Copa Libertadores 1997

The 1997 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Cruzeiro, of Brazil, after defeating Sporting Cristal of Peru in the final. The Brazilian team has also won the tournament in 1976.

Group Stage

River Plate bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1

Group 4

Bracket

16TeamBracket-2LegNoSeeds | RD1=Round of 16
RD2=Quarterfinals
RD3=Semifinals
RD4=Final
group1=
group2=
group3=

RD1-team01=flagicon|ARG River Plate
RD1-score01-1=3
RD1-score01-2=1
RD1-score01-agg=4
RD1-team02=flagicon|ARG "'Racing Club
RD1-score02-1=3
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score02-agg=4

RD1-team03=flagicon|URU "'Peñarol
RD1-score03-1=0
RD1-score03-2=3
RD1-score03-agg=3
RD1-team04=flagicon|COL Millonarios
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-score04-agg=3

RD1-team05=flagicon|ARG Vélez Sarsfield
RD1-score05-1=0
RD1-score05-2=0
RD1-score05-agg=0
RD1-team06=flagicon|PER "'Sporting Cristal
RD1-score06-1=0
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-score06-agg=1

RD1-team07=flagicon|BOL "'Club Bolívar
RD1-score07-1=1
RD1-score07-2=7
RD1-score07-agg=8
RD1-team08=flagicon|VEN Minervén
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score08-2=0
RD1-score08-agg=1

RD1-team09=flagicon|BRA "'Cruzeiro
RD1-score09-1=0
RD1-score09-2=2
RD1-score09-agg=2
RD1-team10=flagicon|ECU El Nacional
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-score10-agg=2

RD1-team11=flagicon|BRA "'Grêmio
RD1-score11-1=1
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score11-agg=3
RD1-team12=flagicon|PAR Club Guaraní
RD1-score12-1=2
RD1-score12-2=1
RD1-score12-agg=3

RD1-team13=flagicon|CHL "'Colo-Colo
RD1-score13-1=3
RD1-score13-2=1
RD1-score13-agg=4
RD1-team14=flagicon|URU Nacional
RD1-score14-1=1
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-score14-agg=3

RD1-team15=flagicon|BOL O. Petrolero
RD1-score15-1=0
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score15-agg=1
RD1-team16=flagicon|CHL "'U. Católica
RD1-score16-1=4
RD1-score16-2=5
RD1-score16-agg=9

RD2-team01=flagicon|ARG "'Racing Club
RD2-score01-1=0
RD2-score01-2=1
RD2-score01-agg=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|URU Peñarol
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score02-2=0
RD2-score02-agg=1

RD2-team03=flagicon|PER "'Sporting Cristal
RD2-score03-1=1
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score03-agg=4
RD2-team04=flagicon|BOL Club Bolívar
RD2-score04-1=2
RD2-score04-2=0
RD2-score04-agg=2

RD2-team05=flagicon|BRA "'Cruzeiro
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score05-2=1
RD2-score05-agg=3
RD2-team06=flagicon|BRA "'Grêmio
RD2-score06-1=0
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-score06-agg=2

RD2-team07=flagicon|CHL "'Colo-Colo
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score07-agg=4
RD2-team08=flagicon|CHL U. Católica
RD2-score08-1=2
RD2-score08-2=1
RD2-score08-agg=3

RD3-team01=flagicon|ARG Racing Club
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score01-agg=4
RD3-team02=flagicon|PER "'Sporting Cristal
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score02-agg=6

RD3-team03=flagicon|BRA "'Cruzeiro
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score03-agg=3
RD3-team04=flagicon|CHL Colo-Colo
RD3-score04-1=0
RD3-score04-2=3
RD3-score04-agg=3

RD4-team01=flagicon|PER Sporting Cristal
RD4-score01-1=0
RD4-score01-2=0
RD4-score01-agg=0
RD4-team02=flagicon|BRA "'Cruzeiro
RD4-score02-1=0
RD4-score02-2=1
RD4-score02-agg=1

Round of 16

Quarter-Finals

emi-Finals

Final

Champion

Topscorers

11 goals

*Alberto Acosta

9 goals

* Antonio Vidal González

8 goals

* Ivo Basay

External links

* [http://rsssf.com/sacups/copa97.html Copa Libertadores 1997 by Karel Stokkermans] at RSSSF