1962 Copa Libertadores

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1962 Copa de Campeones de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 7 - August 30
Teams10 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored107 (4.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Coutinho
Ecuador Alberto Spencer
Ecuador Enrique Raymondi
(6 goals each)
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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
CONMEBOL
1 berth 		Peñarol 1961 Copa Libertadores de América winners
 Argentina
1 berth 		Racing 1961 Primera División champion
 Bolivia
1 berth 		Deportivo Municipal 1961 Bolivian Primera División champion
 Brazil
1 berth 		Santos 1961 Taça Brasil champion
 Chile
1 berth 		Universidad Católica 1961 Primera División champion
 Colombia
1 berth 		Millonarios 1961 Campeonato Profesional champion
 Ecuador
1 berth 		Emelec 1961 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
 Paraguay
1 berth 		Cerro Porteño 1961 Primera División champion
 Peru
1 berth 		Sporting Cristal 1961 Primera División champion
 Uruguay
1 berth 		Nacional 1961 Primera División runner-up

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 of three groups containing three clubs each. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same.

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:

  1. a one-game playoff;
  2. superior goal difference;
  3. draw of lots.

Starting this edition, a playoff will 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
Brazil Santos 4 3 1 0 20 6 14 7
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4 1 1 2 6 14 -8 3
Bolivia Deportivo Municipal 4 1 0 3 8 14 -6 2
11 February 1962 Deportivo Municipal Bolivia 2 - 1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño La Paz
Goal 4'
Camacho Goal 84'		 Jara Goal 18' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
15 February 1962 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 3 - 2 Bolivia Deportivo Municipal Asunción
Insfrán Goal 42'
Goal 61'
Goal 84'		 Goal 73'
Goal 83'		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Uruguay Esteban Marino
18 February 1962 Deportivo Municipal Bolivia 3 - 4 Brazil Santos Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Goal 16'
Goal 59'
Goal 62'		 Lima Goal 42'
Mengálvio Goal 57'
Pagão Goal 78'
Tite Goal 80'		 Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Brazil Olten Ayres de Abreu
21 February 1962 Santos Brazil 6 - 1 Bolivia Deportivo Municipal Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Pepe Goal 12'
Pagão Goal 16', 46'
Dorval Goal 24', 76'
Coutinho Goal 56'		 Goal 52' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
25 February 1962 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1 - 1 Brazil Santos Asunción
Goal 82' Dorval Goal 56' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Argentina Luis Antonio Ventre
28 February 1962 Santos Brazil 9 - 1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Pepe Goal 7', 86' (pen.)
Coutinho Goal 35', 54', 60'
Pelé Goal 66', 89'
Dorval Goal 69'
Zito Goal 80'		 Insfrán Goal 20' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Argentina José Luis Praddaude

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Nacional 4 3 1 0 9 6 3 7
Argentina Racing 4 1 1 2 7 8 -1 3
Peru Sporting Cristal 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 2
10 February 1962 Nacional Uruguay 3 - 2 Peru Sporting Cristal Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Goal 28' (pen.)
Bergara Goal 40'
Goal 49'		 Gallardo Goal 52', 81' Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chile Domingo Massaro
14 February 1962 Racing Argentina 2 - 1 Peru Sporting Cristal Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Sosa Goal 16', 46' Del Castillo Goal 32' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Paraguay José Dimas Larrosa
17 February 1962 Sporting Cristal Peru 0 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Lima
Douksas Goal 69' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
20 February 1962 Sporting Cristal Peru 2 - 1 Argentina Racing Lima
Goal 23'
Gallardo Goal 32'		 Griguol Goal 75' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
24 February 1962 Nacional Uruguay 3 - 2 Argentina Racing Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Bergara Goal 6'
Goal 24'
Pérez Goal 82'		 Oleniak Goal 2'
Belén Goal 88'		 Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
27 February 1962 Racing Argentina 2 - 2 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Goal 3'
Cárdenas Goal 72'		 Bergara Goal 41'
Álvarez Goal 84'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Universidad Católica 4 2 1 1 10 9 1 5
Ecuador Emelec 4 2 0 2 12 10 2 4
Colombia Millonarios 4 1 1 2 7 10 -3 3
7 February 1962 Emelec Ecuador 4 - 2 Colombia Millonarios Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Lecaro Goal 49' (pen.)
Raymondi Goal 50'
Gando Goal 70'
Goal 83'		 Gamboa Goal 9', 59' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati
10 February 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 3 - 0 Ecuador Emelec Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Trigilli Goal 35'
Tobar Goal 71'
Fouilloux Goal 76'		 Attendance: 16,542
Referee: Argentina José Luis Praddaude
14 February 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 4 - 1 Colombia Millonarios Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Fouilloux Goal 5', 73'
Trigilli Goal 57'
Tobar Goal 78'		 Goal 45' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Uruguay Juan Carlos Armental
18 February 1962 Millonarios Colombia 1 - 1 Chile Universidad Católica Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Klinger Goal 26' Ramírez Goal 30' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Uruguay Juan Carlos Armental
21 February 1962 Emelec Ecuador 7 - 2 Chile Universidad Católica Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Lecaro Goal 23' (pen.)
Raymondi Goal 27' (38), 41' (43), 65'
Goal 58'		 Fouilloux Goal 10'
Ramírez Goal 15'		 Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati
28 February 1962 Millonarios Colombia 3 - 1 Ecuador Emelec Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Goal 30'
Goal 59'
Goal 70' (o.g.)		 Goal 22' (o.g.) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati

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
Brazil Santos 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
Chile Universidad Católica 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
8 July 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 1 - 1 Brazil Santos Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Goal 75' Lima Goal 59' Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
12 July 1962 Santos Brazil 1 - 0 Chile Universidad Católica Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Zito Goal 35' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
Uruguay Nacional 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2
8 July 1962 Nacional Uruguay 2 - 1 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
González Goal 10'
Escalada Goal 55'		 Moacyr Goal 32' (pen.) Attendance: 46,235
Referee: Paraguay
18 July 1962 Peñarol Uruguay 3 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Cabrera Goal 20'
Spencer Goal 72', 78'		 Douksas Goal 68' Attendance: 50,381
Referee: Paraguay
22 July 1962 Playoff Peñarol Uruguay 1 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Spencer Goal 69' Goal 61' Attendance: 58,058
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga

Peñarol progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

Finals[]

Main article: 1962 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Santos 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
Uruguay Peñarol 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
28 August 1962 Peñarol Uruguay 1 - 2 Brazil Santos Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Spencer Goal 75' Coutinho Goal 5', 44' Attendance: 48,105
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
2 September 1962 Santos Brazil 2 - 3
[A]		 Uruguay Peñarol Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Dorval Goal 17'
Mengálvio Goal 35'		 Spencer Goal 14', 49'
Sasía Goal 51'		 Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
30 September 1962 Playoff Santos Brazil 3 – 0 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Caetano Goal 11' (o.g.)
Pelé Goal 48', 89'		 Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Netherlands Leo Horn

Champion[]

Copa Libertadores de América
1962 Champion
Brazil
Santos
First Title

Top goalscorers[]

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Coutinho Brazil Santos 6
Ecuador Alberto Spencer Uruguay Peñarol 6
Ecuador Enrique Raymondi Ecuador Emelec 6
2 Brazil Pelé Brazil Santos 4
Chile Alberto Fouilloux Chile Universidad Católica 4
Bolivia Bolivia Municipal 4

Footnotes[]

A. ^ 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.

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