1968 Copa Libertadores

Template:Infobox International Football Competition The 1968 Copa Libertadores was the ninth edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier association football competition. It was played between January 27 and May 16. A record 21 teams participated in this edition.

This edition brought the explosive debut of a humble team from the city of La Plata, capital of the Buenos Aires province, that did not find itself in the plateau of Argentine football. Estudiantes de La Plata, an authentic stranger in the highest levels of South American football, surpassed all expectations as they eliminated defending champions Racing and Independiente (two denominated "great" ones in Argentina as well as each having already won the tournament before).

With a talented prospect by the name of Juan Ramón Verón, the pincharatas beat Palmeiras 2–0 in a playoff after the final series finished 2–2 on points. Estudiantes conquered the title with an original style which emphasized athleticism and strategic preparation.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Racing	1967 Copa Libertadores de América winners
Argentina 2 berths	Independiente	1967 Primera División champion
Argentina 2 berths	Estudiantes	1967 Primera División runner-up
Template:BOL 2 berths	Jorge Wilstermann	1967 Torneo Nacional champion
Template:BOL 2 berths	Always Ready	1967 Torneo Nacional runner-up
REDIRECCIÓN Plantilla:Clave de ordenación oculta Bandera de Brasil\|border\|link=\|20px 1968 2 berths	Palmeiras	1967 Taça Brasil champion
	Náutico	1967 Taça Brasil runner-up
Template:CHI 2 berths	Universidad de Chile	1967 Primera División champion
Template:CHI 2 berths	Universidad Católica	1967 Primera División runner-up
REDIRECCIÓN Plantilla:Clave de ordenación oculta Bandera de Colombia\|borde\|enlace=\|20px Colombia 2 berths	Deportivo Cali	1967 Campeonato Profesional champion
	Millonarios	1967 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
Template:ECU 2 berths	El Nacional	1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Template:ECU 2 berths	Emelec	1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
Template:Country data Paraguay 2 berths	Guaraní	1967 Primera División champion
Template:Country data Paraguay 2 berths	Libertad	1967 Primera División runner-up
Template:PER 2 berths	Universitario	1967 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Template:PER 2 berths	Sporting Cristal	1967 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
Template:URU 2 berths	Peñarol	1967 Primera División champion
Template:URU 2 berths	Nacional	1967 Primera División runner-up
Template:VEN 2 berths	Deportivo Portugués	1967 Primera División Venezolana champion
Template:VEN 2 berths	Deportivo Galicia	1967 Primera División Venezolana runner-up

Tie-breaking criteria

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

a one-game playoff;
superior goal difference;
draw of lots.

First round

Twenty teams were drawn into five groups of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Second round. Racing, the title holders, had a bye to the Semifinals.

Key to colors in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Second round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	6	5	1	0	12	3	+9	11
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Independiente	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2	5
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias COL\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias COLの旗]] Deportivo Cali	6	2	1	3	6	10	-4	5
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias COL\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias COLの旗]] Millonarios	6	1	1	4	6	9	-3	3

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Universitario	6	3	3	0	17	4	+13	9
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Sporting Cristal	6	3	3	0	11	5	+6	9
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BOL\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BOLの旗]] Jorge Wilstermann	6	2	1	3	5	8	-3	5
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BOL\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BOLの旗]] Always Ready	6	0	1	5	2	18	-16	1

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Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHI\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias CHIの旗]] Universidad Católica	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	9
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ECU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ECUの旗]] Emelec	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	7
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ECU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ECUの旗]] El Nacional	6	2	1	3	5	6	-1	5
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHI\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias CHIの旗]] Universidad de Chile	6	1	1	4	6	10	-4	3

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Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Peñarol	6	3	2	1	8	2	+6	8
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Guaraní	6	2	3	1	8	7	+1	7
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Nacional	6	2	2	2	9	5	+4	6
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Libertad	6	1	1	4	2	13	-11	3

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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	6	5	1	0	12	3	+9	11
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias VEN\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias VENの旗]] Deportivo Portugués	6	2	1	3	5	11	-6	5
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Náutico	6	1	2	3	7	8	-1	4
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias VEN\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias VENの旗]] Deportivo Galicia	6	2	0	4	5	7	-2	4

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Second round

Ten teams were drawn into three groups, two groups of three and one group of four. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals, along with Racing Club.

Key to colors in group tables
	Group winners advanced to the Semifinals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	4	3	1	4	2	+2	6
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Independiente	4	2	2	7	3	+4	4
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Peru\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias Peruの旗]] Universitario	4	1	3	1	7	-6	2

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Peñarol	6	4	2	0	10	1	+9	10
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Sporting Cristal	6	2	4	0	7	3	+4	8
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ECU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ECUの旗]] Emelec	6	1	1	4	3	7	-4	3
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias VEN\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias VENの旗]] Deportivo Portugués	6	1	1	4	3	12	-9	3

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	4	3	1	7	4	+3	6
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Guaraní	4	2	2	7	7	0	4
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Chile\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias Chileの旗]] Universidad Católica	4	1	3	6	9	-3	2

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Semifinals

Four teams were drawn into two groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals.

Semifinal 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Racing	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3

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Template:Football box Estudiantes progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

Semifinal 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Peñarol	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0

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Finals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	2
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2

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Champion

Copa Libertadores de América 1968 Winners
[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|100px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]]
Estudiantes First Title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Tupãzinho	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	11
2	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ECU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ECUの旗]] Alberto Spencer	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Peñarol	10
3	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Juan Ramón Verón	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	9
4	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Luis Artime	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Independiente	6
5	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Felipe Ribaudo	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	6
6	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Víctor Domingo Juárez	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Guaraní	6
	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] D. Flores	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Universitario	6
	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Juan Carlos Sarnari	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHI\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias CHIの旗]] Universidad Católica	6
9	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Servílio	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	5
9	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Alberto Gallardo	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Sporting Cristal	5

Footnotes

A. Template:Note The match finished 1-1, but Jorge Wilstermann were declared 0-1 winners after Troncoso's own goal was declared invalid.

B. Template:Note The match finished 3-2, but the 2 points were awarded to Deportivo Portugués as Náutico made two substitutions.

External links

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Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Tupãzinho	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	11
2	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ECU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ECUの旗]] Alberto Spencer	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias URU\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias URUの旗]] Peñarol	10
3	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Juan Ramón Verón	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	9
4	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Luis Artime	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Independiente	6
5	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Felipe Ribaudo	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Estudiantes	6
6	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Víctor Domingo Juárez	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PAR\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PARの旗]] Guaraní	6
	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] D. Flores	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Universitario	6
	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ARG\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias ARGの旗]] Juan Carlos Sarnari	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias CHI\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias CHIの旗]] Universidad Católica	6
9	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Servílio	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BRA\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias BRAの旗]] Palmeiras	5
9	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Alberto Gallardo	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias PER\|border\|25x20px\|Template:Country alias PERの旗]] Sporting Cristal	5