# 1963 Copa Libertadores

The 1963 Copa de Campeones de América was the fourth season of South America's premier club football tournament. Nine teams entered with Bolivia and Venezuela not sending a representative.
This competition was notable for the participation of many world class stars such as José Sanfilippo, Pelé, Garrincha, Antonio Rattín, Alberto Spencer and Jairzinho, among others. The Alvinegro da Vila, usually regarded as the greatest football club team ever, defeated their semifinal and final opponents in stylish fashion which included a 4–0 victory over Botafogo in the fabled Estádio do Maracanã, and a 2–1 win in La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. In a classic South American match-up, defending champions Santos defeated the Xeneixes on both legs of the final to retain the title.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualification method | App | Last | Previous Best |
| CONMEBOL 1 berth | Santos | 1962 Copa de Campeones winners | 2nd | 1962 | champion |
| Argentina 1 berth | Boca Juniors | 1962 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Brazil 1 berth | Botafogo | 1962 Taça Brasil runner-up | first | first | first |
| Chile 1 berth | Universidad de Chile | 1962 Primera División champion | 2nd | 1960 | preliminary round |
| Colombia 1 berth | Millonarios | 1962 Campeonato Profesional champion | 3rd | 1962 | semifinals |
| Ecuador 1 berth | Everest | 1962 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion | first | first | first |
| Paraguay 1 berth | Olimpia | 1962 Primera División champion | 3rd | 1961 | runner-up |
| Peru 1 berth | Alianza Lima | 1962 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Uruguay 1 berth | Peñarol | 1962 Primera División champion | 4th | 1962 | champion (2) |

## Format and tie-breaking criteria

Due to the uneven number of teams, the first round became a group stage with two groups of three and one group of two. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same as the previous season.
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:
* a one-game playoff;
* superior goal difference;
* draw of lots.

## First round

Eight teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of two. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Santos, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Botafogo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Millonarios | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Peñarol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 4 |
| Everest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Boca Juniors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
| Universidad de Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 3 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | Santos | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Santos | 1 | 4 | 5 | Santos | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
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.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Peñarol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |

## Finals

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |

## Champion

* Copa Libertadores de América 1963 Champion
* Santos Second Title

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | José Sanfilippo | Boca Juniors | 7 |
| 2 | Pelé | Santos | 5 |
| 2 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 5 |
| 4 | Paulo Valentim | Boca Juniors | 4 |
| 5 | Coutinho | Santos | 3 |
| 5 | José Francisco Sasía | Peñarol | 3 |

## Footnotes

    A. ^ Not played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a fine of USD 4,500 rather than traveling to Rio for the match; points awarded to Botafogo but no goals.