1967 Copa Libertadores

1967 Copa Libertadores

1967 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates	February 11 - August 8
Teams	19 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Racing (1st title)
Runners-up	Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played	113
Goals scored	353 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
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The Copa Libertadores 1967 (full name is Copa Libertadores de América) was the 8th edition of the annual football tournament in which 19 teams participated from South American nations. The 1966 winners and runners-up of every nation that belonged to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)took part in the seasonal tournament. The only exceptions were Uruguay, which had its defending champion Peñarol and league champion participate, and Brazil, whose runner-up Santos declined to play.

The tournament was divided into three rounds; the first group stage, the second group stage, and the final. The first group stage had 19 teams, divided into three groups of six, seven, and eight. The best two teams of each group qualified for the second group stage. The six teams joined Peñarol in two groups of three and four. The best team in each group qualified for the final. The champion was Racing of Argentina who beat Nacional of Uruguay.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Peñarol	1966 Copa de Campeones winners
Argentina 2 berths	Racing	1966 Primera División champion
	River Plate	1966 Primera División runner-up
Bolivia 2 berths	Bolívar	1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
	31 de Octubre	1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up
Brazil 2 berth	Cruzeiro	1966 Taça Brasil champion
	Santos	1966 Taça Brasil runner-up
Chile 2 berths	Universidad Católica	1966 Primera División champion
	Colo-Colo	1966 Primera División runner-up
Colombia 2 berths	Independiente Santa Fe	1966 DIMAYOR champion
	Independiente Medellín	1966 DIMAYOR runner-up
Ecuador 2 berths	Barcelona SC	1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
	Emelec	1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up
Paraguay 2 berths	Cerro Porteño	1966 Primera División champion
	Guaraní	1966 Primera División runner-up
Peru 2 berths	Universitario	1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
	Sport Boys	1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
Uruguay 1 berth	Nacional	1966 Primera División winner
Venezuela 2 berths	Deportivo Italia	1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion
	Deportivo Galicia	1966 Venezuelan Primera División runners-up

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 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

Sixteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group of five. 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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cruzeiro	15	8	7	1	0	22	6	16
Universitario	11	8	5	1	2	11	8	3
Sport Boys	5	8	2	1	5	10	11	-1
Deportivo Galicia	5	8	2	1	5	5	10	-5
Deportivo Italia	4	8	1	2	5	3	16	-13
Santos[1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 2

Teams	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Racing	17	10	8	1	1	29	7	22
River Plate	15	10	6	3	1	29	9	20
Independiente Santa Fe	8	10	3	2	5	17	22	-5
Bolívar	8	10	2	4	4	11	21	-10
Independiente Medellín	7	10	3	1	6	12	22	-10
31 de Octubre	5	10	2	1	7	12	29	-17

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Nacional	19	12	9	1	2	34	12	22
Colo-Colo	15	12	7	1	4	30	28	2
Universidad Católica	13	12	5	3	4	19	16	-3
Guaraní	10	12	4	2	6	18	15	3
Emelec	9	12	4	1	7	16	24	-8
Barcelona	9	12	4	1	7	14	24	-10
Cerro Porteño	9	12	4	1	7	14	26	-12

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 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Racing	9	6	4	1	1	11	5	6
Universitario	9	6	4	1	1	10	5	5
River Plate	3	6	0	3	3	4	8	-4
Colo-Colo	3	6	1	1	4	3	10	-7

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Nacional	5	4	2	1	1	6	4	2
Cruzeiro	4	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1
Peñarol	3	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1

Final

Team	Agg.	Team	1st leg	2nd leg	Playoff
Racing	2-1	Nacional	0-0	0-0	2-1

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1967 Winners
Racing First Title

References

1. ^ Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league. [1]

External links

• Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL