The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, where 20 club teams from South American nations competed to be the champion.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | February 11 – August 8 |
Teams | 20 (from 10 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) |
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
editDraw
editNineteen 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 |
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First round
editGroup 1
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CRU | UNI | SBA | GAL | ITA | SAN[1] | |
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1 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 | Qualified to the Semifinals | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |||
2 | Universitario | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
3 | Sport Boys | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
4 | Deportivo Galicia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
5 | Deportivo Italia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | ||||
— | Santos[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 2
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAC | RIV | SFE | BOL | DIM | OCT | |
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1 | Racing | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 17 | Qualified to the Semifinals | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 | ||
2 | River Plate | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 7–0 | |||
3 | Santa Fe | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
4 | Bolívar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
5 | Independiente Medellín | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
6 | 31 de Octubre | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 5 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Group 3
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | COL | CAT | GUA | EME | BAR | CER | |
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1 | 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 | Colo-Colo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 15 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | |||
3 | Universidad Católica | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |||
4 | Guaraní | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |||
5 | Emelec | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 9 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |||
6 | Barcelona | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||
7 | Cerro Porteño | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 9 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Source:[2]
Semifinals
editThere 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAC | UNI | RIV | COL | |
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1 | Racing | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Final | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
2 | Universitario | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
3 | River Plate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||
4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Tiebreaker
editTeam 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Racing | 2–1 | Universitario |
Group 2
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | CRU | PEÑ | |
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1 | Nacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
2 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
3 | Peñarol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
Finals
editGoalscorers
editThe top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[3]
References
edit- ^ Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league. [1] [dead link]
- ^ 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)
- ^ Juan Pablo Andrés; Frank Ballesteros (10 July 2004). "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2012.