1997 Copa CONMEBOL

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
Champions Atlético Mineiro (2nd title)
Runners-up Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Top scorer(s) Valdir (7)

Qualified teams

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
Deportivo Táchira Portuguesa

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Estudiantes de Mérida 3–3 (3-4 p) Deportivo Táchira 1–0 2–3
Real Santa Cruz 3–1 The Strongest 1–1 2–0

Bracket

  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

Team 1 Agg. 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

Team 1 Agg. 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

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

Finals

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