# 1962 Copa Libertadores

The 1962 Copa de Campeones de América was the third edition of South America's premier club football tournament. Ten teams entered, one more than the previous season, with Venezuela again not sending a representative. This was the first edition in which the defending champions qualified automatically, allowing the nation which contained the holders to have an extra team in the tournament.
Santos ended the Carboneros' reign, as they defeated Peñarol 0–3 in the deciding playoff in Buenos Aires.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualification method | App | Last | Previous Best |
| CONMEBOL 1 berth | Peñarol | 1961 Copa Libertadores de América winners | 3rd | 1961 | champion (2) |
| Argentina 1 berth | Racing | 1961 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Bolivia 1 berth | Deportivo Municipal | 1961 Bolivian Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Brazil 1 berth | Santos | 1961 Taça Brasil champion | first | first | first |
| Chile 1 berth | Universidad Católica | 1961 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Colombia 1 berth | Millonarios | 1961 Campeonato Profesional champion | 2nd | 1960 | semifinals |
| Ecuador 1 berth | Emelec | 1961 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion | first | first | first |
| Paraguay 1 berth | Cerro Porteño | 1961 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Peru 1 berth | Sporting Cristal | 1961 Primera División champion | first | first | first |
| Uruguay 1 berth | Nacional | 1961 Primera División runner-up | first | first | first |

## Format and tie-breaking criteria

This season saw the competition have an increase in participants by one team; as a result, the preliminary round from the previous season was eliminated. The first phase was now a group phase with three groups containing three clubs each. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same.
At each stage of the tournament, teams received 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 applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:
* a one-game playoff;
* superior goal difference;
* draw of lots.
Starting this edition, a playoff would become the first tie-breaker, then goal difference.

## First round

Nine teams were drawn into three groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the semifinals. Peñarol, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
| Cerro Porteño | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 3 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 2 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nacional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
| Sporting Cristal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Universidad Católica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Emelec | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Millonarios | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 |

## 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.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Peñarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| Nacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Peñarol progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

## Finals

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Peñarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |

## Champion

* Copa Libertadores de América 1962 Champion
* Santos First Title

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Coutinho | Santos | 6 |
| 1 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 6 |
| 1 | Enrique Raymondi | Emelec | 6 |
| 2 | Pelé | Santos | 4 |
| 2 | Alberto Fouilloux | Universidad Católica | 4 |
| 2 | Luis Aguilera | Municipal | 4 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Only 51 minutes of the second leg was considered official by CONMEBOL. The remaining 39 minutes was a friendly match. In the friendly time, Pagão tied the game at three goals a-piece, but the official score remained 2–3.