1967 Copa Libertadores
8th season of Copa Libertadores
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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.
Racing (1st title)
Nacional| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Norberto Raffo (14 goals) |
← 1966 1968 → | |
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]
Draw
First round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  CRU |
 UNI |
SBA |
 GAL |
ITA |
SAN[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[3] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
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 | 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 |
Tiebreaker
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing |
2–1 | Universitario |
Group 2
Finals
Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.
Champion
| Copa Libertadores de América 1967 Winners |
|---|
 |
| Racing First Title |
Goalscorers
The top goalscorer in the tournament was Norberto Raffo of Racing Club, who scored 14 goals.[4]
