# 1977 Copa Libertadores

The 1977 Copa Libertadores was the 18th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. The tournament was won by Boca Juniors after defeating defending champions Cruzeiro for their first Copa Libertadores title in a third decisive game. In the two-game finals, both finalists won one game each. A third match therefore had to be played, which remained goalless and Boca Juniors won 5–4 on penalties.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualification method |
| CONMEBOL (1 berth) | Cruzeiro | 1976 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Argentina (2 berths) | Boca Juniors | 1976 Metropolitano champion 1976 Nacional champion |
| Argentina (2 berths) | River Plate | 1976 Copa Libertadores Play-off winner |
| Bolivia (2 berths) | Bolívar | 1976 Primera División champion |
| Bolivia (2 berths) | Oriente Petrolero | 1976 Primera División runner-up |
| Brazil (2 berths) | Internacional | 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
| Brazil (2 berths) | Corinthians | 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up |
| Chile (2 berths) | Everton | 1976 Primera División champion |
| Chile (2 berths) | Universidad de Chile | 1976 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Colombia (2 berths) | Atlético Nacional | 1976 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Colombia (2 berths) | Deportivo Cali | 1976 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| Ecuador (2 berths) | El Nacional | 1976 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion |
| Ecuador (2 berths) | Deportivo Cuenca | 1976 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up |
| Paraguay (2 berths) | Libertad | 1976 Primera División champion |
| Paraguay (2 berths) | Olimpia | 1976 Torneo República champion |
| Peru (2 berths) | Unión Huaral | 1976 Primera División champion |
| Peru (2 berths) | Sport Boys | 1976 Primera División runner-up |
| Uruguay (2 berths) | Defensor Sporting | 1976 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Uruguay (2 berths) | Peñarol | 1976 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up |
| Venezuela (2 berths) | Portuguesa | 1976 Primera División champion |
| Venezuela (2 berths) | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1976 Primera División 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 Brazil competed as Cruzeiro was champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
| Argentina  Uruguay | Bolivia  Colombia | Brazil  Ecuador | Chile  Paraguay | Peru  Venezuela |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | RIV | DEF | PEÑ |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 10 | Qualified to the Semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | River Plate | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–4 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | BOL | ORI | NAC |
| 1 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8 | Qualified to the Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | NAC | COR | CUE |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIB | UCH | EVE | OLI |
| 1 | Libertad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | HUA | EST | SBA |
| 1 | Portuguesa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Unión Huaral | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |

## Semi-finals

The top finishers of each group in the first phase, plus the defending champions, are placed into two groups of three. The top finisher from each group play in the finals.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | CAL | LIB |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to the final | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 3 | Libertad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | INT | POR |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Internacional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | | 0–4 | 3–0 | — |

## Finals

The winner is determined by points (i.e., whoever wins the most of two games); goal difference or aggregate score is not used. If the points are tied after two games, a single-game playoff at a neutral sight will be played. If the game is tied after regulation, a penalty shootout will determine the winner.
* Copa Libertadores 1977 Champions
* Boca Juniors 1st Title