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1997 Copa Libertadores

The 1997 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Cruzeiro of Brazil, after defeating Sporting Cristal of Peru in the final. This was Cruzeiro's second title, their first being the 1976 edition. Cruzeiro's 1997 championship is the only time any club has won the Libertadores after losing the first 3 matches in the competition.

1997 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1997
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 19 - August 13
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Cruzeiro (2nd title)
Runners-upPeru Sporting Cristal
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored247 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Alberto Acosta (11 goals)
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Teams

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Association Team (Berth) Entry stage Qualification method
  Argentina
2+1 berths 		River Plate (Argentina 1) Round of 16 1996 Copa Libertadores champions
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina 2) Group stage 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura champions
Racing (Argentina 3) 1995 Apertura runners-up
  Bolivia
2 berths 		Bolívar (Bolivia 1) Group stage 1996 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano champions
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 2) 1996 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano runners-up
  Brazil
2 berths 		Grêmio (Brazil 1) Group stage 1996 Brasileirão Série A champions
Cruzeiro (Brazil 2) 1996 Copa do Brasil champions
  Chile
2 berths 		Colo-Colo (Chile 1) Group stage 1996 Primera División of Chile champions
Universidad Católica (Chile 2) 1996 Liguilla para Copa Libertadores winners
  Colombia
2 berths 		Deportivo Cali (Colombia 1) Group stage 1995–96 Categoría Primera A champions
Millonarios (Colombia 2) 1995–96 Categoría Primera A runners-up
  Ecuador
2 berths 		El Nacional (Ecuador 1) Group stage 1996 Serie A de Ecuador champions
Emelec (Ecuador 2) 1996 Serie A de Ecuador runners-up
  Paraguay
2 berths 		Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) Group stage 1996 Primera División champions
Guaraní (Paraguay 2) 1996 Primera División runners-up
  Peru
2 berths 		Sporting Cristal (Peru 1) Group stage 1996 Torneo Descentralizado champions
Alianza Lima (Peru 2) 1996 Liguilla para Copa Libertadores winners
  Uruguay
2 berths 		Nacional (Uruguay 1) Group stage 1996 Liguilla para Copa Libertadores winners
Peñarol (Uruguay 2) 1996 Liguilla para Copa Libertadores play-off winners
  Venezuela
2 berths 		Minervén (Venezuela 1) Group stage 1995–96 Primera División champions
Mineros de Guayana (Venezuela 2) 1995–96 Primera División runners-up

Group stage

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River Plate bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Bolívar 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10
2   Oriente Petrolero 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
3   Guaraní 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8
4   Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Vélez Sársfield 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
2   El Nacional 6 3 0 3 5 7 −2 9
3   Racing 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
4   Emelec 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Colo-Colo 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16
2   Universidad Católica 6 2 2 2 15 6 +9 8
3   Minervén 6 2 1 3 3 9 −6 7
4   Mineros de Guayana 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Grêmio 6 4 0 2 10 3 +7 12
2   Cruzeiro 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9
3   Sporting Cristal 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
4   Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Peñarol 6 4 0 2 12 10 +2 12
2   Millonarios 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3   Nacional 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
4   Deportivo Cali 6 1 2 3 9 10 −1 5
Source: [citation needed]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                
  River Plate 3 1 4 (3)
  Racing 3 1 4 (5)
  Racing 0 1 1 (3)
  Peñarol 1 0 1 (2)
  Peñarol 0 3 3 (3)
  Millonarios 2 1 3 (2)
  Racing 3 1 4
  Sporting Cristal 2 4 6
  Vélez Sarsfield 0 0 0
  Sporting Cristal 0 1 1
  Sporting Cristal 1 3 4
  Bolívar 2 0 2
  Bolívar 1 7 8
  Minervén 1 0 1
  Sporting Cristal 0 0 0
  Cruzeiro 0 1 1
  Cruzeiro 0 2 2 (5)
  El Nacional 1 1 2 (3)
  Cruzeiro 2 1 3
  Grêmio 0 2 2
  Grêmio 1 2 3 (2)
  Guaraní 2 1 3 (1)
  Cruzeiro 1 2 3 (4)
  Colo-Colo 0 3 3 (1)
  Colo-Colo 3 1 4
  Nacional 1 2 3
  Colo-Colo 1 3 4
  U. Católica 2 1 3
  Oriente Petrolero 0 1 1
  U. Católica 4 5 9

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing   4-4 (5-3p)   River Plate 3-3 1-1
Sporting Cristal   1-0   Vélez Sársfield 0-0 1-0
Guaraní   3-3 (1-2p)   Grêmio 2-1 1-2
Minervén   1-8   Bolívar 1-1 0-7
Millonarios   3-3 (2-3p)   Peñarol 2-0 1-3
Universidad Católica   9-1   Oriente Petrolero 4-0 5-1
Nacional   3-4   Colo-Colo 1-3 2-1
El Nacional   2-2 (3-5p)   Cruzeiro 1-0 1-2

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bolívar   2-4   Sporting Cristal 2-1 0-3
Universidad Católica   3-4   Colo-Colo 2-1 1-3
Cruzeiro   3-2   Grêmio 2-0 1-2
Peñarol   1-1 (2-3p)   Racing 1-0 0-1

Semi-finals

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Main article: 1997 Copa Libertadores Semi-Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruzeiro   3-3 (4-1p)   Colo-Colo 1-0 2-3
Racing   4-6   Sporting Cristal 3-2 1-4

Finals

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Main article: 1997 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting Cristal   0-1   Cruzeiro 0-0 0-1

Champion

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 Copa Libertadores 1997 
 
Cruzeiro
Second title

Top goalscorers

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11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

Broadcasting rights

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Americas

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