1977 Copa Libertadores

1977 Copa Libertadores

Tournament details
Dates	March 9, 1977 – September 14, 1977
Teams	21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-up	Cruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played	75
Goals scored	154 (2.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Néstor Scotta (5)

The 1977 Copa Libertadores was the 18th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. The tournament was won by Boca Juniors after defeating defending champions Cruzeiro for their first Copa Libertadores title.

Group stage

Groups are organized by countries, with two teams from two countries composing a group. The top team from each group moves onto the next round (semi-finals). Defending champions Cruzeiro received a bye to the second round.

Group 1

The teams from Group 1 were composed of the qualified teams from Argentina & Uruguay.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Boca Juniors 6 4 2 0 5 0 +5 10 River Plate 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6 Defensor Sporting 6 1 3 2 5 7 -2 5 Peñarol 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3 3

BOC RIV DEF PEÑ Boca Juniors 1-0 2-0 1-0 River Plate 0-0 1-1 2-1 Defensor Sporting 0-0 0-0 2-4 Peñarol 0-1 2-2 0-2

Group 2

The teams from Group 2 were composed of the qualified teams from Colombia & Bolivia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 8 Bolívar 6 3 1 2 7 4 +2 7 Oriente Petrolero 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 5 Atlético Nacional 6 2 0 4 5 14 -9 4

BOL ORI ATL CAL Bolívar 1-0 3-0 3-0 Oriente Petrolero 0-0 4-0 1-0 Atlético Nacional 1-0 3-1 0-3 Deportivo Cali 3-0 3-0 3-1

Group 3

The teams from Group 3 were composed of the qualified teams from Brazil & Ecuador.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Internacional 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 9 El Nacional 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 7 Corinthians 6 2 1 3 10 6 4 5 Deportivo Cuenca 6 1 1 4 3 12 -9 2

COR INT CUE NAC Corinthians 1-1 4-0 3-0 Internacional 1-0 3-1 2-0 Deportivo Cuenca 2-1 0-2 0-2 El Nacional 2-1 2-0 0-0

Group 4

The teams from Group 4 were composed of the qualified teams from Chile & Paraguay.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Libertad 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Universidad 6 3 0 3 3 6 -3 6 Everton 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 5 Olimpia 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 5

EVE UNI LIB OLI Everton 2-0 1-3 1-0 Universidad 1-0 1-0 1-0 Libertad 2-1 3-0 2-2 Olimpia 2-2 1-0 0-0

Group 5

The teams from Group 5 were composed of the qualified teams from Peru & Venezuela.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Portuguesa 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10 Unión Huaral 6 2 2 2 5 6 -1 6 Estudiantes de Mérida 6 3 0 3 6 8 -2 6 Sport Boys 6 0 2 4 3 8 -5 2

SPO UNI EST POR Sport Boys 1-1 1-3 1-2 Unión Huaral 1-0 2-1 1-1 Estudiantes M 1-0 1-0 0-2 Portuguesa 0-0 2-0 3-0

Semi-finals

The top finishers of each group in the first phase, plus the defending champions, are placed into two groups of three. The top finisher from each group play in the finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Deportivo Cali 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 3 Libertad 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 3

BOC CAL LIB Boca Juniors 1-1 1-0 Deportivo Cali 1-1 0-0 Libertad 0-1 2-1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cruzeiro 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Internacional 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 3 Portuguesa 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 2

CRU INT POR Cruzeiro 0-0 2-1 Internacional 0-1 2-1 Portuguesa 0-4 3-0

Final

The winner is determined by points (i.e., whoever wins the most of two games); goal difference or aggregate score is not used. If the points are tied after two games, a single-game playoff at a neutral sight will be played. If the game is tied after regulation, a penalty shootout will determine the winner.

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

September 6, 1977	Boca Juniors	1 – 0	Cruzeiro	Estadio Camilo Cichero Buenos Aires, Argentina Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Cerullo (Uruguay)
	Veglio  3'

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September 11, 1977	Cruzeiro	1 – 0	Boca Juniors	Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Orozco (Peru)
	Nelinho  76'

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September 14, 1977	Boca Juniors	0 – 0	Cruzeiro	Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Llobregat (Venezuela)
		Penalties
	Mouzo Tesare Zanabria Pernía Felman	5 - 4	Darcy Menezes Neca Morais Livio Vanderley

Copa Libertadores 1977 Champions
Boca Juniors 1st Title

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1977 on CONMEBOL's site (In Spanish)
  • In English
• Tournament on RSSSF