968 Estudiantes ARG 1 – 0 ARG Independiente Flores La Plata April 9, 1968 Estudiantes ARG 1 – 0 PER Universitario Verón La Plata April 11, 1968 Independiente ARG 3 – 0 PER Universitario Yazalde Tarabini Artime Avellaneda Group B main WDL true FBR Q 2 PEÑ URU Peñarol CRI PER Sporting Cristal EME ECU Emelec POR VEN Deportivo Portugués 4 2 0 10 1 2 4 0 7 3 1 1 4 3 7 1 1 4 3 12 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q grey 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 complete March 16, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 0 – 3 URU Peñarol Silva Méndez Spencer Caracas March 17, 1968 Emelec ECU 0 – 2 PER Sporting Cristal Mifflin Aquije Guayaquil March 20, 1968 Emelec ECU 0 – 1 URU Peñarol Spencer Guayaquil March 20, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 1 – 1 PER Sporting Cristal Curro Pajuelo Caracas March 24, 1968 Emelec ECU 2 – 0 VEN Deportivo Portugués Sosa Guayaquil March 25, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 0 – 0 URU Peñarol Lima March 28, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 2 – 0 VEN Deportivo Portugués Gallardo Lima March 31, 1968 Peñarol URU 4 – 0 VEN Deportivo Portugués Spencer Abbadie Bertocchi Montevideo April 1, 1968 Sporting Cristal PER 1 – 1 ECU Emelec Gallardo Echeverría Lima April 4, 1968 Peñarol URU 1 – 0 ECU Emelec Cortés Montevideo April 10, 1968 Peñarol URU 1 – 1 PER Sporting Cristal Spencer Risco Montevideo April 10, 1968 Deportivo Portugués VEN 2 – 0 ECU Emelec Ramos Caracas Group C main WDL true FBR Q 2 PAL BRA 1968 Palmeiras GUA PAR 1954 Guaraní CAT Chile Universidad Católica 3 0 1 7 4 2 0 2 7 7 1 0 3 6 9 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q grey 2–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 complete March 13, 1968 Universidad Católica Chile 4 – 1 PAR 1954 Guaraní Sarnari Isella García Santiago March 17, 1968 Guaraní PAR 1954 3 – 1 Chile Universidad Católica V. Juárez Sosa García Varas Asunción March 21, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 4 – 1 Chile Universidad Católica Tupãzinho Pantera Rinaldo Varas São Paulo March 24, 1968 Guaraní PAR 1954 2 – 0 BRA 1968 Palmeiras V. Juárez Martínez Asunción March 31, 1968 Universidad Católica Chile 0 – 1 BRA 1968 Palmeiras Dudú Santiago April 4, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 2 – 1 PAR 1954 Guaraní Tupãzinho Servílio E. Juárez São Paulo 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. Semifinal 1 main WDL true FBR Q 2 EST ARG Estudiantes (LP) RAC ARG Racing 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Finals Q grey 2–0 3–0 complete April 18, 1968 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 3–0 ARG Racing Verón Perfumo La Plata April 24, 1968 Racing ARG 2–0 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Maschio Fucceneco Avellaneda April 27, 1968 Playoff Racing ARG 1–1 ARG Estudiantes Cárdenas Verón Buenos Aires Estudiantes progressed to the finals due to better goal difference. Semifinal 2 main WDL true FBR Q 2 PAL BRA 1968 Palmeiras PEÑ URU Peñarol 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Finals Q grey 1–0 1–2 complete April 18, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1889 1 – 0 URU Peñarol Tupãzinho São Paulo April 23, 1968 Peñarol URU 1 – 2 BRA 1889 Palmeiras Silva Tupãzinho Montevideo Finals 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals main WDL true FBR Q 2 EST ARG Estudiantes (LP) PAL BRA 1968 Palmeiras 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 2 4 5 #CCFFCC Champions Q grey 3–1 2–1 complete May 2, 1968 Estudiantes (LP) ARG 2–1 BRA 1968 Palmeiras Verón 83Bocha 87 Servilio 30 Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi,La Plata 35,000 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) May 7, 1968 Palmeiras BRA 1968 3–1 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Tupãzinho 10, 68Rinaldo 54 Verón 72 Estádio do Pacaembu,São Paulo 40,000 Domingo Massaro (Chile) May 16, 1968 Playoff Palmeiras BRA 1968 0–2 ARG Estudiantes (LP) Ribaudo 13Verón 82 Estadio Centenario,Montevideo 55,000 César Orozco (Peru) Champion Copa Libertadores de América1968 WinnersARG 100pxEstudiantes (LP)First Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1BRA 1968 TupãzinhoBRA 1968 Palmeiras 11 2ECU Alberto SpencerURU Peñarol 10 3ARG Juan Ramón VerónARG Estudiantes 9 4ARG Luis ArtimeARG Independiente 6 5ARG Felipe RibaudoARG Estudiantes 6 6PAR 1954 Víctor Domingo JuárezPAR 1954 Guaraní 6PER Daniel FloresPER Universitario 6ARG Juan Carlos SarnariCHI Universidad Católica 6 9BRA 1968 ServílioBRA 1968 Palmeiras 5PER Alberto GallardoPER Sporting Cristal 5 Footnotes A. A The match finished 1-1, but Jorge Wilstermann were declared 0-1 winners after Troncoso's own goal was declared invalid. B. B The match finished 3-2, but the 2 points were awarded to Deportivo Portugués as Náutico made two substitutions. External links Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL RSSSF on the 1968 Copa Libertadores 1968 Category:1968 in South American men's continental football Category:1968 in association football Category:1968 in South American football Category:1968 in Argentine football Category:1968 in Brazilian football