Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 7 – September 11 |
Teams | 9 (from 8 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Santos (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Boca Juniors |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 63 (3.32 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | José Sanfilippo (7 goals) |
The 1963 Copa de Campeones de América was the fourth season of South America's premier club football tournament. Nine teams entered with Bolivia and Venezuela not sending a representative.
This competition was notable for the participation of many world class stars such as José Sanfilippo, Pelé, Garrincha, Antonio Rattín, Alberto Spencer, Jairzinho, among others. The Alvinegro da Vila, usually regarded as the greatest football club team ever, defeated their semifinal and final opponents in stylish fashion which included a 0–4 victory over Botafogo in the fable Estádio do Maracanã, and a 1–2 win in La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. In a classic South American match-up, defending champions Santos defeated the Xeneixes on both legs of the final to retain the title.
Qualified teams
Country | Team | Qualification method |
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CONMEBOL 1 berth |
Santos | 1962 Copa de Campeones winners |
Argentina 1 berth |
Boca Juniors | 1962 Primera División champion |
Brazil 1 berth |
Botafogo | 1962 Taça Brasil runner-up |
Chile 1 berth |
Universidad de Chile | 1962 Primera División champion |
Colombia 1 berth |
Millonarios | 1962 Campeonato Profesional champion |
Ecuador 1 berth |
Everest | 1962 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion |
Paraguay 1 berth |
Olimpia | 1962 Primera División champion |
Peru 1 berth |
Alianza Lima | 1962 Primera División champion |
Uruguay 1 berth |
Peñarol | 1962 Primera División champion |
Format and tie-breaking criteria
Due to the uneven number of teams, the first round became a group stage with two groups of three and one group of two. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same as the previous season.
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
Eight teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of two. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Santos, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Botafogo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Millonarios | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Alianza Lima | 0–1 | Botafogo |
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Fensterseifer |
Botafogo | 2–1 | Alianza Lima |
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Jairzinho Santos |
Tenemás |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Peñarol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 4 |
Everest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Boca Juniors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
Universidad de Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Olimpia | 1–0 | Boca Juniors |
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Ferreira |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Boca Juniors | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Santos | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
Santos | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Boca Juniors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Peñarol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Peñarol | 1–2 | Boca Juniors |
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Magdalena 80' | Valentim 26', 88' |
Boca Juniors | 1–0 | Peñarol |
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Sanfilippo 47' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Santos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Finals
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Santos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
Boca Juniors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
Santos | 3–2 | Boca Juniors |
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Coutinho 2', 21' Lima 28' |
Sanfilippo 43', 89' |
Boca Juniors | 1–2 | Santos |
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Sanfilippo 46' | Coutinho 50' Pelé 82' |
Champion
Copa Libertadores de América 1963 Champion |
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Santos Second Title |
Top goalscorers
Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | José Sanfilippo | Boca Juniors | 7 |
2 | Pelé | Santos | 5 |
Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 5 | |
4 | Paulo Valentim | Boca Juniors | 4 |
5 | Coutinho | Santos | 3 |
José Francisco Sasía | Peñarol | 3 |
Footnotes
- A. ^ Not played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a fine of USD 4,500 rather than traveling to Rio for the match; points awarded to Botafogo but no goals.
External links
- Copa Libertadores 1963 at CONMEBOL website
- Copa Libertadores 1963 at RSSSF