1963 Copa Libertadores

The 1963 Copa de Campeones de América was the fourth season of South America's premier club football tournament. Nine teams entered with Bolivia and Venezuela not sending a representative.

1963 Copa de Campeones de América

Tournament details
Dates	April 7 – September 11
Teams	9 (from 8 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Santos (2nd title)
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	63 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José Sanfilippo (7 goals)
← 1962 1964 →

This competition was notable for the participation of many world class stars such as José Sanfilippo, Pelé, Garrincha, Antonio Rattín, Alberto Spencer and Jairzinho, among others. The Alvinegro da Vila, usually regarded as the greatest football club team ever, defeated their semifinal and final opponents in stylish fashion which included a 4–0 victory over Botafogo in the fabled Estádio do Maracanã, and a 2–1 win in La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors. In a classic South American match-up, defending champions Santos defeated the Xeneixes on both legs of the final to retain the title.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method	App	Last	Previous Best
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Santos	1962 Copa de Campeones winners	2nd	1962	champion
Argentina 1 berth	Boca Juniors	1962 Primera División champion	first
Brazil 1 berth	Botafogo	1962 Taça Brasil runner-up	first
Chile 1 berth	Universidad de Chile	1962 Primera División champion	2nd	1960	preliminary round
Colombia 1 berth	Millonarios	1962 Campeonato Profesional champion	3rd	1962	semifinals
Ecuador 1 berth	Everest	1962 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion	first
Paraguay 1 berth	Olimpia	1962 Primera División champion	3rd	1961	runner-up
Peru 1 berth	Alianza Lima	1962 Primera División champion	first
Uruguay 1 berth	Peñarol	1962 Primera División champion	4th	1962	champion (2)

Format and tie-breaking criteria

Due to the uneven number of teams, the first round became a group stage with two groups of three and one group of two. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained the same as the previous season.

At each stage of the tournament teams receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss. If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria will be applied to determine the ranking in the group stage:

1. a one-game playoff;
2. superior goal difference;
3. draw of lots.

First round

Eight teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of two. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Semifinals. Santos, the title holders, had a bye to the next round.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Botafogo	4	4	0	0	5	1	+4	8
Alianza Lima	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	3
Millonarios	4	0	1	3	0	3	−3	1

Alianza Lima	0–0	Millonarios

April 24, 1963

Lima

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Millonarios	0–1	Alianza Lima
		Zegarra

May 26, 1963

Bogotá

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Alianza Lima	0–1	Botafogo
		Fensterseifer

June 30, 1963

Lima

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Millonarios	0–2	Botafogo
		Antoninho Rildo

July 7, 1963

Bogotá

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Botafogo	[A]	Millonarios

July 31, 1963

Rio de Janeiro

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Botafogo	2–1	Alianza Lima
Jairzinho Santos		Tenemás

July 24, 1963

Rio de Janeiro

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	2	2	0	0	14	1	+13	4
Everest	2	0	0	2	1	14	−13	0

Everest	0–5	Peñarol
		Sasía Rocha

June 9, 1963

Guayaquil

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Peñarol	9–1	Everest
Spencer Matosas Rocha Abbadie		Gandó

July 7, 1963

Montevideo

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	6
Olimpia	4	2	0	2	7	10	−3	4
Universidad de Chile	4	1	0	3	7	7	0	2

Olimpia	1–0	Boca Juniors
Ferreira

April 7, 1963

Asunción

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Boca Juniors	5–3	Olimpia
Valentim Menéndez Corbatta		Zárate Segovia

April 14, 1963

Buenos Aires

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Boca Juniors	1–0	Universidad de Chile
González

June 26, 1963

Buenos Aires

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Universidad de Chile	4–1	Olimpia
Alvarez Marcos Musso		Arámbulo

July 17, 1963

Santiago

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Olimpia	2–1	Universidad de Chile
Núñez		Sepúlveda

July 24, 1963

Asunción

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Universidad de Chile	2–3	Boca Juniors
Campos		Sanfilippo

July 31, 1963

Santiago

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals						Final
	Peñarol	1	0	1
	Boca Juniors	2	1	3
							Boca Juniors	2	1	3
							Santos	3	2	5
	Santos	1	4	5
	Botafogo	1	0	1

Four teams were drawn into two groups. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4
Peñarol	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Peñarol	1–2	Boca Juniors
Magdalena 80'		Valentim 26', 88'

August 7, 1963

Montevideo

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Boca Juniors	1–0	Peñarol
Sanfilippo 47'

August 17, 1963

Buenos Aires

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	3
Botafogo	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

Santos	1–1	Botafogo
Pelé 90'		Jairzinho 60'

August 22, 1963

São Paulo

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Botafogo	0–4	Santos
		Pelé 11', 15', 33' Lima 82'

August 28, 1963

Rio de Janeiro

Finals

Main article: 1963 Copa Libertadores Finals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4
Boca Juniors	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0

Santos	3–2	Boca Juniors
Coutinho 2', 21' Lima 28'		Sanfilippo 43', 89'

September 3, 1963

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Marcel Albert Bois (France)

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Boca Juniors	1–2	Santos
Sanfilippo 46'		Coutinho 50' Pelé 82'

September 11, 1963

Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Marcel Albert Bois (France)

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América 1963 Champion
Santos Second Title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	José Sanfilippo	Boca Juniors	7
2	Pelé	Santos	5
	Alberto Spencer	Peñarol	5
4	Paulo Valentim	Boca Juniors	4
5	Coutinho	Santos	3
	José Francisco Sasía	Peñarol	3

Footnotes

A. ^ Not played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a fine of USD 4,500 rather than traveling to Rio for the match; points awarded to Botafogo but no goals.

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1963 at CONMEBOL website
• Copa Libertadores 1963 at RSSSF