1997 Copa CONMEBOL

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1997 Copa CONMEBOL
Tournament details
Teams18 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Valdir (7)
1996
1998

The 1997 Copa CONMEBOL was the sixth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Eighteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. A preliminary round was played to narrow the teams down to sixteen for the first round. Atlético Mineiro defeated the defending champion Lanús in the finals.

Contents

Qualified teams

Qualified teams
Flag of Argentina.svg Colón Flag of Venezuela.svg Estudiantes de Mérida Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Real Santa Cruz
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg The Strongest Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg Rio Branco Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima Flag of Ecuador.svg Técnico Universitario
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño Flag of Peru.svg Universitario Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting
Flag of Venezuela.svg Unión Atlético Táchira Flag of Brazil.svg Portuguesa

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Estudiantes de Mérida Flag of Venezuela.svg 3–3 (3-4 p) Flag of Venezuela.svg Unión Atlético Táchira 1–02–3
Real Santa Cruz Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 3–1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg The Strongest 1–12–0

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira 1 1 2
Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 1 3 4
Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 1 1 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 2 1 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Portuguesa 1 0 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 4 0 4
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 2 4 6
Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 0 0 0
Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 3 0 3
Flag of Ecuador.svg Técnico Universitario 0 0 0
Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 0 2 2
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 2 0 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Rio Branco 1 1 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 4 1 5
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 1 1 2
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Real Santa Cruz 1 0 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 1 5 6
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 0 3 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória 1 1 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória 2 4 6
Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 0 1 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 2 1 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 0 1 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 3 2 5
Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 3 3 6
Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 1 1 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 1 1 2
Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 2 1 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 1 2 3

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira Flag of Venezuela.svg 2–4 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 1–11–3
Deportes Tolima Flag of Colombia.svg 2–2 (3–1 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Rio Branco 2–10–1
Universitario Flag of Peru.svg 3–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Técnico Universitario 3–00–0
Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg 6–1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño 2–04–1
Real Santa Cruz Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 1–6 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 1–10–5
Portuguesa Flag of Brazil.svg 1–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1–40–0
Universidad de Chile Flag of Chile.svg 3–3 (2–3 p) Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 2–11–2
Defensor Sporting Flag of Uruguay.svg 5–6 Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 3–32–3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Colón Flag of Argentina.svg 2–2 (3–2 p) Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 1–11–1
Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg 2–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 1–01–3
Deportes Tolima Flag of Colombia.svg 1–2 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 1–00–2
Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg 3–2 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 2–11–1

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Colón Flag of Argentina.svg 1–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 0–21–1
Universitario Flag of Peru.svg 0–6 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 0–20–4

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Lanús Flag of Argentina.svg 2–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1–41–1

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