1966 Copa Libertadores

7th season of Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores de América 1966 February 5 - May 20 17 8 URU Peñarol 3 ARG River Plate 95 283 ARG Daniel Onega (17 goals) 1965 1967 The 1966 Copa Libertadores de América was the seventh edition of the premier South American club football tournament, organized by CONMEBOL. Colombia and Brazil did not send their representatives. This edition became the first club competition of the world to include not just the champions but also the runners-up of each of its participating association. Despite the fact that Colombian and Brazilian clubs did not participate, this tournament saw a record 95 matches being played out to determine the year's champion. Colombia did not send representatives due to the disagreements between CONMEBOL and the two Colombian football federations (ADEFUTBOL y DIMAYOR).Wernicke Luciano Historias insólitas de la Copa Libertadores Editorial Planeta 2015 978-950-49-4356-3 30 es Weird stories of the Copa Libertadores at the time in conflict with each other.La Historia de Nuestro Fútbol https://fcf.com.co/2012/05/02/https-fcf-com-co-index-php-2012-05-02-la-historia-de-nuestro-futbol/ 2026-05-22 Federación Colombiana de Futbol es Brazilian clubs protested the inclusion of the runners-up of each nation and argued that the tournament should be reserved for national champions.Aboy Agustín 2023-12-30 Cuando la Libertadores se jugó sin brasileños: Los antecedentes ante la posible sanción en 2024 Sporting News https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/futbol/news/libertadores-sin-brasilenos-antecedentes-historia-sancion-2024/415a500b46700635b3b48bfa 2026-05-22 www.sportingnews.com es-ar In addition, they gave priority to their interstate tournaments and tours around the world instead, as they were seen more economically rewarding. Not having any economic incentives, CONMEBOL was forced to allow clubs the freedom of whether they participated or not. After winning each of their home legs, Peñarol and River Plate required a playoff to break the deadlock. The match was played in the Estadio Nacional of Santiago, Chile, on 20 May 1966. River Plate finished the first half 2-0 and was in cruise control towards its first title. The manyas managed to revert the disadvantage to push this match into extra time. With two more goals, the final score of 2-4 meant that Peñarol became the first three-time winners of the competition. The debacle of River Plate in the second half led the club to being taunted by their rivals as gallinas (chickens), a nickname that was eventually adopted also by their own fans in a positive way. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualification methodCONMEBOL(1 berth)Independiente1965 Copa Libertadores winnersArgentina(2 berths)Boca Juniors1965 Primera División championRiver Plate1965 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Deportivo Municipal1965 Copa Simón Bolívar championJorge Wilstermann1965 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up(2 berths)Universidad de Chile1965 Primera División championUniversidad Católica1965 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Emelec1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion9 de Octubre1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-upParaguay 1954(2 berths)Olimpia1965 Primera División championGuaraní1965 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Alianza Lima1965 Primera División championUniversitario1965 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Peñarol1965 Primera División championNacional1965 Primera División runner-upVenezuela 1930(2 berths)Lara1965 Primera División championDeportivo Italia1965 Primera División runner-up Draw Sixteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group 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. Independiente, the title holders, had a bye to the next round. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3Argentina Peru VenezuelaChile ParaguayBolivia Ecuador Uruguay Tie-breaking criteria At each stage of the tournament teams receive two points for a win, one 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. First round Sixteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Independiente, the title holders, had a bye to the next round. Group 1 main WDL true FBR QR 2 RIV ARG River Plate BOC ARG Boca Juniors UNI PER Universitario ITA VEN Deportivo Italia ALI PER Alianza Lima LAR VEN Lara 8 1 1 23 8 7 0 3 19 9 4 3 3 10 13 4 2 4 15 18 2 0 8 9 16 1 2 7 5 17 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 5–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 complete February 5, 1966 Universitario PER 2 – 0 PER Alianza Lima Chumpitaz Challe Lima February 5, 1966 Lara VEN 1 – 1 VEN Deportivo Italia Paulinho Nitti Barquisimeto February 8, 1966 Lara VEN 2 – 1 PER Alianza Lima Paulinho Jair León Barquisimeto February 9, 1966 Deportivo Italia VEN 2 – 2 PER Universitario Zeica Tacoronte Uribe Chumpitaz Caracas February 10, 1966 River Plate ARG 2 – 1 ARG Boca Juniors Sarnari Bayo Rojas Buenos Aires February 12, 1966 Deportivo Italia VEN 3 – 1 PER Alianza Lima Tacoronte Zeica Nitti Flores Caracas February 12, 1966 Lara VEN 0 – 0 PER Universitario Barquisimeto February 15, 1966 Lara VEN 1 – 2 ARG River Plate Didi II Onega Barquisimeto February 17, 1966 Universitario PER 2 – 1 ARG Boca Juniors Challe Casaretto Zarich Lima February 17, 1966 Deportivo Italia VEN 0 – 3 ARG River Plate Onega Solari Sarnari Caracas February 19, 1966 Alianza Lima PER 0 – 1 ARG Boca Juniors Rojas Lima February 23, 1966 Deportivo Italia VEN 1 – 2 ARG Boca Juniors Vicente Zarich Rojas Caracas February 23, 1966 Universitario PER 1 – 1 ARG River Plate Casaretto Onega Lima February 25, 1966 Lara VEN 0 – 3 ARG Boca Juniors Rojas Luna Barquisimeto February 26, 1966 Alianza Lima PER 0 – 2 ARG River Plate Onega Matosas Lima March 1, 1966 Alianza Lima PER 1 – 2 VEN Deportivo Italia Renato o.g. Zeica Lima March 2, 1966 River Plate ARG 5 – 0 PER Universitario Onega Cubilla Loayza Buenos Aires March 2, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 2 – 1 VEN Lara López Rojas Bezerra Buenos Aires March 4, 1966 River Plate ARG 3 – 0 VEN Lara Loayza Delem Buenos Aires March 8, 1966 River Plate ARG 3 – 2 PER Alianza Lima Loayza Onega Zywica Zegarra Buenos Aires March 8, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 5 – 2 VEN Deportivo Italia Menéndez Aimonetti Rojas Luna Nitti Buenos Aires March 8, 1966 Universitario PER 1 – 0 VEN Lara Córdova Lima March 10, 1966 River Plate ARG 2 – 1 VEN Deportivo Italia Loayza Onega Nitti Buenos Aires March 10, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 0 – 1 PER Alianza Lima Zegarra Buenos Aires March 13, 1966 Alianza Lima PER 3 – 0 VEN Lara Zegarra Reyes Lima March 13, 1966 Universitario PER 1 – 2 VEN Deportivo Italia Calatayud Nitti Tacoronte Lima March 17, 1966 Deportivo Italia VEN 1 – 0 VEN Lara Nitti Caracas March 18, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 2 – 0 PER Universitario Marzolini Rojas Buenos Aires March 23, 1966 Alianza Lima PER 0 – 1A A PER Universitario Uribe Lima March 24, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 2 – 0 ARG River Plate Rojas Buenos Aires Group 2 main WDL true FBR QR 2 CAT Chile Universidad Católica GUA Paraguay 1954 Guaraní OLI Paraguay 1954 Olimpia UCH Chile Universidad de Chile 2 3 1 9 5 2 2 2 9 9 2 2 2 7 10 1 3 2 6 7 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 complete February 27, 1966 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 3 – 3 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Apodaca Torres González González Ivaldi Asunción March 2, 1966 Universidad de Chile CHI 0 – 0 CHI Universidad Católica Santiago March 5, 1966 Universidad Católica CHI 2 – 0 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Gallardo Tobar Santiago March 5, 1966 Universidad de Chile CHI 1 – 2 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Sánchez Torres Santiago March 8, 1966 Universidad de Chile CHI 2 – 0 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Marcos Araya Santiago March 8, 1966 Universidad Católica CHI 0 – 0 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia Santiago March 11, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 1 – 1 CHI Universidad de Chile Arámbulo Sánchez Asunción March 11, 1966 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 0 – 4 CHI Universidad Católica Tobar Prieto Asunción March 16, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 3 – 1 CHI Universidad Católica Patiño González Arámbulo Fouilloux Asunción March 16, 1966 Olimpia Paraguay 1954 2 – 0 CHI Universidad de Chile Torres González Asunción March 20, 1966 Universidad Católica CHI 2 – 2 CHI Universidad de Chile Prieto Fouilloux Marcos Campos Santiago March 20, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 2 – 0 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia González Martínez Asunción March 23, 1966 Secondplace playoff Guaraní Paraguay 1954 2 – 1 Paraguay 1954 Olimpia González González Asunción Group 3 main WDL true FBR QR 2 PEÑ URU Peñarol NAC URU Nacional WIL BOL Jorge Wilstermann MUN BOL Deportivo Municipal EME ECU Emelec 9DO ECU 9 de Octubre 8 0 2 20 10 7 1 2 22 10 4 2 4 14 14 4 1 5 21 22 4 0 6 15 18 1 0 9 13 31 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals Q Q grey 0–4 3–4 3–2 1–2 2–3 5–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 complete January 30, 1966 Emelec ECU 2 – 1 ECU 9 de Octubre Pulido Lencina Fernández Guayaquil January 30, 1966 Deportivo Municipal BOL 1 – 1 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Di Meglio García La Paz January 30, 1966 Nacional URU 4 – 0 URU Peñarol Morales Techera Virgili Pérez Montevideo February 2, 1966 Deportivo Municipal BOL 3 – 2 URU Nacional Di Meglio Quevedo Oyarbide Virgili La Paz February 2, 1966 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 1 – 0 URU Peñarol García Cochabamba February 6, 1966 9 de Octubre ECU 1 – 2 URU Peñarol Grijo Rocha Spencer Guayaquil February 6, 1966 Emelec ECU 0 – 2 URU Nacional Pérez Méndez Guayaquil February 9, 1966 9 de Octubre ECU 2 – 3 URU Nacional Álvarez o.g.Fernández Morales Pérez Guayaquil February 9, 1966 Emelec ECU 1 – 2 URU Peñarol Calonga Cortés Joya Guayaquil February 13, 1966 Deportivo Municipal BOL 1 – 2 URU Peñarol Caínzo Abbadie Spencer La Paz February 13, 1966 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 0 – 0 URU Nacional Cochabamba February 19, 1966 Emelec ECU 3 – 1 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Lencina Calonga Soria Guayaquil February 19, 1966 9 de Octubre ECU 3 – 4 BOL Deportivo Municipal Bono Fernández Grijo Moyano Castillo Guayaquil February 24, 1966 9 de Octubre ECU 3 – 2 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Fernández Bono Grijo García López Guayaquil February 24, 1966 Emelec ECU 2 – 1 BOL Deportivo Municipal Lencina Merizalde Di Meglio Guayaquil March 2, 1966 Nacional URU 4 – 1 BOL Deportivo Municipal Morales Virgili Moyano Montevideo March 2, 1966 Peñarol URU 2 – 0 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Silva Montevideo March 5, 1966 Nacional URU 3 – 0 BOL Jorge Wilstermann Morales Virgili Ramos Montevideo March 5, 1966 Peñarol URU 3 – 1 BOL Deportivo Municipal Silva Spencer Joya Moyano Montevideo March 8, 1966 Nacional URU 1 – 0 ECU Emelec Oyarbide Montevideo March 8, 1966 Peñarol URU 2 – 0 ECU 9 de Octubre Caetano Rocha Montevideo March 11, 1966 Nacional URU 3 – 1 ECU 9 de Octubre Ramos Morales Fernández Montevideo March 11, 1966 Peñarol URU 4 – 1 ECU Emelec Silva Alfano Bolaños Montevideo March 13, 1966 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 2 – 1 ECU Emelec López Zabalaga Pineda Cochabamba March 17, 1966 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 4 – 1 ECU 9 de Octubre García Agreda López Fernández Cochabamba March 17, 1966 Deportivo Municipal BOL 4 – 1 ECU Emelec Torres Moyano Aguirre Bolaños La Paz March 19, 1966 Deportivo Municipal BOL 5 – 1 ECU 9 de Octubre Moyano Caínzo Castillo Espinoza Aguirre Fernández La Paz March 19, 1966 Peñarol URU 3 – 0 URU Nacional Rocha Joya Montevideo March 23, 1966 Jorge Wilstermann BOL 3 – 0 BOL Deportivo Municipal García López Cochabamba March 23, 1966 9 de Octubre ECU 0 – 4 ECU Emelec Lencina Fernández o.g. Guayaquil Semifinals Seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of four and the other of three. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals. Group A main WDL true FBR QR 2 RIV ARG River Plate IND ARG Independiente BOC ARG Boca Juniors GUA Paraguay 1954 Guaraní 3 2 1 13 8 3 2 1 9 6 2 3 1 7 6 0 1 5 5 14 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final Q grey 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–2 complete March 30, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 1 – 3 ARG Boca Juniors González Menéndez Rojas Asunción April 6, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 1 – 3 ARG River Plate González Solari Onega Loayza Asunción April 8, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 0 – 2 ARG Independiente Cardoso Tarabini Buenos Aires April 12, 1966 Independiente ARG 1 – 1 ARG River Plate Tarabini Solari Avellaneda April 14, 1966 River Plate ARG 2 – 2 ARG Boca Juniors Sarnari Silvero o.g. Madurga Rojas Buenos Aires April 14, 1966 Guaraní Paraguay 1954 0 – 2 ARG Independiente Cardoso Pastoriza Asunción April 19, 1966 River Plate ARG 4 – 2 ARG Independiente Onega Sarnari Savoy Buenos Aires April 19, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 1 – 1 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Rojas Melgarejo Buenos Aires April 21, 1966 River Plate ARG 3 – 1 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Onega Loayza Martínez Buenos Aires April 26, 1966 Independiente ARG 2 – 1 Paraguay 1954 Guaraní Tarabini Savoy Navarro o.g. Avellaneda April 29, 1966 Independiente ARG 0 – 0 ARG Boca Juniors Avellaneda May 4, 1966 Boca Juniors ARG 1 – 0 ARG River Plate Rojas Buenos Aires May 10, 1966 Firstplace playoff River Plate ARG 2 – 1 ARG Independiente Onega Cubilla Artime Buenos Aires Group B main WDL true FBR QR 2 PEÑ Uruguay Peñarol CAT CHI Universidad Católica NAC Uruguay Nacional 3 0 1 6 1 2 0 2 4 5 1 0 3 3 7 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final Q grey 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 complete March 30, 1966 Universidad Católica CHI 1 – 0 URU Peñarol Ibañez Santiago April 2, 1966 Universidad Católica CHI 1 – 0 URU Nacional Inostroza Santiago April 10, 1966 Peñarol URU 3 – 0 URU Nacional Rocha Montevideo April 14, 1966 Nacional URU 3 – 2 CHI Universidad Católica Virgili Oyarbide Tobar Inostroza Montevideo April 19, 1966 Peñarol URU 2 – 0 CHI Universidad Católica Rocha Joya Montevideo April 23, 1966 Nacional URU 0 – 1 URU Peñarol Cortés Montevideo Finals 1966 Copa Libertadores Finals main WDL QR 2 PEÑ Uruguay Peñarol RIV ARG River Plate 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 3 4 #CCFFCC Q complete May 12, 1966 Peñarol URU 2–0 ARG River Plate Abbadie 74Joya 84 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 46,041 Roberto Goicoechea (Argentina) May 18, 1966 River Plate ARG 3–2 URU Peñarol D. Onega 37Sarnari 56E. Onega 69 Rocha 35Spencer 53 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires 60,000 José María Codesal (Uruguay) May 20, 1966 Playoff River Plate ARG 2–4 yes URU Peñarol D. Onega 27Solari 42 Spencer 65 102Abbadie 71Rocha 109 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 40,240 Claudio Vicuña (Chile) Champion Copa Libertadores de América1966 ChampionURU 100pxPeñarolThird Title Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals 1ARG Daniel OnegaARG River Plate 17 2URU Pedro RochaURU Peñarol 10 3ARG Alfredo Hugo RojasARG Boca Juniors 7URU Julio César MoralesURU Nacional 7URU Orlando VirgiliURU Nacional 7VEN Agostino NittiVEN Deportivo Italia 7ARGBOL Salomón MoyanoBOL Deportivo Municipal 7Paraguay 1954 Gerardo GonzálezParaguay 1954 Olimpia 7ECU Hugo LencinaECU Emelec 7ECU Cirilo FernándezECU 9 de Octubre 7BOL Ausberto GarcíaBOL Jorge Wilstermann 7 References Footnotes A. A The match finished 1-1, but Universitario were declared 0-1 winners as Alianza fielded two ineligible players: Catalá and Cruz. 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