1965 Copa Libertadores

The 1965 Copa Libertadores de América was the sixth edition of South America's premier club football tournament. Colombia did not send a representative due to the disagreements between CONMEBOL and the Colombian football federation. This will become the last edition in which only the national champions of each association may participate.

1965 Copa Libertadores de América

Tournament details
Dates	January 31 – April 15
Teams	10 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Independiente (2nd title)
Runners-up	Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	83 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pelé (8 goals)

After the victorious campaign the previous year, Independiente will go on to successfully defend the title after beating another Uruguayan team, this time Peñarol. Independiente begun a legacy that saw it become a world class football team and this paved the way for future conquests to come.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Independiente	1964 Copa Libertadores winners
Argentina 1 berth	Boca Juniors	1964 Primera División champion
Bolivia 1 berth	The Strongest	1964 Copa Simón Bolívar champion
Brazil 1 berth	Santos	1964 Brasileiro Série A champion
Chile 1 berth	Universidad de Chile	1964 Primera División champion
Ecuador 1 berth	Deportivo Quito	1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Paraguay 1 berth	Guaraní	1964 Primera División champion
Peru 1 berth	Universitario	1964 Primera División champion
Uruguay 1 berth	Peñarol	1964 Primera División champion
Venezuela 1 berth	Deportivo Galicia	1964 Primera División champion

Tie-breaking criteria

The format of the competition remained nearly the same as the previous year's edition; the preliminary round was eliminated from this edition.

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

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

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	4	4	0	0	11	3	8	8
The Strongest	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3
Deportivo Quito	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1

Deportivo Quito v The Strongest

January 31, 1965	Deportivo Quito	0–1	The Strongest	Quito
			Bonano

Deportivo Quito v Boca Juniors

The Strongest v Boca Juniors

The Strongest v Deportivo Quito

February 21, 1965	The Strongest	2–2	Deportivo Quito	La Paz
	Vargas Torres		Paucar Galarraga

Boca Juniors v Deportivo Quito

Boca Juniors v The Strongest

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	4	4	0	0	10	3	7	8
Universidad de Chile	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3	2
Universitario	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	2

Universidad de Chile v Santos

Universitario v Santos

February 19, 1965	Universitario	1–2	Santos	Lima
	Calatayud		Peixinho

Universitario v Universidad de Chile

February 22, 1965	Universitario	1–0	Universidad de Chile	Lima
	Fernández

Santos v Universidad de Chile

February 26, 1965	Santos	1–0	Universidad de Chile	Pacaembu, São Paulo
	Pelé

Santos v Universitario

Universidad de Chile v Universitario

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	4	3	0	1	5	2	3	6
Guaraní	4	3	0	1	6	5	1	6
Deportivo Galicia	4	0	0	4	2	6	−4	0

Deportivo Galicia v Guaraní

February 1, 1965	Deportivo Galicia	1–2	Guaraní	Caracas
	Danilo		Muñoz

Deportivo Galicia v Peñarol

February 8, 1965

Deportivo Galicia

Peñarol

Caracas

Guaraní v Deportivo Galicia

Peñarol v Deportivo Galicia

February 28, 1965	Peñarol	2–0	Deportivo Galicia	Montevideo
	Joya Abbadie

Guaraní v Peñarol

Peñarol v Guaraní

March 10, 1965	Peñarol	2–0	Guaraní	Montevideo
	Sasía Silva

Semifinals

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
Independiente	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
Boca Juniors	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	2

Independiente v Boca Juniors

March 24, 1965	Independiente	2–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
	Mura Rodríguez

Boca Juniors v Independiente

March 28, 1965	Boca Juniors	1–0	Independiente	Buenos Aires
	Rojas

Boca Juniors v Independiente

April 5, 1965 Playoff

Boca Juniors

0 – 0 (a.e.t.)

Independiente

Buenos Aires

Independiente progressed to the finals due to better goal difference.

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	2
Santos	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	2

Santos v Peñarol

March 25, 1965	Santos	5–4	Peñarol	Santos
	Pelé Dorval Pepe		Rocha Silva Sasía

Peñarol v Santos

Peñarol v Santos

March 31, 1965 Playoff	Peñarol	2–1	Santos	Buenos Aires
	Joya Sasía		Pelé

Finals

Main article: 1965 Copa Libertadores Finals

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

Independiente v Peñarol

April 9, 1965	Independiente	1–0	Peñarol	La Doble Visera, Avellaneda
	Bernao 83'			Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

Peñarol v Independiente

April 12, 1965	Peñarol	3–1	Independiente	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	Gonçalves 14' Reznik 43' Rocha 46'		de la Mata II 88'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

Peñarol v Independiente

April 15, 1965 Playoff	Peñarol	1–4	Independiente	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Joya 44'		Pérez 10' Bernao 27' Avallay 33' Mura 82'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América 1965 Champion
Independiente Second Title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Pelé	Santos	8
2	Pedro Rocha	Peñarol	4
	José Francisco Sasía	Peñarol	4
	Héctor Jesús Silva	Peñarol	4
	Pepe	Santos	4

Footnotes

A. ^ Points were taken from Deportivo Galicia due to irregularities in their line-up. Peñarol was awarded the points. Peñarol advanced due to goal difference.

External links

• Copa Libertadores 1965 at CONMEBOL website
• Copa Libertadores 1965 at RSSSF