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1948-1987 Copa Libertadores

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1948 South American Club Championship 


Official poster
Tournament details
Host country Chile
CitySantiago
DatesFeb 11 – Mar 17
Teams7 (from 7 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Vasco da Gama
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored76 (3.62 per match)
Attendance830,539 (39,549 per match)
Top scorer(s)Roberto Capparelli 7 goals
11. 2  Colo Colo      2-2  Emelec        
14. 2  Vasco da Gama  2-1  Lítoral        (Lele(V) 8, Lele(V) 68, Sandoval(L) 69)
       Nacional       3-2  Municipal
18. 2  River Plate    4-0  Emelec
       Vasco da Gama  4-1  Nacional       (Ademir(V) 11, Walter Gomez(N) 25, Maneca(V) 68, Danilo(V) 70, Friaca(V) 89)
21. 2  River Plate    2-0  Municipal
       Colo Colo      4-2  Lítoral
25. 2  Nacional       3-1  Lítoral
       Vasco da Gama  4-0  Municipal      (Lele 12, Friaca 57, Ismael 61, Friaca 65)
28. 2  Vasco da Gama  1-0  Emelec         (Ismael 46)
       Municipal      3-1  Colo Colo 
 3. 3  Lítoral        3-1  Emelec
       Nacional       3-0  River Plate
 8. 3  Municipal      4-0  Emelec
       Colo Colo      1-1  Vasco da Gama  (Farias(C) 46, Friaca(V) 67)
 9. 3  River Plate    5-1  Lítoral
       Colo Colo      3-2  Nacional
14. 3  Nacional       4-1  Emelec
       Vasco da Gama  0-0  River Plate
17. 3  Municipal      3-1  Lítoral
       River Plate    1-0  Colo Colo
1. Vasco da Gama (Brazil)    6   4   2   0  12- 3  10
2. River Plate (Argentina)   6   4   1   1  12- 4   9
3. Nacional (Uruguay)        6   4   0   2  16-11   8
4. Municipal (Peru)          6   3   0   3  12-11   6
   Colo Colo (Chile)         6   2   2   2  11-11   6
6. Lítoral (Bolivia)         6   1   0   5   9-18   2
7. Emelec (Ecuador)          6   0   1   5   4-18   1
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1960 Copa Libertadores 

Tournament details
DatesApril 19 - June 19
Teams7 (from 7 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (1st title)
Runners-upParaguay Olimpia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored39 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ecuador Alberto Spencer (7 goals)
First Round
(Apr 19 & 30)
Peñarol                  Uru  Jorge Wilstermann        Bol   7-1  1-1  8-2x

(Apr 20 & May 3)
San Lorenzo              Arg  EC Bahia                 Bra   3-0  2-3  5-3

(May 8 & 15)
Universidad de Chile     Chi  Millonarios              Col   0-6  0-1  0-7

Olimpia                  Par                                 bye
x 2nd leg in La Paz

Semi-Finals 
(May 18, 24 & 29)
Peñarol                  Uru  San Lorenzo              Arg   1-1  0-0  1-1  [2-1]x

(May 29 & Jun 5)
Millonarios              Col  Olimpia                  Par   0-0  1-5  1-5
x playoff in Montevideo

Final (Jun 12 & 19)
1st leg,12- 6-1960 Peñarol - Olimpia 1-0
2nd leg, 19- 6-1960 Olimpia - Peñarol 1-1
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1961 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesApril 2 - June 11
Teams9 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (2nd title)
Runners-upBrazil Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Osvaldo Panzutto
(4 goals)
First Round (Apr 2 & 9)
Independiente Santa Fe   Col  Barcelona                Ecu   3-0  2-2  5-2

Quarter-Finals
(Apr 19 & May 14)
Peñarol                  Uru  Universitario            Per   5-0  0-2  5-2

(Apr 9 & 16)
Colo Colo                Chi  Olimpia                  Par   2-5  2-1  4-6

(Apr 30 & May 7)
Jorge Wilstermann        Bol  Independiente Santa Fe   Col   3-2  0-1  3-3x

(May 4 & 11)
Independiente            Arg  Palmeiras                Bra   0-2  0-1  0-3y
x Independiente Santa Fe won by lot
y 1st leg played at stadium of Racing Club (Avellaneda)

Semi-Finals (May 21 & 27)
Peñarol                  Uru  Olimpia                  Par   3-1  2-1  5-2
Independiente Santa Fe   Col  Palmeiras                Bra   2-2  1-4  3-6

Final (Jun 4 & 11)
1st leg,4- 6-1961 Peñarol - Palmeiras 1-0
Attendance: 64,376
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
2nd leg, 11- 6-1961 Palmeiras - Peñarol 1-1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
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1962 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 7 - August 30
Teams10 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored107 (4.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Coutinho
Ecuador Alberto Spencer
Ecuador Enrique Raymondi
(6 goals each)
First Round
Peñarol (Montevideo) bye to the semi-finals as holders.

Group 1 [Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay]
Feb 11: Deportivo Municipal - Cerro Porteño     2-1
Feb 15: Cerro Porteño - Deportivo Municipal     3-2
Feb 18: Deportivo Municipal - Santos            3-4
Feb 21: Santos - Deportivo Municipal            6-1
Feb 25: Cerro Porteño - Santos                  1-1
Feb 28: Santos - Cerro Porteño                  9-1
 1.Santos                          4  3  1  0 20- 6  7
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        4  1  1  2  6-14  3
 3.Deportivo Municipal (La Paz)    4  1  0  3  8-14  2

Group 2 [Argentina, Peru, Uruguay]
Feb 10: Nacional - Sporting Cristal             3-2
Feb 14: Racing Club - Sporting Cristal          2-1
Feb 17: Sporting Cristal - Nacional             0-1
Feb 20: Sporting Cristal - Racing Club          2-1
Feb 24: Nacional - Racing Club                  3-2
Feb 27: Racing Club - Nacional                  2-2
 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0  9- 6  7
 2.Racing Club (Avellaneda)        4  1  1  2  7- 8  3
 3.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         4  1  0  3  5- 7  2

Group 3 [Chile, Colombia, Ecuador]
Feb  7: Emelec - Millonarios                    4-2
Feb 10: Univ. Católica - Emelec                 3-0
Feb 14: Univ. Católica - Millonarios            4-1
Feb 18: Millonarios - Univ. Católica            1-1
Feb 21: Emelec - Univ. Católica                 7-2
Feb 28: Millonarios - Emelec                    3-1
 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 4  2  1  1 10- 9  5
 2.Emelec (Guayaquil)              4  2  0  2 12-10  4
 3.Millonarios (Bogotá)            4  1  1  2  7-10  3

Semi-Finals (Jul 8 & 12)
Universidad Católica     Chi  Santos                   Bra   1-1  0-1  1-2
Nacional                 Uru  Peñarol                  Uru   2-1  1-3  [1-1]x
x 2nd leg Jul 18; playoff Jul 22; Peñarol qualified due to better goal 
  difference over the first two matches

Final (Jul 28 & Aug 2)
1st leg,28- 7-1962 Peñarol - Santos 1-2
Attendance: 48,105
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
2nd leg,2- 8-1962 Santos - Peñarol 2-3
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Play-off, 30- 8-1962 Santos - Peñarol 3-0
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
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1963 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesApril 7 – September 11
Teams9 (from 8 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos (2nd title)
Runners-upArgentina Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored63 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina José Sanfilippo (7 goals)
First Round

Santos bye to the semi-finals as holders.

Group 1 [Brazil, Colombia, Peru]
24 Apr: Alianza - Millonarios                   0-0
26 May: Millonarios - Alianza                   0-1
30 Jun: Alianza - Botafogo                      0-1
 7 Jul: Millonarios - Botafogo                  0-2
24 Jul: Botafogo - Alianza                      2-1
31 Jul: Botafogo - Millonarios                     x
x not played after Millonarios (already eliminated) preferred paying a
  fine of USD 4,500 rather than travelling to Rio for the match; points
  awarded to Botafogo (but no goals)

 1.Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro)       4  4  0  0  5- 1  8
 2.Alianza (Lima)                  4  1  1  2  2- 3  3
 3.Millonarios (Bogotá)            4  0  1  3  0- 3  1

Group 2 [Ecuador, Uruguay]
 9 Jun: Everest - Peñarol                       0-5
 7 Jul: Peñarol - Everest                       9-1
 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            2  2  0  0 14- 1  4
 2.Everest (Guayaquil)             2  0  0  2  1-14  0

Group 3 [Argentina, Chile, Paraguay]
 7 Apr: Olimpia - Boca Juniors                  1-0
14 Apr: Boca Juniors - Olimpia                  5-3
26 Jun: Boca Juniors - Universidad de Chile     1-0
17 Jul: Universidad de Chile - Olimpia          4-1
24 Jul: Olimpia - Universidad de Chile          2-1
31 Jul: Universidad de Chile - Boca Juniors     2-3
 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  3  0  1  9- 6  6
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              4  2  0  2  7-10  4
 3.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 4  1  0  3  7- 7  2

Semi-Finals
(Aug 7 & 17)
Peñarol                  Uru  Boca Juniors             Arg   1-2  0-1  1-3
(Aug 22 & 28)
Santos                   Bra  Botafogo                 Bra   1-1  4-0  5-1

Final (Sep 3 & 11)
1st leg, 3- 9-1963 Santos - Boca Juniors 3-2
Attendance: 100,000
2nd leg, 11- 9-1963 Boca Juniors - Santos 1-2
Attendance: 50,000
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1964 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesApril 3 - August 12
Teams11 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored88 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Mario Rodríguez and Paraguay Celino Mora (6 goals)
Preliminary Round (Apr 3 & 8)
Deportivo Italia         Ven  EC Bahia                 Bra   0-0  2-1  2-1x
x both matches in Caracas

First Round

Santos bye to the semi-finals as holders.

Group 1 [Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay]
12 Apr: Aurora - Cerro Porteño                  2-2
19 Apr: Nacional - Aurora                       2-0
26 Apr: Cerro Porteño - Nacional                2-2
 3 May: Aurora - Nacional                       0-3
10 May: Nacional - Cerro Porteño                2-0
17 May: Cerro Porteño - Aurora                  7-0
 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0  9- 2  7
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        4  1  2  1 11- 6  4
 3.Aurora (Cochabamba)             4  0  1  3  2-14  1

Group 2 [Argentina, Colombia, Peru]
 7 May: Millonarios - Alianza                   3-2
31 May: Independiente - Alianza                 4-0
 4 Jun: Alianza - Independiente                 2-2x
 7 Jun: Independiente - Millonarios             5-1
28 Jun: Alianza - Millonarios                   1-2y
 8 Jul: Millonarios - Independiente                z
 x played in Avellaneda (Racing Club) due to the tragedy around the olympic
   qualifier between Peru and Argentina in Lima.
 y played in Bogotá (El Campin) due to the tragedy around the olympic
   qualifier between Peru and Argentina in Lima.
 z not played due to differences between CONMEBOL and the Colombian football
   federations Adefútbol and Fedebol (apparently after Independiente refused
   to travel to Bogotá); points were awarded to Independiente (but no goals).

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  3  1  0 11- 3  7
 2.Millonarios (Bogotá)            4  2  0  2  6- 8  4
 3.Alianza (Lima)                  4  0  1  3  5-11  1

Group 3 [Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela]
 3 May: Barcelona - Deportivo Italia            0-1
 7 May: Colo Colo - Deportivo Italia            4-0
13 May: Barcelona - Colo Colo                   2-3
17 May: Deportivo Italia - Colo Colo            1-2
24 May: Deportivo Italia - Barcelona            0-3
28 May: Colo Colo - Barcelona                   0-4
 1.Colo Colo (Santiago)            4  3  0  1  9- 7  6
 2.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  2  0  2  9- 4  4
 3.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      4  1  0  3  2- 9  2

Semi-Finals (Jul 15 & 22)
Santos                   Bra  Independiente            Arg   2-3  1-2  3-5
Colo Colo                Chi  Nacional                 Uru   2-4  2-4  4-8x
x 2nd leg Aug 1.

Final (Aug 6 & 12)
1st leg, 6- 8-1964 Nacional - Independiente 0-0
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
2nd leg, 12- 8-1964 Independiente - Nacional 1-0
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Dimas Larrosa (Paraguay)
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1965 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 31 - April 15
Teams10 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (2nd title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Pelé (8 goals)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the semi-finals as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador]
31 Jan: Deportivo Quito - The Strongest         0-1
 7 Feb: Deportivo Quito - Boca Juniors          1-2
14 Feb: The Strongest - Boca Juniors            2-3
21 Feb: The Strongest - Deportivo Quito         2-2
26 Feb: Boca Juniors - Deportivo Quito          4-0
 5 Mar: Boca Juniors - The Strongest            2-0
 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  4  0  0 11- 3  8
 2.The Strongest (La Paz)          4  1  1  2  5- 7  3
 3.Deportivo Quito                 4  0  1  3  3- 9  1

Group 2 [Brazil, Chile, Peru]
13 Feb: Universidad de Chile - Santos           1-5
19 Feb: Universitario - Santos                  1-2
22 Feb: Universitario - Universidad de Chile    1-0
26 Feb: Santos - Universidad de Chile           1-0
 6 Mar: Santos - Universitario                  2-1
10 Mar: Universidad de Chile - Universitario    5-2
 1.Santos                          4  4  0  0 10- 3  8
 2.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 4  1  0  3  6- 9  2
 3.Universitario (Lima)            4  1  0  3  5- 9  2

Group 3 [Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela]
 1 Feb: Deportivo Galicia - Guaraní             1-2
 8 Feb: Deportivo Galicia - Peñarol             0-0x
25 Feb: Guaraní - Deportivo Galicia             2-1
28 Feb: Peñarol - Deportivo Galicia             2-0
 7 Mar: Guaraní - Peñarol                       2-1
10 Mar: Peñarol - Guaraní                       2-0
x awarded as a win (but no goals) to Peñarol because of an ineligible player of Deportivo
  Galicia (R.Leopardi); after this edition it was decided to also award goals
  (2-0) to teams winning awarded matches as Guaraní might have surpassed 
  Peñarol on goal average in case later results would have been different.

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  3  0  1  5- 2  6
 2.Guaraní (Asunción)              4  3  0  1  6- 5  6
 3.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     4  0  0  4  2- 6  0

Semi-Finals (Mar 25 & 28)
Independiente            Arg  Boca Juniors             Arg   2-0  0-1  [0-0aet]x
Santos                   Bra  Peñarol                  Uru   5-4  2-3  [1-2aet]y
x 1st leg Mar 24; playoff Apr 5; Independiente qualified thanks to better goal 
  difference over the first two matches; all matches at Monumental (River Plate).
y playoff Mar 31 at Monumental (Buenos Aires).

Final (Apr 9 & 12)
1st leg, 9- 4-1965 Independiente - Peñarol 1-0
2nd leg, 12- 4-1965 Peñarol - Independiente 3-1
Play-off, 15- 4-1965 Independiente - Peñarol 4-1
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1966 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 5 - April 15
Teams17 (from 8 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (3rd title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played95
Goals scored283 (2.98 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Daniel Onega (17 goals)
Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Peru, Venezuela]
Feb  5: Universitario - Alianza Lima            2-0
Feb  5: Deportivo Lara - Deportivo Italia       1-1
Feb  8: Deportivo Lara - Alianza Lima           2-1
Feb  9: Deportivo Italia - Universitario        2-2
Feb 10: River Plate - Boca Juniors              2-1
Feb 12: Deportivo Italia - Alianza Lima         3-1
Feb 12: Deportivo Lara - Universitario          0-0
Feb 15: Deportivo Lara - River Plate            1-2
Feb 17: Universitario - Boca Juniors            2-1
Feb 17: Deportivo Italia - River Plate          0-3
Feb 19: Alianza Lima - Boca Juniors             0-1
Feb 23: Deportivo Italia - Boca Juniors         1-2
Feb 23: Universitario - River Plate             1-1
Feb 25: Deportivo Lara - Boca Juniors           0-3
Feb 26: Alianza Lima - River Plate              0-2
Mar  1: Alianza Lima - Deportivo Italia         1-2
Mar  2: River Plate - Universitario             5-0
Mar  2: Boca Juniors - Deportivo Lara           2-1
Mar  4: River Plate - Deportivo Lara            3-0
Mar  8: River Plate - Alianza Lima              3-2
Mar  8: Boca Juniors - Deportivo Italia         5-2
Mar  8: Universitario - Deportivo Lara          1-0
Mar 10: River Plate - Deportivo Italia          2-1
Mar 10: Boca Juniors - Alianza Lima             0-1
Mar 13: Alianza - Deportivo Lara                3-0
Mar 13: Universitario - Deportivo Italia        1-2
Mar 17: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Lara       1-0
Mar 18: Boca Juniors - Universitario            2-0
Mar 23: Alianza Lima - Universitario            0-1x
Mar 24: Boca Juniors - River Plate              2-0
x finished 1-1, but Universitario were declared 1-0 winners as Alianza fielded
  two ineligible players

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)     10  8  1  1 23- 8 17
 2.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)    10  7  0  3 19- 9 14
 3.Universitario (Lima)           10  4  3  3 10-13 11
 4.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)     10  4  2  4 15-18 10
 5.Alianza (Lima)                 10  2  0  8  9-16  4
 6.Deportivo Lara (Barquisimeto)  10  1  2  7  5-17  4

Group 2 [Chile, Paraguay]
Feb 27: Olimpia - Guaraní                       3-3
Mar  2: Universidad de Chile - Univ. Católica   0-0
Mar  5: Univ. Católica - Guaraní                2-0
Mar  5: Universidad de Chile - Olimpia          1-2
Mar  8: Universidad de Chile - Guaraní          2-0
Mar  8: Univ. Católica - Olimpia                0-0
Mar 11: Guaraní - Universidad de Chile          1-1
Mar 11: Olimpia - Univ. Católica                0-4
Mar 16: Guaraní - Univ. Católica                3-1
Mar 16: Olimpia - Universidad de Chile          2-0
Mar 20: Univ. Católica - Universidad de Chile   2-2
Mar 20: Guaraní - Olimpia                       2-0
 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6  2  3  1  9- 5  7
 2.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  2  2  2  9- 9  6
   Olimpia (Asunción)              6  2  2  2  7-10  6
 4.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  1  3  2  6- 7  5

Second Place Playoff
Mar 23: Guaraní - Olimpia                       2-1
Group 3 [Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay]
Jan 30: Emelec - Nueve de Octubre               2-1
Jan 30: Deportivo Municipal - Jorge Wilstermann 1-1
Jan 30: Nacional - Peñarol                      4-0
Feb  2: Deportivo Municipal - Nacional          3-2
Feb  2: Jorge Wilstermann - Peñarol             1-0
Feb  6: Nueve de Octubre - Peñarol              1-2
Feb  6: Emelec - Nacional                       0-2
Feb  9: Nueve de Octubre - Nacional             2-3
Feb  9: Emelec - Peñarol                        1-2
Feb 13: Deportivo Municipal - Peñarol           1-2
Feb 13: Jorge Wilstermann - Nacional            0-0
Feb 19: Emelec - Jorge Wilstermann              3-1
Feb 19: Nueve de Octubre - Deportivo Municipal  3-4
Feb 24: Nueve de Octubre - Jorge Wilstermann    3-2
Feb 24: Emelec - Deportivo Municipal            2-1
Mar  2: Nacional - Deportivo Municipal          4-1
Mar  2: Peñarol - Jorge Wilstermann             2-0
Mar  5: Nacional - Jorge Wilstermann            3-0
Mar  5: Peñarol - Deportivo Municipal           3-1
Mar  8: Nacional - Emelec                       1-0
Mar  8: Peñarol - Nueve de Octubre              2-0
Mar 11: Nacional - Nueve de Octubre             3-1
Mar 11: Peñarol - Emelec                        4-1
Mar 13: Jorge Wilstermann - Emelec              2-1
Mar 17: Jorge Wilstermann - Nueve de Octubre    4-1
Mar 17: Deportivo Municipal - Emelec            4-1
Mar 19: Deportivo Municipal - Nueve de Octubre  5-1
Mar 19: Peñarol - Nacional                      3-0
Mar 23: Jorge Wilstermann - Deportivo Municipal 3-0
Mar 23: Nueve de Octubre - Emelec               0-4
 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)           10  8  0  2 20-10 16
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)          10  7  1  2 22-10 15
 3.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba) 10  4  2  4 14-14 10
 4.Deportivo Municipal (La Paz)   10  4  1  5 21-22  9
 5.Emelec (Guayaquil)             10  4  0  6 15-18  8
 6.Nueve de Octubre (Milagro)     10  1  0  9 13-31  2

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Mar 30: Guaraní - Boca Juniors                  1-3
Apr  6: Guaraní - River Plate                   1-3 
Apr  8: Boca Juniors - Independiente            0-2
Apr 12: Independiente - River Plate             1-1  
Apr 14: River Plate - Boca Juniors              2-2
Apr 14: Guaraní - Independiente                 0-2
Apr 19: River Plate - Independiente             4-2
Apr 19: Boca Juniors - Guaraní                  1-1
Apr 21: River Plate - Guaraní                   3-1
Apr 26: Independiente - Guaraní                 2-1
Apr 29: Independiente - Boca Juniors            0-0
May  4: Boca Juniors - River Plate              1-0
 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  3  2  1  13- 8  8
   Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  3  2  1   9- 6  8
 3.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  2  3  1   7- 6  7
 4.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  0  1  5   5-14  1

First Place Playoff
May 10: River Plate - Independiente             2-1

Group 2
Mar 30: Univ. Católica - Peñarol                1-0
Apr  2: Univ. Católica - Nacional               1-0
Apr 10: Peñarol - Nacional                      3-0
Apr 14: Nacional - Univ. Católica               3-2
Apr 19: Peñarol - Univ. Católica                2-0
Apr 23: Nacional - Peñarol                      0-1
 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  3  0  1  6- 1  6
 2.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 4  2  0  2  4- 5  4
 3.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  1  0  3  3- 7  2

Final (May 12 & 18)
1st leg, 12- 5-1966 Peñarol - River Plate 2-0
Attendance: 46,041
2nd leg, 18- 5-1966 River Plate - Peñarol 3-2
Attendance: 60,000
Play-off, 20- 5-1966 Peñarol - River Plate 4-2 [aet]
Attendance: 40,240
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
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1967 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 – August 8
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Racing (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played113
Goals scored353 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Norberto Raffo (14 goals)
First Round
Peñarol (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Brazil, Peru, Venezuela]
Feb 11: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Galicia    1-0
Feb 19: Deportivo Galicia - Cruzeiro            0-1
Feb 22: Deportivo Italia - Cruzeiro             0-3
Mar  4: Universitario - Sport Boys              1-0
Mar 11: Deportivo Galicia - Sport Boys          2-1x
Mar 11: Deportivo Italia - Universitario        0-3x
Mar 15: Deportivo Italia - Sport Boys           2-5x
Mar 15: Deportivo Galicia - Universitario       2-0x
Mar 18: Cruzeiro - Deportivo Galicia            3-1
Mar 20: Cruzeiro - Deportivo Italia             4-0
Mar 25: Universitario - Deportivo Galicia       2-0
Mar 25: Sport Boys - Deportivo Italia           0-0
Mar 28: Universitario - Deportivo Italia        1-0
Mar 28: Sport Boys - Deportivo Galicia          2-0
Apr 19: Deportivo Galicia - Deportivo Italia    0-0
Apr 28: Cruzeiro - Universitario                4-1
May  1: Sport Boys - Cruzeiro                   1-2
May  3: Universitario - Cruzeiro                2-2
May 10: Cruzeiro - Sport Boys                   3-1
May 16: Sport Boys - Universitario              0-1
x played in Lima

 1.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       8  7  1  0 22- 6 15
 2.Universitario (Lima)            8  5  1  2 11- 8 11
 3.Sport Boys (Callao)             8  2  1  5 10-11  5
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     8  2  1  5  5-10  5
 5.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      8  1  2  5  3-16  4

Group 2 [Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia]
Feb 19: Independiente Santa Fe - Medellín       2-0
Mar  8: Racing Club - River Plate               2-0
Mar 12: Bolívar - 31 de Octubre                 1-0
Mar 15: 31 de Octubre - Racing Club             3-0
Mar 19: Bolívar - River Plate                   3-3
Mar 22: 31 de Octubre - River Plate             0-4
Mar 26: Medellín - Racing Club                  0-2
Mar 29: Independiente Santa Fe - Racing Club    1-2
Apr  2: Independiente Santa Fe - River Plate    2-2
Apr  5: Bolívar - Racing Club                   0-2
Apr  5: Medellín - River Plate                  0-1
Apr 18: River Plate - Independiente Santa Fe    4-0
Apr 18: Racing Club - Medellín                  5-2
Apr 20: River Plate - Medellín                  6-2
Apr 20: Racing Club - Independiente Santa Fe    4-1
Apr 23: Bolívar - Medellín                      1-1
Apr 24: 31 de Octubre - Independiente Santa Fe  6-2
Apr 26: 31 de Octubre - Medellín                1-2
Apr 28: Bolívar - Independiente Santa Fe        2-2
May  2: River Plate - Bolívar                   2-0
May  2: Racing Club - 31 de Octubre             6-0
May  4: Racing Club - Bolívar                   6-0
May  4: River Plate - 31 de Octubre             7-0
May  7: Independiente Santa Fe - 31 de Octubre  2-0
May  7: Medellín - Bolívar                      2-0
May 10: Independiente Santa Fe - Bolívar        1-2
May 10: Medellín - 31 de Octubre                3-0
May 11: River Plate - Racing Club               0-0
May 14: 31 de Octubre - Bolívar                 2-2
May 14: Medellín - Independiente Santa Fe       0-4

 1.Racing Club (Avellaneda)       10  8  1  1 29- 7 17
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)     10  6  3  1 29- 9 15
 3.Independiente Sta. Fe (Bogotá) 10  3  2  5 17-22  8
 4.Bolívar (La Paz)               10  2  4  4 11-21  8
 5.Dep. Independiente Medellín    10  3  1  6 12-22  7
 6.31 de Octubre (La Paz)         10  2  1  7 12-29  5

Group 3 [Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay]
Feb 12: Emelec - Barcelona                      3-0
Feb 22: Emelec - Nacional                       1-4
Feb 26: Barcelona - Nacional                    2-1
Feb 26: Cerro Porteño - Guaraní                 1-0
Mar  4: Univ. Católica - Colo Colo              5-2
Mar  5: Emelec - Cerro Porteño                  2-1
Mar  5: Barcelona - Guaraní                     2-1 
Mar  9: Emelec - Guaraní                        0-2 
Mar  9: Barcelona - Cerro Porteño               1-2
Mar 14: Nacional - Emelec                       3-0  
Mar 14: Colo Colo - Cerro Porteño               5-1
Mar 14: Univ. Católica - Guaraní                1-1
Mar 17: Nacional - Barcelona                    2-0
Mar 18: Colo Colo - Guaraní                     1-0
Mar 18: Univ. Católica - Cerro Porteño          3-1  
Mar 22: Univ. Católica - Emelec                 1-2  
Mar 22: Colo Colo - Barcelona                   3-2
Mar 25: Colo Colo - Emelec                      3-2
Mar 25: Univ. Católica - Barcelona              3-1   
Apr  2: Guaraní - Barcelona                     4-1  
Apr  3: Cerro Porteño - Emelec                  1-1
Apr  5: Colo Colo - Nacional                    3-2      
Apr  5: Guaraní - Emelec                        3-0  
Apr  5: Cerro Porteño - Barcelona               1-2
Apr  9: Nacional - Colo Colo                    5-2
Apr 12: Nacional - Univ. Católica               0-0  
Apr 16: Cerro Porteño - Colo Colo               0-1  
Apr 16: Guaraní - Univ. Católica                1-1  
Apr 19: Guaraní - Colo Colo                     4-2 
Apr 19: Cerro Porteño - Univ. Católica          1-0  
Apr 23: Nacional - Guaraní                      3-1  
Apr 23: Barcelona - Colo Colo                   1-1
Apr 23: Emelec - Univ. Católica                 0-1
Apr 26: Barcelona - Univ. Católica              0-2  
Apr 26: Emelec - Colo Colo                      4-3
Apr 27: Cerro Porteño - Nacional                2-6x
Apr 30: Guaraní - Nacional                      0-1x
May  7: Nacional - Cerro Porteño                4-1  
May  8: Barcelona - Emelec                      2-1
May 10: Univ. Católica - Nacional               0-3
May 15: Guaraní - Cerro Porteño                 1-2
May 17: Colo Colo - Univ. Católica              4-2  
x played in Montevideo

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)          12  9  1  2 34-12 19
 2.Colo Colo (Santiago)           12  7  1  4 30-28 15
 3.Univ. Católica (Santiago)      12  5  3  4 19-16 13
 4.Guaraní (Asunción)             12  4  2  6 18-15 10
 5.Emelec (Guayaquil)             12  4  1  7 16-24  9
 6.Barcelona (Guayaquil)          12  4  1  7 14-24  9
 7.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)       12  4  1  7 14-26  9

Semi-Finals

Group 1
May 31: Universitario - Colo Colo               3-0
Jun  1: River Plate - Racing Club               0-0    
Jun  7: Colo Colo - River Plate                 1-0   
Jun  7: Universitario - Racing Club             1-2 
Jun 13: River Plate - Universitario             0-1 
Jun 15: Racing Club - Universitario             1-2
Jun 22: Colo Colo - Racing Club                 0-2  
Jun 28: Racing Club - Colo Colo                 3-1
Jun 29: Universitario - River Plate             2-2
Jul  5: River Plate - Colo Colo                 1-1
Jul 12: Colo Colo - Universitario               0-1 
Jul 12: Racing Club - River Plate               3-1

 1.Racing Club (Avellaneda)        6  4  1  1  11- 5  9
   Universitario (Lima)            6  4  1  1  10- 5  9
 3.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  0  3  3   4- 8  3
 4.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  1  1  4   3-10  3

First Place Playoff (Santiago)
Jul 18: Racing Club - Universitario             2-1

Group 2
Jun 11: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-1    
Jun 14: Cruzeiro - Nacional                     2-1    
Jun 18: Cruzeiro - Peñarol                      1-0 
Jul 05: Peñarol - Cruzeiro                      3-2 
Jul 08: Nacional - Cruzeiro                     2-0
Jul 16: Nacional - Peñarol                      2-2

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  2  1  1  6- 4  5
 2.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       4  2  0  2  5- 6  4
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  1  2  5- 6  3

Final (Aug 15 & 25)

1st leg.15- 8-1967 Racing Club - Nacional 0-0
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
2nd leg.25- 8-1967 Nacional - Racing Club 0-0
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
Play-off.29- 8-1967 Racing Club - Nacional 2-1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Rodolfo Pérez Osorio (Paraguay)
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1968 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 27 - May 16
Teams21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Estudiantes (LP) (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored230 (2.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Tupãzinho (11 goals)
First Round
Racing Club (Avellaneda) bye to the semifinals as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Colombia]
Jan 27: Independiente - Estudiantes             2-4
Feb  4: Millonarios - Independiente             1-2
Feb  7: Millonarios - Estudiantes               0-1
Feb  8: Deportivo Cali - Independiente          1-0
Feb 11: Deportivo Cali - Estudiantes            1-2
Feb 14: Millonarios - Deportivo Cali            4-2
Feb 17: Estudiantes - Deportivo Cali            3-0
Feb 18: Independiente - Millonarios             3-1
Feb 21: Estudiantes - Millonarios               0-0
Feb 22: Independiente - Deportivo Cali          1-1
Feb 28: Deportivo Cali - Millonarios            1-0
Feb 29: Estudiantes - Independiente             2-0

 1.Estudiantes (La Plata)          6  5  1  0 12- 3 11
 2.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  2  1  3  8-10  5
 3.Deportivo Cali                  6  2  1  3  6-10  5
 4.Millonarios (Bogotá)            6  1  1  4  6- 9  3

Second Place Playoff (in Lima)
Mar  6: Independiente - Deportivo Cali          3-2

Group 2 [Bolivia, Peru]
Jan 24: Always Ready - Universitario            0-3
Jan 24: Jorge Wilstermann - Sporting Cristal    0-1
Jan 28: Always Ready - Sporting Cristal         1-4
Jan 28: Jorge Wilstermann - Universitario       0-0
Feb  4: Jorge Wilstermann - Always Ready        3-0
Feb 15: Universitario - Sporting Cristal        1-1
Feb 19: Sporting Cristal - Jorge Wilstermann    2-0 
Feb 22: Universitario - Jorge Wilstermann       5-1 
Feb 24: Sporting Cristal - Always Ready         1-1
Feb 27: Universitario - Always Ready            6-0
Mar  2: Sporting Cristal - Universitario        2-2   
Mar  3: Always Ready - Jorge Wilstermann        awd (awarded 0-1, originally 1-1)

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  3  0 17- 4  9
 2.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  3  3  0 11- 5  9
 3.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  2  1  3  5- 8  5
 4.Always Ready (La Paz)           6  0  1  5  2-18  1

Group 3 [Chile, Ecuador]
Feb  4: Emelec - El Nacional                    0-0
Feb 11: El Nacional - Univ. Católica            2-1
Feb 11: Emelec - Universidad de Chile           2-1
Feb 18: Emelec - Univ. Católica                 1-2
Feb 18: El Nacional - Universidad de Chile      3-1
Feb 21: Univ. Católica - Universidad de Chile   3-2
Feb 24: Univ. Católica - El Nacional            2-0
Feb 24: Universidad de Chile - Emelec           0-0
Feb 27: Univ. Católica - Emelec                 1-1
Feb 27: Universidad de Chile - El Nacional      1-0
Mar  2: Universidad de Chile - Univ. Católica   1-2
Mar  3: El Nacional - Emelec                    0-1x
x apparently played at Emelec

 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6  4  1  1 11- 7  9
 2.Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  2  3  1  5- 4  7
 3.El Nacional (Quito)             6  2  1  3  5- 6  5
 4.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  1  1  4  6-10  3

Group 4 [Paraguay, Uruguay]
Feb  2: Peñarol - Nacional                      1-0
Feb  2: Guaraní - Libertad                      2-0
Feb  6: Nacional - Guaraní                      2-2
Feb  7: Peñarol - Libertad                      4-0
Feb 10: Nacional - Libertad                     4-0
Feb 12: Peñarol - Guaraní                       2-0
Feb 16: Libertad - Guaraní                      1-1
Feb 16: Nacional - Peñarol                      0-0
Feb 20: Libertad - Peñarol                      1-0
Feb 21: Guaraní - Nacional                      2-1
Feb 24: Guaraní - Peñarol                       1-1
Feb 25: Libertad - Nacional                     0-2

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  2  1  8- 2  8
 2.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  2  3  1  8- 7  7
 3.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  2  2  2  9- 5  6
 4.Libertad (Asunción)             6  1  1  4  2-13  3

Group 5 [Brazil, Venezuela]
Jan 21: Deportivo Galicia - Deportivo Portugués 2-0  
Jan 21: Náutico - Palmeiras                     1-3
Jan 27: Deportivo Portugués - Náutico           1-1
Jan 31: Deportivo Galicia - Náutico             2-1
Feb  4: Deportivo Galicia - Palmeiras           1-2
Feb  7: Deportivo Portugués - Palmeiras         1-2
Feb 11: Náutico - Deportivo Galicia             1-0
Feb 14: Náutico - Deportivo Portugués           3-2x
Feb 18: Palmeiras - Deportivo Galicia           2-0
Feb 22: Palmeiras - Deportivo Portugués         3-0
Mar  3: Palmeiras - Náutico                     0-0
Mar  3: Deportivo Portugués - Deportivo Galicia 1-0
x points awarded to Deportivo Portugués as Náutico made two
  substitutions.

 1.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  5  1  0 12- 3 11
 2.Deportivo Portugués (Caracas)   6  2  1  3  5-11  5
 3.Náutico (Recife)                6  1  2  3  7- 8  4
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Acarigua)    6  2  0  4  5- 7  4

Second Round (Quarter-Finals)

Group 1
Mar 14: Universitario - Estudiantes             1-0
Mar 21: Universitario - Independiente           0-3
Mar 28: Independiente - Estudiantes             1-2
Apr  4: Estudiantes - Independiente             1-0
Apr  9: Estudiantes - Universitario             1-0  
Apr 11: Independiente - Universitario           3-0   

 1.Estudiantes (La Plata)          4  3  0  1  4- 2  6
 2.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  0  2  7- 3  4
 3.Universitario (Lima)            4  1  0  3  1- 7  2

Group 2
Mar 16: Deportivo Portugués - Peñarol           0-3
Mar 17: Emelec - Sporting Cristal               0-2  
Mar 20: Emelec - Peñarol                        0-1
Mar 20: Deportivo Portugués - Sporting Cristal  1-1
Mar 24: Emelec - Deportivo Portugués            2-0
Mar 25: Sporting Cristal - Peñarol              0-0 
Mar 28: Sporting Cristal - Deportivo Portugués  2-0
Mar 31: Peñarol - Deportivo Portugués           4-0
Apr  1: Sporting Cristal - Emelec               1-1
Apr  4: Peñarol - Emelec                        1-0
Apr 10: Peñarol - Sporting Cristal              1-1
Apr 10: Deportivo Portugués - Emelec            2-0  

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  4  2  0 10- 1 10
 2.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  2  4  0  7- 3  8
 3.Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  1  1  4  3- 7  3
 4.Portugues (Caracas)             6  1  1  4  3-12  3

Group 3
Mar 13: Univ. Católica - Guaraní                4-1
Mar 17: Guaraní - Univ. Católica                3-1
Mar 21: Palmeiras - Univ. Católica              4-1
Mar 24: Guaraní - Palmeiras                     2-0
Mar 31: Univ. Católica - Palmeiras              0-1
Apr  4: Palmeiras - Guaraní                     2-1

 1.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           4  3  0  1  7- 4  6
 2.Guaraní (Asunción)              4  2  0  2  7- 7  4
 3.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 4  1  0  3  6- 9  2

Semi-Finals (Apr 18 & 23)
Racing Club              Arg  Estudiantes              Arg   2-0  0-3  [1-1]x
Palmeiras                Bra  Peñarol                  Uru   1-0  2-1  3-1
x 2nd leg Apr 24, playoff Apr 27 at River Plate; Estudiantes qualified due to better goal
  difference over the first two matches

Final (May 2 & 7)

1st leg.2- 5-1968 Estudiantes - Palmeiras 2-1
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
2nd leg.7- 5-1968 Palmeiras - Estudiantes 3-1
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Domingo Massaro (Chile)
Play-off.16- 5-1968 Estudiantes - Palmeiras 2-0
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
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1969 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 31 - May 22
Teams17 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Estudiantes (LP) (2nd title)
Runners-upUruguay Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored211 (2.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Alberto Ferrero (8 goals)
First Round
Estudiantes (La Plata) bye to the semifinals as holders.

Group 1 [Colombia, Venezuela]
Feb 23: Unión Magdalena - Deportivo Cali        2-2
Feb 23: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Canarias   2-0
Feb 26: Deportivo Canarias - Deportivo Cali     1-1
Mar  1: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Cali       2-1
Mar  2: Deportivo Canarias - Unión Magdalena    1-0
Mar  5: Deportivo Italia - Unión Magdalena      2-0
Mar  9: Deportivo Canarias - Deportivo Italia   1-1
Mar  9: Deportivo Cali - Unión Magdalena        3-1
Mar 13: Deportivo Cali - Deportivo Italia       3-0
Mar 13: Unión Magdalena - Deportivo Canarias    1-0
Mar 16: Unión Magdalena - Deportivo Italia      3-0
Mar 16: Deportivo Cali - Deportivo Canarias     2-0

 1.Deportivo Cali                  6  3  2  1 12- 6  8
 2.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      6  3  1  2  7- 8  7
 3.Unión Magdalena (Santa Marta)   6  2  1  3  7- 8  5
 4.Deportivo Canarias (Caracas)    6  1  2  3  3- 7  4

Group 2 [Chile, Peru]
Feb 26: Sporting Cristal - Juan Aurich          3-3
Feb 26: Univ. Católica - Santiago Wanderers     1-3
Mar  1: Juan Aurich - Univ. Católica            2-4
Mar  1: Sporting Cristal - Santiago Wanderers   2-1
Mar  3: Sporting Cristal - Univ. Católica       2-0
Mar  3: Juan Aurich - Santiago Wanderers        3-1
Mar  6: Juan Aurich - Sporting Cristal          2-2 
Mar  6: Santiago Wanderers - Univ. Católica     2-3
Mar 11: Universidad Católica - Juan Aurich      1-2
Mar 11: Santiago Wanderers - Sporting Cristal   2-0
Mar 13: Univ. Católica - Sporting Cristal       3-2
Mar 13: Santiago Wanderers - Juan Aurich        4-1

 1.Wanderers (Valparaíso)          6  3  0  3 13-10  6
   Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  2  2  2 11-11  6
   Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6  3  0  3 12-13  6
   Juan Aurich (Chiclayo)          6  2  2  2 13-15  6

Playoff Tournament
[each team played one match at home ground]
Mar 18: Santiago Wanderers - Sporting Cristal   1-1
Mar 18: Univ. Católica - Juan Aurich            4-1
Mar 20: Sporting Cristal - Univ. Católica       1-2
Mar 20: Juan Aurich - Santiago Wanderers        0-1

 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 2  2  0  0  6- 2  4
 2.Wanderers (Valparaíso)          2  1  1  0  2- 1  3
 3.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         2  0  1  1  2- 3  1
 4.Juan Aurich (Chiclayo)          2  0  0  2  1- 5  0

Group 3 [Bolivia, Paraguay]
Jan 31: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 4-1
Feb  2: Bolívar - Litoral                       1-0
Feb  9: Litoral - Olimpia                       0-3
Feb  9: Bolívar - Cerro Porteño                 2-1
Feb 13: Litoral - Cerro Porteño                 0-1
Feb 13: Bolívar - Olimpia                       1-1
Feb 22: Litoral - Bolívar                       1-1
Feb 23: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 1-2
Mar  2: Cerro Porteño - Bolívar                 1-1
Mar  7: Olimpia - Bolívar                       4-0  
Mar  9: Cerro Porteño - Litoral                 6-0  
Mar 13: Olimpia - Litoral                       2-0

 1.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  4  1  1 15- 5  9
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  3  1  2 12- 7  7
   Bolívar (La Paz)                6  2  3  1  6- 8  7
 4.Litoral (Cochabamba)            6  0  1  5  1-14  1

Second Place Playoff (in Avellaneda)
Mar 18: Olimpia - Bolívar                       2-1   aet

Group 4 [Ecuador, Uruguay]
Feb 23: Peñarol - Nacional                      1-1
Feb 23: Deportivo Quito - Barcelona             1-0  
Feb 26: Deportivo Quito - Nacional              0-0    
Feb 26: Barcelona - Peñarol                     0-2
Mar  2: Deportivo Quito - Peñarol               1-1
Mar  2: Barcelona - Nacional                    1-1
Mar  9: Nacional - Peñarol                      2-2
Mar  9: Barcelona - Deportivo Quito             0-0
Mar 12: Peñarol - Deportivo Quito               5-2
Mar 13: Nacional - Barcelona                    2-0 
Mar 15: Peñarol - Barcelona                     5-2 
Mar 16: Nacional - Deportivo Quito              4-0  

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  3  0 16- 8  9
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  2  4  0 10- 4  8
 3.Deportivo Quito                 6  1  3  2  4-10  5
 4.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  0  2  4  3-11  2

Second Round (Quarter-Finals)

Group 1
Mar 27: Deportivo Italia - Cerro Porteño        0-0
Mar 31: Cerro Porteño - Deportivo Italia        1-0
Apr  4: Universidad Católica - Deportivo Italia 4-0
Apr  8: Universidad Católica - Cerro Porteño    1-0
Apr 15: Deportivo Italia - Universidad Católica 3-2
Apr 18: Cerro Porteño - Universidad Católica    0-0

 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 4  2  1  1  7- 3  5
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        4  1  2  1  1- 1  4
 3.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      4  1  1  2  3- 7  3

Group 2
Mar 27: Santiago Wanderers - Nacional           1-1 
Apr  2: Deportivo Cali - Nacional               1-5
Apr  6: Deportivo Cali - Santiago Wanderers     5-1
Apr  9: Nacional - Santiago Wanderers           2-0
Apr 13: Nacional - Deportivo Cali               2-0  
Apr 16: Santiago Wanderers - Deportivo Cali     3-3

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0 10- 2  7
 2.Deportivo Cali                  4  1  1  2  9-11  3
 3.Wanderers (Valparaíso)          4  0  2  2  5-11  2

Group 3
Mar 30: Peñarol - Olimpia                       1-1
Apr  7: Olimpia - Peñarol                       0-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            2  1  1  0  2- 1  3
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              2  0  1  1  1- 2  1

Semi-Finals (May 1 & 7)
Universidad Católica     Chi  Estudiantes              Arg   1-3  1-3  2-6
Nacional                 Uru  Peñarol                  Uru   2-0  0-1  [0-0]x
x 1st leg Apr 26, 2nd leg Apr 30, playoff May 4; Nacional qualified due to 
  better goal difference over the first two matches

Final (May 15 & 22)

1st leg.15- 5-1969 Nacional - Estudiantes 0-1
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Domingo Massaro (Chile)
2nd leg.22- 5-1969 Estudiantes - Nacional 2-0 Referee: Delgado (Colombia) Attendance: 55,000
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1970 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 - May 14
Teams19 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Estudiantes (LP) (3rd title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored253 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Francisco Bertocchi (9 goals)
First Round
Estudiantes (La Plata) bye to the semifinals as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Bolivia]
Feb 15: Universitario - Bolívar                 2-2
Feb 17: River Plate - Boca Juniors              1-3
Feb 22: Bolívar - Boca Juniors                  2-3
Feb 26: Universitario - Boca Juniors            0-0
Mar  1: Universitario - River Plate             0-2
Mar  5: Bolívar - River Plate                   1-1
Mar  7: Boca Juniors - Universitario            4-0
Mar 11: River Plate - Universitario             9-0
Mar 12: Boca Juniors - Bolívar                  2-0
Mar 15: River Plate - Bolívar                   1-0
Mar 19: Bolívar - Universitario                 2-0
Mar 19: Boca Juniors - River Plate              2-1

 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  5  1  0 14- 4 11
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  3  1  2 15- 6  7
 3.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  1  2  3  7- 9  4
 4.Universitario (La Paz)          6  0  2  4  2-19  2

Group 2 [Uruguay, Venezuela]
Feb 15: Deportivo Galicia - Valencia            0-2
Feb 15: Nacional - Peñarol                      1-1
Feb 21: Deportivo Galicia - Nacional            0-4
Feb 22: Valencia - Peñarol                      0-0
Feb 25: Valencia - Nacional                     2-5
Feb 27: Deportivo Galicia - Peñarol             0-1
Mar  3: Valencia - Deportivo Galicia            3-1
Mar  6: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-0
Mar 10: Peñarol - Deportivo Galicia             4-1
Mar 12: Nacional - Valencia                     1-0
Mar 15: Peñarol - Valencia                     11-2
Mar 16: Nacional - Deportivo Galicia            2-0

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  4  2  0 13- 3 10
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  3  0 17- 4  9
 3.Valencia (Acarigua)             6  2  1  3  9-18  5
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  0  0  6  2-16  0

Group 3 [Chile, Colombia, Paraguay]
Feb 11: Guaraní - Olimpia                       1-0
Feb 15: Guaraní - Rangers                       2-0
Feb 15: Deportivo Cali - Universidad de Chile   2-0
Feb 18: Olimpia - Rangers                       5-1
Feb 18: América - Universidad de Chile          2-2
Feb 22: Olimpia - Universidad de Chile          1-1
Feb 22: América - Rangers                       1-0
Feb 25: Guaraní - Universidad de Chile          1-0
Feb 25: Deportivo Cali - Rangers                3-2
Mar  1: Universidad de Chile - Rangers          2-1
Mar  1: Deportivo Cali - América                4-2
Mar  5: América - Guaraní                       2-2
Mar  5: Deportivo Cali - Olimpia                0-1
Mar  8: Deportivo Cali - Guaraní                0-0
Mar  8: América - Olimpia                       1-1
Mar 11: América - Deportivo Cali                2-4
Mar 12: Olimpia - Guaraní                       0-0
Mar 15: Olimpia - América                       1-0
Mar 15: Universidad de Chile - Deportivo Cali   3-1
Mar 18: Rangers - Deportivo Cali                0-2
Mar 18: Guaraní - América                       4-1
Mar 21: Olimpia - Deportivo Cali                5-1   
Mar 21: Rangers - América                       2-0
Mar 24: Universidad de Chile - América          2-1
Mar 24: Guaraní - Deportivo Cali                1-1 
Mar 26: Rangers - Universidad de Chile          1-7
Mar 29: Universidad de Chile - Olimpia          2-1
Mar 31: Rangers - Guaraní                       0-1
Apr  2: Rangers - Olimpia                       4-4
Apr  5: Universidad de Chile - Guaraní          0-0

 1.Guaraní (Asunción)             10  5  5  0 12- 4 15
 2.Univ. de Chile (Santiago)      10  5  3  2 19-11 13
 3.Olimpia (Asunción)             10  4  4  2 19-11 12
 4.Deportivo Cali                 10  5  2  3 18-16 12
 5.América (Cali)                 10  1  3  6 12-22  5
 6.Rangers (Talca)                10  1  1  8 11-27  3

Group 4 [Ecuador, Peru]
Feb 14: América - Defensor Arica                1-1
Feb 15: LDU Quito - Universitario               2-0
Feb 21: LDU Quito - Defensor Arica              1-2
Feb 22: América - Universitario                 0-3 
Feb 28: Universitario - Defensor Arica          2-1 
Mar  1: LDU Quito - América                     4-1
Mar 10: Defensor Arica - América                0-1
Mar 12: Universitario - América                 3-0
Mar 14: Defensor Arica - LDU Quito              0-0
Mar 16: Universitario - LDU Quito               2-0
Mar 20: Defensor Arica - Universitario          1-1
Mar 22: América - LDU Quito                     1-3

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  4  1  1 11- 4  9
 2.LDU Quito                       6  3  1  2 10- 6  7
 3.Defensor Arica                  6  1  3  2  5- 6  5
 4.América (Quito)                 6  1  1  4  4-14  3

Second Round (Quarter-Finals)

Group 1
Apr 11: Universitario - Boca Juniors            1-3  
Apr 14: Universitario - River Plate             1-2
Apr 16: River Plate - Boca Juniors              1-0  
Apr 22: Boca Juniors - Universitario            1-0  
Apr 25: River Plate - Universitario             5-3   
Apr 30: Boca Juniors - River Plate              1-1    

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  3  1  0  9- 5  7
 2.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  2  1  1  5- 3  5
 3.Universitario (Lima)            4  0  0  4  5-11  0

Group 2
Apr 12: LDU Quito - Peñarol                     1-3
Apr 19: Guaraní - Peñarol                       2-0
Apr 22: LDU Quito - Guaraní                     1-0
Apr 26: Peñarol - Guaraní                       1-0
Apr 29: Guaraní - LDU Quito                     1-1
May  2: Peñarol - LDU Quito                     2-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  3  0  1  6- 4  6
 2.Guaraní (Asunción)              4  1  1  2  3- 3  3
 3.LDU Quito                       4  1  1  2  4- 6  3 

Group 3
Apr 15: Universidad de Chile - Nacional         3-0
Apr 25: Nacional - Universidad de Chile         2-0

 1.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 2  1  0  1  3- 2  2
   Nacional (Montevideo)           2  1  0  1  2- 3  2

First Place Playoff (in Porto Alegre)
Apr 28: Universidad de Chile - Nacional         2-1

Semi-Finals (May 7 & 15)
River Plate              Arg  Estudiantes              Arg   0-1  1-3  1-4
Universidad de Chile     Chi  Peñarol                  Uru   1-0  0-2  [2-2]x
x 1st leg May 8, 2nd leg May 12, playoff in Avellaneda May 14; Peñarol 
  qualified due to better goal difference over the first two matches

Final (May 21 & 27)

1st leg,21- 5-1970 Estudiantes - Peñarol 1-0
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
2nd leg.27- 5-1970 Peñarol - Estudiantes 0-0
Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Larrosa (Paraguay)
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1971 Copa Libertadores 
1971 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 13 - June 9
Teams21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Nacional (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Estudiantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored195 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Luis Artime (10 goals)
First Round

Estudiantes (La Plata) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Peru]
Feb 13: Sporting Cristal - Universitario        0-0
Feb 19: Boca Juniors - Rosario Central          2-1
Feb 23: Sporting Cristal - Rosario Central      1-2
Feb 26: Universitario - Rosario Central         3-2
Mar  1: Sporting Cristal - Boca Juniors         2-0
Mar  4: Universitario - Boca Juniors            0-0
Mar 16: Rosario Central - Universitario         2-2
Mar 17: Boca Juniors - Sporting Cristal         2-2x
Mar 25: Rosario Central - Sporting Cristal      4-0
Mar 25: Boca Juniors - Universitario            n/p  [awarded to Universitario]
Mar 31: Universitario - Sporting Cristal        3-0
Mar 31: Rosario Central - Boca Juniors          n/p  [awarded to Rosario Central]
x Four minutes from time the referee sent all but two Boca players and all but 
  one Cristal player off after a huge brawl. The game was called off.  After 
  this incident CSF determined that Boca lost their remaining matches,  which
  were not played and awarded to Boca opponents (with 0-0 goals).

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  3  0  8- 4  9
 2.Rosario Central                 6  3  1  2 11- 8  7
 3.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  1  2  3  4- 5  4
 4.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  1  2  3  5-11  4

Group 2 [Bolivia, Uruguay]
Feb 14: Chaco Petrolero - The Strongest         1-2
Mar  2: Nacional - Peñarol                      2-1
Mar  6: Chaco Petrolero - Nacional              0-1 
Mar  7: The Strongest - Peñarol                 1-2   
Mar 13: Chaco Petrolero - Peñarol               1-1
Mar 14: The Strongest - Nacional                1-1
Mar 19: Peñarol - Chaco Petrolero               1-0
Mar 20: Nacional - The Strongest                5-0
Mar 22: Peñarol - The Strongest                 9-0
Mar 23: Nacional - Chaco Petrolero              3-0
Mar 28: The Strongest - Chaco Petrolero         1-3
Mar 30: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-2

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  5  1  0 14- 2 11
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  1  2 14- 6  7
 3.Chaco Petrolero (La Paz)        6  1  1  4  5- 9  3
 4.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  1  1  4  5-21  3

Group 3 [Brazil, Venezuela]
Jan 29: Palmeiras - Fluminense                  0-2
Jan 31: Deportivo Galicia - Deportivo Italia    3-3
Feb  7: Deportivo Galicia - Palmeiras           2-3
Feb 10: Deportivo Italia - Palmeiras            0-3
Feb 14: Deportivo Galicia - Fluminense          1-3
Feb 17: Deportivo Italia - Fluminense           0-6
Feb 25: Palmeiras - Deportivo Italia            1-0
Feb 28: Fluminense - Deportivo Galicia          4-1
Mar  3: Palmeiras - Deportivo Galicia           3-0
Mar  3: Fluminense - Deportivo Italia           0-1
Mar 10: Fluminense - Palmeiras                  1-3
Mar 14: Deportivo Italia - Deportivo Galicia    3-2  

 1.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  5  0  1 13- 5 10
 2.Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro)     6  4  0  2 16- 6  8
 3.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      6  2  1  3  7-15  5
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  0  1  5  9-19  1

Group 4 [Chile, Paraguay]
Feb  7: Cerro Porteño - Guaraní                 1-1
Feb 15: Cerro Porteño - Unión Española          2-1
Feb 18: Guaraní - Unión Española                1-1
Feb 21: Cerro Porteño - Colo Colo               0-0
Feb 24: Guaraní - Colo Colo                     2-0
Mar  5: Guaraní - Cerro Porteño                 2-2
Mar  6: Colo Colo - Unión Española              1-2
Mar 13: Unión Española - Guaraní                2-1
Mar 17: Colo Colo - Guaraní                     3-2
Mar 20: Unión Española - Cerro Porteño          0-0 
Mar 24: Colo Colo - Cerro Porteño               1-0
Mar 31: Unión Española - Colo Colo              1-1

 1.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  2  3  1  7- 6  7
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  1  4  1  5- 5  6
 3.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  2  2  2  6- 7  6
 4.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  1  3  2  9- 9  5

Group 5 [Colombia, Ecuador]
Feb 28: Atlético Junior - Deportivo Cali        2-1
Feb 28: Barcelona - Emelec                      0-1 
Mar  3: Barcelona - Deportivo Cali              1-0
Mar  7: Emelec - Deportivo Cali                 3-1
Mar  7: Barcelona - Atlético Junior             3-1
Mar 10: Emelec - Atlético Junior                1-1
Mar 18: Atlético Junior - Barcelona             0-2
Mar 18: Deportivo Cali - Emelec                 1-0
Mar 21: Atlético Junior - Emelec                0-0
Mar 21: Deportivo Cali - Barcelona              3-1
Mar 28: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Junior        2-0
Mar 28: Emelec - Barcelona                      1-1

 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  3  1  2  8- 6  7
   Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  2  3  1  6- 4  7
 3.Deportivo Cali                  6  3  0  3  8- 7  6
 4.Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)  6  1  2  3  4- 9  4

First Place Playoff (in Guayaquil)
Mar 31: Barcelona - Emelec                      3-0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Apr 14: Universitario - Palmeiras               1-2   
Apr 22: Universitario - Nacional                0-0
May  2: Palmeiras - Nacional                    0-3
May  6: Palmeiras - Universitario               3-0  
May 11: Nacional - Universitario                3-0  
May 18: Nacional - Palmeiras                    3-1

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0  9- 1  7
 2.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           4  2  0  2  6- 7  4
 3.Universitario (Lima)            4  0  1  3  1- 8  1

Group 2
Apr 18: Barcelona - Estudiantes                 0-1  
Apr 25: Barcelona - Unión Española              1-0
Apr 29: Estudiantes - Barcelona                 0-1  
May  5: Unión Española - Barcelona              3-1 
May 12: Unión Española - Estudiantes            0-1
May 19: Estudiantes - Unión Española            2-1

 1.Estudiantes (La Plata)          4  3  0  1  4- 2  6
 2.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  2  0  2  3- 4  4
 3.Unión Española (Santiago)       4  1  0  3  4- 5  2

Final (May 26 & Jun  2)

1st leg. Estadio La Plata, La Plata, 26- 5-1971 Estudiantes - Nacional 1-0
Referee: Canessa (Chile)
Attendance: 30,000

2nd leg. Centenario, Montevideo,  2- 6-1971     Nacional - Estudiantes 1-0
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance: 70,000

Play-off. Estadio Nacional, Lima,  9- 6-1971    Nacional - Estudiantes 2-0
Referee: Hormazabal (Chile)
Attendance: 41,000
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1972 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 30 – May 24
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (3rd title)
Runners-upPeru Universitario
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored175 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Peru Oswaldo Ramírez (6)
Peru Percy Rojas (6)
Peru Teófilo Cubillas (6)
Brazil Toninho (6)
First Round

Nacional (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Colombia]
Feb 16: Rosario Central - Independiente         2-2
Feb 16: Independiente Santa Fe - Atl. Nacional  1-1
Feb 22: Independiente Sta. Fe - Rosario Central 0-0
Feb 22: Atlético Nacional - Independiente       1-1
Feb 24: Independiente Santa Fe - Independiente  2-4
Feb 24: Atlético Nacional - Rosario Central     0-1
Mar  9: Atl. Nacional - Independiente Santa Fe  0-1
Mar  9: Independiente - Rosario Central         2-0
Mar 21: Independiente - Independiente Santa Fe  2-0
Mar 21: Rosario Central - Atlético Nacional     3-1
Mar 23: Rosario Central - Independiente Sta. Fe 2-0
Mar 23: Independiente - Atlético Nacional       2-0

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  4  2  0 13- 5 10
 2.Rosario Central                 6  3  2  1  8- 5  8
 3.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6  1  2  3  4- 9  4
 4.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)    6  0  2  4  3- 9  2

Group 2 [Bolivia, Ecuador]
Feb 27: Barcelona - América                     2-1 
Feb 27: Oriente Petrolero - Chaco Petrolero     5-0
Mar  5: Chaco Petrolero - Oriente Petrolero     1-0
Mar  5: América - Barcelona                     0-0
Mar 12: Chaco Petrolero - Barcelona             1-2
Mar 12: Oriente Petrolero - América             4-2
Mar 15: Oriente Petrolero - Barcelona           0-0
Mar 15: Chaco Petrolero - América               1-2
Mar 22: Barcelona - Chaco Petrolero             3-0 
Mar 22: América - Oriente Petrolero             3-0
Mar 26: Barcelona - Oriente Petrolero           1-1
Mar 26: América - Chaco Petrolero               1-0

 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  3  3  0  8- 3  9
 2.América (Quito)                 6  3  1  2  9- 7  7
 3.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  2  2  2 10- 7  6
 4.Chaco Petrolero (La Paz)        6  1  0  5  3-13  2

Group 3 [Brazil, Paraguay]
Jan 30: Atlético Mineiro - São Paulo            2-2
Feb 20: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 1-1
Mar  1: São Paulo - Olimpia                     3-1
Mar  1: Atlético Mineiro - Cerro Porteño        1-1
Mar  5: São Paulo - Cerro Porteño               4-0
Mar  5: Atlético Mineiro - Olimpia              0-0
Mar  9: São Paulo - Atlético Mineiro            0-0
Mar  9: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 1-3
Mar 16: Olimpia - Atlético Mineiro              abd  [abandoned at 2-2 because Atlético had only                                                       6 players left; points awarded to Olimpia]
Mar 19: Cerro Porteño - Atlético Mineiro        1-0
Mar 23: Cerro Porteño - São Paulo               3-2
Mar 26: Olimpia - São Paulo                     0-1

 1.São Paulo                       6  3  2  1 12- 6  8
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  2  2  2  7- 8  6
 3.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  2  2  2  7-11  6
 4.Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horiz.)  6  0  4  2  5- 6  4

Group 4 [Chile, Peru]
Feb 25: Universitario - Alianza                 2-1
Feb 25: Unión San Felipe - Universidad de Chile 3-2
Mar  1: Universidad de Chile - Alianza          2-3
Mar  4: Unión San Felipe - Alianza              0-0
Mar  7: Universidad de Chile - Universitario    1-0
Mar 11: Unión San Felipe - Universitario        0-0
Mar 14: Alianza - Universitario                 2-2
Mar 15: Universidad de Chile - Unión San Felipe 2-1
Mar 18: Alianza - Unión San Felipe              1-0
Mar 21: Universitario - Unión San Felipe        3-1
Mar 24: Alianza - Universidad de Chile          3-4
Mar 26: Universitario - Universidad de Chile    2-1

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  2  1  9- 6  8
 2.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  3  0  3 12-12  6
 3.Alianza (Lima)                  6  2  2  2 10-10  6
 4.Unión San Felipe                6  1  2  3  5- 8  4

Group 5 [Uruguay, Venezuela]
Feb 13: Valencia - Deportivo Italia             1-1
Feb 19: Deportivo Italia - Peñarol              0-1
Feb 27: Valencia - Peñarol                      1-2
Mar  4: Deportivo Italia - Valencia             2-0
Mar 12: Peñarol - Deportivo Italia              5-1
Mar 16: Peñarol - Valencia                      4-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  4  0  0 12- 3  8
 2.Deportivo Italia (Caracas)      4  1  1  2  4- 7  3
 3.Valencia (Acarigua)             4  0  1  3  3- 9  1

Semi-Finals

Group 1 
Apr 11: Universitario - Peñarol                 2-3
Apr 14: Universitario - Nacional                3-0
Apr 21: Nacional - Peñarol                      1-1
Apr 25: Nacional - Universitario                3-3
Apr 29: Peñarol - Universitario                 1-1
May  3: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-3

 1.Universitario (Lima)            4  1  2  1  9- 7  4
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  1  2  1  7- 7  4
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  2  1  5- 7  4

Group 2
Apr  6: Barcelona - Independiente               1-1
Apr 12: Barcelona - São Paulo                   0-0
Apr 18: Independiente - Barcelona               abd  [Barcelona abandoned at 1-0; result stood]
Apr 21: São Paulo - Barcelona                   1-1
Apr 27: São Paulo - Independiente               1-0
May  4: Independiente - São Paulo               2-0

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  1  1  4- 2  5
 2.São Paulo                       4  1  2  1  2- 3  4
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  0  3  1  2- 3  3

Final (May 17 & 24)
1st leg.17- 5-1972 Universitario - Independiente 0-0
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marques (Brazil)
2nd leg.24- 5-1972 Independiente - Universitario 2-1
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)
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1973 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 2 – July 6
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (4th title)
Runners-upChile Colo-Colo
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored187 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Carlos Caszely (9 goals)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Bolivia]
Feb 21: Oriente Petrolero - River Plate         1-3
Feb 25: Jorge Wilstermann - San Lorenzo         1-0
Feb 28: Oriente Petrolero - San Lorenzo         0-3
Feb 28: Jorge Wilstermann - River Plate         1-0
Mar 11: Oriente Petrolero - Jorge Wilstermann   3-1
Mar 13: San Lorenzo - River Plate               1-0
Mar 19: River Plate - Jorge Wilstermann         2-2
Mar 20: San Lorenzo - Oriente Petrolero         4-0
Mar 22: San Lorenzo - Jorge Wilstermann         3-0
Mar 23: River Plate - Oriente Petrolero         7-1
Mar 27: River Plate - San Lorenzo               0-4
Mar 27: Jorge Wilstermann - Oriente Petrolero   1-0

 1.San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires)      6  5  0  1 15- 1 10
 2.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  3  1  2  6- 8  7
 3.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  2  1  3 12-10  5
 4.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  1  0  5  5-19  2

Group 2 [Brazil, Uruguay]
Feb 17: Palmeiras - Botafogo                    3-2
Feb 17: Nacional - Peñarol                      2-0
Feb 24: Botafogo - Nacional                     3-2
Feb 25: Palmeiras - Peñarol                     2-0
Feb 28: Palmeiras - Nacional                    1-1
Mar  1: Botafogo - Peñarol                      4-1  
Mar 10: Peñarol - Nacional                      1-1 
Mar 12: Botafogo - Palmeiras                    2-0  
Mar 14: Peñarol - Botafogo                      2-2
Mar 17: Nacional - Botafogo                     1-2
Mar 21: Peñarol - Palmeiras                     0-2
Mar 24: Nacional - Palmeiras                    1-2

 1.Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro)       6  4  1  1 15- 9  9
   Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  4  1  1 10- 6  9
 3.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  1  2  3  8- 9  4
 4.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  0  2  4  4-13  2

First Place Playoff (Rio de Janeiro)
Mar 29: Botafogo - Palmeiras                    2-1

Group 3 [Chile, Ecuador]
Feb 25: Emelec - El Nacional                    2-0
Mar  1: Colo Colo - Unión Española              5-0
Mar 11: Emelec - Unión Española                 1-0
Mar 11: El Nacional - Colo Colo                 1-1
Mar 14: Emelec - Colo Colo                      1-0
Mar 14: El Nacional - Unión Española            1-0
Mar 18: El Nacional - Emelec                    1-0
Mar 18: Unión Española - Colo Colo              0-0
Mar 22: Unión Española - El Nacional            2-1
Mar 24: Unión Española - Emelec                 1-1
Mar 25: Colo Colo - El Nacional                 5-1
Mar 28: Colo Colo - Emelec                      5-1

 1.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  3  2  1 16- 4  8
 2.Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  3  1  2  6- 7  7
 3.El Nacional (Quito)             6  2  1  3  5-10  5
 4.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  1  2  3  3- 9  4

Group 4 [Colombia, Venezuela]
Mar 15: Millonarios - Deportivo Cali            6-2
Mar 21: Deportivo Cali - Millonarios            0-0
The Venezuelan representatives withdrew

 1.Millonarios (Bogotá)            2  1  1  0  6- 2  3
 2.Deportivo Cali                  2  0  1  1  2- 6  1

Group 5 [Paraguay, Peru]
Feb  2: Sporting Cristal - Universitario        2-2
Feb  4: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 4-2
Feb 14: Universitario - Olimpia                 2-1
Feb 17: Sporting Cristal - Olimpia              1-0
Feb 19: Universitario - Cerro Porteño           0-2
Feb 22: Sporting Cristal - Cerro Porteño        1-1
Mar  2: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 2-1
Mar  2: Universitario - Sporting Cristal        0-1
Mar  9: Olimpia - Universitario                 3-1
Mar 13: Cerro Porteño - Universitario           1-0
Mar 16: Olimpia - Sporting Cristal              1-0
Mar 20: Cerro Porteño - Sporting Cristal        5-0

 1.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  4  1  1 14- 5  9
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  3  0  3  9- 9  6
 3.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  2  2  2  5- 9  6
 4.Universitario (Lima)            6  1  1  4  5-10  3

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Apr  6: Millonarios - Independiente             1-0
Apr 11: Millonarios - San Lorenzo               0-0
Apr 24: San Lorenzo - Millonarios               2-0
Apr 26: Independiente - Millonarios             2-0
May  5: San Lorenzo - Independiente             2-2
May  9: Independiente - San Lorenzo             1-0

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  1  1  5- 3  5
 2.San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires)      4  1  2  1  4- 3  4
 3.Millonarios (Bogotá)            4  1  1  2  1- 4  3

Group 2
Apr  6: Botafogo - Colo Colo                    1-2
Apr 11: Cerro Porteño - Colo Colo               5-1
Apr 26: Cerro Porteño - Botafogo                3-2
May  4: Colo Colo - Cerro Porteño               4-0
May  8: Colo Colo - Botafogo                    3-3
May 15: Botafogo - Cerro Porteño                2-0

 1.Colo Colo (Santiago)            4  2  1  1 10- 9  5
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        4  2  0  2  8- 9  4
 3.Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro)       4  1  1  2  8- 8  3

Final (May 22 & 29)
1st leg. Cordero, Avellaneda, 22- 5-1973        Independiente - Colo Colo 1-1
Referee: Lorenzo (Uruguay)
Attendance: 40,000

2nd leg. Estadio Nacional, Santiago, 29- 5-1973 Colo Colo - Independiente 0-0
Referee: Arpi Filho (Brazil)
Attendance: 80,000

Play-off. Centenario, Montevideo,  6- 6-1973    Independiente - Colo Colo 2-1  aet
Referee: Romei (Paraguay)
Attendance: 50,000
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1974 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 5 – October 19
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (5th title)
Runners-upBrazil São Paulo
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored180 (2.37 per match)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Chile]
Feb 28: Rosario Central - Huracán               1-0
Mar  2: Unión Española - Colo Colo              2-1
Mar  5: Unión Española - Huracán                1-3
Mar  7: Colo Colo - Huracán                     1-2
Mar 12: Rosario Central - Colo Colo             2-0
Mar 14: Huracán - Colo Colo                     2-0
Mar 19: Unión Española - Rosario Central        0-1
Mar 21: Colo Colo - Rosario Central             1-3
Mar 26: Colo Colo - Unión Española              0-2
Mar 26: Huracán - Rosario Central               1-0
Apr  2: Rosario Central - Unión Española        4-0
Apr  4: Huracán - Unión Española                5-1

 1.Huracán (Buenos Aires)          6  5  0  1 13- 4 10
   Rosario Central                 6  5  0  1 11- 2 10
 3.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  2  0  4  6-14  4
 4.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  0  0  6  3-13  0

First Place Playoff (Buenos Aires)
Apr 11: Huracán - Rosario Central               4-0

Group 2 [Bolivia, Brazil]
Mar 30: São Paulo - Palmeiras                   2-0
Apr  4: Jorge Wilstermann - Palmeiras           1-0
Apr  7: Deportivo Municipal - Palmeiras         0-1
Apr 14: Jorge Wilstermann - São Paulo           0-1
Apr 17: Deportivo Municipal - São Paulo         1-1
Apr 21: Jorge Wilstermann - Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Apr 24: Palmeiras - São Paulo                   1-2
Apr 28: Palmeiras - Deportivo Municipal         3-0
Apr 30: São Paulo - Deportivo Municipal         3-3
May  8: São Paulo - Jorge Wilstermann           5-0
May 11: Palmeiras - Jorge Wilstermann           2-0
May 19: Deportivo Municipal - Jorge Wilstermann 5-2

 1.São Paulo                       6  4  2  0 14- 5 10
 2.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  3  0  3  7- 5  6
 3.Deportivo Municipal (La Paz)    6  1  2  3  9-11  4
 4.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  2  0  4  4-13  4

Group 3 [Colombia, Venezuela]
Feb  6: Portuguesa - Valencia                   0-0
Feb 14: Atlético Nacional - Millonarios         0-3
Feb 19: Portuguesa - Millonarios                2-0
Feb 19: Valencia - Atlético Nacional            1-2
Feb 21: Valencia - Millonarios                  1-1
Feb 21: Portuguesa - Atlético Nacional          0-0
Mar  7: Millonarios - Atlético Nacional         2-1
Mar  7: Valencia - Portuguesa                   0-1
Mar 20: Millonarios - Portuguesa                2-1
Mar 20: Atlético Nacional - Valencia            2-1
Mar 22: Millonarios - Valencia                  2-1
Mar 22: Atlético Nacional - Portuguesa          3-0

 1.Millonarios (Bogotá)            6  4  1  1 10- 6  9
 2.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)    6  3  1  2  8- 7  7
 3.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  2  2  2  4- 5  6
 4.Valencia (Acarigua)             6  0  2  4  4- 8  2

Group 4 [Ecuador, Peru]
Feb 17: Defensor - Sporting Cristal             2-0
Feb 17: El Nacional - Universidad Católica      2-0
Feb 24: Universidad Católica - Defensor         1-0
Feb 27: El Nacional - Defensor                  0-0
Mar  3: Universidad Católica - Sporting Cristal 0-0
Mar  6: El Nacional - Sporting Cristal          3-0
Mar 10: Universidad Católica - El Nacional      0-0
Mar 13: Sporting Cristal - Defensor             0-2
Mar 20: Sporting Cristal - El Nacional          1-3
Mar 27: Defensor - El Nacional                  2-1
Apr  3: Sporting Cristal - Universidad Católica 2-1
Apr  9: Defensor - Universidad Católica         1-0

 1.Defensor (Lima)                 6  4  1  1  7- 2  9
 2.El Nacional (Quito)             6  3  2  1  9- 3  8
 3.Universidad Católica (Quito)    6  1  2  3  2- 5  4
 4.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  1  1  4  3-11  3

Group 5 [Paraguay, Uruguay]
Feb  5: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 1-0
Feb  6: Nacional - Peñarol                      0-1
Feb 13: Peñarol - Olimpia                       0-0
Feb 16: Nacional - Cerro Porteño                1-2
Feb 19: Nacional - Olimpia                      1-1
Feb 20: Peñarol - Cerro Porteño                 1-0
Feb 24: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-2
Feb 24: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 1-1
Mar  1: Olimpia - Peñarol                       0-2
Mar  3: Cerro Porteño - Nacional                2-2
Mar  5: Olimpia - Nacional                      2-0
Mar  8: Cerro Porteño - Peñarol                 1-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  2  1  5- 3  8
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  2  3  1  7- 6  7
 3.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  1  3  2  4- 5  5
 4.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  1  2  3  6- 8  4

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Sep  4: Huracán - Independiente                 1-1
Sep 11: Peñarol - Huracán                       1-1
Sep 18: Peñarol - Independiente                 2-3
Sep 20: Independiente - Huracán                 3-0
Sep 25: Huracán - Peñarol                       0-3
Oct  2: Independiente - Peñarol                 1-1

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  2  0  8- 4  6
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  2  1  7- 5  4
 3.Huracán (Buenos Aires)          4  0  2  2  2- 8  2

Group 2
Sep  8: Millonarios - São Paulo                 0-0
Sep 11: Defensor - São Paulo                    0-1
Sep 15: Millonarios - Defensor                  1-0
Sep 24: Defensor - Millonarios                  1-4
Sep 27: São Paulo - Millonarios                 4-0
Oct  2: São Paulo - Defensor                    4-0

 1.São Paulo FC                    4  3  1  0  9- 0  7
 2.Millonarios (Bogotá)            4  2  1  1  5- 5  5
 3.Defensor (Lima)                 4  0  0  4  1-10  0

Final (Oct 12 & 16)
1st leg.12-10-1974 São Paulo - Independiente 2-1
Attendance: 51.000
Referee: Pérez (Perú)
2nd leg.16-10-1974 Independiente - São Paulo 2-0
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Barreto (Uruguay)
Play-off.19-10-1974 Independiente - São Paulo 1-0
Attendance: 60.000
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1975 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 16 – June 29
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (6th title)
Runners-upChile Unión Española
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored209 (2.75 per match)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Paraguay]
Feb 28: Rosario Central - Newell's Old Boys     1-1
Feb 28: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 0-0
Mar  7: Rosario Central - Cerro Porteño         2-1
Mar  7: Olimpia - Newell's Old Boys             2-0
Mar 14: Rosario Central - Olimpia               1-1
Mar 14: Cerro Porteño - Newell's Old Boys       0-1
Mar 21: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 2-1
Mar 21: Newell's Old Boys - Rosario Central     1-1
Apr  4: Newell's Old Boys - Olimpia             3-2
Apr  4: Cerro Porteño - Rosario Central         1-3
Apr  9: Newell's Old Boys - Cerro Porteño       3-2
Apr  9: Olimpia - Rosario Central               0-0

 1.Rosario Central                 6  2  4  0  8- 5  8
   Newell's Old Boys (Rosario)     6  3  2  1  9- 8  8
 3.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  2  3  1  7- 5  7
 4.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  0  1  5  5-11  1

First Place Playoff (Rosario)
Apr 11: Rosario Central - Newell's Old Boys     1-0

Group 2 [Bolivia, Chile]
Feb 23: The Strongest - Jorge Wilstermann       3-1
Feb 26: Huachipato - Unión Española             0-0
Mar  5: Jorge Wilstermann - Huachipato          0-0
Mar  9: The Strongest - Huachipato              1-0
Mar 12: Jorge Wilstermann - Unión Española      1-1
Mar 16: The Strongest - Unión Española          1-1
Mar 26: Jorge Wilstermann - The Strongest       1-1
Mar 26: Unión Española - Huachipato             7-2
Apr  1: Unión Española - Jorge Wilstermann      4-1
Apr  4: Huachipato - Jorge Wilstermann          4-0
Apr  8: Unión Española - The Strongest          4-0
Apr 11: Huachipato - The Strongest              4-2

 1.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  3  3  0 17- 5  9
 2.Huachipato (Talcahuano)         6  2  2  2 10-10  6
 3.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  2  2  2  8-11  6
 4.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  0  3  3  4-13  3

Group 3 [Brazil, Colombia]
Feb 23: Cruzeiro - Vasco da Gama                3-2
Feb 23: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Nacional      0-0
Mar  9: Atlético Nacional - Vasco da Gama       1-1
Mar  9: Deportivo Cali - Cruzeiro               1-0
Mar 13: Atlético Nacional - Cruzeiro            1-2
Mar 13: Deportivo Cali - Vasco da Gama          2-1
Mar 23: Atlético Nacional - Deportivo Cali      2-1
Mar 23: Vasco da Gama - Cruzeiro                1-1
Apr  6: Cruzeiro - Atlético Nacional            2-3
Apr  6: Vasco da Gama - Deportivo Cali          0-0
Apr 10: Cruzeiro - Deportivo Cali               2-1
Apr 10: Vasco da Gama - Atlético Nacional       2-0

 1.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)      6  3  1  2 10- 9  7
 2.Deportivo Cali                 6  2  2  2  5- 5  6
 3.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)   6  2  2  2  7- 8  6
 4.Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro) 6  1  3  2  7- 7  5

Group 4 [Ecuador, Venezuela]
Feb 16: LDU Quito - El Nacional                 3-1
Feb 16: Deportivo Galicia - Portuguesa          0-0
Feb 23: LDU Quito - Deportivo Galicia           4-2
Feb 26: El Nacional - Deportivo Galicia         0-0
Mar  2: El Nacional - Portuguesa                5-1
Mar  5: LDU Quito - Portuguesa                  1-1
Mar  9: Portuguesa - Deportivo Galicia          1-1
Mar  9: El Nacional - LDU Quito                 2-2
Mar 16: Portuguesa - El Nacional                1-0
Mar 16: Deportivo Galicia - LDU Quito           0-1
Mar 18: Deportivo Galicia - El Nacional         4-0
Mar 19: Portuguesa - LDU Quito                  1-1

 1.LDU Quito                       6  3  3  0 12- 7  9
 2.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  1  4  1  5- 8  6
 3.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  1  3  2  7- 6  5
 4.El Nacional (Quito)             6  1  2  3  8-11  4

Group 5 [Peru, Uruguay]
Mar  6: Peñarol - Wanderers                     1-0
Mar  8: Unión Huaral - Universitario            1-1
Mar 11: Peñarol - Unión Huaral                  5-2
Mar 14: Wanderers - Unión Huaral                4-0
Mar 18: Wanderers - Universitario               0-2
Mar 21: Peñarol - Universitario                 0-1
Mar 26: Universitario - Unión Huaral            2-2
Mar 26: Wanderers - Peñarol                     1-2
Apr  1: Universitario - Wanderers               3-1
Apr  2: Unión Huaral - Peñarol                  0-3
Apr  5: Unión Huaral - Wanderers                2-2
Apr  6: Universitario - Peñarol                 3-2

 1.Universitario (Lima)            6  4  2  0 12- 6 10
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  4  0  2 13- 7  8
 3.Wanderers (Montevideo)          6  1  1  4  8-10  3
 4.Unión Huaral                    6  0  3  3  7-17  3

Semi-Finals

Group 1
May  4: LDU Quito - Universitario               0-0
May  7: LDU Quito - Unión Española              4-2
May 16: Unión Española - Universitario          2-1
May 22: Universitario - LDU Quito               2-1
May 27: Unión Española - LDU Quito              2-0
Jun  3: Universitario - Unión Española          1-1

 1.Unión Española (Santiago)       4  2  1  1  7- 6  5
 2.Universitario (Lima)            4  1  2  1  4- 4  4
 3.LDU Quito                       4  1  1  2  5- 6  3

Group 2
May  6: Rosario Central - Independiente         2-0
May 21: Cruzeiro - Rosario Central              2-0
May 23: Cruzeiro - Independiente                2-0
May 30: Independiente - Rosario Central         2-0
Jun  3: Rosario Central - Cruzeiro              3-1
Jun  6: Independiente - Cruzeiro                3-0

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  0  2  5- 4  4
 2.Rosario Central                 4  2  0  2  5- 5  4
 3.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       4  2  0  2  5- 6  4

Final (Jun 18 & 25)
1st leg. Estadio Nacional, Santiago, 18- 6-1975      Unión Española - Independiente 1-0
Referee: Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Attendance: 43,200

2nd leg. Cordero, Avellaneda, 25- 6-1975             Independiente - Unión Española 3-1
Referee: Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance: 60,000

Play-off. Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, 29- 6-1975 Independiente - Unión Española 2-0
Referee: Pérez (Peru)
Attendance: 55,000
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1976 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 25 – July 30
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Cruzeiro (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored208 (2.74 per match)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Venezuela]
Feb 25: Deportivo Galicia - Portuguesa          1-2
Feb 25: River Plate - Estudiantes               1-0
Mar  1: Portuguesa - Estudiantes                2-2
Mar  4: Deportivo Galicia - River Plate         0-1
Mar  5: Portuguesa - River Plate                0-2
Mar  6: Deportivo Galicia - Estudiantes         0-1
Mar 23: River Plate - Portuguesa                2-1
Mar 25: Estudiantes - Portuguesa                3-0
Mar 30: Estudiantes - Deportivo Galicia         4-0
Apr  1: River Plate - Deportivo Galicia         4-1
Apr  7: Estudiantes - River Plate               1-0
Apr  7: Portuguesa - Deportivo Galicia          3-1

 1.River Plate(Buenos Aires)       6  5  0  1 10- 3 10
 2.Estudiantes (La Plata)          6  4  1  1 11- 3  9
 3.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  2  1  3  8-11  5
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  0  0  6  3-15  0

Group 2 [Bolivia, Ecuador]
Mar 14: Guabirá - Bolívar                       1-0
Mar 14: LDU Quito - Deportivo Cuenca            1-1
Mar 21: Deportivo Cuenca - Bolívar              3-1
Mar 21: LDU Quito - Guabirá                     4-0
Mar 24: Deportivo Cuenca - Guabirá              1-0
Mar 24: LDU Quito - Bolívar                     2-1
Apr  4: Deportivo Cuenca - LDU Quito            0-0
Apr  4: Bolívar - Guabirá                       7-1
Apr 11: Guabirá - LDU Quito                     abd  [abandoned at 0-1 in 15' following incidents                                              caused by fans and police; awarded 0-1]
Apr 11: Bolívar - Deportivo Cuenca              4-2
Apr 14: Bolívar - LDU Quito                     3-2
Apr 14: Guabirá - Deportivo Cuenca              0-2

 1.LDU Quito                       6  3  2  1 10- 5  8
 2.Deportivo Cuenca                6  3  2  1  9- 6  8
 3.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  3  0  3 16-11  6
 4.Guabirá (Montero)               6  1  0  5  2-15  2

First Place Playoff (Guayaquil)
Apr 22: LDU Quito - Deportivo Cuenca            2-1

Group 3 [Brazil, Paraguay]
Mar  7: Cruzeiro - Internacional                5-4
Mar  7: Olimpia - Sportivo Luqueño              2-3
Mar 13: Sportivo Luqueño - Cruzeiro             1-3
Mar 14: Internacional - Olimpia                 1-0
Mar 18: Olimpia - Cruzeiro                      2-2
Mar 21: Internacional - Sportivo Luqueño        3-0
Mar 24: Cruzeiro - Sportivo Luqueño             4-1
Mar 28: Internacional - Cruzeiro                0-2
Mar 28: Sportivo Luqueño - Olimpia              0-1
Apr  4: Cruzeiro - Olimpia                      4-1
Apr 11: Sportivo Luqueño - Internacional        0-1
Apr 13: Olimpia - Internacional                 1-1

 1.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       6  5  1  0 20- 9 11
 2.Internacional (Porto Alegre)    6  3  1  2 10- 8  7
 3.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  1  2  3  7-11  4
 4.Sportivo Luqueño (Asunción)     6  1  0  5  5-14  2

Group 4 [Colombia, Peru]
Mar  4: Alianza - Alfonso Ugarte                0-0
Mar  4: Millonarios - Independiente Santa Fe    1-1
Mar  7: Independiente Santa Fe - Alfonso Ugarte 2-2
Mar  7: Millonarios - Alianza                   1-0
Mar 11: Independiente Santa Fe - Alianza        2-3
Mar 11: Millonarios - Alfonso Ugarte            4-0
Mar 25: Independiente Santa Fe - Millonarios    1-0
Mar 25: Alfonso Ugarte - Alianza                0-0
Apr  4: Alianza - Independiente Santa Fe        3-0
Apr  7: Alfonso Ugarte - Independiente Santa Fe 2-1
Apr 13: Alfonso Ugarte - Millonarios            1-1
Apr 18: Alianza - Millonarios                   2-1

 1.Alianza (Lima)                  6  3  2  1  8- 4  8
 2.Millonarios (Bogotá)            6  2  2  2  8- 5  6
 3.Alfonso Ugarte (Puno)           6  1  4  1  5- 8  6
 4.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6  1  2  3  7-11  4

Group 5 [Chile, Uruguay]
Mar  3: Peñarol - Nacional                      1-1
Mar  9: Unión Española - Palestino              1-0
Mar 13: Unión Española - Peñarol                0-0
Mar 14: Palestino - Nacional                    2-1
Mar 17: Palestino - Peñarol                     1-0
Mar 18: Unión Española - Nacional               2-0
Mar 24: Palestino - Unión Española              0-1
Mar 24: Nacional - Peñarol                      1-2
Mar 30: Peñarol - Palestino                     2-1
Mar 31: Nacional - Unión Española               1-1
Apr  3: Nacional - Palestino                    1-1
Apr  4: Peñarol - Unión Española                2-0

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  2  1  7- 4  8
 2.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  3  2  1  5- 3  8
 3.Palestino (Santiago)            6  2  1  3  5- 6  5
 4.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  0  3  3  5- 9  3

Semi-Finals

Group 1
May  5: LDU Quito - Alianza                     2-1
May  9: LDU Quito - Cruzeiro                    1-3
May 12: Alianza - Cruzeiro                      0-4
May 20: Cruzeiro - Alianza                      7-1
May 26: Alianza - LDU Quito                     2-0
May 30: Cruzeiro - LDU Quito                    4-1

 1.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       4  4  0  0 18- 3  8
 2.LDU Quito                       4  1  0  3  4-10  2
 3.Alianza (Lima)                  4  1  0  3  4-13  2

Group 2
May 13: River Plate - Independiente             0-0
May 26: Independiente - Peñarol                 1-0
Jun 15: Peñarol - River Plate                   1-0
Jun 23: Independiente - River Plate             0-1
Jun 30: River Plate - Peñarol                   3-0
Jul 15: Peñarol - Independiente                 0-1

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  2  1  1  4- 1  5
 2.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  1  1  2- 1  5
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  0  3  1- 5  2

First Place Playoff (Buenos Aires)
Jul 16: River Plate - Independiente             1-0

Final (Jul 21 & 28)
1st leg.21- 7-1976 Cruzeiro - River Plate 4-1
Attendance: 58,720 (65,000)
2nd leg.28- 7-1976 River Plate - Cruzeiro 2-1
Attendance: 90,000
Play-off.30- 7-1976 Cruzeiro - River Plate 3-2
Attendance: 40,000
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1977 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 9 – September 14
Teams21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Cruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored154 (2.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Néstor Scotta (5)
First Round

Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Uruguay]
Mar  9: Boca Juniors - River Plate              1-0
Mar 31: Peñarol - Defensor                      0-2
Apr 13: River Plate - Peñarol                   2-1
Apr 14: Defensor - Boca Juniors                 0-0
Apr 20: Peñarol - Boca Juniors                  0-1
Apr 21: River Plate - Defensor                  1-1
Apr 26: Peñarol - River Plate                   2-2
Apr 28: Boca Juniors - Defensor                 2-0
May 11: Boca Juniors - Peñarol                  1-0
May 12: Defensor - River Plate                  0-0
May 18: River Plate - Boca Juniors              0-0
May 18: Defensor - Peñarol                      2-4

 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  4  2  0  5- 0 10
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  1  4  1  5- 5  6
 3.Defensor (Montevideo)           6  1  3  2  5- 7  5
 4.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  1  1  4  7-10  3

Group 2 [Bolivia, Colombia]
Apr 24: Bolívar - Oriente Petrolero             1-0
Apr 27: Atlético Nacional - Deportivo Cali      0-3
May  4: Bolívar - Deportivo Cali                3-0
May  4: Oriente Petrolero - Atlético Nacional   4-0
May  8: Bolívar - Atlético Nacional             3-0
May  8: Oriente Petrolero - Deportivo Cali      1-0
May 15: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Nacional      3-1
May 15: Oriente Petrolero - Bolívar             0-0
May 19: Deportivo Cali - Bolívar                3-0
May 19: Atlético Nacional - Oriente Petrolero   3-1
May 22: Deportivo Cali - Oriente Petrolero      3-0
May 22: Atlético Nacional - Bolívar             1-0

 1.Deportivo Cali                  6  4  0  2 12- 5  8
 2.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  3  1  2  7- 4  7
 3.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  2  1  3  6- 7  5
 4.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)    6  2  0  4  5-14  4

Group 3 [Brazil, Ecuador]
Apr  3: El Nacional - Deportivo Cuenca          0-0
Apr  3: Corinthians - Internacional             1-1
Apr  9: El Nacional - Corinthians               2-1
Apr 10: Deportivo Cuenca - Internacional        0-2
Apr 13: Deportivo Cuenca - Corinthians          2-1
Apr 13: El Nacional - Internacional             2-0
Apr 24: Internacional - Corinthians             1-0
Apr 24: Deportivo Cuenca - El Nacional          0-2
Apr 30: Corinthians - El Nacional               3-0
May  1: Internacional - Deportivo Cuenca        3-1
May  4: Corinthians - Deportivo Cuenca          4-0
May  5: Internacional - El Nacional             2-0

 1.Internacional (Porto Alegre)    6  4  1  1  9- 4  9
 2.El Nacional (Quito)             6  3  1  2  6- 6  7
 3.Corinthians (São Paulo)         6  2  1  3 10- 6  5
 4.Deportivo Cuenca                6  1  1  4  3-12  3

Group 4 [Chile, Paraguay]
Apr  1: Libertad - Olimpia                      2-2
Apr  1: Everton - Universidad de Chile          2-0
Apr  6: Universidad de Chile - Libertad         1-0
Apr  9: Universidad de Chile - Olimpia          1-0
Apr 10: Everton - Libertad                      1-3
Apr 14: Everton - Olimpia                       1-0
Apr 20: Olimpia - Libertad                      0-0
Apr 20: Universidad de Chile - Everton          1-0
Apr 26: Libertad - Universidad de Chile         3-0
Apr 29: Olimpia - Universidad de Chile          1-0
May  3: Olimpia - Everton                       2-2
May  6: Libertad - Everton                      2-1

 1.Libertad (Asunción)             6  3  2  1 10- 5  8
 2.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  3  0  3  3- 6  6 
 3.Everton (Viña del Mar)          6  2  1  3  7- 8  5
 4.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  1  3  2  5- 6  5

Group 5 [Peru, Venezuela]
Apr  6: Unión Huaral - Sport Boys               1-0
Apr 10: Estudiantes - Portuguesa                0-2
May  3: Unión Huaral - Portuguesa               1-1
May  6: Sport Boys - Portuguesa                 1-2
May 10: Estudiantes - Unión Huaral              1-0
May 13: Portuguesa - Unión Huaral               2-0
May 17: Sport Boys - Estudiantes                1-3
May 20: Unión Huaral - Estudiantes              2-1
May 24: Portuguesa - Sport Boys                 0-0
May 27: Estudiantes - Sport Boys                1-0
Jun  2: Portuguesa - Estudiantes                3-0 
Jun  2: Sport Boys - Unión Huaral               1-1

 1.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  4  2  0 10- 2 10
 2.Unión Huaral                    6  2  2  2  5- 6  6
 3.Estudiantes (Mérida)            6  3  0  3  6- 8  6
 4.Sport Boys (Callao)             6  0  2  4  3- 8  2

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Jul 14: Boca Juniors - Libertad                 1-0
Jul 20: Libertad - Boca Juniors                 0-1
Jul 27: Deportivo Cali - Libertad               0-0
Aug  3: Deportivo Cali - Boca Juniors           1-1
Aug 10: Libertad - Deportivo Cali               2-1
Aug 16: Boca Juniors - Deportivo Cali           1-1

 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  2  2  0  4- 2  6
 2.Deportivo Cali                  4  0  3  1  3- 4  3
 3.Libertad (Asunción)             4  1  1  2  2- 3  3

Group 2
Jul  3: Internacional - Cruzeiro                0-1
Jul 10: Portuguesa - Internacional              3-0 
Jul 17: Portuguesa - Cruzeiro                   0-4
Jul 24: Cruzeiro - Internacional                0-0
Jul 27: Internacional - Portuguesa              2-1
Jul 31: Cruzeiro - Portuguesa                   2-1

 1.Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)       4  3  1  0  7- 1  7
 2.Internacional (Porto Alegre)    4  1  1  2  2- 5  3
 3.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           4  1  0  3  5- 8  2

Final (Sep 6 & 11)

1st leg.6- 9-1977  Boca Juniors - Cruzeiro  1-0
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Cerullo (Uruguay)
2nd leg.11- 9-1977 Cruzeiro - Boca Juniors 1-0
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Orozco (Peru)
Play-off.14- 9-1977 Boca Juniors - Cruzeiro 0-0 aet 5-4 pen
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Llobregat (Venezuela)
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1978 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesJune 27 – November 28
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (2nd title)
Runners-upColombia Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored179 (2.39 per match)

First Round

Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Ecuador]
Jun 27: LDU Quito - Independiente               1-0
Jun 27: El Nacional - River Plate               1-1
Jun 30: El Nacional - Independiente             1-2
Jun 30: LDU Quito - River Plate                 0-0
Jul  5: El Nacional - LDU Quito                 2-0
Jul  5: Independiente - River Plate             0-0
Jul 11: River Plate - El Nacional               2-0
Jul 14: Independiente - El Nacional             2-0
Jul 18: River Plate - LDU Quito                 4-0
Jul 20: Independiente - LDU Quito               2-0
Jul 26: LDU Quito - El Nacional                 3-2
Jul 26: River Plate - Independiente             0-0

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  2  4  0  7- 1  8
   Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  3  2  1  6- 2  8
 3.LDU (Quito)                     6  2  1  3  4-10  5
 4.El Nacional (Quito)             6  1  1  4  6-10  3

First Place Playoff (Buenos Aires)
Aug  2: River Plate - Independiente             4-1

Group 2 [Bolivia, Peru]
Jul  2: The Strongest - Oriente Petrolero       2-0
Jul  5: Sporting Cristal - Alianza              2-2
Jul 12: The Strongest - Sporting Cristal        3-1
Jul 12: Oriente Petrolero - Alianza             0-4
Jul 16: Oriente Petrolero - Sporting Cristal    0-1
Jul 17: The Strongest - Alianza                 1-2
Jul 21: Alianza - Sporting Cristal              4-1
Jul 22: Oriente Petrolero - The Strongest       4-1 
Jul 25: Sporting Cristal - Oriente Petrolero    1-0
Jul 28: Alianza - Oriente Petrolero             5-1
Aug  1: Sporting Cristal - The Strongest        3-0
Aug  4: Alianza - The Strongest                 2-0

 1.Alianza (Lima)                  6  5  1  0 19- 5 11
 2.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  3  1  2  9- 9  7
 3.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  2  0  4  7-12  4
 4.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  1  0  5  5-14  2

Group 3 [Brazil, Chile]
Mar 14: Unión Española - Palestino              0-0
Mar 15: Atlético Mineiro - São Paulo FC         1-1
Mar 22: Unión Española - Atlético Mineiro       1-1
Mar 22: Palestino - São Paulo                   0-1
Mar 26: Unión Española - São Paulo FC           1-1
Mar 26: Palestino - Atlético Mineiro            4-5
Apr  9: São Paulo FC - Atlético Mineiro         1-2
Apr  9: Palestino - Unión Española              2-3
Apr 16: São Paulo FC - Palestino                1-2
Apr 16: Atlético Mineiro - Unión Española       5-1
Apr 19: São Paulo FC - Unión Española           1-1
Apr 19: Atlético Mineiro - Palestino            2-0

 1.Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horiz.)  6  4  2  0 16- 8 10
 2.Unión Española (Santiago)       6  1  4  1  7-10  6
 3.São Paulo FC                    6  1  3  2  6- 7  5
 4.Palestino (Santiago)            6  1  1  4  8-12  3

Group 4 [Colombia, Uruguay]
Apr 12: Atlético Junior - Deportivo Cali        0-0
Apr 19: Peñarol - Danubio                       4-2
May 14: Atlético Junior - Danubio               0-0
May 14: Deportivo Cali - Peñarol                1-0
May 17: Atlético Junior - Peñarol               1-0
May 17: Deportivo Cali - Danubio                2-0
Jul  7: Danubio - Peñarol                       1-2
Jul  9: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Junior        0-0
Jul 18: Danubio - Atlético Junior               0-0
Jul 18: Peñarol - Deportivo Cali                0-2
Jul 23: Peñarol - Atlético Junior               1-0
Jul 23: Danubio - Deportivo Cali                3-0

 1.Deportivo Cali                  6  3  2  1  5- 3  8
 2.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  3  0  3  7- 7  6
 3.Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)  6  1  4  1  1- 1  6
 4.Danubio (Montevideo)            6  1  2  3  6- 8  4

Group 5 [Paraguay, Venezuela]
Mar  5: Cerro Porteño - Libertad                1-0
Mar 12: Estudiantes - Portuguesa                0-0
Mar 26: Portuguesa - Libertad                   1-0
Mar 26: Estudiantes - Cerro Porteño             2-3
Mar 30: Estudiantes - Libertad                  1-1
Mar 30: Portuguesa - Cerro Porteño              1-1
Apr  2: Portuguesa - Estudiantes                1-2
Apr  5: Libertad - Cerro Porteño                0-0
Apr 25: Cerro Porteño - Estudiantes             1-1
Apr 28: Libertad - Estudiantes                  2-1
May  9: Libertad - Portuguesa                   1-2
May 13: Cerro Porteño - Portuguesa              1-0

 1.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  3  3  0  7- 4  9
 2.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  2  2  2  5- 5  6
 3.Estudiantes (Mérida)            6  1  3  2  7- 8  5
 4.Libertad (Asunción)             6  1  2  3  4- 6  4

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Sep 19: Boca Juniors - River Plate              0-0
Sep 24: Atlético Mineiro - Boca Juniors         1-2
Sep 28: River Plate - Atlético Mineiro          1-0
Oct  5: Boca Juniors - Atlético Mineiro         3-1
Oct  8: Atlético Mineiro - River Plate          1-0
Oct 17: River Plate - Boca Juniors              0-2

 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  3  1  0  7- 2  7
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  1  1  2  1- 3  3
 3.Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horiz.)  4  1  0  3  3- 6  2

Group 2
Sep 14: Alianza - Cerro Porteño                 3-0
Sep 17: Deportivo Cali - Cerro Porteño          1-1
Sep 21: Deportivo Cali - Alianza                3-2
Oct  5: Cerro Porteño - Alianza                 3-1
Oct 14: Alianza - Deportivo Cali                1-4
Oct 18: Cerro Porteño - Deportivo Cali          0-4

 1.Deportivo Cali                  4  3  1  0 12- 4  7
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        4  1  1  2  4- 9  3
 3.Alianza (Lima)                  4  1  0  3  7-10  2

Final (Nov 23 & 28)

1st leg.23-11-1978 Deportivo Cali - Boca Juniors 0-0
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Héctor Ortiz (Paraguay)
2nd leg.28-11-1978 Boca Juniors - Deportivo Cali 4-0
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Edison Peréz-Núñez (Peru)
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1979 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 24 – July 27
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsParaguay Olimpia (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored212 (2.83 per match)
First Round

Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Colombia]
Mar 14: Millonarios - Deportivo Cali            1-1
Mar 14: Quilmes - Independiente                 1-2
Mar 20: Deportivo Cali - Quilmes                3-2
Mar 20: Millonarios - Independiente             3-3
Mar 23: Deportivo Cali - Independiente          1-0
Mar 23: Millonarios - Quilmes                   1-0
Apr  4: Deportivo Cali - Millonarios            2-0
Apr  4: Independiente - Quilmes                 2-0
Apr 10: Quilmes - Millonarios                   1-2
Apr 10: Independiente - Deportivo Cali          1-0
Apr 13: Quilmes - Deportivo Cali                3-1
Apr 13: Independiente - Millonarios             4-1

 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  4  1  1 12- 6  9
 2.Deportivo Cali                  6  3  1  2  8- 7  7
 3.Millonarios (Bogotá)            6  2  2  2  8-11  6
 4.Quilmes (Buenos Aires)          6  1  0  5  7-11  2

Group 2 [Bolivia, Paraguay]
Mar 23: Olimpia - Sol de América                2-1 
Mar 25: Bolívar - Jorge Wilstermann             4-0
Mar 29: Jorge Wilstermann - Olimpia             0-2
Mar 29: Bolívar - Sol de América                4-1
Apr  2: Jorge Wilstermann - Sol de América      2-3  [in Santa Cruz]
Apr  3: Bolívar - Olimpia                       2-1
Apr  5: Sol de América - Olimpia                0-1
Apr  5: Jorge Wilstermann - Bolívar             0-6  [in La Paz]
Apr  8: Olimpia - Jorge Wilstermann             4-2
Apr 11: Sol de América - Jorge Wilstermann      2-1
Apr 15: Sol de América - Bolívar                2-2
Apr 18: Olimpia - Bolívar                       3-0

 1.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  5  0  1 13- 5 10
 2.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  4  1  1 18- 7  9
 3.Sol de América (Asunción)       6  2  1  3  9-12  5
 4.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  0  0  6  5-21  0

Group 3 [Brazil, Peru]
Feb 24: Alianza - Universitario                 3-6
Feb 28: Alianza - Guarani                       0-3
Mar  3: Universitario - Guarani                 3-0
Mar 10: Alianza - Palmeiras                     2-4
Mar 13: Universitario - Palmeiras               2-5
Mar 21: Universitario - Alianza                 1-0
Mar 25: Palmeiras - Guarani                     1-4
Apr  7: Guarani - Alianza                       2-0
Apr  8: Palmeiras - Universitario               1-2
Apr 11: Guarani - Universitario                 6-1
Apr 12: Palmeiras - Alianza                     4-0
Apr 15: Guarani - Palmeiras                     1-0

 1.Guarani (Campinas)              6  5  0  1 16- 5 10
 2.Universitario (Lima)            6  4  0  2 15-15  8
 3.Palmeiras (São Paulo)           6  3  0  3 15-11  6
 4.Alianza (Lima)                  6  0  0  6  5-20  0

Group 4 [Chile, Venezuela]
Feb 28: O'Higgins - Palestino                   1-1
Mar 11: Deportivo Galicia - Portuguesa          1-1
Mar 18: Portuguesa - O'Higgins                  1-1
Mar 18: Deportivo Galicia - Palestino           1-1
Mar 21: Deportivo Galicia - O'Higgins           0-1
Mar 21: Portuguesa - Palestino                  0-2
Mar 29: Portuguesa - Deportivo Galicia          1-1
Mar 29: Palestino - O'Higgins                   1-0
Apr 11: Palestino - Deportivo Galicia           5-0
Apr 11: O'Higgins - Portuguesa                  1-1
Apr 15: Palestino - Portuguesa                  6-0
Apr 15: O'Higgins - Deportivo Galicia           6-0

 1.Palestino (Santiago)            6  4  2  0 16- 2 10
 2.O'Higgins (Rancagua)            6  2  3  1 10- 4  7 
 3.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  0  4  2  4-12  4
 4.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  0  3  3  3-15  3

Group 5 [Ecuador, Uruguay]
Mar  4: El Nacional - Técnico Universitario     2-1
Mar  7: Peñarol - Nacional                      0-0
Mar 13: Peñarol - Técnico Universitario         4-0
Mar 16: Nacional - Técnico Universitario        2-0
Mar 20: Nacional - El Nacional                  3-0
Mar 23: Peñarol - El Nacional                   2-1
Mar 28: Nacional - Peñarol                      1-1
Apr  1: Técnico Universitario - El Nacional     2-2
Apr  5: El Nacional - Nacional                  1-0
Apr  5: Técnico Universitario - Peñarol         0-1
Apr  8: Técnico Universitario - Nacional        1-1
Apr  8: El Nacional - Peñarol                   0-2

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  4  2  0 10- 2 10
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  2  3  1  7- 3  7
 3.El Nacional (Quito)             6  2  1  3  6-10  5
 4.Técnico Universitario (Ambato)  6  0  2  4  4-12  2

Semi-Finals

Group 1
May 10: Peñarol - Independiente                 0-0
May 16: Boca Juniors - Peñarol                  1-0
Jun 13: Independiente - Boca Juniors            1-0
Jun 20: Independiente - Peñarol                 1-0
Jun 27: Boca Juniors - Independiente            2-0
Jul  4: Peñarol - Boca Juniors                  0-0

 1.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     4  2  1  1  3- 1  5
   Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  1  1  2- 2  5
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  0  2  2  0- 2  2

First Place Playoff (Buenos Aires)
Jul 11: Boca Juniors - Independiente            1-0  aet

Group 2
May  1: Palestino - Guarani                     0-0
May  4: Olimpia - Guarani                       2-1
May  9: Palestino - Olimpia                     0-2
May 16: Olimpia - Palestino                     3-0
May 20: Guarani - Palestino                     2-2
May 24: Guarani - Olimpia                       1-1

 1.Olimpia (Asunción)              4  3  1  0  8- 2  7
 2.Guarani (Campinas)              4  0  3  1  4- 5  3
 3.Palestino (Santiago)            4  0  2  2  2- 7  2

Final (Jul 22 & 27)

1st leg.22- 7-1979 Olimpia - Boca Juniors 2-0
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Castro (Chile)
2nd leg.27- 7-1979 Boca Juniors - Olimpia 0-0
Attendance: 65,000
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1980 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 16 – August 6
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Nacional (2nd title)
Runners-upBrazil Internacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored160 (2.13 per match)
First Round

Olimpia (Asunción) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Peru]
Feb 16: Sporting Cristal - Atlético Chalaco     0-0
Feb 27: River Plate - Vélez Sarsfield           0-0
Mar  1: Atlético Chalaco - Vélez Sarsfield      0-2
Mar 11: River Plate - Sporting Cristal          3-2
Mar 14: Vélez Sarsfield - Sporting Cristal      2-0
Mar 27: Vélez Sarsfield - Atlético Chalaco      5-2
Mar 27: River Plate - Atlético Chalaco          3-0
Apr  9: Sporting Cristal - Vélez Sarsfield      0-1
Apr 15: Sporting Cristal - River Plate          1-2
Apr 18: Atlético Chalaco - River Plate          0-2
Apr 23: Atlético Chalaco - Sporting Cristal     1-2
Apr 25: Vélez Sarsfield - River Plate           0-0

 1.Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)  6  4  2  0 10- 2 10
   River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  4  2  0 10- 3 10
 3.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  1  1  4  5- 9  3
 4.Atlético Chalaco (Callao)       6  0  1  5  3-14  1

First Place Playoff (Avellaneda)
May  8: Vélez Sarsfield - River Plate           1-1
Vélez Sarsfield qualify on better goal difference in group

Group 2 [Bolivia, Uruguay]
Apr  9: Nacional - Defensor                     1-0
Apr  9: Oriente Petrolero - The Strongest       1-0
Apr 13: Oriente Petrolero - Nacional            1-3
Apr 13: The Strongest - Defensor                2-0
Apr 16: Oriente Petrolero - Defensor            0-1 
Apr 17: The Strongest - Nacional                3-0
Apr 23: Defensor - Nacional                     0-3
Apr 23: The Strongest - Oriente Petrolero       3-2
Apr 27: Nacional - Oriente Petrolero            5-0
Apr 27: Defensor - The Strongest                1-1
Apr 30: Nacional - The Strongest                2-0
Apr 30: Defensor - Oriente Petrolero            1-1

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  5  0  1 14- 4 10
 2.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  3  1  2  9- 6  7
 3.Defensor (Montevideo)           6  1  2  3  3- 8  4
 4.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  1  1  4  5-13  3

Group 3 [Brazil, Venezuela]
Mar 23: Vasco da Gama - Internacional           0-0
Mar 23: Deportivo Galicia - Táchira             1-0
Apr 13: Deportivo Galicia - Vasco da Gama       0-0
Apr 13: Táchira - Internacional                 0-1
Apr 17: Deportivo Galicia - Internacional       2-1
Apr 17: Táchira - Vasco da Gama                 0-1
Apr 20: Táchira - Deportivo Galicia             0-1
Apr 20: Internacional - Vasco da Gama           2-1
Apr 27: Internacional - Táchira                 4-0
Apr 27: Vasco da Gama - Deportivo Galicia       4-0
Apr 30: Internacional - Deportivo Galicia       2-0
Apr 30: Vasco da Gama - Táchira                 1-0

 1.Internacional (Porto Alegre)    6  4  1  1 10- 3  9
 2.Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)  6  3  2  1  7- 2  8
 3.Deportivo Galicia (Caracas)     6  3  1  2  4- 7  7
 4.Táchira (San Cristóbal)         6  0  0  6  0- 9  0

Group 4 [Colombia, Ecuador]
Mar  9: Emelec - Universidad Católica           1-0
Mar 12: América - Independiente Santa Fe        1-0
Mar 16: Emelec - Independiente Santa Fe         0-2
Mar 16: Universidad Católica - América          4-2
Mar 19: Independiente Santa Fe - América        1-1
Mar 23: Universidad Católica - Emelec           5-0
Mar 26: Universidad Católica - Indep. Santa Fe  1-0
Mar 26: Emelec - América                        1-2
Mar 30: Independiente Santa Fe - Emelec         1-2
Mar 30: América - Universidad Católica          1-0
Apr  2: Independiente Santa Fe - Uni. Católica  1-0
Apr  2: América - Emelec                        4-1

 1.América (Cali)                  6  4  1  1 11- 7  9
 2.Universidad Católica (Quito)    6  3  0  3 10- 5  6 
 3.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6  2  1  3  5- 5  5
 4.Emelec (Guayaquil)              6  2  0  4  5-14  4

Group 5 [Chile, Paraguay]
Mar 19: Colo Colo - O'Higgins                   1-1
Mar 21: Sol de América - Cerro Porteño          2-1
Mar 25: Sol de América - O'Higgins              1-4
Mar 28: Cerro Porteño - O'Higgins               1-0
Apr  8: Cerro Porteño - Colo Colo               5-3
Apr 11: Sol de América - Colo Colo              2-1
Apr 16: Cerro Porteño - Sol de América          0-0
Apr 16: O'Higgins - Colo Colo                   1-3
Apr 22: O'Higgins - Sol de América              2-0
Apr 22: Colo Colo - Cerro Porteño               2-1
Apr 25: Colo Colo - Sol de América              1-1
Apr 25: O'Higgins - Cerro Porteño               0-0

 1.O'Higgins (Rancagua)            6  2  2  2  8- 6  6
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  2  2  2  8- 7  6
 3.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  2  2  2 11-11  6
 4.Sol de América (Asunción)       6  2  2  2  6- 9  6

O'Higgins qualify on better goal difference

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Jun 13: Vélez Sarsfield - Internacional         0-1
Jun 18: América - Vélez Sarsfield               0-0
Jun 25: Internacional - Vélez Sarsfield         3-1
Jul  2: América - Internacional                 0-0
Jul 10: Internacional - América                 0-0
Jul 16: Vélez Sarsfield - América               0-0

 1.Internacional (Porto Alegre)    4  2  2  0  4- 1  6
 2.América (Cali)                  4  0  4  0  0- 0  4
 3.Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)  4  0  2  2  1- 4  2

Group 2
May 21: O'Higgins - Nacional                    0-1  [in Santiago]
Jun 11: O'Higgins - Olimpia                     0-1  [in Santiago]
Jun 18: Olimpia - Nacional                      0-1
Jul  2: Nacional - Olimpia                      1-1
Jul  9: Olimpia - O'Higgins                     2-0
Jul 16: Nacional - O'Higgins                    2-0

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  3  1  0  5- 1  7
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              4  2  1  1  4- 2  5 
 3.O'Higgins (Rancagua)            4  0  0  4  0- 6  0

Final (Jul 30 & Aug 6)

1st leg.30- 7-1980 Internacional - Nacional 0-0
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina)
2nd leg.06- 8-1980 Nacional - Internacional 1-0
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Edilson Pérez (Peru)
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1981 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 18 – November 23, 1981
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-upChile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played77
Goals scored221 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Zico (11 goals)
First Round

Nacional (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Colombia]
Mar 18: Rosario Central - River Plate           0-1
Mar 25: Atlético Junior - Deportivo Cali        1-0
Mar 31: Atlético Junior - River Plate           0-0
Mar 31: Deportivo Cali - Rosario Central        1-0
Apr  3: Atlético Junior - Rosario Central       1-2
Apr  3: Deportivo Cali - River Plate            2-1
Apr  9: Deportivo Cali - Atlético Junior        4-1
Apr 22: River Plate - Deportivo Cali            1-2
Apr 22: Rosario Central - Atlético Junior       5-0
Apr 24: River Plate - Atlético Junior           3-0
Apr 24: Rosario Central - Deportivo Cali        2-1
May 19: River Plate - Rosario Central           3-2

 1.Deportivo Cali                  6  4  0  2 10- 6  8
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  3  1  2  9- 6  7
 3.Rosario Central                 6  3  0  3 11- 7  6
 4.Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)  6  1  1  4  3-14  3

Group 2 [Chile, Peru]
Mar 18: Sporting Cristal - Atlético Torino      2-1
Mar 18: Universidad de Chile - Cobreloa         0-0
Mar 24: Sporting Cristal - Universidad de Chile 3-2
Mar 24: Atlético Torino - Cobreloa              1-1
Mar 27: Sporting Cristal - Cobreloa             0-0
Mar 27: Atlético Torino - Universidad de Chile  1-2
Apr  7: Cobreloa - Universidad de Chile         1-0
Apr  7: Atlético Torino - Sporting Cristal      1-2
Apr 10: Cobreloa - Atlético Torino              6-1
Apr 10: Universidad de Chile - Sporting Cristal 1-1
Apr 14: Universidad de Chile - Atlético Torino  3-0
Apr 14: Cobreloa - Sporting Cristal             6-1

 1.Cobreloa (Calama)               6  3  3  0 14- 3  9
 2.Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  3  2  1  9-11  8
 3.Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 6  2  2  2  8- 6  6
 4.Atlético Torino (Talara)        6  0  1  5  5-16  1

Group 3 [Brazil, Paraguay]
Jul  3: Atlético Mineiro - Flamengo             2-2
Jul  7: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia                 0-0
Jul 14: Flamengo - Cerro Porteño                5-2
Jul 17: Olimpia - Atlético Mineiro              0-0
Jul 21: Cerro Porteño - Atlético Mineiro        0-1
Jul 24: Flamengo - Olimpia                      1-1
Jul 28: Atlético Mineiro - Olimpia              1-0
Jul 31: Atlético Mineiro - Cerro Porteño        2-2
Aug  7: Flamengo - Atlético Mineiro             2-2
Aug  8: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño                 0-3
Aug 11: Cerro Porteño - Flamengo                2-4
Aug 14: Olimpia - Flamengo                      0-0

 1.Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       6  2  4  0 14- 9  8
   Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horiz.)  6  2  4  0  8- 6  8
 3.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  1  2  3  9-12  4
 4.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  0  4  2  1- 5  4

First Place Playoff (Goiânia)
Aug 21: Flamengo - Atlético Mineiro             0-0
  Match abandoned after 35 minutes (Atlético had 6 players left after
  5 sendings-off) and awarded to Flamengo

Group 4 [Bolivia, Ecuador]
Mar 29: Jorge Wilstermann - The Strongest       3-2
Mar 29: Barcelona - Técnico Universitario       2-1
Apr  4: Técnico Universitario - J. Wilstermann  1-2
Apr  5: Barcelona - The Strongest               2-1
Apr  8: Técnico Universitario - The Strongest   2-3
Apr  8: Barcelona - Jorge Wilstermann           3-0
Apr 12: J. Wilstermann - Técnico Universitario  3-1
Apr 12: The Strongest - Barcelona               1-0
Apr 19: Jorge Wilstermann - Barcelona           1-0
Apr 19: The Strongest - Técnico Universitario   4-2
Apr 26: The Strongest - Jorge Wilstermann       2-0
Apr 26: Técnico Universitario - Barcelona       4-1

 1.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  4  0  2  9- 9  8
   The Strongest (La Paz)          6  4  0  2 13- 9  8  
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  3  0  3  8- 8  6
 4.Técnico Universitario (Ambato)  6  1  0  5 11-15  2

First Place Playoff (Santa Cruz)
May  8: Jorge Wilstermann - The Strongest       4-1   

Group 5 [Uruguay, Venezuela]
Mar 25: Peñarol - Bella Vista                   3-1
Apr  5: Estudiantes - Portuguesa                1-1
Apr 22: Portuguesa - Peñarol                    0-1
Apr 22: Estudiantes - Bella Vista               1-4
Apr 26: Portuguesa - Bella Vista                0-4
Apr 26: Estudiantes - Peñarol                   0-2
May  3: Portuguesa - Estudiantes                0-0
May  6: Bella Vista - Peñarol                   0-0
May 13: Peñarol - Portuguesa                    3-0
May 13: Bella Vista - Estudiantes               3-1
May 17: Bella Vista - Portuguesa                4-0
May 18: Peñarol - Estudiantes                   4-2

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  5  1  0 13- 3 11
 2.Bella Vista (Montevideo)        6  4  1  1 16- 5  9
 3.Estudiantes (Mérida)            6  0  2  4  5-14  2
 4.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  0  2  4  1-13  2

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Oct  2: Deportivo Cali - Flamengo               0-1
Oct 13: Jorge Wilstermann - Flamengo            1-2
Oct 16: Deportivo Cali - Jorge Wilstermann      1-0
Oct 23: Flamengo - Deportivo Cali               3-0
Oct 27: Jorge Wilstermann - Deportivo Cali      1-1
Oct 30: Flamengo - Jorge Wilstermann            4-1

 1.Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       4  4  0  0 10- 2  8
 2.Deportivo Cali                  4  1  1  2  2- 5  3
 3.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  4  0  1  3  3- 8  1

Group 2
Sep 30: Peñarol - Nacional                      1-1
Oct  8: Nacional - Cobreloa                     1-2
Oct 13: Peñarol - Cobreloa                      0-1
Oct 21: Nacional - Peñarol                      1-1
Oct 28: Cobreloa - Peñarol                      4-2
Nov  4: Cobreloa - Nacional                     2-2

 1.Cobreloa (Calama)               4  3  1  0  9- 5  7
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  0  3  1  5- 6  3
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  0  2  2  4- 7  2

Final (Nov 13 & 20)

1st leg.13-11-1981 Flamengo - Cobreloa 2-1
Attendance: 93,985
Referee: Esposito (Argentina)
2nd leg.20-11-1981 Cobreloa - Flamengo 1-0
Attendance: 61,721
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Play-off.23-11-1981 Flamengo - Cobreloa 2-0
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
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1982 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 7 – November 30
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (4th title)
Runners-upChile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored163 (2.2 per match)
First Round

Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Bolivia]
Jul 27: The Strongest - River Plate           awd [*]
Jun 30: Jorge Wilstermann - Boca Juniors      1-0
Aug  5: Boca Juniors - River Plate            0-0
Aug 11: The Strongest - Boca Juniors          1-0
Aug 15: Jorge Wilstermann - The Strongest     1-2
Aug 20: Jorge Wilstermann - River Plate       0-1
Aug 31: Boca Juniors - The Strongest          1-0
Sep  3: River Plate - The Strongest           4-1
Sep 14: River Plate - Jorge Wilstermann       3-0
Sep 17: Boca Juniors - Jorge Wilstermann      2-2
Sep 30: The Strongest - Jorge Wilstermann     1-1
Sep 30: River Plate - Boca Juniors            1-0
[*] finished 1-0 to The Strongest, but points were awarded to River Plate

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  5  1  0  9- 2 11
 2.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  2  1  3  6- 7  5
 3.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  1  2  3  3- 5  4
 4.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  1  2  3  5- 9  4

Group 2 [Brazil, Uruguay]
Aug  5: Peñarol - Defensor                    3-0
Aug 13: São Paulo FC - Grêmio                 2-2
Aug 17: Defensor - São Paulo FC               1-3
Aug 20: Peñarol - São Paulo FC                1-0
Aug 24: Defensor - Grêmio                     0-0  
Aug 27: Peñarol - Grêmio                      1-0
Sep  3: Grêmio - São Paulo FC                 0-0
Sep  9: Defensor - Peñarol                    0-0
Sep 14: São Paulo FC - Peñarol                0-1
Sep 17: Grêmio - Peñarol                      3-1
Sep 21: São Paulo FC - Defensor               2-1
Sep 24: Grêmio - Defensor                     1-2

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  4  1  1  7- 3  9
 2.São Paulo FC                    6  2  2  2  7- 6  6
 3.Grêmio (Porto Alegre)           6  1  3  2  6- 6  5
 4.Defensor (Montevideo)           6  1  2  3  4- 9  4

Group 3 [Colombia, Venezuela]
Mar 24: Atlético Nacional - Tolima            0-3
Mar 24: Táchira - Estudiantes                 0-0  
Mar 28: Estudiantes - Atlético Nacional       1-3
Mar 28: Táchira - Tolima                      0-2
Mar 31: Estudiantes - Tolima                  1-1
Mar 31: Táchira - Atlético Nacional           0-0
Apr 14: Estudiantes - Táchira                 1-0
Apr 14: Tolima - Atlético Nacional            0-0 
Apr 18: Atlético Nacional - Estudiantes       2-0
Apr 18: Tolima - Táchira                      2-2
Apr 21: Atlético Nacional - Táchira           1-0
Apr 21: Tolima - Estudiantes                  1-0  

 1.Tolima (Ibagué)                 6  3  3  0  9- 3  9
 2.Atlético Nacional (Medellín)    6  3  2  1  6- 4  8
 3.Estudiantes (Mérida)            6  1  2  3  3- 7  4
 4.Táchira (San Cristóbal)         6  0  3  3  2- 6  3

Group 4 [Chile, Ecuador]
Mar  7: Barcelona - LDU Quito                 4-1
Mar 14: LDU Quito - Barcelona                 4-2
Aug  4: Colo Colo - Cobreloa                  0-0
Aug 18: LDU Quito - Colo Colo                 2-2
Aug 18: Barcelona - Cobreloa                  1-1
Aug 22: Barcelona - Colo Colo                 1-3
Aug 22: LDU Quito - Cobreloa                  0-0
Sep  7: Cobreloa - Barcelona                  3-0
Sep  7: Colo Colo - LDU Quito                 1-0
Sep 10: Cobreloa - LDU Quito                  3-1  
Sep 10: Colo Colo - Barcelona                 2-0
Sep 22: Cobreloa - Colo Colo                  2-0

 1.Cobreloa (Calama)               6  3  3  0  9- 2  9
 2.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  3  2  1  8- 5  8
 3.LDU (Quito)                     6  1  2  3  8-12  4 
 4.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  1  1  4  8-14  3

Group 5 [Paraguay, Peru]
Mar 13: Mariano Melgar - Deportivo Municipal  2-1
Mar 14: Olimpia - Sol de América              1-1
Mar 20: Deportivo Municipal - Olimpia         1-2
Mar 24: Mariano Melgar - Olimpia              0-3
Mar 27: Deportivo Municipal - Sol de América  0-3
Mar 31: Mariano Melgar - Sol de América       3-2
Apr  3: Deportivo Municipal - Mariano Melgar  0-2
Apr  4: Sol de América - Olimpia              1-1
Apr 14: Sol de América - Deportivo Municipal  2-1
Apr 18: Olimpia - Deportivo Municipal         1-0
Apr 21: Sol de América - Mariano Melgar       0-2
Apr 25: Olimpia - Mariano Melgar              4-0

 1.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  4  2  0 12- 3 10
 2.Mariano Melgar (Arequipa)       6  4  0  2  9-10  8
 3.Sol de América (Asunción)       6  2  2  2  9- 8  6
 4.Deportivo Municipal (Lima)      6  0  0  6  3-12  0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Oct 19: Peñarol - Flamengo                    1-0 
Oct 22: River Plate - Flamengo                0-3
Oct 28: River Plate - Peñarol                 2-4
Nov  2: Flamengo - River Plate                4-2
Nov 12: Peñarol - River Plate                 2-1
Nov 16: Flamengo - Peñarol                    0-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  4  0  0  8- 3  8
 2.Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       4  2  0  2  7- 4  4
 3.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  0  0  4  5-13  0

Group 2
Oct 17: Tolima - Cobreloa                     1-0
Oct 21: Tolima - Olimpia                      1-1
Oct 26: Cobreloa - Tolima                     3-0
Oct 29: Olimpia - Tolima                      2-0
Nov  5: Olimpia - Cobreloa                    1-1
Nov 10: Cobreloa - Olimpia                    1-0

 1.Cobreloa (Calama)               4  2  1  1  5- 2  5
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              4  1  2  1  4- 3  4
 3.Tolima (Ibagué)                 4  1  1  2  2- 6  3

Final (Nov 26 & 30)

1st leg.26-11-1982 Peñarol - Cobreloa 0-0
Attendance: 55,248
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
2nd leg.30-11-1982 Cobreloa - Peñarol 0-1
Attendance: 70,400
Referee: Romero (Argentina)
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1983 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 3 – July 28
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Grêmio (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored184 (2.45 per match)
First Round

Peñarol (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Chile]
Mar 16: Estudiantes - Ferro Carril Oeste      0-0          
Mar 16: Colo Colo - Cobreloa                  2-1
Apr  5: Colo Colo - Ferro Carril Oeste        1-0
Apr  5: Cobreloa - Estudiantes                3-0
Apr  8: Colo Colo - Estudiantes               1-0
Apr  8: Cobreloa - Ferro Carril Oeste         2-1
Apr 12: Estudiantes - Colo Colo               4-1
Apr 15: Ferro Carril Oeste - Colo Colo        1-0
May 13: Ferro Carril Oeste - Cobreloa         1-0
May 19: Estudiantes - Cobreloa                2-0
Jun  8: Cobreloa - Colo Colo                  2-0
Jun  8: Ferro Carril Oeste - Estudiantes      1-2

 1.Estudiantes (La Plata)          6  3  1  2  8- 6  7
 2.Cobreloa (Calama)               6  3  0  3  8- 6  6
 3.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  3  0  3  5- 8  6 
 4.Ferro Carril Oeste (Bs. Aires)  6  2  1  3  4- 5  5

Group 2 [Bolivia, Brazil]
Mar  4: Grêmio - Flamengo                     1-1
Mar 13: Bolívar - Blooming                    6-0
Mar 22: Blooming - Grêmio                     0-2
Mar 25: Bolívar - Grêmio                      1-2
Apr  5: Blooming - Flamengo                   0-0
Apr  8: Bolívar - Flamengo                    3-1
Apr 15: Blooming - Bolívar                    3-0
Apr 22: Flamengo - Blooming                   7-1
Apr 26: Grêmio - Blooming                     2-0
May 31: Grêmio - Bolívar                      3-1
Jun  3: Flamengo - Bolívar                    5-2
Jun  6: Flamengo - Grêmio                     1-3
 
 1.Grêmio (Porto Alegre)           6  5  1  0 13- 4 11
 2.Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       6  2  2  2 15-10  6
 3.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  2  0  4 13-14  4
 4.Blooming (Santa Cruz)           6  1  1  4  4-17  3

Group 3 [Colombia, Peru]
Mar 12: Universitario - Alianza               0-0
Mar 16: América - Tolima                      1-1
Mar 20: Universitario - Tolima                2-2
Mar 23: Alianza - Tolima                      0-1
Mar 27: Universitario - América               1-1
Mar 30: Alianza - América                     1-2
Apr 13: Alianza - Universitario               2-1
Apr 13: Tolima - América                      0-2
Apr 24: América - Universitario               2-0
Apr 24: Tolima - Alianza                      0-0
Apr 27: América - Alianza                     2-0
Apr 27: Tolima - Universitario                1-1

 1.América (Cali)                  6  4  2  0 10- 3 10
 2.Tolima (Ibagué)                 6  1  4  1  5- 6  6
 3.Universitario (Lima)            6  0  4  2  5- 8  4
 4.Alianza (Lima)                  6  1  2  3  3- 6  4

Group 4 [Ecuador, Venezuela]
Mar 27: Atlético - Táchira                    2-0
Mar 27: El Nacional - Barcelona               3-1
Apr  4: Atlético - Barcelona                  2-0
Apr 10: Táchira - Barcelona                   1-1
Apr 13: Táchira - El Nacional                 0-0
Apr 17: Atlético - El Nacional                1-0
Apr 24: Barcelona - El Nacional               2-0
Apr 24: Táchira - Atlético                    0-0
May  8: Barcelona - Atlético                  3-3
May  8: El Nacional - Táchira                 3-0
May 11: Barcelona - Táchira                   n/p
May 11: El Nacional - Atlético                1-0

 1.Atlético (San Cristóbal)        6  3  2  1  8- 4  8
 2.El Nacional (Quito)             6  3  1  2  7- 4  7
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           5  1  2  2  7- 9  4
 4.Táchira (San Cristóbal)         5  0  3  2  1- 6  3

Group 5 [Paraguay, Uruguay]
Apr  6: Olimpia - Nacional (Asunción)         1-2
Apr  6: Nacional - Wanderers                  1-1
Apr 12: Wanderers - Nacional (Asunción)       3-1
Apr 15: Nacional - Nacional (Asunción)        4-2
Apr 20: Olimpia - Nacional                    0-1
Apr 27: Nacional (Asunción) - Olimpia         0-0
Apr 27: Wanderers - Nacional                  1-0
May  3: Nacional (Asunción) - Wanderers       1-1
May  6: Olimpia - Wanderers                   2-3
May 11: Nacional (Asunción) - Nacional        0-3
May 18: Wanderers - Olimpia                   0-0
May 23: Nacional - Olimpia                    3-0

 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  4  1  1 12- 4  9
 2.Wanderers (Montevideo)          6  3  3  0  9- 5  9
 3.Nacional (Asunción)             6  1  2  3  6-12  4
 4.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  0  2  4  3- 9  2

First Place Playoff
May 26: Nacional - Wanderers                  2-0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Jun 19: Atlético - Peñarol                    0-0
Jun 26: Atlético - Nacional                   1-2
Jul  5: Peñarol - Nacional                    2-0
Jul  8: Nacional - Atlético                   5-1
Jul 12: Peñarol - Atlético                    1-0
Jul 15: Nacional - Peñarol                    1-2

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  3  1  0  5- 1  7
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           4  2  0  2  8- 6  4
 3.Atlético (San Cristóbal)        4  0  1  3  2- 8  1

Group 2
Jun 21: Grêmio - Estudiantes                  2-1
Jun 24: América - Grêmio                      1-0
Jul  1: Estudiantes - América                 2-0
Jul  5: Grêmio - América                      2-1
Jul  8: Estudiantes - Grêmio                  3-3
Jul 15: América - Estudiantes                 0-0

 1.Grêmio (Porto Alegre)           4  2  1  1  7- 6  5
 2.Estudiantes (La Plata)          4  1  2  1  6- 5  4
 3.América (Cali)                  4  1  1  2  2- 4  3

Final (Jul 22 & 28)
1st leg.22- 7-1983 Peñarol - Grêmio 1-1
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Teodoro Nitti (Argentina)
2nd leg.28- 7-1983 Grêmio - Peñarol 2-1
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Perú)
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1984 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 11 – July 27
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (7th title)
Runners-upBrazil Grêmio
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored178 (2.37 per match)
First Round

Grêmio (Porto Alegre) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Paraguay]
29 Feb: Estudiantes - Independiente           1-1
 8 Mar: Olimpia - Sportivo Luqueño            0-0
13 Mar: Sportivo Luqueño - Independiente      0-1
16 Mar: Olimpia - Independiente               1-0
20 Mar: Sportivo Luqueño - Estudiantes        0-0       
23 Mar: Olimpia - Estudiantes                 2-1
27 Mar: Estudiantes - Sportivo Luqueño        1-1 
30 Mar: Independiente - Sportivo Luqueño      2-0 
 8 Apr: Sportivo Luqueño - Olimpia            1-2
13 Apr: Independiente - Estudiantes           4-1
25 Apr: Independiente - Olimpia               3-2  
27 Apr: Estudiantes - Olimpia                 0-1
 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  4  1  1 11- 5  9
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  4  1  1  8- 5  9
 3.Sportivo Luqueño (Asunción)     6  0  3  3  2- 6  3 
 4.Estudiantes (La Plata)          6  0  3  3  4- 9  3

Group 2 [Bolivia, Chile]
14 Mar: Universidad Católica - O'Higgins      2-0
17 Mar: Bolívar - Blooming                    0-0
21 Mar: Bolívar - Universidad Católica        3-2
25 Mar: Blooming - Universidad Católica       1-2
28 Mar: Blooming - O'Higgins                  3-0
 1 Apr: Bolívar - O'Higgins                   5-1
24 Apr: Blooming - Bolívar                    2-1
25 Apr: O'Higgins - Universidad Católica      0-2
 2 May: O'Higgins - Blooming                  3-4
 6 May: Universidad Católica - Blooming       0-0
 9 May: O'Higgins - Bolívar                   0-0
13 May: Universidad Católica - Bolívar        3-1
 1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6  4  1  1 11- 5  9
 2.Blooming (Santa Cruz)           6  3  2  1 10- 6  8
 3.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  2  2  2 10- 8  6
 4.O'Higgins (Rancagua)            6  0  1  5  4-16  1

Group 3 [Brazil, Colombia]
11 Mar: Flamengo - Santos                     4-1
21 Mar: América - Atlético Junior             2-0
27 Mar: América - Flamengo                    1-1
29 Mar: Atlético Junior - Flamengo            1-2
 4 Apr: Atlético Junior - Santos              0-3
 5 Apr: América - Santos                      1-0
12 Apr: Atlético Junior - América             4-1
20 Apr: Santos - Flamengo                     0-5
27 Apr: Santos - América                      0-1
 3 May: Flamengo - América                    4-2 
 8 May: Santos - Atlético Junior              1-3
10 May: Flamengo - Atlético Junior            3-1
 1.Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       6  5  1  0 19- 6 11 
 2.América (Cali)                  6  3  1  2  8- 9  7
 3.Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)  6  2  0  4  9-12  4
 4.Santos                          6  1  0  5  5-14  2

Group 4 [Ecuador, Uruguay]
28 Mar: Nacional - Danubio                    1-0
 2 Apr: El Nacional - Nueve de Octubre        3-1
 8 Apr: Nueve de Octubre - Danubio            2-2
12 Apr: El Nacional - Nacional                3-1
15 Apr: Nueve de Octubre - Nacional           1-3
15 Apr: El Nacional - Danubio                 3-0
25 Apr: Nueve de Octubre - El Nacional        2-2
28 Apr: Danubio - Nacional                    0-1
 3 May: Nacional - El Nacional                1-1
 4 May: Danubio - Nueve de Octubre            5-1
 8 May: Danubio - El Nacional                 1-0
 9 May: Nacional - Nueve de Octubre           6-0
 1.Nacional (Montevideo)           6  4  1  1 13- 5  9
 2.El Nacional (Quito)             6  3  2  1 12- 6  8
 3.Danubio (Montevideo)            6  2  1  3  8- 8  5
 4.Nueve de Octubre (Milagro)      6  0  2  4  7-21  2

Group 5 [Peru, Venezuela]
11 Mar: Sporting Cristal - Mariano Melgar     3-2
18 Mar: Univ. Los Andes - Portuguesa          2-0
21 Mar: Portuguesa - Sporting Cristal         1-0
21 Mar: Univ. Los Andes - Mariano Melgar      1-0
25 Mar: Univ. Los Andes - Sporting Cristal    0-1
25 Mar: Portuguesa - Mariano Melgar           4-0
 1 Apr: Portuguesa - Univ. Los Andes          1-2
 1 Apr: Mariano Melgar - Sporting Cristal     2-0
 4 Apr: Sporting Cristal - Portuguesa         2-1
 4 Apr: Mariano Melgar - Univ. Los Andes      0-1
 8 Apr: Sporting Cristal - Univ. Los Andes    2-0
 8 Apr: Mariano Melgar - Portuguesa           1-2
 1.Universidad Los Andes (Mérida)  6  4  0  2  6- 4  8
   Sporting Cristal (Lima)         6  4  0  2  8- 6  8
 3.Portuguesa (Acarigua)           6  3  0  3  9- 7  6
 4.Mariano Melgar (Arequipa)       6  1  0  5  5-11  2

First Place Playoff (in Cali)
11 May: Univ. Los Andes - Sporting Cristal    2-1

Semi-Finals

Group 1
31 May: Nacional - Independiente              1-1
 7 Jun: Universidad Católica - Independiente  0-0
27 Jun: Independiente - Universidad Católica  2-1
30 Jun: Nacional - Universidad Católica       2-0
 4 Jul: Independiente - Nacional              1-0
        Universidad Católica - Nacional       n/p
 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  2  2  0  4- 2  6
 2.Nacional (Montevideo)           3  1  1  1  3- 2  3
 3.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 3  0  1  2  1- 4  1

Group 2
26 Jun: Grêmio - Flamengo                     5-1
30 Jun: Univ. Los Andes - Flamengo            0-3
 3 Jul: Univ. Los Andes - Grêmio              0-2
 7 Jul: Flamengo - Grêmio                     3-1
10 Jul: Grêmio - Univ. Los Andes              6-1
12 Jul: Flamengo - Univ. Los Andes            2-1
 1.Grêmio (Porto Alegre)           4  3  0  1 14- 5  6
   Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)       4  3  0  1  9- 7  6
 3.Universidad Los Andes (Mérida)  4  0  0  4  2-13  0

First Place Playoff (in São Paulo)
19 Jul: Grêmio - Flamengo                     0-0
Grêmio qualify due to better goal difference in group

Final (Jul 24 & 27)
Grêmio                   Bra  Independiente            Arg   0-1  0-0  0-1
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1985 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 3 – October 24
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Argentinos Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored183 (2.47 per match)
First Round

Independiente (Avellaneda) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Brazil]
23 Jul: Fluminense - Vasco da Gama            3-3x
26 Jul: Argentinos Jrs. - Ferro Carril Oeste  0-1
 2 Aug: Vasco da Gama - Argentinos Jrs.       1-2
 5 Aug: Fluminense - Argentinos Jrs.          0-1
 6 Aug: Ferro Carril Oeste - Vasco da Gama    2-0
 9 Aug: Argentinos Jrs. - Vasco da Gama       2-2
15 Aug: Ferro Carril Oeste - Argentinos Jrs.  1-3
15 Aug: Vasco da Gama - Fluminense            0-0
20 Aug: Ferro Carril Oeste - Fluminense       1-0
23 Aug: Argentinos Jrs. - Fluminense          1-0
27 Aug: Fluminense - Ferro Carril Oeste       0-0 
30 Aug: Vasco da Gama - Ferro Carril Oeste    0-2
x match apparently awarded to Fluminense (unclear with what score) because
  of Vasco da Gama fielding ineligible player Gersinho (who came on as sub);
  note that [CSF 00] makes no mention of this award; Gersinho did not play
  any further matches for Vasco da Gama

 1.Argentinos Juniors (Bs. Aires)  6  4  1  1  9- 5  9
   Ferro Carril Oeste (Bs. Aires)  6  4  1  1  7- 3  9
 3.Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro)     6  1  2  3  3- 6  4  [?]
 4.Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)  6  0  2  4  6-11  2  [?]

First Place Playoff
11 Sep: Argentinos Jrs. - Ferro Carril Oeste  3-1

Group 2 [Bolivia, Venezuela]
10 Mar: Táchira - Deportivo Italia            0-0
12 Mar: Blooming - Oriente Petrolero          1-1
17 Mar: Táchira - Oriente Petrolero           1-1
17 Mar: Deportivo Italia - Blooming           0-3
21 Mar: Táchira - Blooming                    0-1
21 Mar: Deportivo Italia - Oriente Petrolero  0-3
24 Mar: Deportivo Italia - Táchira            1-3
28 Mar: Oriente Petrolero - Blooming          0-1
 4 Apr: Oriente Petrolero - Deportivo Italia  3-1
 7 Apr: Blooming - Deportivo Italia           8-0
11 Apr: Oriente Petrolero - Táchira           3-2
14 Apr: Blooming - Táchira                    6-3

 1.Blooming (Santa Cruz)           6  5  1  0 20- 4 11
 2.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  3  2  1 11- 6  8
 3.Táchira (San Cristóbal)         6  1  2  3  9-12  4
 4.Dep. Italia (Caracas)           6  0  1  5  2-20  1

Group 3 [Colombia, Paraguay]
 3 Mar: Guaraní - Cerro Porteño               0-0
 6 Mar: América - Millonarios                 0-0
12 Mar: Guaraní - Millonarios                 2-0
14 Mar: Cerro Porteño - Millonarios           0-0
19 Mar: Cerro Porteño - América               0-0
21 Mar: Guaraní - América                     1-1
27 Mar: Millonarios - América                 0-0
27 Mar: Cerro Porteño - Guaraní               3-1
31 Mar: América - Cerro Porteño               2-0
31 Mar: Millonarios - Guaraní                 5-1
 3 Apr: América - Guaraní                     2-1
 3 Apr: Millonarios - Cerro Porteño           0-2

 1.América (Cali)                  6  2  4  0  5- 2  8
 2.Cerro Porteño (Asunción)        6  2  3  1  5- 3  7
 3.Millonarios (Bogotá)            6  1  3  2  5- 5  5
 4.Guaraní (Asunción)              6  1  2  3  6-11  4

Group 4 [Chile, Uruguay]
23 Apr: Peñarol - Bella Vista                 1-0
24 Apr: Colo Colo - Magallanes                2-0
30 Apr: Colo Colo - Bella Vista               2-0
 3 May: Magallanes - Peñarol                  1-1
 7 May: Magallanes - Bella Vista              2-1
10 May: Colo Colo - Peñarol                   1-2
14 May: Bella Vista - Peñarol                 0-2
14 May: Magallanes - Colo Colo                1-3
21 May: Peñarol - Magallanes                  1-0
23 May: Bella Vista - Colo Colo               2-1
28 May: Bella Vista - Magallanes              0-1
30 May: Peñarol - Colo Colo                   3-1

 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  5  1  0 10- 3 11
 2.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  3  0  3 10- 8  6
 3.Magallanes (Santiago)           6  2  1  3  5- 8  5
 4.Bella Vista (Montevideo)        6  1  0  5  3- 9  2

Group 5 [Ecuador, Peru]
15 May: Sport Boys - Universitario            0-2
23 Jun: El Nacional - Nueve de Octubre        3-1
 6 Jul: Nueve de Octubre - Universitario      1-0
 7 Jul: El Nacional - Sport Boys              2-0
13 Jul: Nueve de Octubre - Sport Boys         4-0
14 Jul: El Nacional - Universitario           4-1
19 Jul: Nueve de Octubre - El Nacional        0-1
19 Jul: Universitario - Sport Boys            4-0
30 Jul: Sport Boys - El Nacional              1-2
 2 Aug: Universitario - El Nacional           1-1
 6 Aug: Universitario - Nueve de Octubre      n/p
10 Aug: Sport Boys - Nueve de Octubre         n/p 

 1.El Nacional (Quito)             6  5  1  0 13- 4 11
 2.Universitario (Lima)            5  2  1  2  8- 6  5
 3.Nueve de Octubre (Milagro)      4  2  0  2  6- 4  4
 4.Sport Boys (Callao)             5  0  0  5  1-14  0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
19 Sep: Peñarol - América                     1-1
22 Sep: El Nacional - América                 2-0
25 Sep: Peñarol - El Nacional                 2-0
29 Sep: América - Peñarol                     4-0
 2 Oct: El Nacional - Peñarol                 2-0
 6 Oct: América - El Nacional                 5-0

 1.América (Cali)                  4  2  1  1 10- 3  5
 2.El Nacional (Quito)             4  2  0  2  4- 7  4
 3.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  1  1  2  3- 7  3

Group 2
16 Sep: Argentinos Jrs. - Independiente       2-2
19 Sep: Blooming - Argentinos Jrs.            1-1
26 Sep: Blooming - Independiente              1-1
 1 Oct: Argentinos Jrs. - Blooming            1-0
 5 Oct: Independiente - Blooming              2-0
10 Oct: Independiente - Argentinos Jrs.       1-2

 1.Argentinos Juniors (Bs. Aires)  4  2  2  0  6- 4  6
 2.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  1  2  1  6- 5  4
 3.Blooming (Santa Cruz)           4  0  2  2  2- 5  2

Final (Oct 17 & 22)
América                  Col  Argentinos Juniors       Arg   1-0  0-1

Playoff (Oct 24) (in Asunción)
Argentinos Juniors       Arg  América                  Col   1-1  5-4p
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1986 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 12 – October 29
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina River Plate (1st title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored170 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Juan Carlos de Lima (9 goals)
First Round

Argentinos Juniors (Buenos Aires) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Uruguay]
Jul  9: Peñarol - Wanderers                   1-3
Jul  9: Boca Juniors - River Plate            1-1
Jul 16: Wanderers - River Plate               0-2
Jul 17: Peñarol - Boca Juniors                1-2
Jul 23: Wanderers - Boca Juniors              2-0
Jul 24: Peñarol - River Plate                 0-2
Jul 29: Wanderers - Peñarol                   1-0
Aug  1: Boca Juniors - Peñarol                1-1
Aug  6: River Plate - Peñarol                 3-1
Aug  7: Boca Juniors - Wanderers              3-2
Aug 14: River Plate - Wanderers               4-2
Aug 20: River Plate - Boca Juniors            1-0

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      6  5  1  0 13- 4 11
 2.Wanderers (Montevideo)          6  3  0  3 10-10  6
 3.Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)     6  2  2  2  7- 8  6
 4.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  0  1  5  4-12  1

Group 2 [Chile, Colombia]
Mar 12: América - Deportivo Cali              0-0
Mar 18: América - Cobresal                    0-0
Mar 21: Deportivo Cali - Cobresal             1-1
Mar 26: Cobresal - Univ. Católica             1-1
Apr  1: América - Univ. Católica              2-1
Apr  4: Deportivo Cali - Univ. Católica       3-1
Apr  9: Univ. Católica - Cobresal             0-1
Apr 10: Deportivo Cali - América              0-1
Apr 15: Univ. Católica - Deportivo Cali       1-3
Apr 18: Cobresal - América                    2-2
Apr 22: Cobresal - Deportivo Cali             1-1
Apr 25: Univ. Católica - América              1-3

 1.América (Cali)                  6  3  3  0  8- 4  9
 2.Deportivo Cali                  6  2  3  1  8- 5  7
 3.Cobresal (El Salvador)          6  1  5  0  6- 5  7
 4.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6  0  1  5  5-13  1

Group 3 [Bolivia, Peru]
Apr 27: Universitario - U.T. Cajamarca        2-0
Apr 27: Bolívar - Jorge Wilstermann           2-0
May 10: Jorge Wilstermann - Universitario     4-0
May 11: Bolívar - U.T. Cajamarca              2-1
May 13: Bolívar - Universitario               4-0
May 14: Jorge Wilstermann - U.T. Cajamarca    2-0
May 18: U.T. Cajamarca - Universitario        1-3
May 18: Jorge Wilstermann - Bolívar           1-2
May 21: Universitario - Bolívar               3-0
May 24: U.T. Cajamarca - Bolívar              2-2
May 25: Universitario - Jorge Wilstermann     1-2
May 28: U.T. Cajamarca - Jorge Wilstermann    3-2

 1.Bolívar (La Paz)                6  4  1  1 12- 7  9
 2.Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)  6  3  0  3 11- 8  6
 3.Universitario (Lima)            6  3  0  3  9-11  6
 4.Universidad Técnica Cajamarca   6  1  1  4  7-13  3

Group 4 [Brazil, Ecuador]
Apr 20: Barcelona - Deportivo Quito           3-3
Apr 25: Barcelona - Coritiba                  1-1
Apr 29: Deportivo Quito - Coritiba            2-1
May  1: Barcelona - Bangu                     1-0
May  6: Deportivo Quito - Bangu               3-1
May 13: Bangu - Coritiba                      1-1
Jul 15: Bangu - Barcelona                     1-2
Jul 18: Coritiba - Barcelona                  0-0
Jul 22: Bangu - Deportivo Quito               3-3
Jul 25: Coritiba - Deportivo Quito            3-1
Jul 29: Coritiba - Bangu                      2-0
Jul 29: Deportivo Quito - Barcelona           0-0

 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  2  4  0  7- 5  8
 2.Coritiba (Curitiba)             6  2  3  1  8- 5  7
 3.Deportivo Quito                 6  2  3  1 12-11  7
 4.Bangu (Rio de Janeiro)          6  0  2  4  6-12  2

Group 5 [Paraguay, Venezuela]
Aug  7: Olimpia - Nacional                    3-1
Aug 13: Nacional - Olimpia                    1-2
The Venezuelan representatives (Estudiantes and Táchira) withdrew

 1.Olimpia (Asunción)              2  2  0  0  5- 2  4
 2.Nacional (Asunción)             2  0  0  2  2- 5  0

Semi-Finals

Group 1
Sep  4: Argentinos Jrs. - River Plate         0-0
Sep 11: Barcelona - Argentinos Jrs.           1-0
Sep 16: Barcelona - River Plate               0-3
Sep 23: River Plate - Barcelona               4-1
Sep 26: River Plate - Argentinos Jrs.         0-2
Sep 30: Argentinos Jrs. - Barcelona           1-0

 1.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  2  1  1  7- 3  5
   Argentinos Juniors (Bs. Aires)  4  2  1  1  3- 1  5
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  1  0  3  2- 8  2

First Place Playoff
Oct  4: River Plate - Argentinos Jrs.         0-0 (aet)
River Plate qualify due to better goal difference in group

Group 2
Sep 11: Olimpia - Bolívar                     3-1
Sep 16: Olimpia - América                     1-1
Sep 20: Bolívar - América                     2-0
Sep 24: América - Bolívar                     2-1
Sep 30: Bolívar - Olimpia                     1-1
Oct  5: América - Olimpia                     1-0

 1.América (Cali)                  4  2  1  1  4- 4  5
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              4  1  2  1  5- 4  4
 3.Bolívar (La Paz)                4  1  1  2  5- 6  3

Final (Oct 22 & 29)
América                  Col  River Plate              Arg   1-2  0-1
Attendance: 50,000

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1987 Copa Libertadores 
Tournament details
DatesMarch 6 – October 31
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (5th title)
Runners-upColombia América
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored207 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ricardo Gareca (7 Goals)
First Round

River Plate (Buenos Aires) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Argentina, Venezuela]
18 Jul: Estudiantes - Rosario Central         0-3
19 Jul: Táchira - Independiente               3-2
22 Jul: Táchira - Rosario Central             0-0
23 Jul: Estudiantes - Independiente           0-1
26 Jul: Táchira - Estudiantes                 3-2
 1 Aug: Rosario Central - Independiente       0-0
 4 Aug: Independiente - Estudiantes           2-0
 5 Aug: Rosario Central - Táchira             3-2
 8 Aug: Rosario Central - Estudiantes         5-2
 9 Aug: Independiente - Táchira               5-0
16 Aug: Independiente - Rosario Central       3-1  
16 Aug: Estudiantes - Táchira                 0-3
 1.Independiente (Avellaneda)      6  4  1  1 13- 4  9
 2.Rosario Central                 6  3  2  1 12- 7  8
 3.Táchira (San Cristóbal)         6  3  1  2 11-12  7
 4.Estudiantes (Mérida)            6  0  0  6  4-17  0

Group 2 [Bolivia, Colombia]
 7 May: América - Deportivo Cali              1-0
 7 May: The Strongest - Oriente Petrolero     3-2
12 May: The Strongest - Deportivo Cali        2-1
15 May: Oriente Petrolero - Deportivo Cali    0-1
19 May: The Strongest - América               1-1
22 May: Oriente Petrolero - América           1-1
26 May: Deportivo Cali - América              2-1
29 May: Oriente Petrolero - The Strongest     2-1
 2 Jun: Deportivo Cali - Oriente Petrolero    5-1
 5 Jun: América - Oriente Petrolero           3-1
 9 Jun: Deportivo Cali - The Strongest        4-0
13 Jun: América - The Strongest               6-0
 1.América (Cali)                  6  3  2  1 13- 5  8
   Deportivo Cali                  6  4  0  2 13- 5  8
 3.The Strongest (La Paz)          6  2  1  3  7-16  5
 4.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz)  6  1  1  4  7-14  3

First Place Playoff (in Cali)
 8 Jul: América - Deportivo Cali              0-0  4-2p

Group 3 [Brazil, Chile]
25 Mar: Cobreloa - Colo Colo                  1-0
27 Mar: Guarani - São Paulo                   3-1
 7 Apr: Guarani - Cobreloa                    0-0
10 Apr: São Paulo - Cobreloa                  2-1
 5 May: Guarani - Colo Colo                   0-0
 8 May: São Paulo - Colo Colo                 1-2
 3 Jun: Colo Colo - Cobreloa                  0-0
 4 Jun: São Paulo - Guarani                   2-2
 9 Jun: Cobreloa - Guarani                    3-1
12 Jun: Colo Colo - Guarani                   2-0
16 Jun: Cobreloa - São Paulo                  3-1
19 Jun: Colo Colo - São Paulo                 2-2
 1.Cobreloa (Calama)               6  3  2  1  8- 4  8
 2.Colo Colo (Santiago)            6  2  3  1  6- 4  7
 3.Guarani (Campinas)              6  1  3  2  6- 8  5
 4.São Paulo                       6  1  2  3  9-13  4

Group 4 [Ecuador, Paraguay]
15 Mar: Sol de América - Olimpia              2-2
22 Mar: El Nacional - Barcelona               2-0
 1 Apr: Olimpia - El Nacional                 2-0
 5 Apr: Sol de América - El Nacional          2-1
 8 Apr: Sol de América - Barcelona            1-2
12 Apr: Olimpia - Barcelona                   1-0
14 May: Barcelona - El Nacional               2-1
14 May: Olimpia - Sol de América              2-1
20 May: El Nacional - Olimpia                 4-0
20 May: Barcelona - Sol de América            1-0
24 May: El Nacional - Sol de América          4-1
24 May: Barcelona - Olimpia                   3-2
 1.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           6  4  0  2  8- 7  8
 2.Olimpia (Asunción)              6  3  1  2  9-10  7
 3.El Nacional (Quito)             6  3  0  3 12- 7  6
 4.Sol de América (Asunción)       6  1  1  4  7-12  3

Group 5 [Peru, Uruguay]
 6 May: Alianza Lima - Col. San Agustín       2-0
 6 May: Peñarol - Progreso                    3-2
12 May: Col. San Agustín - Progreso           3-1
15 May: Alianza Lima - Progreso               0-0
18 May: Alianza Lima - Peñarol                0-1
21 May: Col. San Agustín - Peñarol            1-1
26 May: Col. San Agustín - Alianza Lima       1-2
26 May: Progreso - Peñarol                    1-1
29 May: Progreso - Alianza Lima               0-0
 2 Jun: Peñarol - Alianza Lima                2-0
 2 Jun: Progreso - Col. San Agustín           3-0
05 Jun: Peñarol - Col. San Agustín            2-0
 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            6  4  2  0 10- 4 10
 2.Alianza (Lima)                  6  2  2  2  4- 4  6
 3.Progreso (Montevideo)           6  1  3  2  7- 7  5
 4.Colégio San Agustín (Lima)      6  1  1  4  5-11  3

Semi-Finals

Group 1
 1 Sep: Cobreloa - Barcelona                  3-0
 4 Sep: Cobreloa - América                    2-2
 9 Sep: Barcelona - América                   0-2
15 Sep: Barcelona - Cobreloa                  0-2
18 Sep: América - Cobreloa                    1-1
23 Sep: América - Barcelona                   4-0
 1.América (Cali)                  4  2  2  0  9- 3  6
 2.Cobreloa (Calama)               4  2  2  0  8- 3  6
 3.Barcelona (Guayaquil)           4  0  0  4  0-11  0

Group 2
26 Aug: River Plate - Independiente           0-0
 3 Sep: Peñarol - Independiente               3-0
16 Sep: Peñarol - River Plate                 0-0
23 Sep: Independiente - River Plate           2-0
30 Sep: Independiente - Peñarol               2-4
07 Oct: River Plate - Peñarol                 1-0
 1.Peñarol (Montevideo)            4  2  1  1  7- 3  5
 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires)      4  1  2  1  1- 2  4
 3.Independiente (Avellaneda)      4  1  1  2  4- 7  3

Final (Oct 21 & 28)

1st Leg.21-10-1987 América - Peñarol 2-0
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
2nd Leg.28-10-1987 Peñarol - América 2-1
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ricardo Calabria (Argentina)
Playoff.31-10-1987 Peñarol - América 1-0 aet Estadio NacionalSantiago, Chile
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)