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1979 Copa Libertadores de América Dates February 24 – July 27 Teams 21 (from 10 associations) Champions Olimpia (1st title) Runners-up Boca Juniors Matches played 75 Goals scored 212 (2.83 per match)
International football competition
The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, in which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden , in which the South American side won.
Qualified teams
Argentina
Boca Juniors (1978 Libertadores Champion)
Independiente (Champion of Campeonato Nacional Argentino 1978)
Quilmes (Champion of Campeonato Metropolitano Argentino 1978)
Bolivia
Bolívar (Champion of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)
Jorge Wilsterman (Runners-up of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)
Brazil
Guarani (Champion of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)
Palmeiras (Runners-up of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)
Chile
Palestino (Champion of Campeonato Chileno 1978)
O’Higgins (Winner Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)
Ecuador
El Nacional (Champion of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)
Técnico Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)
Paraguay
Olimpia (Champion of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)
Sol de América (Runners-up of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)
Peru
Alianza Lima (Champion of Campeonato Peruano 1978)
Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Peruano 1978)
Uruguay
Peñarol (Champion of Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)
Nacional (Runners-up of Liga Pré-Libertadores 1978)
Venezuela
Portuguesa (Champion of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)
Galicia (Runners-up of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)
Group stage
Boca Juniors , of Argentina skips to semifinals as current champions.
Group 1
14 March 1979
Quilmes
1–2
Independiente
Quilmes
Millonarios
1–1
Deportivo Cali
Bogotá
20 March 1979
Millonarios
3–3
Independiente
Bogotá
Deportivo Cali
3–2
Quilmes
Cali
23 March 1979
Deportivo Cali
1–0
Independiente
Cali
Millonarios
1–0
Quilmes
Bogotá
4 April 1979
Independiente
2–0
Quilmes
Avellaneda
Deportivo Cali
2–0
Millonarios
Cali
10 April 1979
Quilmes
1–2
Millonarios
Quilmes
Independiente
1–0
Deportivo Cali
Avellaneda
13 April 1979
Quilmes
3–1
Deportivo Cali
Quilmes
Independiente
4–1
Millonarios
Avellaneda
Group 2
23 March 1979
Olímpia
2–1
Sol de América
Asunción
25 March 1979
Bolívar
4–0
Jorge Wilstermann
La Paz
29 March 1979
Jorge Wilstermann
0–2
Olímpia
Cochabamba
Bolívar
4–1
Sol de América
La Paz
2 April 1979
Jorge Wilstermann
2–3
Sol de América
Santa Cruz
3 April 1979
Bolívar
2–1
Olímpia
La Paz
5 April 1979
Sol de América
0–1
Olímpia
Asunción
Jorge Wilstermann
0–6
Bolívar
La Paz
8 April 1979
Olímpia
4–2
Jorge Wilstermann
Asunción
11 April 1979
Sol de América
2–1
Jorge Wilstermann
Asunción
15 April 1979
Sol de América
2–2
Bolívar
Asunción
18 April 1979
Olímpia
3–0
Bolívar
Asunción
Group 3
24 February 1979
Alianza Lima
3–6
Universitario
Lima
28 February 1979
Alianza Lima
0–3
Guarani
Lima
3 March 1979
Universitario
3–0
Guarani
Lima
10 March 1979
Alianza Lima
2–4
Palmeiras
Lima
13 March 1979
Universitario
2–5
Palmeiras
Lima
21 March 1979
Universitario
1–0
Alianza Lima
Lima
25 March 1979
Palmeiras
1–4
Guarani
São Paulo
7 April 1979
Guarani
2–0
Alianza Lima
Campinas
8 April 1979
Palmeiras
1–2
Universitario
São Paulo
11 April 1979
Guarani
6–1
Universitario
Campinas
12 April 1979
Palmeiras
4–0
Alianza Lima
São Paulo
15 April 1979
Guarani
1–0
Palmeiras
Campinas
Group 4
28 February 1979
O'Higgins
1–1
Palestino
Rancagua
11 March 1979
Galicia
1–1
Portuguesa
Caracas
18 March 1979
Galicia
1–1
Palestino
Caracas
Portuguesa
1–1
O'Higgins
Valencia
21 March 1979
Portuguesa
0–2
Palestino
Valencia
Galicia
0–1
O'Higgins
Caracas
29 March 1979
Palestino
1–0
O'Higgins
Santiago
Portuguesa
1–1
Galicia
Valencia
11 April 1979
Palestino
5–0
Galicia
Santiago
O'Higgins
1–1
Portuguesa
Rancagua
15 April 1979
Palestino
6–0
Portuguesa
Santiago
O'Higgins
6–0
Galicia
Rancagua
Group 5
4 March 1979
El Nacional
2–1
Técnico Universitario
Quito
7 March 1979
Peñarol
0–0
Nacional
Montevideo
13 March 1979
Peñarol
4–0
Técnico Universitario
Montevideo
16 March 1979
Nacional
2–0
Técnico Universitario
Montevideo
20 March 1979
Nacional
3–0
El Nacional
Montevideo
23 March 1979
Peñarol
2–1
El Nacional
Montevideo
28 March 1979
Nacional
1–1
Peñarol
Montevideo
1 April 1979
Técnico Universitario
2–2
El Nacional
Ambato
5 April 1979
Técnico Universitario
0–1
Peñarol
Ambato
El Nacional
1–0
Nacional
Quito
8 April 1979
El Nacional
0–2
Peñarol
Quito
Técnico Universitario
1–1
Nacional
Ambato
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
1 May 1979
Palestino
0–0
Guarani
Santiago
4 May 1979
Olímpia
2–1
Guarani
Asunción
9 May 1979
Palestino
0–2
Olímpia
Santiago
16 May 1979
Olímpia
3–0
Palestino
Asunción
20 May 1979
Guarani
2–2
Palestino
Campinas
24 May 1979
Guarani
1–1
Olímpia
Campinas
Final
Champion
Copa Libertadores 1979 Champions
Olimpia First Title
Top-scorers
6 goles
Juan José Oré (Universitario )
Miltäo (Guaraní )
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