1997 Copa Libertadores

River Plate bye to the second round as holders.

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| RD1-team06={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal

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| RD1-team07={{flagicon|BOL}} Bolívar

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| RD1-team08={{flagicon|VEN}} Minervén

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| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

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| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ECU}} El Nacional

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| RD1-team12={{flagicon|PAR}} Guaraní

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| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CHL}} Colo-Colo

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| RD2-score06-agg=2

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| RD3-score01-agg=4

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| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-agg=6

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| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CHL}} Colo-Colo

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| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score04-agg=3 {{small|(1)}}

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal

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| RD4-score01-agg=0

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

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| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-agg=1

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{{TwoLegResult|Racing|Argentina| 4-4 (5-3p) |River Plate|Argentina| 3-3 | 1-1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Sporting Cristal|Peru| 1-0 |Vélez Sársfield|Argentina| 0-0 | 1-0 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Guaraní|Paraguay| 3-3 (1-2p)|Grêmio|Brazil| 2-1 | 1-2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Minervén|Venezuela| 1-8 |Bolívar|Bolivia| 1-1 | 0-7 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Millonarios|Colombia| 3-3 (2-3p) |Peñarol|Uruguay| 2-0 | 1-3 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Universidad Católica|Chile| 9-1 |Oriente Petrolero|Bolivia| 4-0 | 5-1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nacional|Uruguay| 3-4 |Colo-Colo|Chile| 1-3 | 2-1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|El Nacional|Ecuador| 2-2 (3-5p) |Cruzeiro|Brazil| 1-0 | 1-2 }}

{{end}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Bolívar|Bolivia| 2-4 |Sporting Cristal|Peru| 2-1 | 0-3 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Universidad Católica|Chile| 3-4 |Colo-Colo|Chile| 2-1 | 1-3 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Cruzeiro|Brazil| 3-2 |Grêmio|Brazil| 2-0 | 1-2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Peñarol|Uruguay| 1-1 (2-3p) |Racing|Argentina| 1-0 | 0-1 }}

{{end}}

{{Main article|1997 Copa Libertadores Semi-Finals}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Cruzeiro|Brazil| 3-3 (4-1p)|Colo-Colo|Chile| 1-0 | 2-3 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Racing|Argentina| 4-6 |Sporting Cristal|Peru| 3-2 | 1-4 }}

{{end}}

{{main|1997 Copa Libertadores Finals}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Sporting Cristal|Peru| 0-1 |Cruzeiro|Brazil| 0-0 | 0-1 }}

{{end}}

{{winners||Copa Libertadores 1997|{{flagicon|BRA|size=100px}}
Cruzeiro|Second}}

11 goals

• Alberto Acosta

9 goals

• Antonio Vidal González

8 goals

• Ivo Basay

== Broadcasting rights ==

=== Americas ===

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{{commons cat}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa97.html Copa Libertadores 1997 by Karel Stokkermans] at RSSSF

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