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1976 Copa Libertadores

1976 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates February 25 – July 30
Teams 21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 207 (2.76 per match)
1975
1977

The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.

Cruzeiro won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, after Pelé's Santos, to win the continental competition. During the tournament, Cruzeiro suffered a great setback: the loss of the player Roberto Batata, who died in a car accident.

The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:


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