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1998 Copa Libertadores

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1998 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1998
Tournament details
Dates25 February – 26 August
Teams23 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played98
Goals scored220 (2.24 per match)
1997
1999

The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Mexican clubs participated in Copa Libertadores for the first time.[1] Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final.

Pre-Libertadores

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mexico Guadalajara 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 10
2 Mexico América 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
3 Venezuela Caracas 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5
4 Venezuela Atlético Zulia 4 0 0 4 4 13 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colombia América de Cali 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Round of 16
2 Ecuador Barcelona 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
3 Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
4 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Grêmio 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12 Round of 16
2 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8
3 Mexico América 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Mexico Guadalajara 6 2 0 4 2 7 −5 6
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraguay Olimpia 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Round of 16
2 Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
4 Chile Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolivia Bolívar 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Round of 16
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 10
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 2 0 4 11 12 −1 6
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 2 3 7 15 −8 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina River Plate 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16 Round of 16
2 Peru Alianza Lima 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
3 Argentina Colón 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
4 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

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Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Uruguay Nacional 1 0 1
Brazil Grêmio 1 4 5
Brazil Grêmio 1 0 1
Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 0 2
Brazil Cruzeiro 1 0 1
Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2
Argentina River Plate 0 1 1
Mexico América 1 0 1
Argentina River Plate 1 1 2
Argentina River Plate 2 3 5
Argentina Colón 1 1 2
Paraguay Olimpia 2 1 3 (1)
Argentina Colón 3 0 3 (2)
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 2 4
Ecuador Barcelona 0 1 1
Colombia Bucaramanga 1 0 1
Bolivia Bolívar 2 1 3
Bolivia Bolívar 1 0 1
Ecuador Barcelona 1 4 5
Ecuador Barcelona 2 2 4
Chile Colo-Colo 1 2 3
Ecuador Barcelona 1 1 2 (4)
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 2 2 (3)
Peru Alianza Lima 1 1 2 (1)
Uruguay Peñarol 0 2 2 (3)
Uruguay Peñarol 2 0 2
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3 3
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 2 3
Colombia América de Cali 0 1 1

Round of 16

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First leg matches were played on April 15, April 22 and April 23. Second leg matches were on April 29, April 30, May 2 and May 7.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 3-1 Colombia América de Cali 1-0 2-1
Nacional Uruguay 1-5 Brazil Grêmio 1-1 0-4
Olimpia Paraguay 3-3 (1-2 pk) Argentina Colón 2-3 1-0
Bucaramanga Colombia 1-3 Bolivia Bolívar 1-2 0-1
América Mexico 1-2 Argentina River Plate 1-1 0-1
Barcelona Ecuador 4-3 Chile Colo-Colo 2-1 2-2
Alianza Lima Peru 2-2 (1-3 pk) Uruguay Peñarol 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Brazil Cruzeiro 2-1 0-0

Quarterfinals

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First leg matches were played on May 3, May 13 and May 20. Second leg matches were played on May 6 and May 27.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio Brazil 1-2 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1-1 0-1
River Plate Argentina 5-2 Argentina Colón 2-1 3-1
Peñarol Uruguay 2-3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2-0 0-3
Bolívar Bolivia 1-5 Ecuador Barcelona 1-1 0-4

Semi-finals

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First leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Ecuador 2-2 (4-3 pk) Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Argentina River Plate 1-0 1-1

Finals

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First leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vasco da Gama Brazil 4-1 Ecuador Barcelona 2-0 2-1

Broadcasting rights

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Americas

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References

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  1. ^ "Grêmio enfrenta mexicanos e maratona". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2018.