1968 Copa Libertadores#Group B
{{Short description|9th season of Copa Libertadores}}
{{Infobox international football competition
|tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
|year = 1968
|other_titles = 1968 Copa Libertadores de América
1968 Copa Libertadores da América
|dates = January 27 - May 16
|num_teams = 21
|confederations = 10
|champion_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
|count = 1
|second_other = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|matches = 93
|goals = 230
|attendance =
|top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Tupãzinho (11 goals)
|player =
|prevseason = 1967
|nextseason = 1969
}}
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
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| width=125|Country
!width=150|Team !width=350|Qualification method |
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| CONMEBOL 1 berth |1967 Copa Libertadores de América winners |
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Argentina}} 2 berths |1967 Primera División champion |
| Estudiantes (LP)
|1967 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{BOL}} 2 berths |1967 Torneo Nacional champion |
| Always Ready
|1967 Torneo Nacional runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{BRA|1968}} 2 berths |1967 Taça Brasil champion |
| Náutico
|1967 Taça Brasil runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{CHI}} 2 berths |1967 Primera División champion |
| Universidad Católica
|1967 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{COL}} 2 berths |1967 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Millonarios
|1967 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{ECU}} 2 berths |1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion |
| Emelec
|1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Paraguay|1954}} 2 berths |1967 Primera División champion |
| Libertad
|1967 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{PER}} 2 berths |1967 Torneo Descentralizado champion |
| Sporting Cristal
|1967 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{URU}} 2 berths |1967 Primera División champion |
| Nacional
|1967 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{VEN}} 2 berths |1967 Primera División Venezolana champion |
| Deportivo Galicia
|1967 Primera División Venezolana runner-up |
Draw
The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Racing was champion of the 1967 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals.
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| Group 1
! Group 2 ! Group 3 ! Group 4 ! Group 5 |
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*{{flag|Argentina}}
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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 were equal on points, the following criteria was to 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.
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| colspan=2|Key to colors in group tables |
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| bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|
|align=left|Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Second round |
=Group 1=
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|date = January 27, 1968
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----
{{football box
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|round = Second
place playoff
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=Group 2=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=UNI |name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|team2=CRI |name_CRI={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|team3=WIL |name_WIL={{flagicon|BOL}} Jorge Wilstermann
|team4=ALW |name_ALW={{flagicon|BOL}} Always Ready
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|date = January 24, 1968
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|date = January 24, 1968
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Castillo {{goal|}}
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|referee =
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Gallardo {{goal|}}
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Challe {{goal|}}
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|referee =
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{{football box
|date = March 3, 1968
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{{Ref label|A|A|}}
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=Group 3=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=CAT |name_CAT={{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad Católica
|team2=EME |name_EME={{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
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|date = February 4, 1968
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|date = February 11, 1968
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|referee =
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|referee =
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Gallardo {{goal|}}
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|referee =
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|date = February 18, 1968
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Rodríguez {{goal|}}
Rangel {{goal|}}
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|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 21, 1968
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Gallardo {{goal|}}
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Yávar {{goal|}}
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|referee =
}}
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|date = February 24, 1968
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|referee =
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|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 27, 1968
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|referee =
}}
----
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|date = March 2, 1968
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|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = March 3, 1968
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=Group 4=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=PEÑ |name_PEÑ={{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|team2=GUA |name_GUA={{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|team3=NAC |name_NAC={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|team4=LIB |name_LIB={{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Libertad
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|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Second Round
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|update=complete|source=
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|date = February 2, 1968
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|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
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|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = February 2, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Guaraní {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
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Martínez {{goal|}}
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|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 6, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 2 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|goals1 = Techera {{goal|}}
Mújica {{goal|}}
|goals2 = García {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 7, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 4 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Libertad
|goals1 = Spencer {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Rocha {{goal|}}
Bertocchi {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 10, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 4 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Libertad
|goals1 = Morales {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Mújica {{goal|}}
Célio {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 12, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|goals1 = Spencer {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 16, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Libertad {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|goals1 = Ayala {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Juárez {{goal|}}
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 16, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 0 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 20, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Libertad {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 = Fleitas {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 21, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Guaraní {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 2 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|goals1 = Ivaldi {{goal|}}
Martínez {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Célio {{goal|}}
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 24, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Guaraní {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 = Juárez {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Abbadie {{goal|}}
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 25, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Libertad {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 0 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Célio {{goal|}}
Virgili {{goal|}}
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Group 5=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=PAL |name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|team2=POR |name_POR={{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|team3=NAU |name_NAU={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Náutico
|team4=GAL |name_GAL={{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Galicia
|win_PAL=5|draw_PAL=1|loss_PAL=0|gf_PAL=12|ga_PAL=3
|win_POR=2|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=5|ga_POR=11
|win_NAU=1|draw_NAU=2|loss_NAU=3|gf_NAU=7|ga_NAU=8
|win_GAL=2|draw_GAL=0|loss_GAL=4|gf_GAL=5|ga_GAL=6
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Second Round
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_PAL_POR=3–0
|match_PAL_NAU=0–0
|match_PAL_GAL=2–0
|match_POR_PAL=1–2
|match_POR_NAU=1–1
|match_POR_GAL=1–0
|match_NAU_PAL=1–3
|match_NAU_POR=3–2{{Ref label|B|B|}}
|match_NAU_GAL=1–0
|match_GAL_PAL=1–2
|match_GAL_POR=2–0
|match_GAL_NAU=2–1
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = January 21, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Galicia {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 = Ceslo {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Acarigua
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = January 21, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Náutico {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 1 – 3
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1 = Ladeira {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Ademir {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Tupãzinho {{goal|}}
|stadium = Recife
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = January 27, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Náutico
|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Ivan {{goal|}}
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = January 31, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Galicia {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 2 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Náutico
|goals1 = Becerra {{goal|}}
Olavo {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Lala {{goal|}}
|stadium = Acarigua
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 4, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Galicia {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1 = Chacho {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Ademir {{goal|}}
Díaz {{goal|o.g.}}
|stadium = Acarigua
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 7, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Tupãzinho {{goal|}}
Pantera {{goal|}}
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 11, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Náutico {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Galicia
|goals1 = Nino {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Recife
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 14, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Náutico {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = {{Ref label|B|B|}}
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Recife
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 18, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Galicia
|goals1 = Servílio {{goal|}}
Tupãzinho {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = February 22, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 3 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 = Servílio {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Ademir {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 3, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 0 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Náutico
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 3, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Galicia
|goals1 = Ratto {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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.
=Group A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=EST |name_EST={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|team2=IND |name_IND={{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente
|team3=UNI |name_UNI={{flagicon|Peru}} Universitario
|win_EST=3|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=4|ga_EST=2
|win_IND=2|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=2|gf_IND=7|ga_IND=3
|win_UNI=1|draw_UNI=0|loss_UNI=3|gf_UNI=1|ga_UNI=7
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_EST_IND=1–0
|match_EST_UNI=1–0
|match_IND_EST=1–2
|match_IND_UNI=3–0
|match_UNI_EST=1–0
|match_UNI_IND=0–3
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = March 16, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|PER}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|goals1 = Lobatón {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Lima
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 21, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Universitario {{flagicon|PER}}
|score = 0 – 3
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Pastoriza {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|stadium = Lima
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 28, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Independiente {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|goals1 = Pavoni {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Ribaudo {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|stadium = Avellaneda
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 4, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Estudiantes {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente
|goals1 = Flores {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = La Plata
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 9, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Estudiantes {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|goals1 = Verón {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = La Plata
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 11, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Independiente {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score = 3 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|goals1 = Yazalde {{goal|}}
Tarabini {{goal|}}
Artime {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Avellaneda
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=PEÑ |name_PEÑ={{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|team2=CRI |name_CRI={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|team3=EME |name_EME={{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|team4=POR |name_POR={{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|win_PEÑ=4|draw_PEÑ=2|loss_PEÑ=0|gf_PEÑ=10|ga_PEÑ=1
|win_CRI=2|draw_CRI=4|loss_CRI=0|gf_CRI=7|ga_CRI=3
|win_EME=1|draw_EME=1|loss_EME=4|gf_EME=3|ga_EME=7
|win_POR=1|draw_POR=1|loss_POR=4|gf_POR=3|ga_POR=12
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_PEÑ_CRI=1–1
|match_PEÑ_EME=1–0
|match_PEÑ_POR=4–0
|match_CRI_PEÑ=0–0
|match_CRI_EME=1–1
|match_CRI_POR=2–0
|match_EME_PEÑ=0–1
|match_EME_CRI=0–2
|match_EME_POR=2–0
|match_POR_PEÑ=0–3
|match_POR_CRI=1–1
|match_POR_EME=2–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = March 16, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 0 – 3
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Silva {{goal|}}
Méndez {{goal|}}
Spencer {{goal|}}
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 17, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|ECU}}
|score = 0 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Mifflin {{goal|}}
Aquije {{goal|}}
|stadium = Guayaquil
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 20, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|ECU}}
|score = 0 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Spencer {{goal|}}
|stadium = Guayaquil
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 20, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|goals1 = Curro {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Pajuelo {{goal|}}
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 24, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Emelec {{flagicon|ECU}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 = Sosa {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Guayaquil
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 25, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|PER}}
|score = 0 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Lima
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 28, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|PER}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 = Gallardo {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Lima
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 31, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 4 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Portugués
|goals1 = Spencer {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Abbadie {{goal|}}
Bertocchi {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 1, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Sporting Cristal {{flagicon|PER}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|goals1 = Gallardo {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Echeverría {{goal|}}
|stadium = Lima
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 4, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 1 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|goals1 = Cortés {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 10, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|goals1 = Spencer {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Risco {{goal|}}
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 10, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Portugués {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Caracas
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Group C=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=PAL |name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|team2=GUA |name_GUA={{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|team3=CAT |name_CAT={{flagicon|Chile}} Universidad Católica
|win_PAL=3|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=1|gf_PAL=7|ga_PAL=4
|win_GUA=2|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=2|gf_GUA=7|ga_GUA=7
|win_CAT=1|draw_CAT=0|loss_CAT=3|gf_CAT=6|ga_CAT=9
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_PAL_GUA=2–1
|match_PAL_CAT=4–1
|match_GUA_PAL=2–0
|match_GUA_CAT=3–1
|match_CAT_PAL=0–1
|match_CAT_GUA=4–1
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date = March 13, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Universidad Católica {{flagicon|Chile}}
|score = 4 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|goals1 = Sarnari {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Isella {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|goals2 = García {{goal|}}
|stadium = Santiago
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 17, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Guaraní {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 3 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|Chile}} Universidad Católica
|goals1 = Juárez {{goal|}}
Sosa {{goal|}}
García {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Varas {{goal|}}
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 21, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 4 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|Chile}} Universidad Católica
|goals1 = Tupãzinho {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Pantera {{goal|}}
Rinaldo {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Varas {{goal|}}
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 24, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Guaraní {{flagicon|PAR|1954}}
|score = 2 – 0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1 = Juárez {{goal|}}
Martínez {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Asunción
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = March 31, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Universidad Católica {{flagicon|Chile}}
|score = 0 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Dudú {{goal|}}
|stadium = Santiago
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 4, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score = 2 – 1
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní
|goals1 = Tupãzinho {{goal|}}
Servílio {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Juárez {{goal|}}
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=EST |name_EST={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
|team2=RAC |name_RAC={{flagicon|ARG}} Racing
|win_EST=1|draw_EST=1|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=4|ga_EST=3
|win_RAC=1|draw_RAC=1|loss_RAC=1|gf_RAC=3|ga_RAC=4
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Finals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_RAC_EST=2–0
|match_EST_RAC=3–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=April 18, 1968
|team1=Estudiantes (LP) {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=3–0
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Racing
|goals1=Verón {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Perfumo {{goal|}}
|goals2=
|stadium=La Plata
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{football box
|date=April 24, 1968
|team1=Racing {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
|goals1=Maschio {{goal|}}
Fucceneco {{goal|}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Avellaneda
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{football box
|date=April 27, 1968
|round=Playoff
|team1=Racing {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|goals1=Cárdenas {{goal|}}
|goals2=Verón {{goal|}}
|stadium=Buenos Aires
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Estudiantes progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.
=Semifinal 2=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
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|date = April 18, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1889}}
|score = 1 – 0
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|goals1 = Tupãzinho {{goal|}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = São Paulo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = April 23, 1968
|time =
|team1 = Peñarol {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 1 – 2
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} Palmeiras
|goals1 = Silva {{goal|}}
|goals2 = Tupãzinho {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|stadium = Montevideo
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Finals
{{main|1968 Copa Libertadores Finals}}
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|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=EST |name_EST={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
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|win_EST=2|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=5|ga_EST=4
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{{football box
|date=May 2, 1968
|team1=Estudiantes (LP) {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras
|goals1=Verón {{goal|83}}
Bocha {{goal|87}}
|goals2=Servilio {{goal|30}}
|stadium=Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi,
La Plata
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Esteban Marino (Uruguay) }}
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{{football box
|date=May 7, 1968
|team1=Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
|goals1=Tupãzinho {{goal|10}}, {{goal|68}}
Rinaldo {{goal|54}}
|goals2=Verón {{goal|72}}
|stadium=Estádio do Pacaembu,
São Paulo
|attendance=40,000
|referee=Domingo Massaro (Chile) }}
----
{{football box
|date=May 16, 1968
|round=Playoff
|team1=Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)
|goals1=
|goals2=Ribaudo {{goal|13}}
Verón {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Estadio Centenario,
Montevideo
|attendance=55,000
|referee=César Orozco (Peru) }}
Champion
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |
| Copa Libertadores de América 1968 Winners |
|---|
| {{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}} |
| Estudiantes (LP) First Title |
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |
| Pos
!Player !Team !Goals |
|---|
| align=center| 1
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Tupãzinho |{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras |align=center| 11 |
| align=center| 2
|{{flagicon|ECU}} Alberto Spencer |{{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol |align=center| 10 |
| align=center| 3
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ramón Verón |{{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes |align=center| 9 |
| align=center| 4
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Artime |{{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente |align=center| 6 |
| align=center | 5
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Felipe Ribaudo |{{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes |align=center| 6 |
| align=center rowspan=3| 6
|{{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Víctor Domingo Juárez |{{flagicon|PAR|1954}} Guaraní |align=center| 6 |
| {{flagicon|PER}} D. Flores
|{{flagicon|PER}} Universitario |align=center| 6 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Carlos Sarnari
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad Católica |align=center| 6 |
| align=center rowspan=2| 9
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Servílio |{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Palmeiras |align=center| 5 |
| {{flagicon|PER}} Alberto Gallardo
|{{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal |align=center| 5 |
Footnotes
{{refbegin}}
:A. {{note|A}} The match finished 1-1, but Jorge Wilstermann were declared 0-1 winners after Troncoso's own goal was declared invalid.
:B. {{note|B}} The match finished 3-2, but the 2 points were awarded to Deportivo Portugués as Náutico made two substitutions.
{{refend}}
External links
{{commons cat}}
- [http://www.conmebol.com Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa68.html RSSSF on the 1968 Copa Libertadores]
{{Copa Libertadores Seasons}}