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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = Copa CONMEBOL
| year = 1997
| other_titles = 
| image =
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| caption =
| country =
| dates = 
| num_teams = 18
| confederations = 10
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] 
| matches = 34
| goals = 
| attendance =
| top_scorer ={{flagicon|BRA}} [[Valdir de Moraes Filho|Valdir]] (7)
| prevseason = [[1996 Copa CONMEBOL|1996]]
| nextseason = [[1998 Copa CONMEBOL|1998]]
}}

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. [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] defeated the defending champion [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] in the finals.

==Qualified teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4|Qualified teams
|-
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]] || {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Estudiantes de Mérida]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] || {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Real Santa Cruz]] 
|-
| {{flagicon|BOL}} [[The Strongest]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio Branco Football Club|Rio Branco]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportes Tolima]] || {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Club Sportivo Luqueño|Sportivo Luqueño]] || {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]] || {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]] || {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Defensor Sporting]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club|Unión Atlético Táchira]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]
|}

==Preliminary round==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Estudiantes de Mérida]]|Venezuela|3–3 (3–4 [[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|'''[[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club|Unión Atlético Táchira]]'''|Venezuela|1–0|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Real Santa Cruz]]'''|Bolivia|3–1|[[The Strongest]]|Bolivia|1–1|2–0}}
|}

==Bracket==
{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=n 
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Finals

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club|Deportivo Táchira]]
| RD1-score01-1=1
| RD1-score01-2=1
| RD1-score01-agg=2
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[América de Cali]]'''
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=3
| RD1-score02-agg=4

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]
| RD1-score03-1=1
| RD1-score03-2=0
| RD1-score03-agg=1
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''
| RD1-score04-1=4
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-score04-agg=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]'''
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=0
| RD1-score05-agg=3
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario]]
| RD1-score06-1=0
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-score06-agg=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Deportes Tolima]]'''
| RD1-score07-1=2
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-agg=2
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rio Branco Football Club|Rio Branco]]
| RD1-score08-1=1
| RD1-score08-2=1
| RD1-score08-agg=2

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Real Santa Cruz]]
| RD1-score09-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=0
| RD1-score09-agg=1
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score10-2=5
| RD1-score10-agg=6

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]'''
| RD1-score11-1=2
| RD1-score11-2=4
| RD1-score11-agg=6
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Club Sportivo Luqueño|Sportivo Luqueño]]
| RD1-score12-1=0
| RD1-score12-2=1
| RD1-score12-agg=1

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Defensor Sporting]]
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=2
| RD1-score13-agg=5
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|Uruguay}} '''[[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-agg=6

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|Chile}} [[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score15-agg=3
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]'''
| RD1-score16-1=1
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score16-agg=3

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|Colombia}} [[América de Cali]]
| RD2-score01-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score01-agg=2
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-score02-agg=3

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]'''
| RD2-score03-1=0
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-agg=2
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Deportes Tolima]]
| RD2-score04-1=1
| RD2-score04-2=0
| RD2-score04-agg=1

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''
| RD2-score05-1=0
| RD2-score05-2=3
| RD2-score05-agg=3
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| RD2-score06-1=1
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-agg=2

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-agg=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]'''
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score08-2=1
| RD2-score08-agg=2

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=4
| RD3-score01-agg=6
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|Peru}} [[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]
| RD3-score02-1=0
| RD3-score02-2=0
| RD3-score02-agg=0

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-agg=3
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]
| RD3-score04-1=0
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-agg=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score01-2=1
| RD4-score01-agg=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
| RD4-score02-1=1
| RD4-score02-2=1
| RD4-score02-agg=2
}}

==First round==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club|Deportivo Táchira]]|Venezuela|2–4|'''[[América de Cali]]'''|Colombia|1–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Deportes Tolima]]'''|Colombia|2–2 (3–1 [[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|[[Rio Branco Football Club|Rio Branco]]|Brazil|2–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]'''|Peru|3–0|[[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario]]|Ecuador|3–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]'''|Brazil|6–1|[[Club Sportivo Luqueño|Sportivo Luqueño]]|Paraguay|2–0|4–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Real Santa Cruz]]|Bolivia|1–6|'''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''|Argentina|1–1|0–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]|Brazil|1–4|'''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''|Brazil|1–4|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[C.F. Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]|Chile|3–3 (2–3 [[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|'''[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]'''|Argentina|2–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Defensor Sporting]]|Uruguay|5–6|'''[[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]'''|Uruguay|3–3|2–3}}
|}

==Quarterfinals==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]'''|Argentina|2–2 (3–2 [[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|[[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]|Uruguay|1–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]|Brazil|2–3|'''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''|Argentina|1–0|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Deportes Tolima]]|Colombia|1–2|'''[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]'''|Peru|1–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''|Brazil|3–2|[[América de Cali]]|Colombia|2–1|1–1}}
|}

==Semifinals==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Colón de Santa Fe|Colón]]|Argentina|1–3|'''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''|Argentina|0–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]|Peru|0–6|'''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''|Brazil|0–2|0–4}}
|}

==Finals==
{{main article|1997 Copa CONMEBOL Finals}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]|Argentina|2–5|'''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]'''|Brazil|1–4|1–1}}
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/conmebol97.html CONMEBOL 1997] at RSSSF
*[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_index_previo.jsp?evento=1072&ano=1997&slangab=S CONMEBOL 1997] at CONMEBOL Official Website

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