The 1997 Copa CONMEBOL was the sixth edition of
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
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.
Qualified teams
Preliminary round
Bracket
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
External links
CONMEBOL 1997at RSSSF
CONMEBOL 1997at CONMEBOL Official Website
{{Copa CONMEBOL seasons
Copa CONMEBOL
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