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1967 Copa Libertadores

8th season of Copa Libertadores

Field	Value
tourney_name	Copa Libertadores de América
year	1967
dates	February 11 – August 8
num_teams	20
confederations	10
champion_other	ARG Racing
count	1
second_other	URU Nacional
matches	113
goals	353
top_scorer	ARG Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
prevseason	[1966](1966-copa-libertadores)
nextseason	[1968](1968-copa-libertadores)

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:

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth	Peñarol	[1966 Copa Libertadores de América](1966-copa-libertadores) winners
Argentina
2 berths	Racing	[1966 Primera División](1966-in-argentine-football) champion
River Plate	[1966 Primera División](1966-in-argentine-football) runner-up

2 berths	Bolívar	1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
31 de Octubre	1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up

2 berth	Cruzeiro	1966 Taça Brasil champion
Santos	1966 Taça Brasil runner-up

2 berths	Universidad Católica	1966 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo	1966 Primera División runner-up

2 berths	Santa Fe	[1966 Campeonato Profesional](1966-campeonato-profesional) champion
Independiente Medellín	[1966 Campeonato Profesional](1966-campeonato-profesional) runner-up

2 berths	Barcelona	[1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol](1966-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol) champion
Emelec	[1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol](1966-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol) runner-up
Paraguay
2 berths	Cerro Porteño	[1966 Primera División](1966-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Guaraní	[1966 Primera División](1966-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up

2 berths	Universitario	1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Sport Boys	1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up

1 berth	Nacional	[1966 Primera División](1966-uruguayan-primera-division) winner

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

Group 2

Group 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

Tiebreaker

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Group 2

Finals

Main article: 1967 Copa Libertadores Finals

Raffo

Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América
1967 Winners
ARG
Racing
First Title

Goalscorers

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

References

https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/teams/copa_libertadores/1967/groupall BeSoccer
Declined to play because preferred to take excursions to Europe which were more profitable. [https://tntsports.com.br/blogs/Santos-ha-108-anos-sempre-Santos-20200414-0014.html] TNT Sports (in Portuguese).
https://www.besoccer.com/Competition/rankings/copa_libertadores/1967/top-scorers BeSoccer

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