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 crash.
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 Argentina competed as Independiente was champion of the 1975 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | EST | POR | DGA | |
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1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
2 | Estudiantes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Galicia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LDQ | CDC | BOL | GUA | |
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1 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | 3–2 | 4–2 | — | 7–1 | ||
4 | Guabirá | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | INT | OLI | SLU | |
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1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 11 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 5–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
2 | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | MIL | AUG | ISF | |
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1 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Alfonso Ugarte | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | UES | PAL | NAC | |
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1 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to Semi-Finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Unión Española | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Palestino | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Nacional | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
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 |
April 22 First Stage | LDU Quito | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Deportivo Cuenca | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Carrera 66' Rivadeneira 115' | Report | Villagra 63' | Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Óscar Veiro (Argentina) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | LDQ | ALI | |
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1 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
2 | LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IND | PEÑ | |
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1 | River Plate | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Independiente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Peñarol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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River Plate | 1–0 | Independiente |
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 |
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