1997 Copa CONMEBOL

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The 1997 Copa CONMEBOL was the sixth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Eighteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. A preliminary round was played to narrow the teams down to sixteen for the first round. Atlético Mineiro defeated the defending champion Lanús in the finals.

1997 Copa CONMEBOL
Tournament details
Teams18 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Atlético Mineiro (2nd title)
Runners-upArgentina Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Top scorer(s)Brazil Valdir (7)
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Qualified teams

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Qualified teams
  Colón   Estudiantes de Mérida   Lanús   Real Santa Cruz
  The Strongest   Atlético Mineiro   Rio Branco   Vitória
  Universidad de Chile   América de Cali   Deportes Tolima   Técnico Universitario
  Sportivo Luqueño   Universitario   Danubio   Defensor Sporting
  Unión Atlético Táchira   Portuguesa

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Estudiantes de Mérida   3–3 (3–4 p)   Unión Atlético Táchira 1–0 2–3
Real Santa Cruz   3–1   The Strongest 1–1 2–0

Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
  Deportivo Táchira 1 1 2
  América de Cali 1 3 4
  América de Cali 1 1 2
  Atlético Mineiro 2 1 3
  Portuguesa 1 0 1
  Atlético Mineiro 4 0 4
  Atlético Mineiro 2 4 6
  Universitario 0 0 0
  Universitario 3 0 3
  Técnico Universitario 0 0 0
  Universitario 0 2 2
  Deportes Tolima 1 0 1
  Deportes Tolima 2 0 2
  Rio Branco 1 1 2
  Atlético Mineiro 4 1 5
  Lanús 1 1 2
  Real Santa Cruz 1 0 1
  Lanús 1 5 6
  Lanús 0 3 3
  Vitória 1 1 2
  Vitória 2 4 6
  Sportivo Luqueño 0 1 1
  Lanús 2 1 3
  Colón 0 1 1
  Defensor Sporting 3 2 5
  Danubio 3 3 6
  Danubio 1 1 2
  Colón 1 1 2
  Universidad de Chile 2 1 3
  Colón 1 2 3

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Táchira   2–4   América de Cali 1–1 1–3
Deportes Tolima   2–2 (3–1 p)   Rio Branco 2–1 0–1
Universitario   3–0   Técnico Universitario 3–0 0–0
Vitória   6–1   Sportivo Luqueño 2–0 4–1
Real Santa Cruz   1–6   Lanús 1–1 0–5
Portuguesa   1–4   Atlético Mineiro 1–4 0–0
Universidad de Chile   3–3 (2–3 p)   Colón 2–1 1–2
Defensor Sporting   5–6   Danubio 3–3 2–3

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colón   2–2 (3–2 p)   Danubio 1–1 1–1
Vitória   2–3   Lanús 1–0 1–3
Deportes Tolima   1–2   Universitario 1–0 0–2
Atlético Mineiro   3–2   América de Cali 2–1 1–1

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colón   1–3   Lanús 0–2 1–1
Universitario   0–6   Atlético Mineiro 0–2 0–4

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lanús   2–5   Atlético Mineiro 1–4 1–1
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