Copa Libertadores 1997

The 1997 Copa Libertadores was the 38th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 21 teams took part, including the national champions of the CONMEBOL countries and the second. The field of participants was completed by defending champion CA River Plate . The tournament began on February 19 and ended on August 13, 1997 with the final second leg. The Brazilian representative Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte won the final against Sporting Cristal and thus the Copa Libertadores for the second time .

Group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Bolívar	6th	3	1	2	15:10	10
Oriente Petrolero	6th	2	2	2	09:10	08th
Club Guaraní	6th	2	2	2	08:11	08th
Club Cerro Porteño	6th	2	1	3	07: 08	07th

			First leg	Return leg
Club Guaraní	-	Club Cerro Porteño	1-0	2: 2
Oriente Petrolero	-	Club Bolívar	0: 4	3: 3
Oriente Petrolero	-	Club Guaraní	4: 1	0-0
Club Bolívar	-	Club Guaraní	4: 1	1: 3
Oriente Petrolero	-	Club Cerro Porteño	1-0	1: 2
Club Bolívar	-	Club Cerro Porteño	3: 1	0: 2

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CA Vélez Sarsfield	6th	4th	1	1	10: 05	13
CD El Nacional	6th	3	0	3	05: 07	09
Racing Club	6th	2	1	3	07: 07	07th
Emelec Guayaquil	6th	1	2	3	07:10	05

			First leg	Return leg
Emelec Guayaquil	-	CD El Nacional	2: 1	0: 1
Racing Club	-	CA Vélez Sarsfield	1: 2	0: 1
CD El Nacional	-	CA Vélez Sarsfield	1-0	0: 3
Emelec Guayaquil	-	Racing Club	2: 2	0: 2
CD El Nacional	-	Racing Club	2-0	0: 2
Emelec Guayaquil	-	CA Vélez Sarsfield	2: 3	1: 1

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CSD Colo-Colo	6th	5	1	0	12: 04	16
CD Universidad Católica	6th	2	2	2	15: 06	08th
AC Minervén FC	6th	2	1	3	03: 09	07th
AC Mineros de Guiana	6th	0	2	4th	02:13	02

			First leg	Return leg
AC Mineros de Guiana	-	AC Minervén FC	0-0	0: 1
CD Universidad Católica	-	CSD Colo-Colo	2: 2	0: 2
CD Universidad Católica	-	AC Mineros de Guiana	6-0	1: 1
CSD Colo-Colo	-	AC Mineros de Guiana	1-0	4: 1
CD Universidad Católica	-	AC Minervén FC	6-0	0: 1
CSD Colo-Colo	-	AC Minervén FC	1-0	2: 1

Group 4

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Gremio Porto Alegre	6th	4th	0	2	10: 03	12
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	6th	3	0	3	06: 05	09
Sporting Cristal	6th	2	2	2	04: 05	8th
Alianza Lima	6th	1	2	3	02: 09	5

			First leg	Return leg
Cruzeiro	-	Gremio	1: 2	1-0
Sporting Cristal	-	Alianza Lima	0-0	1: 1
Alianza Lima	-	Cruzeiro	1-0	0: 2
Sporting Cristal	-	Cruzeiro	1-0	1: 2
Alianza Lima	-	Gremio	0: 4	1: 2
Sporting Cristal	-	Gremio	1-0	0: 2

Group 5

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	4th	0	2	12:10	12
Los Millonarios CD	6th	3	1	2	10: 08	10
Nacional Montevideo	6th	2	1	3	06: 09	07th
Deportivo Cali	6th	1	2	3	09:10	05

			First leg	Return leg
Deportivo Cali	-	Los Millonarios CD	1: 2	2: 2
Nacional Montevideo	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	1: 4	2-0
Nacional Montevideo	-	Los Millonarios CD	1: 2	0: 2
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Los Millonarios CD	2: 1	2: 1
Deportivo Cali	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	2-0	3: 4
Deportivo Cali	-	Nacional Montevideo	0: 1	1: 1

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg
Racing Club	4: 4 (5: 3 on account)	CA River Plate	3: 3	1: 1
Sporting Cristal	1-0	CA Vélez Sarsfield	0-0	1-0
Club Guaraní	3: 3 (1: 2 i. E.)	Gremio Porto Alegre	2: 1	1: 2
AC Minervén FC	1: 8	Club Bolívar	1: 1	0: 7
Los Millonarios CD	3: 3 (2: 3 in good condition)	Club Atlético Peñarol	2-0	1: 3
CD Universidad Católica	9: 1	Oriente Petrolero	4-0	5: 1
Nacional Montevideo	3: 4	CSD Colo-Colo	1: 3	2: 1
CD El Nacional	2: 2 (3: 5 on behalf)	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	1-0	1: 2

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Bolívar	2: 4	Sporting Cristal	2: 1	0: 3
CD Universidad Católica	3: 4	CSD Colo-Colo	2: 1	1: 3
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	3: 2	Gremio Porto Alegre	2-0	1: 2
Club Atlético Peñarol	1: 1 (2: 3 i.E.)	Racing Club	1-0	0: 1

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	3: 3 (4: 1 i. E.)	Colo-Colo	1-0	2: 3
Racing Club	4: 6	Sporting Cristal	3: 2	1: 4

final

First leg

Sporting Cristal		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
	August 6, 1997 in Lima , Peru ( Estadio Nacional ) Result : 0-0 Referee: Byron Moreno ( Ecuador )
	Julio Balerio - Manuel Marengo , César Rebosio ( Erick Torres ), Marcelo Asteggiano , Martin Vasquez ( Andrés Mendoza ) - Jorge Soto , Pedro Garay , Alfredo Carmona ( Alex Magallanes ), Nolberto Solano - Luis Alberto Bonnet , Julinho Trainer: Sergio Markarián	Dida - Vítor , Gélson Baresi , Wilson Gottardo , Nonato - Donizete Oliveira , Fabinho , Ricardinho , Palhinha ( Tico ) - Cleisson , Marcelo Silva Ramos ( Da Silva ) Trainer: Paulo Autuori

Return leg

Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		Sporting Cristal
	August 13, 1997 in Belo Horizonte , Brazil ( Mineirão ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 96,000 Referee: Júlio Matto ( Uruguay )
	Dida - Vítor , Gélson Baresi , Wilson Gottardo , Nonato - Donizete Oliveira , Fabinho , Ricardinho (71st Da Silva ), Palhinha - Marcelo Silva Ramos , Elivélton Trainer: Paulo Autuori	Julio Balerio - Manuel Marengo , Julio César Rivera , Marcelo Asteggiano - Nolberto Solano , Jorge Soto , Erick Torres (73rd Jorge Serrano ), Pedro Garay , Prince Koranteng Amoako (56th Alfredo Carmona ) - Luis Alberto Bonnet (85th Ismael Habrahamshon ) , Julinho coach: Sergio Markarián
	1-0 Elivélton (75.)

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