1967 Copa Libertadores

The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, and which involved 20 club teams from South American nations.

1967 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 – August 8
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Racing (1st title)
Runners-up Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played113
Goals scored353 (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

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 Taça Brasil champion
Santos 1966 Taça Brasil 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 CRU UNI SBA GAL ITA SAN[1]
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[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation RAC RIV SFE BOL DIM OCT
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
Source:

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation NAC COL CAT GUA EME BAR CER
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:

[3]

Source:[3]

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 RAC UNI RIV COL
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
Source:

Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing 2–1 Universitario

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation NAC CRU PEÑ
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
Source:

[3]

Finals
Main article: 1967 Copa Libertadores Finals
Racing 0–0 Nacional
Nacional 0–0 Racing
Racing 2–1 Nacional

Goalscorers

The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[4]

References
  1. Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league.
  2. Declined to play because playing in this tournament would jeopardize their performance in their national league.
  3. 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)
  4. 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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