1961年南美自由盃

1961年南美自由盃是第2屆南美自由盃，為南美洲最頂級的足球球會賽事，由南美洲足球協會主辦。本屆賽事一共有9隊角逐，當中只有委內瑞拉沒有派隊出賽。

值得一提，上屆冠軍彭拿路是透過贏得國內聯賽冠軍而得到本屆參賽機會，是現時唯一一隊不獲自動參賽權的衛冕球隊。但最終彭拿路於決擊敗來自巴西的彭美拉斯再贏得冠軍，成為首隊成功衛冕球隊。

參賽球隊
外圍賽
第一圈
第 1 組
Olimpia drew 2–2 with Colo-Colo on point aggregate. Olimpia progressed to the semifinals due to better goal difference.

第 2 組
Peñarol drew 2–2 with Universitario on point aggregate. Peñarol progressed to the semifinals due to better goal difference.

第 3 組
第 4 組
Independiente Santa Fe drew 2–2 with Jorge Wilstermann on point aggregate and goal difference. No playoff was disputed to determine the winner. Independiente Santa Fe progressed to the semifinals after a draw of lots.

準決賽
Seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of our and the other of three. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top team in each group advanced to the Finals.

A組
B組
決賽
參考
外部連結
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