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.

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

The following 20 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:[1]

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 Brazil CRU Peru UNI Peru SBA Venezuela GAL Venezuela ITA Brazil SAN[2]
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[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RSSSF

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: RSSSF

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 14 26 −12 9 2–6 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Source: RSSSF

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: RSSSF

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: RSSSF

Finals

Main article: 1967 Copa Libertadores Finals
Racing Argentina0–0Uruguay Nacional
Attendance: 99,148
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
Nacional Uruguay0–0Argentina Racing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
Racing Argentina2–1Uruguay Nacional
Cardoso 14'
Raffo 43'		 Viera 79'
Attendance: 50,000

Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América
1967 Winners
Argentina
Racing
First Title

Goalscorers

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

References

  1. ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/teams/copa_libertadores/1967/groupall BeSoccer
  2. ^ Declined to play because preferred to take excursions to Europe which were more profitable. [1] TNT Sports (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/rankings/copa_libertadores/1967/top-scorers BeSoccer
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Copa_Libertadores
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