1963 Copa Libertadores

1963 Copa de Campeones

1963 Copa de Campeones de América 1963 Copa do Campeones da América
Tournament details
Dates	April 7 – September 11
Teams	9 (from 8 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Santos (2nd title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	63 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José Sanfilippo (7 goals)
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The 1963 Copa de Campeones de América was the fourth South America's premier club football tournament, the Copa de Campeones, better known today as the Copa Libertadores. Nine teams entered with Bolivia and Venezuela not sending a representative.

This competition was notable for the participation of many world class stars such as José Sanfilippo, Pelé, Garrincha, Antonio Rattín, Alberto Spencer, Jairzinho, among others. The Alvinegro da Vila, usually regarded as the greatest football club team ever, crushed their semifinal and final opponents in stylish fashion which included a 0–4 victory over Botafogo in the fable Estádio do Maracanã, and a 1–2 win in La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. In a classic, South American match-up, defending champions Santos defeated the Xeneixes on both legs of the final to retain the title.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Santos	1962 Copa de Campeones winners
Argentina 1 berth	Boca Juniors	1962 Primera División champion
Brazil 1 berth	Botafogo	1962 Taça Brasil runner-up
Chile 1 berth	Universidad de Chile	1962 Primera División champion
Colombia 1 berth	Millonarios	1962 DIMAYOR champion
Ecuador 1 berth	Everest	1962 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
Paraguay 1 berth	Olimpia	1962 Primera División champion
Peru 1 berth	Alianza Lima	1962 Primera División champion
Uruguay 1 berth	Peñarol	1962 Primera División champion

Format and tie-breaking criteria

Due to the uneven number of teams, the first round became a group stage with two groups of three and one group of four. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same as the previous season.

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 are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

1. a one-game playoff;
2. superior goal difference;
3. draw of lots.

First round

Eight teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of two. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Santos, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Botafogo	4	4	0	0	5	1	+4	8
Alianza Lima	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	3
Millonarios	4	0	1	3	0	3	−3	1

April 24, 1963	Alianza Lima	0–0	Millonarios	Lima

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May 26, 1963	Millonarios	0–1	Alianza Lima	Bogotá
			Zegarra

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June 30, 1963	Alianza Lima	0–1	Botafogo	Lima
			Élton

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July 7, 1963	Millonarios	0–2	Botafogo	Bogotá
			Antoninho Rildo

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July 24, 1963	Botafogo	[A]	Millonarios	Rio de Janeiro

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July 31, 1963	Botafogo	2–1	Alianza Lima	Rio de Janeiro
	Jairzinho Santos		Tenemás

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	2	2	0	0	14	1	+13	4
Everest	2	0	0	2	1	14	−13	0

June 9, 1963	Everest	0–5	Peñarol	Guayaquil
			Sasía Rocha

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July 7, 1963	Peñarol	9–1	Everest	Montevideo
	Spencer Matosas Rocha Abbadie		Gandó

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	6
Olimpia	4	2	0	2	7	10	−3	4
Universidad de Chile	4	1	0	3	7	7	0	2

April 7, 1963	Olimpia	1–0	Boca Juniors	Asunción
	Ferreira

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April 14, 1963	Boca Juniors	5–3	Olimpia	Buenos Aires
	Valentim Menéndez Corbatta		Zárate Segovia

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June 26, 1963	Boca Juniors	1–0	Universidad de Chile	Buenos Aires
	González

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July 17, 1963	Universidad de Chile	4–1	Olimpia	Santiago
	Alvarez Marcos Musso		Arámbulo

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July 24, 1963	Olimpia	2–1	Universidad de Chile	Asunción
	Núñez		Sepúlveda

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July 31, 1963	Universidad de Chile	2–3	Boca Juniors	Santiago
	Campos		Sanfilippo

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.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4
Peñarol	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

August 7, 1963	Peñarol	1–2	Boca Juniors	Montevideo
	Magdalena  80'		Valentim  26', 88'

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August 17, 1963	Boca Juniors	1–0	Peñarol	Buenos Aires
	Sanfilippo  47'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	3
Botafogo	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

August 22, 1963	Santos	1–1	Botafogo	São Paulo
	Pelé  90'		Jairzinho  60'

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August 28, 1963	Botafogo	0–4	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
			Pelé  11', 15', 33' Lima

Finals

Main article: 1963 Copa de Campeones Finals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4
Boca Juniors	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0

September 3, 1963	Santos	3–2	Boca Juniors	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Marcel Albert Bois (France)
	Coutinho  2', 21' Lima  28'		Sanfilippo  43', 89'

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September 11, 1963	Boca Juniors	1–2	Santos	Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marcel Albert Bois (France)
	Sanfilippo  46'		Coutinho  50' Pelé  82'

Champion

Copa de Campeones 1963 Champion
Santos Second Title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	José Sanfilippo	Boca Juniors	7
2	Pelé	Santos	5
	Alberto Spencer	Peñarol	5
4	Paulo Valentim	Boca Juniors	4
5	Coutinho	Santos	3
	José Francisco Sasía	Peñarol	3

Footnotes

A. ^ Not played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a fine of USD 4,500 rather than traveling to Rio for the match; points awarded to Botafogo but no goals.

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1963 at CONMEBOL website
• Copa Libertadores 1963 at RSSSF