1976 Copa Libertadores
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The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL
's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.
Cruzeiro
won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after Pelé
's Santos FC, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata
, who died in a car accident.
The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:
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CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
's Santos FC, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata
Roberto Batata
Roberto Monteiro, commonly known by the nickname Roberto Batata , was an association footballer who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro and for the Brazilian national team.-Nickname:...
, who died in a car accident.
Qualified teams
| Country | Team | Qualification method |
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2 + 1 berths |
Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
1975 Copa Libertadores champion |
| River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
1975 Metropolitano champion 1975 Nacional champion |
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| Estudiantes Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
1975 Metropolitano runner-up | |
2 berths |
Guabirá Guabirá Club Deportivo Guabirá is a Bolivian football club from Montero that currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. Their home ground is the Estadio Gilberto Parada.... |
1975 Copa Simón Bolívar Copa Simón Bolívar The old 2nd tier in the Bolivian Football pyramid consists of 9 regional leagues , the number of participants varies depending on the department, It usually has between 8 and 12 teams... champion |
| Bolívar Club Bolívar Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"... |
1975 Copa Simón Bolívar Copa Simón Bolívar The old 2nd tier in the Bolivian Football pyramid consists of 9 regional leagues , the number of participants varies depending on the department, It usually has between 8 and 12 teams... runner-up |
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2 berths |
Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
1975 Copa Brasil champion |
| Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... |
1975 Copa Brasil runner-up | |
2 berths |
Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
1975 Primera División champion |
| Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile... |
1975 Miniliga Pré-Libertadores champion | |
2 berths |
Santa Fe | 1975 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Millonarios | 1975 Campeonato Profesional runner-up | |
2 berths |
LDU Quito | 1975 Serie A 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A The 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 17th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title for their third overall.-Teams:... champion |
| Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is a Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight .... |
1975 Serie A 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A The 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 17th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title for their third overall.-Teams:... runner-up |
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2 berths |
Olimpia | 1975 Primera División champion |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1975 Primera División runner-up | |
2 berths |
Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1975 Descentralizado champion |
| Alfonso Ugarte | 1975 Descentralizado runner-up | |
2 berths |
Peñarol C.A. Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but... |
1975 Primera División champion |
| Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.... |
1975 Primera División runner-up | |
2 berths |
Portuguesa Portuguesa Fútbol Club Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football club.-Titles:*Primera División Venezolana: 5*Segunda División Venezolana: 1*Segunda División B Venezolana: 0*Tercera División Venezolana: 0... |
1975 Venezuelan champion |
| Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club is a traditional football club from Venezuela. Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2005, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua.-Titles:... |
1975 Venezuelan Championship runner-up |
The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:
- Group 1: and
- Group 2: and
- Group 3: and
- Group 4: and
- Group 5: and
Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela)
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Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)
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Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)
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Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)
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Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)
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Playoffs
| Date | Location | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 16 July | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....  |
1 - 0 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
Final
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| Copa Libertadores 1976 Champions |
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| Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in... First title |