1967 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 – August 8
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Racing (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played113
Goals scored353 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
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The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, and which involved 20 club teams from South American nations.

The tournament was divided into three rounds; the first group stage, the second group stage, and the final. The tournament was won by Racing of Argentina who beat Nacional of Uruguay.

Qualified teams

[citation needed]

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth 		Peñarol 1966 Copa Libertadores de América 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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Santos 1966 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
2 berths 		Universidad Católica 1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1966 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
2 berths 		Santa Fe 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion
Independiente Medellín 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths 		Barcelona 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

Draw

Nineteen teams were drawn into two groups of six and one group of seven. 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 Group 2 Group 3

First round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Brazil CRU Peru UNI Peru SBA Venezuela GAL Venezuela ITA Brazil SAN[1]
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 8 7 1 0 22 6 +16 15 Qualified to the Semifinals 4–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
2 Peru Universitario 8 5 1 2 11 8 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
3 Peru Sport Boys 8 2 1 5 10 11 −1 5 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–0
4 Venezuela Deportivo Galicia 8 2 1 5 5 10 −5 5 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
5 Venezuela Deportivo Italia 8 1 2 5 3 16 −13 4 0–3 0–3 2–5 1–0
— Brazil Santos[1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina RAC Argentina RIV Colombia SFE Bolivia BOL Colombia DIM Bolivia OCT
1 Argentina Racing 10 8 1 1 29 7 +22 17 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–0 4–1 6–0 5–2 6–0
2 Argentina River Plate 10 6 3 1 29 9 +20 15 0–0 4–0 2–0 6–2 7–0
3 Colombia Santa Fe 10 3 2 5 17 22 −5 8 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–0
4 Bolivia Bolívar 10 2 4 4 11 21 −10 8 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–0
5 Colombia Independiente Medellín 10 3 1 6 12 22 −10 7 0–2 0–1 0–4 2–0 3–0
6 Bolivia 31 de Octubre 10 2 1 7 12 29 −17 5 3–0 0–4 6–2 2–2 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Chile COL Chile CAT Paraguay GUA Ecuador EME Ecuador BAR Paraguay CER
1 Uruguay Nacional 12 9 1 2 34 12 +22 19 Qualified to the Semifinals 5–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–1
2 Chile Colo-Colo 12 7 1 4 30 28 +2 15 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 5–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 12 5 3 4 19 16 +3 13 0–3 5–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1
4 Paraguay Guaraní 12 4 2 6 18 15 +3 10 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–2
5 Ecuador Emelec 12 4 1 7 16 24 −8 9 1–4 4–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1
6 Ecuador Barcelona 12 4 1 7 14 24 −10 9 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
7 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 12 4 1 7 16 26 −10 9 2–6 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Source:[citation needed]

[2]

Source:[2]

Semifinals

There was one group of four teams and one of three. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Final.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina RAC Peru UNI Argentina RIV Chile COL
1 Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 Qualified to the Final 1–2 3–1 3–1
2 Peru Universitario 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 9 1–2 2–2 3–0
3 Argentina River Plate 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3 0–0 0–1 1–1
4 Chile Colo-Colo 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 3 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source:[citation needed]

Tiebreaker

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing Argentina 2–1 Peru Universitario

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Brazil CRU Uruguay PEÑ
1 Uruguay Nacional 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5 Qualified to the Final 2–0 2–2
2 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 4 2–1 1–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3 0–1 3–2
Source:[citation needed]

[2]

Finals

Main article: 1967 Copa Libertadores Finals
Racing Argentina0–0Uruguay Nacional
Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Racing
Racing Argentina2–1Uruguay Nacional

Goalscorers

The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[3]

References

  1. ^ Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league. [1][dead link]
  2. ^ a b c José Luis Pierrend; John Beuker; Pablo Ciullini; Karel Stokkermans (29 November 2012). "Copa Libertadores de América 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 December 2012. (Note - source also includes individual match scores, dates and goalscorers)
  3. ^ Juan Pablo Andrés; Frank Ballesteros (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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