Copa Libertadores 1962

The Copa Libertadores 1962, the third edition of the continental football cup tournament of the CONMEBOL .

On this edition took part ten clubs, one more than the second edition. Participants were the national champions from Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Paraguay and Peru . From Uruguay took title holder / champion Peñarol and the number two Nacional part. Only from Venezuela took no part club.

The tournament began on February 11 and ended on 30 August. The Brazilian club Santos, with star player Pele in the ranks, won the title by two-time winner in the final Peñarol defeat.

As the winner of this edition Santos played against Benfica, the winner of the European Cup , in the third edition of the World Cup .



Contents
*1 First Round  ==First round [  edit ] == Title holder Peñarol was placed directly in front of the second round. ===Group 1 [  edit ] === ===Group 2 [  edit ] === ===Group 3 <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Semifinal <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The first leg matches were played on July 8, the return matches on 12 and 18th July. The play-off was played on 22 July. ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Final  Edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The matches were played on 28 July and 2 August. The play-off was played on August 30 in Buenos Aires and was led by the Dutch referee Leo Horn . ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Champion  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 1.1 Group 1
 * 1.2 Group 2
 * 1.3 Group 3
 * 2 Semifinal
 * 3 Final
 * 4 Championships
 * Peñarol after draw in the play-off final, on the basis of goal difference.