1962 Copa Libertadores

The 1962 Copa de Campeones de América was the third edition of South America's premier club football tournament. Ten teams entered, one more than the previous season, with Venezuela again not sending a representative. This was the first edition in which the defending champions qualified automatically, allowing the nation which contained the holders to have an extra team in the tournament.

1962 Copa de Campeones de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 7 - August 30
Teams10 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored107 (4.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Coutinho
Ecuador Alberto Spencer
Ecuador Enrique Raymondi
(6 goals each)

Santos ended the Carboneros' reign, as they defeated Peñarol 0–3 in the deciding playoff in Buenos Aires.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
1 berth
Peñarol 1961 Copa Libertadores de América winners
 Argentina
1 berth
Racing 1961 Primera División champion
 Bolivia
1 berth
Deportivo Municipal 1961 Bolivian Primera División champion
 Brazil
1 berth
Santos 1961 Taça Brasil champion
 Chile
1 berth
Universidad Católica 1961 Primera División champion
 Colombia
1 berth
Millonarios 1961 Campeonato Profesional champion
 Ecuador
1 berth
Emelec 1961 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion
 Paraguay
1 berth
Cerro Porteño 1961 Primera División champion
 Peru
1 berth
Sporting Cristal 1961 Primera División champion
 Uruguay
1 berth
Nacional 1961 Primera División runner-up

Format and tie-breaking criteria

This season saw the competition have an increase in participants by one team; as a result, the preliminary round from the previous season was eliminated. The first phase was now a group phase of three groups containing three clubs each. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same.

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:

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

Starting this edition, a playoff will become the first tie-breaker, then goal difference.

First round

Nine teams were drawn into three groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Peñarol, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Santos 4310206147
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4112614-83
Bolivia Deportivo Municipal 4103814-62
11 February 1962 Deportivo Municipal Bolivia 2 - 1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño La Paz
Aguilera 4'
Camacho 84'
Jara 18' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
15 February 1962 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 3 - 2 Bolivia Deportivo Municipal Asunción
Insfrán 42'
Pavón 61'
Jiménez 84'
Torres 73'
Aguilera 83'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Uruguay Esteban Marino
18 February 1962 Deportivo Municipal Bolivia 3 - 4 Brazil Santos Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Aguilera 16'
Torres 59'
Ruiz Díaz 62'
Lima 42'
Mengálvio 57'
Pagão 78'
Tite 80'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Brazil Olten Ayres de Abreu
21 February 1962 Santos Brazil 6 - 1 Bolivia Deportivo Municipal Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Pepe 12'
Pagão 16', 46'
Dorval 24', 76'
Coutinho 56'
Aguilera 52' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
25 February 1962 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1 - 1 Brazil Santos Asunción
Cabrera 82' Dorval 56' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Argentina Luis Antonio Ventre
28 February 1962 Santos Brazil 9 - 1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Pepe 7', 86' (pen.)
Coutinho 35', 54', 60'
Pelé 66', 89'
Dorval 69'
Zito 80'
Insfrán 20' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Argentina José Luis Praddaude

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Nacional 43109637
Argentina Racing 411278-13
Peru Sporting Cristal 410357-22
10 February 1962 Nacional Uruguay 3 - 2 Peru Sporting Cristal Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Méndez 28' (pen.)
Bergara 40'
Rodríguez 49'
Gallardo 52', 81' Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chile Domingo Massaro
14 February 1962 Racing Argentina 2 - 1 Peru Sporting Cristal Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Sosa 16', 46' Del Castillo 32' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Paraguay José Dimas Larrosa
17 February 1962 Sporting Cristal Peru 0 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Lima
Douksas 69' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
20 February 1962 Sporting Cristal Peru 2 - 1 Argentina Racing Lima
Flores 23'
Gallardo 32'
Griguol 75' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
24 February 1962 Nacional Uruguay 3 - 2 Argentina Racing Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Bergara 6'
Rodríguez 24'
Pérez 82'
Oleniak 2'
Belén 88'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
27 February 1962 Racing Argentina 2 - 2 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Marchetta 3'
Cárdenas 72'
Bergara 41'
Álvarez 84'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Universidad Católica 421110915
Ecuador Emelec 4202121024
Colombia Millonarios 4112710-33
7 February 1962 Emelec Ecuador 4 - 2 Colombia Millonarios Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Lecaro 49' (pen.)
Raymondi 50'
Gando 70'
Aquino 83'
Gamboa 9', 59' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati
10 February 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 3 - 0 Ecuador Emelec Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Trigilli 35'
Tobar 71'
Fouilloux 76'
Attendance: 16,542
Referee: Argentina José Luis Praddaude
14 February 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 4 - 1 Colombia Millonarios Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Fouilloux 5', 73'
Trigilli 57'
Tobar 78'
Campillo 45' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Uruguay Juan Carlos Armental
18 February 1962 Millonarios Colombia 1 - 1 Chile Universidad Católica Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Klinger 26' Ramírez 30' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Uruguay Juan Carlos Armental
21 February 1962 Emelec Ecuador 7 - 2 Chile Universidad Católica Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil
Lecaro 23' (pen.)
Raymondi 27' (38), 41' (43), 65'
Bolaños 58'
Fouilloux 10'
Ramírez 15'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati
28 February 1962 Millonarios Colombia 3 - 1 Ecuador Emelec Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Fifi 30'
Benítez 59'
Moscol 70' (o.g.)
Gallego 22' (o.g.) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Uruguay Pablo Victor Vaga Albergati

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.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Santos211021+13
Chile Universidad Católica201112−11
8 July 1962 Universidad Católica Chile 1 - 1 Brazil Santos Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Nawacki 75' Lima 59' Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga
12 July 1962 Santos Brazil 1 - 0 Chile Universidad Católica Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Zito 35' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol210143+12
Uruguay Nacional210134−12
8 July 1962 Nacional Uruguay 2 - 1 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
González 10'
Escalada 55'
Moacyr 32' (pen.) Attendance: 46,235
Referee: Paraguay Rubén Cabrera
18 July 1962 Peñarol Uruguay 3 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Cabrera 20'
Spencer 72', 78'
Douksas 68' Attendance: 50,381
Referee: Paraguay Rubén Cabrera
22 July 1962 Playoff Peñarol Uruguay 1 - 1 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Spencer 69' Acosta 61' Attendance: 58,058
Referee: Peru Alberto Tejada Burga

Peñarol progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

Finals

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Santos21014402
Uruguay Peñarol21014402
28 August 1962 Peñarol Uruguay 1 - 2 Brazil Santos Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Spencer 75' Coutinho 5', 44' Attendance: 48,105
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
2 September 1962 Santos Brazil 2 - 3
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Uruguay Peñarol Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Dorval 17'
Mengálvio 35'
Spencer 14', 49'
Sasía 51'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Chile Carlos Robles y Robles
30 September 1962 Playoff Santos Brazil 3 – 0 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Caetano 11' (o.g.)
Pelé 48', 89'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Netherlands Leo Horn

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América
1962 Champion
Brazil
Santos
First Title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Coutinho Brazil Santos 6
Ecuador Alberto Spencer Uruguay Peñarol 6
Ecuador Enrique Raymondi Ecuador Emelec 6
2 Brazil Pelé Brazil Santos 4
Chile Alberto Fouilloux Chile Universidad Católica 4
Bolivia Luis Aguilera Bolivia Municipal 4

Footnotes

  1. Only 51 minutes of the second leg was considered official by CONMEBOL. The remaining 39 minutes was a friendly match. In the friendly time, Pagão tied the game at three goals a-piece, but the official score remained 2–3.
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