The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
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CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
'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
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
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Santos, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player
Roberto Batata
Roberto Monteiro, commonly known by the nickname Roberto Batata (July 24, 1949 – May 13, 1976), was an association football Forward (association football), forward who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro Esporte Clu ...
, who died in a car accident.
Qualified teams
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 stage
Group 1 (Argentina, Venezuela)
Group 2 (Bolivia, Ecuador)
Group 3 (Brazil, Paraguay)
Group 4 (Colombia, Peru)
Group 5 (Chile, Uruguay)
1st Place Playoff
Semi-finals
Group 1
Group 2
Playoffs
Finals
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External links
Eternal matches: Cruzeiro 5x4 Internacional, in PortugueseCruzeiro 3x2 River Plate, in Portuguese
In English
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Copa Libertadores seasons