# 1967 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 winners |
| Argentina 2 berths | Racing | 1966 Primera División champion |
| Argentina 2 berths | River Plate | 1966 Primera División runner-up |
| Bolivia 2 berths | Bolívar | 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar champion |
| Bolivia 2 berths | 31 de Octubre | 1966 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up |
| Brazil 2 berth | Cruzeiro | 1966 Taça Brasil champion |
| Brazil 2 berth | Santos | 1966 Taça Brasil runner-up |
| Chile 2 berths | Universidad Católica | 1966 Primera División champion |
| Chile 2 berths | Colo-Colo | 1966 Primera División runner-up |
| Colombia 2 berths | Santa Fe | 1966 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Colombia 2 berths | Independiente Medellín | 1966 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Barcelona | 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Emelec | 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol runner-up |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Cerro Porteño | 1966 Primera División champion |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Guaraní | 1966 Primera División runner-up |
| Peru 2 berths | Universitario | 1966 Torneo Descentralizado champion |
| Peru 2 berths | Sport Boys | 1966 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up |
| Uruguay 1 berth | Nacional | 1966 Primera División winner |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Deportivo Italia | 1966 Venezuelan Primera División champion |
| Venezuela 2 berths | 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 |
| Brazil  Peru  Venezuela | Argentina  Bolivia  Colombia | Chile  Ecuador  Paraguay  Uruguay |

## First round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CRU | UNI | SBA | GAL | ITA |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Universitario | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to the Semifinals | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Sport Boys | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Galicia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| 5 | Deportivo Italia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 4 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | |
| — | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAC | RIV | SFE | BOL | DIM | OCT |
| 1 | Racing | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 17 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | River Plate | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 | Qualified to the Semifinals | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 7–0 |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bolívar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Independiente Medellín | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 7 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | | 3–0 |
| 6 | 31 de Octubre | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 5 | | 3–0 | 0–4 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | COL | CAT | GUA | EME | BAR | CER |
| 1 | Nacional | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 19 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 15 | Qualified to the Semifinals | 3–2 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | | 0–3 | 5–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 10 | | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| 5 | Emelec | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 9 | | 1–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| 7 | Cerro Porteño | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAC | UNI | RIV | COL |
| 1 | Racing | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Final | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Universitario | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | River Plate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |

#### Tiebreaker

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Racing | 2–1 | Universitario |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | CRU | PEÑ |
| 1 | Nacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | |

## Finals

Racing won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Champion

* Copa Libertadores de América 1968 Winners
* Racing First Title

## Goalscorers

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