| 1964 Copa de Campeones de América 1964 Copa do Campeones da América |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | April 3 - August 12 |
| Teams | 11 (from 10 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Independiente (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Nacional |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 88 (3.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mario Rodríguez (6 goals) |
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The 1964 Copa de Campeones de América was the fifth edition of South America's premier club football tournament, the Copa de Campeones or better known today as the Copa Libertadores. For the first time since its inception, every member of CONMEBOL was represented in the competition. Deportivo Italia became the first club from Venezuela to participate, providing an unexpectedly impressive performance after eliminating Bahía of Brazil in the preliminary round and beating Barcelona in Guayaquil.
Building up on Boca Juniors's great showing in the last season, Argentine football managed to put themselves on the international map as Independiente won Argentina's first title. El Diablo Rojo, or Red Devil, eliminated the powerful Santos of Pelé after winning both matches of their semifinal series and dispatched Nacional in the finals. Mario Rodríguez became a key factor in Independiente's triumph as he became top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.
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| Country | Team | Qualification method |
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| CONMEBOL 1 berth |
Santos | 1963 Copa de Campeones winners |
| Argentina 1 berth |
Independiente | 1963 Primera División champion |
| Bolivia 1 berth |
Aurora | 1963 Copa Simón Bolívar champion |
| Brazil 1 berth |
Bahía | 1963 Taça Brasil runner-up |
| Chile 1 berth |
Colo-Colo | 1963 Primera División champion |
| Colombia 1 berth |
Millonarios | 1963 DIMAYOR champion |
| Ecuador 1 berth |
Barcelona | 1963 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol champion |
| Paraguay 1 berth |
Cerro Porteño | 1963 Primera División champion |
| Peru 1 berth |
Alianza Lima | 1963 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay 1 berth |
Nacional | 1963 Primera División champion |
| Venezuela 1 berth |
Deportivo Italia | 1963 Venezuelan Primera División champion |
This edition saw a first round, with three groups containing three teams each; the preliminary round from the 1961 edition was reintroduced. The format for the semifinals and the finals remained unchanged.
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:
Due to the uneven amount of teams in the competition, a preliminary round was created to determine who joined the other 9 teams in the competition. As a predominated "weak" side, Venezuela has its representative face off against Brazil's second representative. The winner of the series would advance into the First round. Both matches took place in Caracas.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Deportivo Italia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Bahía | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| April 3, 1964 | Deportivo Italia | 0 – 0 | Bahía | Caracas | ||
| April 8, 1964 | Bahía | 1 – 2 | Deportivo Italia | Caracas | ||
| Vevê | Jaime Iramido |
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Nine teams were drawn into groups of three. 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nacional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Cerro Porteño | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Aurora | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 1 |
| April 12, 1964 | Aurora | 2 – 2 | Cerro Porteño | Cochabamba | ||
| Herbas Alcócer |
Mora Rojas |
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| April 19, 1964 | Nacional | 2 – 0 | Aurora | Montevideo | ||
| Abeledo | ||||||
| April 26, 1964 | Cerro Porteño | 2 – 2 | Nacional | Asunción | ||
| Mora | Méndez Oyarbide |
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| May 3, 1964 | Aurora | 0 – 3 | Nacional | Cochabamba | ||
| Bergara Pérez Acosta |
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| May 10, 1964 | Nacional | 2 – 0 | Cerro Porteño | Montevideo | ||
| Bergara Pérez |
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| May 17, 1964 | Cerro Porteño | 7 – 0 | Aurora | Asunción | ||
| Rojas Mora Rojas Breglia Rojas |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Independiente | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Millonarios | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| Alianza Lima | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
| May 7, 1964 | Millonarios | 3 – 2 | Alianza Lima | Bogotá | ||
| Gamboa | León Zegarra |
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| May 31, 1964 | Independiente | 4 – 0 | Alianza Lima | Avellaneda | ||
| Savoy Rodríguez Rolan Suárez |
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| June 4, 1964 | Alianza Lima | 2 – 2 [A] |
Independiente | Avellaneda | ||
| León | Savoy | |||||
| June 7, 1964 | Independiente | 5 – 1 | Millonarios | Avellaneda | ||
| Rodríguez Suárez Savoy |
Parodi | |||||
| June 28, 1964 | Alianza Lima | 1 – 2 [B] |
Millonarios | Bogotá | ||
| Tenemás | Klinger Gamboa |
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| July 8, 1964 | Millonarios | [C] | Independiente | Bogotá | ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Colo-Colo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Deportivo Italia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |
| May 3, 1964 | Barcelona | 0 – 1 | Deportivo Italia | Guayaquil | ||
| Zequniha | ||||||
| May 5, 1964 | Colo-Colo | 4 – 0 | Deportivo Italia | Santiago | ||
| Valdés Alvarez Moreno Roberto |
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| May 13, 1964 | Barcelona | 2 – 3 | Colo-Colo | Guayaquil | ||
| Nivaldo | Roberto Alvarez Valdés |
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| May 17, 1964 | Deportivo Italia | 1 – 2 | Colo-Colo | Caracas | ||
| Jaime | Roberto Moreno |
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| May 24, 1964 | Deportivo Italia | 0 – 3 | Barcelona | Caracas | ||
| Nivaldo Geninho Calderón |
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| May 28, 1964 | Colo-Colo | 0 – 4 | Barcelona | Santiago | ||
| Nivaldo Helio Geninho |
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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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Independiente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| July 15, 1964 | Santos | 2 – 3 | Independiente | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Guerreiro Pepe |
Rodríguez Bernao Suárez |
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| July 22, 1964 | Independiente | 2 – 1 | Santos | Avellaneda | ||
| Mori Rodríguez |
Guerreiro | |||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nacional | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
| July 15, 1964 | Colo-Colo | 2 – 4 | Nacional | Santiago | ||
| Baeza o.g.' Alvarez |
Sanfilippo Leites Douksas |
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| August 1, 1964 | Nacional | 4 – 2 | Colo-Colo | Montevideo | ||
| Jaburú Douksas Pérez |
Jiménez Valdés |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Independiente | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| August 6, 1964 | Nacional | 0 – 0 | Independiente | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||
| Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
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| August 12, 1964 | Independiente | 1 – 0 | Nacional | La Doble Visera, Avellaneda | ||
| Rodríguez 35' | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay) |
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| Copa de Campeones 1964 Champion |
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Independiente First Title |
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Mario Rodríguez | Independiente | 6 |
| 2 | Celino Mora | Cerro Porteño | 5 |
| 3 | Luis Ernesto Suárez | Independiente | 4 |
| Raúl Armando Savoy | Independiente | 4 | |
| Francisco Valdés | Colo-Colo | 4 | |
| Luis Hernan Alvarez | Colo-Colo | 4 | |
| Delio Gamboa | Millonarios | 4 | |
| Nivaldo | Barcelona | 4 |
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