Copa Libertadores 1968

The 1968 Copa Libertadores was the 9th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 21 teams took part. The national champions of the CONMEBOL countries and the second took part, or the winners and finalists of the cup competitions in Brazil and Bolivia, since there have not yet been any national championships. There was also last year's winner, Racing Club Avellaneda. The tournament began on January 24th and ended on May 16, 1968 with the final playoff. The Argentine representative Estudiantes de La Plata won the final against SE Palmeiras , winning his first title in this competition.

The winning team from Estudiantes de La Plata

1st group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Estudiantes de La Plata	6th	5	1	0	12: 03	11
CA Independiente *	6th	2	1	3	8:10	05
Deportivo Cali *	6th	2	1	3	06:10	05
Los Millonarios CD	6th	1	1	4th	06: 09	03

* Decisive game for second place in the table: Independiente won 3-2 and qualified for the next round.

			First leg	Return leg
CA Independiente	-	Estudiantes de La Plata	2: 4	0: 2
Los Millonarios CD	-	CA Independiente	1: 2	1: 3
Los Millonarios CD	-	Estudiantes de La Plata	0: 1	0-0
Deportivo Cali	-	CA Independiente	1-0	1: 1
Deportivo Cali	-	Estudiantes de La Plata	1: 2	0: 3
Los Millonarios CD	-	Deportivo Cali	4: 2	0: 1

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Universitario de Deportes	6th	3	3	0	17: 04	09
Sporting Cristal	6th	3	3	0	11: 05	09
Club Jorge Wilstermann	6th	2	1	3	05: 08	05
Club Always Ready	6th	0	1	5	02:18	01

			First leg	Return leg
Club Always Ready	-	Universitario de Deportes	0: 3	0: 6
Club Jorge Wilstermann	-	Sporting Cristal	0: 1	0: 2
Club Always Ready	-	Sporting Cristal	1: 4	1: 1
Club Jorge Wilstermann	-	Universitario de Deportes	0-0	1: 5
Club Jorge Wilstermann	-	Club Always Ready	3-0	1-0
Universitario de Deportes	-	Sporting Cristal	1: 1	2: 2

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CD Universidad Católica	6th	4th	1	1	11: 07	09
CS Emelec	6th	2	3	1	05: 04	07th
CD El Nacional	6th	2	1	3	05: 06	05
CF Universidad de Chile	6th	1	1	4th	06:10	03

			First leg	Return leg
CS Emelec	-	CD El Nacional	0-0	1-0
CD El Nacional	-	CD Universidad Católica	2: 1	0: 2
CS Emelec	-	CF Universidad de Chile	2: 1	0-0
CS Emelec	-	CD Universidad Católica	1: 2	1: 1
CD El Nacional	-	CF Universidad de Chile	3: 1	0: 1
CD Universidad Católica	-	CF Universidad de Chile	3: 2	2: 1

Group 4

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	3	2	1	08: 02	08th
Club Guaraní	6th	2	3	1	08: 07	07th
Nacional Montevideo	6th	2	2	2	09: 05	06th
Club Libertad	6th	1	1	4th	02:13	03

			First leg	Return leg
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Nacional Montevideo	1-0	0-0
Club Guaraní	-	Club Libertad	2-0	1: 1
Nacional Montevideo	-	Club Guaraní	2: 2	1: 2
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Club Libertad	4-0	0: 1
Nacional Montevideo	-	Club Libertad	4-0	2-0
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Club Guaraní	2-0	1: 1

Group 5

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Palmeiras São Paulo	6th	5	1	0	12: 03	11
Deportivo Portugués	6th	2	1	3	05:11	05
Náutico capibaribe	6th	1	2	3	07: 08	04th
Deportivo Galicia	6th	2	0	4th	05: 07	04th

			First leg	Return leg
Deportivo Galicia	-	Deportivo Portugués	2-0	0: 1
Náutico capibaribe	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 3	0-0
Deportivo Portugués	-	Náutico capibaribe	1: 1	2: 3
Deportivo Galicia	-	Náutico capibaribe	2: 1	0: 1
Deportivo Galicia	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 2	0: 2
Deportivo Portugués	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 2	0: 3

2nd group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Estudiantes de La Plata	4th	3	0	1	4: 2	6th
CA Independiente	4th	2	0	2	7: 3	4th
Universitario de Deportes	4th	1	0	3	1: 7	2

			First leg	Return leg
Universitario de Deportes	-	Estudiantes de La Plata	1-0	0: 1
Universitario de Deportes	-	CA Independiente	0: 3	0: 3
CA Independiente	-	Estudiantes de La Plata	1: 2	0: 1

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	4th	2	0	10: 01	10
Sporting Cristal	6th	2	4th	0	07: 03	08th
CS Emelec	6th	1	1	4th	03: 07	03
Deportivo Portugués	6th	1	1	4th	03:12	03

			First leg	Return leg
Deportivo Portugués	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	0: 3	0: 4
CS Emelec	-	Sporting Cristal	0: 2	1: 1
CS Emelec	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	0: 1	0: 1
Deportivo Portugués	-	Sporting Cristal	1: 1	0: 2
CS Emelec	-	Deportivo Portugués	2-0	0: 2
Sporting Cristal	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	1: 1	1: 1

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Palmeiras São Paulo	4th	3	0	1	7: 4	6th
Club Guaraní	4th	2	0	2	7: 7	4th
CD Universidad Católica	4th	1	0	3	6: 9	2

			First leg	Return leg
CD Universidad Católica	-	Club Guaraní	4: 1	1: 3
Palmeiras São Paulo	-	CD Universidad Católica	4: 1	1-0
Club Guaraní	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	2-0	1: 2

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Estudiantes de La Plata	13: 2 1	Racing Club	3-0	0: 2
Palmeiras São Paulo	3: 1	Club Atlético Peñarol	1-0	2: 1

¹ A play-off was necessary to get into the final, as both semi-finalists had won a game and the goal difference was not yet important.

Playoff

	Result
Estudiantes de La Plata	21: 1 2	Racing Club

² Estudiantes reached the final due to the now decisive overall better goal difference.

final

First leg

Estudiantes de La Plata		Palmeiras São Paulo
	May 2, 1968 in La Plata , Argentina ( Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi ) Result: 2: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 35,000 Referee: Esteban Marino ( Paraguay )
	Alberto Poletti , Rubén Fucceneco , Hugo Spadaro , Raúl Madero , Oscar Malbernat , Carlos Pachamé , Carlos Bilardo , Eduardo Flores , Felipe Ribaudo ( Luis Lavezzi ), Marcos Conigliaro , Juan Ramón Verón Trainers: Osvaldo Zubeldía	Valdir Joaquim de Moraes , Geraldo da Silva , Baldocchi , Osmar , Ferrari , Ademir da Guia , Dudú , Servílio , Tupãzinho , Rinaldo , Suingue Trainer: Alfredo González
	1: 1 Juan Ramón Verón (83.) 2: 1 Eduardo Flores (87.)	0: 1 Servílio (30.)

Return leg

Palmeiras São Paulo		Estudiantes de La Plata
	May 7, 1968 in São Paulo , Brazil ( Estádio do Pacaembu ) Result: 3: 1 (1: 0) Spectators: 40,000 Referee: Domingo Massaro ( Chile )
	Valdir Joaquim de Moraes , Escalera , Baldocchi , Osmar , Ferrari , Ademir da Guia , Dudú , Servílio , Tupãzinho , Rinaldo , Suingue Trainer: Alfredo González	Alberto Poletti , Rubén Fucceneco , Hugo Spadaro , Raúl Madero , Oscar Malbernat , Carlos Pachamé , Carlos Bilardo , Eduardo Flores ( Néstor Togneri ), Felipe Ribaudo , Marcos Conigliaro , Juan Ramón Verón Trainer: Osvaldo Zubeldía
	1-0 Tupãzinho (10th) 2-0 Rinaldo (54th) 3-0 Tupãzinho (68th)	3: 1 Juan Ramón Verón (72.)

Playoff

Estudiantes de La Plata		Palmeiras São Paulo
	May 16, 1968 in Montevideo , Uruguay ( Estadio Centenario ) Result: 2: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 55,000 Referee: César Orozco ( Peru )
	Alberto Poletti , Ramón Alberto Aguirre Suárez , Raúl Madero , Oscar Malbernat , Carlos Pachamé , José Hugo Medina , Carlos Bilardo , Eduardo Flores , Felipe Ribaudo , Marcos Conigliaro , Juan Ramón Verón Trainer: Osvaldo Zubeldía	Valdir Joaquim de Moraes , Escalera , Baldocchi , Osmar , Ferrari , Ademir da Guia , Dudú , Servílio , Tupãzinho , Rinaldo , Suingue Trainer: Alfredo González
	1-0 Felipe Ribaudo (13th) 2-0 Juan Ramón Verón (82nd)

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