Copa Campeones de America 1961

The Copa Campeones de América 1961 was the 2nd edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 9 teams took part, including 8 national champions from the previous year and the winner of the cup competition from Brazil, the Taça Brasil , as no national championship has yet been held there. Only Venezuela did not have a representative at the start. The tournament began on April 2 and ended on June 11, 1961 with the final second leg.

The winning team from Peñarol Montevideo

The defending champion Peñarol Montevideo was able to prevail in the final against SE Palmeiras from Brazil and won the title again.

1 round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Independiente Santa Fe	5: 2	Barcelona Sporting Club	3-0	2: 2

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
CSD Colo-Colo	4: 6	Club Olimpia	2: 5	2: 1
Peñarol Montevideo	5: 2	Universitario de Deportes	5-0	0: 2
CA Independiente	0: 3	Palmeiras São Paulo	0: 2	0: 1
Independiente Santa Fe	(L)3: 3 ( L )	Club Jorge Wilstermann	3: 2	0: 1

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Independiente Santa Fe	3: 6	Palmeiras São Paulo	2: 2	1: 4
Peñarol Montevideo	5: 2	Club Olimpia	3: 1	2: 1

final

First leg

Peñarol Montevideo		Palmeiras São Paulo
	June 4, 1961 in Montevideo , Uruguay ( Estadio Centenario ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 64,376 Referee: José Luis Praddaude ( Argentina )
	Luis Maidana - William Martínez , Núber Cano , Edgardo González , Roberto Matosas - Wálter Aguerre , Luis Cubilla - Ernesto Ledesma , Alberto Spencer , José Sasía , Juan Víctor Joya Trainer: Roberto Scarone	Waldir de Moraes - Waldemar Carabina , Aldemar Santos , Djalma Santos - Zequinha , Geraldo da Silva - Júlio Botelho , Humberto Tozzi , Geraldo Scotto , Chinesinho , José Romeiro Trainers: Renganescchi
	1-0 Alberto Spencer (89.)

Return leg

Palmeiras São Paulo		Peñarol Montevideo
	June 11, 1961 in São Paulo , Brazil ( Estádio do Pacaembu ) Result: 1: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 50,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude ( Argentina )
	Waldir de Moraes - Waldemar Carabina , Aldemar Santos , Djalma Santos - Zequinha , Geraldo da Silva - Júlio Botelho , José Romeiro (?. Nardo ), Geraldo Scotto , Chinesinho , Gildo Trainer: Renganescchi	Luis Maidana - William Martínez , Núber Cano , Edgardo González , Roberto Matosas - Wálter Aguerre , Luis Cubilla - Ernesto Ledesma , Alberto Spencer , José Sasía , Juan Víctor Joya Trainer: Roberto Scarone
	1: 1 Nardo (70th)	0: 1 José Francisco Sasía (5th)

Web links

• 1961 competition on rsssf.com (English)
• Finale 1961 at Ficha do Jogo (port.) ( Memento from July 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive )