Copa Campeones de America 1964

The Copa Campeones de América 1964 was the 5th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 11 teams took part, including 8 national champions from the previous year and defending champions FC Santos from Brazil as well as the winner of the cup competition, the Taça Brasil , as no national championship has yet been held there. From Bolivia, the winner of the cup competition took part for the same reason. Venezuela had a representative at the start for the first time. The tournament began on April 12 and ended on August 12, 1964 with the final second leg. The Argentine representative CA Independiente won the final against Nacional Montevideo and was the first winner of the Copa Libertadores.

Qualifying round

Two teams played for a place in the group stage.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Deportivo Italia Venezuela 1954	2-0	Brazil 1960 EC Bahia	0-0	2-0

1 round

BYE: Santos FCBrazil 1960

Group 1

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay Nacional Montevideo	4th	3	1	0	009: 200	+7	07: 10
2.	Paraguay 1954 Club Cerro Porteño	4th	1	2	1	011: 600	+5	04: 40
3.	Bolivia Club Aurora	4th	0	1	3	002:140	−12	01: 70


April 12, 1964
Club Aurora	2: 2	Club Cerro Porteño
April 19, 1964
Nacional Montevideo	2-0	Club Aurora
April 26, 1964
Club Cerro Porteño	2: 2	Nacional Montevideo
May 3, 1964
Club Aurora	0: 3	Nacional Montevideo
May 10, 1964
Nacional Montevideo	2-0	Club Cerro Porteño
17th May 1964
Club Cerro Porteño	7-0	Club Aurora

Group 2

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina CA Independiente	4th	3	1	0	011: 300	+8	07: 10
2.	Colombia Millonarios FC	4th	2	0	2	006: 800	−2	04: 40
3.	Peru Alianza Lima	4th	0	1	3	005:110	−6	01: 70


May 7, 1964
Los Millonarios CD	3: 2	Alianza Lima
May 31, 1964
CA Independiente	4-0	Alianza Lima
4th June 1964
Alianza Lima	2: 2	CA Independiente
June 7, 1964
CA Independiente	5: 1	Los Millonarios CD
June 28, 1964
Alianza Lima	1: 2	Los Millonarios CD
July 8, 1964
Los Millonarios CD	*	CA Independiente

* Not played because Millonarios (already almost eliminated) did not play in Avellaneda; Points to Independiente.

Group 3

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Chile CSD Colo-Colo	4th	3	1	009: 700	+2	06: 20
2.	Ecuador Barcelona Sporting Club	4th	2	2	009: 400	+5	04: 40
3.	Venezuela 1954 Deportivo Italia	4th	1	3	002: 900	−7	02: 60


May 3, 1964
Barcelona Sporting Club	0: 1	Deportivo Italia
5th May 1964
CSD Colo-Colo	4-0	Deportivo Italia
May 13, 1964
Barcelona Sporting Club	2: 3	CSD Colo-Colo
17th May 1964
Deportivo Italia	1: 2	CSD Colo-Colo
May 24, 1964
Deportivo Italia	0: 3	Barcelona Sporting Club
May 28, 1964
CSD Colo-Colo	0: 4	Barcelona Sporting Club