Copa Libertadores 1961

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
year = 1961
other_titles =


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country =
dates = April 2 – June 11
num_teams = 9
confederations = 9
venues =
cities =
champion_other = flagicon|URU Peñarol
count = 2
second_other = flagicon|BRA Palmeiras
matches = 16
goals = 52
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|ARG Osvaldo Panzutto (4)
player =

The 1961 Copa Libertadores was the second edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. For the first time, the Ecuadorian and Peruvian league champions participated, expanding the field from the previous year from seven to nine teams (Venezuelan champions still did not participate). Peñarol successfully defended their title by defeating Palmeiras in the final.

Format

Teams play one other team in each phase in a two-legged match-up. Whomever has the greatest number of points (two for a win, one for a tie) after the two games advances to the next phase; goal difference would be used a tie-breaker. If the teams still remained tied, a one-game playoff will be needed to determine who advances; a penalty shootout will be the tie-breaker if no winner is decided in regulation of the playoff.

Previous phase

First phase (quarter-finals)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4Note: The winner of Group 4 was decided by a drawing of lots instead of by playoff.

econd phase

Semi-final A

Semi-final B

Final

footballbox
date = June 4, 1961
team1 = Peñarol flagicon|URU
score = 1 – 0
team2 = flagicon|BRA Palmeiras
goals1 = Spencer goal|89
goals2 =
stadium = Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
attendance = 70,000
referee = José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)----footballbox
date = June 11, 1961
team1 = Palmeiras flagicon|BRA
score = 1 – 1
team2 = flagicon|URU Peñarol
goals1 = Nardo goal|77
goals2 = Sacia goal|2
stadium = Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
attendance = 50,000
referee = José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

External links

* [http://rsssf.com/sacups/copa61.html 1961 Copa Libertadores at] RSSSF