The 1997 Copa CONMEBOL was the sixth edition of

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's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the

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played in this tournament. Eighteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. A preliminary round was played to narrow the teams down to sixteen for the first round.

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defeated the defending champion

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in the finals.

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Bracket

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

External links

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