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1968 Copa Libertadores
9th season of Copa Libertadores
9th season of Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Copa Libertadores |
| year | 1968 |
| other_titles | 1968 Copa Libertadores de América |
| 1968 Copa Libertadores da América | |
| dates | January 27 - May 16 |
| num_teams | 21 |
| confederations | 10 |
| champion_other | ARG Estudiantes (LP) |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | BRA Palmeiras |
| matches | 93 |
| goals | 230 |
| top_scorer | BRA Tupãzinho (11 goals) |
| prevseason | [1967](1967-copa-libertadores) |
| nextseason | [1969](1969-copa-libertadores) |
1968 Copa Libertadores da América 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 2–0 in a playoff after the final series finished 2–2 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](1967-copa-libertadores) winners |
| Argentina | ||
| 2 berths | Independiente | 1967 Primera División champion |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1967 Primera División runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Jorge Wilstermann | 1967 Torneo Nacional champion |
| Always Ready | 1967 Torneo Nacional runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Palmeiras | [1967 Taça Brasil](1967-taca-brasil) champion |
| Náutico | [1967 Taça Brasil](1967-taca-brasil) runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Universidad de Chile | 1967 Primera División champion |
| Universidad Católica | 1967 Primera División runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Deportivo Cali | [1967 Campeonato Profesional](1967-campeonato-profesional) champion |
| Millonarios | [1967 Campeonato Profesional](1967-campeonato-profesional) runner-up | |
| 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 | |
| 2 berths | Universitario | [1967 Torneo Descentralizado](1967-torneo-descentralizado) champion |
| Sporting Cristal | [1967 Torneo Descentralizado](1967-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Peñarol | 1967 Primera División champion |
| Nacional | 1967 Primera División runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Deportivo Portugués | 1967 Primera División Venezolana champion |
| Deportivo Galicia | 1967 Primera División Venezolana runner-up |
Draw
The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Racing was champion of the 1967 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|
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 were equal on points, the following criteria was to be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:
- a one-game playoff;
- superior goal difference;
- 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 1
Artime Echecopar Verón
Artime
Echecopar
Aceros Fernández Frattini Desiderio
Verón Echecopar
Conigliaro
place playoff Bernao Artime Sánchez
Group 2
Casaretto
Aquije Castillo
Cabrera
Castillo
Flores
Lobatón Rojas Staukas
Gallardo Challe
Group 3
Hernández
Gallardo
Rodríguez Rangel
Gallardo Yávar
Varas
Group 4
Martínez
Mújica
Rocha Bertocchi
Mújica Célio
Martínez
Virgili
Group 5
Tupãzinho
Olavo
Díaz
Pantera
Tupãzinho
Ademir
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.
Group A
Tarabini Artime
Group B
Méndez Spencer
Aquije
Abbadie Bertocchi
Group C
Isella
Sosa García
Pantera Rinaldo
Martínez
Servílio
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
Perfumo
Fucceneco
Estudiantes progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.
Semifinal 2
Finals
Main article: 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals
Bocha La Plata
Rinaldo São Paulo
Verón Montevideo
Champion
| Copa Libertadores de América |
|---|
| 1968 Winners |
| ARG |
| **Estudiantes (LP)** |
| **First Title** |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Tupãzinho | BRA Palmeiras | 11 |
| 2 | ECU Alberto Spencer | URU Peñarol | 10 |
| 3 | ARG Juan Ramón Verón | ARG Estudiantes | 9 |
| 4 | ARG Luis Artime | ARG Independiente | 6 |
| 5 | ARG Felipe Ribaudo | ARG Estudiantes | 6 |
| 6 | PAR Víctor Domingo Juárez | PAR Guaraní | 6 |
| PER D. Flores | PER Universitario | 6 | |
| ARG Juan Carlos Sarnari | CHI Universidad Católica | 6 | |
| 9 | BRA Servílio | BRA Palmeiras | 5 |
| PER Alberto Gallardo | PER 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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