1976 Copa Libertadores
Tournament details | |
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Dates | February 25 – July 30 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cruzeiro (1st title) |
Runners-up | River Plate |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 76 |
Goals scored | 208 (2.74 per match) |
The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.
Cruzeiro won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after Pelé's Santos, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata, who died in a car accident.
Qualified teams[]
Country | Team | Qualification method |
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Argentina 2 + 1 berths |
Independiente | 1975 Copa Libertadores champion |
River Plate | 1975 Metropolitano champion 1975 Nacional champion | |
Estudiantes | 1975 Metropolitano runner-up | |
Bolivia 2 berths |
Guabirá | 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar champion |
Bolívar | 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up | |
Brazil 2 berths |
Internacional | 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
Cruzeiro | 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up | |
Chile 2 berths |
Unión Española | champion |
Palestino | 1975 Miniliga Pré-Libertadores champion | |
Colombia 2 berths |
Santa Fe | champion |
Millonarios | runner-up | |
Ecuador 2 berths |
LDU Quito | 1975 Serie A champion |
Deportivo Cuenca | 1975 Serie A runner-up | |
Paraguay 2 berths |
Olimpia | champion |
Sportivo Luqueño | runner-up | |
Peru 2 berths |
Alianza Lima | 1975 Descentralizado champion |
Alfonso Ugarte | 1975 Descentralizado runner-up | |
Uruguay 2 berths |
Peñarol | 1975 Primera División champion |
Nacional | 1975 Primera División runner-up | |
Venezuela 2 berths |
Portuguesa | 1975 Venezuelan champion |
Deportivo Galicia | 1975 Venezuelan Championship runner-up |
The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:
- Group 1: Argentina and Venezuela
- Group 2: Bolivia and Ecuador
- Group 3: Brazil and Paraguay
- Group 4: Colombia and Peru
- Group 5: Chile and Uruguay
Group stage[]
Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | EST | POR | DGA | |
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River Plate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
Estudiantes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
Deportivo Galicia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LDQ | CDC | BOL | GUA | |
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LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | 3–2 | 4–2 | — | 7–1 | ||
Guabirá | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | INT | OLI | SLU | |
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Cruzeiro | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 11 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 5–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
Internacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
Sportivo Luqueño | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | MIL | AUG | ISF | |
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Alianza Lima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
Alfonso Ugarte | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | UES | PAL | NAC | |
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Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Unión Española | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
Palestino | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
Nacional | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
1st Place Playoff[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | LDU Quito | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals |
2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
April 22 First Stage | LDU Quito | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Deportivo Cuenca | showGuayaquil, Ecuador |
Semi-finals[]
Group 1[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | LDQ | ALI | |
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Cruzeiro | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Group 2[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IND | PEÑ | |
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River Plate | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
Independiente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
Peñarol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Playoffs[]
Date | Location | Home team | Score | Away team |
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16 July | Buenos Aires | River Plate | 1 - 0 | Independiente |
Finals[]
Cruzeiro | 4 – 1 | River Plate |
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Nelinho 22' Palhinha 29', 40' Valdo 80' |
Más 63' |
River Plate | 2 – 1 | Cruzeiro |
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J. J. López 10' Pedro González 76' |
Palhinha 48' |
Cruzeiro | 3 – 2 | River Plate |
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Nelinho 24' Eduardo 55' Joãozinho 88' |
Más 59' Urquiza 64' |
Copa Libertadores 1976 Champions |
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Cruzeiro 1st title |
External links[]
Categories:
- 1976 in South American football
- Copa Libertadores seasons