1968 Copa Libertadores

1968 Copa Libertadores
1968 Copa Libertadores de América
1968 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates January 27 - May 16
Teams 21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Argentina Estudiantes (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played 93
Goals scored 230 (2.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Tupãzinho (11 goals)

The 1968 Copa Libertadores was the ninth edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier association football competition. It was played between January 27 and May 16. A record 21 teams participated in this edition..

This edition brought the explosive debut of a humble team from the city of La Plata, capital of the Buenos Aires province, that did not find itself in the plateau of Argentine football. Estudiantes de La Plata, an authentic stranger in the highest levels of South American football, surpassed all expectations as they eliminated defending champions Racing and Independiente (two denominated "great" ones in Argentina as well as each having already won the tournament before).

With a talented prospect by the name of Juan Ramón Verón, the pincharatas beat Palmeiras 20 in a playoff after the final series finished 22 on points. Estudiantes conquered the title with an original style which emphasized athleticism and strategic preparation.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth
Racing 1967 Copa Libertadores de América winners
 Argentina
2 berths
Independiente 1967 Primera División champion
Estudiantes 1967 Primera División runner-up
 Bolivia
2 berths
Jorge Wilstermann 1967 Torneo Nacional champion
Always Ready 1967 Torneo Nacional runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths
Palmeiras 1967 Taça Brasil champion
Náutico 1967 Taça Brasil runner-up
 Chile
2 berths
Universidad de Chile 1967 Primera División champion
Universidad Católica 1967 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
2 berths
Deportivo Cali 1967 Campeonato Profesional champion
Millonarios 1967 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
El Nacional 1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Emelec 1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Guaraní 1967 Primera División champion
Libertad 1967 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1967 Campeonato Descentralizado champion
Sporting Cristal 1967 Campeonato Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
2 berths
Peñarol 1967 Primera División champion
Nacional 1967 Primera División runner-up
 Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Portugués 1967 Primera División Venezolana champion
Galicia 1967 Primera División Venezolana runner-up

Tie-breaking criteria

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

  1. a one-game playoff;
  2. superior goal difference;
  3. draw of lots.

First round

Twenty teams were drawn into five groups of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Second round. Racing, the title holders, had a bye to the Semifinals.

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Second round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Estudiantes 6510123+911
Argentina Independiente 6213810-25
Colombia Deportivo Cali 6213610-45
Colombia Millonarios 611469-33

January 27, 1968
Independiente Argentina 2 4 Argentina Estudiantes
Bernao
Artime
Ribaudo
Echecopar
Verón



February 8, 1968
Deportivo Cali Colombia 1 0 Argentina Independiente
Iroldo

February 11, 1968
Deportivo Cali Colombia 1 2 Argentina Estudiantes
Manera  o.g.' Bilardo
Echecopar

February 14, 1968
Millonarios Colombia 4 2 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Ferrero
Aceros
Fernández
Frattini
Álvarez
Desiderio

February 17, 1968
Estudiantes Argentina 3 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Ribaudo
Verón
Echecopar

February 18, 1968
Independiente Argentina 3 1 Colombia Millonarios
Artime Rodríguez


February 22, 1968
Independiente Argentina 1 1 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Savoy Iroldo

February 28, 1968
Deportivo Cali Colombia 1 0 Colombia Millonarios
Ferreira


Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Peru Universitario 6330174+139
Peru Sporting Cristal 6330115+69
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 621358-35
Bolivia Always Ready 6015218-161

January 24, 1968
Always Ready Bolivia 0 3 Peru Universitario
Flores
Casaretto


January 28, 1968
Always Ready Bolivia 1 4 Peru Sporting Cristal
Villante Pajuelo
Aquije
Castillo


February 4, 1968
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 3 0 Bolivia Always Ready
López
Cabrera


February 19, 1968
Sporting Cristal Peru 2 0 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
Risco
Castillo

February 22, 1968
Universitario Peru 5 1 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann
Rojas
Flores
López


February 27, 1968
Universitario Peru 6 0 Bolivia Always Ready
Flores
Lobatón
Rojas
Staukas  o.g.'


Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Universidad Católica 6420117+410
Ecuador Emelec 623154+17
Ecuador El Nacional 612356-14
Chile Universidad de Chile 6114610-43

February 4, 1968
Emelec Ecuador 0 0 Ecuador El Nacional


February 11, 1968
Emelec Ecuador 2 1 Chile Universidad de Chile
Mena
Hernández
Gangas


February 18, 1968
El Nacional Ecuador 3 1 Chile Universidad de Chile
Correa
Rodríguez
Rangel
Marcos







March 3, 1968
El Nacional Ecuador 0 1 Ecuador Emelec
Mena

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol 632182+68
Paraguay Guaraní 623187+17
Uruguay Nacional 622295+46
Paraguay Libertad 6114213-113

February 2, 1968
Peñarol Uruguay 1 0 Uruguay Nacional
Spencer

February 2, 1968
Guaraní Paraguay 2 0 Paraguay Libertad
Juárez
Martínez

February 6, 1968
Nacional Uruguay 2 2 Paraguay Guaraní
Techera
Mújica
García


February 10, 1968
Nacional Uruguay 4 0 Paraguay Libertad
Morales
Mújica
Célio

February 12, 1968
Peñarol Uruguay 2 0 Paraguay Guaraní
Spencer

February 16, 1968
Libertad Paraguay 1 1 Paraguay Guaraní
Ayala Juárez

February 16, 1968
Nacional Uruguay 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol

February 20, 1968
Libertad Paraguay 1 0 Uruguay Peñarol
Fleitas

February 21, 1968
Guaraní Paraguay 2 1 Uruguay Nacional
Ivaldi
Martínez
Célio

February 24, 1968
Guaraní Paraguay 1 1 Uruguay Peñarol
Juárez Abbadie

February 25, 1968
Libertad Paraguay 0 2 Uruguay Nacional
Célio
Virgili

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Palmeiras 6510123+911
Venezuela Deportivo Portugués 6213511+65
Brazil Náutico 612378-14
Venezuela Galicia 620457-24

January 21, 1968
Náutico Brazil 1 3 Brazil Palmeiras
Ladeira Ademir
Tupãzinho


January 31, 1968
Galicia Venezuela 2 1 Brazil Náutico
Becerra
Olavo
Lala

February 4, 1968
Galicia Venezuela 1 2 Brazil Palmeiras
Chacho Ademir
Díaz  o.g.'


February 11, 1968
Náutico Brazil 1 0 Venezuela Galicia
Nino




March 3, 1968
Palmeiras Brazil 0 0 Brazil Náutico

Second round

Ten teams were drawn into three groups, two groups of three and one group of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals, along with Racing Club.

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners advanced to the Semifinals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Estudiantes 430142+26
Argentina Independiente 420273+44
Peru Universitario 410317-62

March 16, 1968
Universitario Peru 1 0 Argentina Estudiantes
Lobatón





Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol 6420101+910
Peru Sporting Cristal 624073+48
Ecuador Emelec 611437-43
Venezuela Deportivo Portugués 6114312-93


March 20, 1968
Emelec Ecuador 0 1 Uruguay Peñarol
Spencer






April 1, 1968
Sporting Cristal Peru 1 1 Ecuador Emelec
Gallardo Echeverría

April 4, 1968
Peñarol Uruguay 1 0 Ecuador Emelec
Cortés


Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Palmeiras 430174+36
Paraguay Guaraní 42027704
Chile Universidad Católica 410369-32

March 17, 1968
Guaraní Paraguay 3 1 Chile Universidad Católica
Juárez
Sosa
García
Varas

March 21, 1968
Palmeiras Brazil 4 1 Chile Universidad Católica
Tupãzinho
Pantera
Rinaldo
Varas

March 24, 1968
Guaraní Paraguay 2 0 Brazil Palmeiras
Juárez
Martínez


Semifinals

Four teams were drawn into two groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals.

Semifinal 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Estudiantes311143+13
Argentina Racing311134-13

April 24, 1968
Racing Argentina 20 Argentina Estudiantes
Maschio
Fucceneco

Estudiantes progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

Semifinal 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Palmeiras220031+24
Uruguay Peñarol200213-20

Finals

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Estudiantes210134-12
Brazil Palmeiras210143+12

May 2, 1968
Estudiantes Argentina 21 Brazil Palmeiras
Verón  83'
Bocha  87'
Servilio  30'

May 7, 1968
Palmeiras Brazil 31 Argentina Estudiantes
Tupãzinho  10',  68'
Rinaldo  54'
Verón  72'

May 16, 1968
Playoff
Palmeiras Brazil 02 Argentina Estudiantes
Ribaudo  13'
Verón  82'
Estadio Centenario,
Montevideo

Attendance: 55,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América
1968 Winners
Argentina
Estudiantes
First Title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Tupãzinho Brazil Palmeiras 11
2 Ecuador Alberto Spencer Uruguay Peñarol 10
3 Argentina Juan Ramón Verón Argentina Estudiantes 9
4 Argentina Luis Artime Argentina Independiente 6
5 Argentina Felipe Ribaudo Argentina Estudiantes 6
6 Paraguay Víctor Domingo Juárez Paraguay Guaraní 6
Peru D. Flores Peru Universitario 6
Argentina Juan Carlos Sarnari Chile Universidad Católica 6
9 Brazil Servílio Brazil Palmeiras 5
Peru Alberto Gallardo Peru Sporting Cristal 5

Footnotes

A. ^ The match finished 1-1, but Jorge Wilstermann were declared 0-1 winners after Troncoso's own goal was declared invalid.
B. ^ The match finished 3-2, but the 2 points were awarded to Deportivo Portugués as Náutico made two substitutions.

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