1978 Copa Libertadores
19th season of Copa Libertadores
Tournament details | |
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Dates | June 27 – November 28 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Boca Juniors (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Deportivo Cali |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 75 |
Goals scored | 179 (2.39 per match) |
← 1977 1979 → |
International football competition
The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.
Qualified teams
Country | Team | Qualification method |
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CONMEBOL (1 berth) | Boca Juniors | 1977 Copa Libertadores champion |
Argentina (2 berths) | River Plate | 1977 Metropolitano champion |
Independiente | 1977 Nacional champion | |
Bolivia (2 berths) | The Strongest | 1977 Primera División champion |
Oriente Petrolero | 1977 Primera División runner-up | |
Brazil (2 berths) | São Paulo | 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
Atlético Mineiro | 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up | |
Chile (2 berths) | Unión Española | 1977 Primera División champion |
Palestino | 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner | |
Colombia (2 berths) | Junior | 1977 Campeonato Profesional champion |
Deportivo Cali | 1977 Campeonato Profesional runner-up | |
Ecuador (2 berths) | El Nacional | 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion |
LDU Quito | 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up | |
Paraguay (2 berths) | Cerro Porteño | 1977 Primera División champion |
Libertad | 1977 Primera División runner-up | |
Peru (2 berths) | Alianza Lima | 1977 Primera División champion |
Sporting Cristal | 1977 Primera División runner-up | |
Uruguay (2 berths) | Peñarol | 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
Danubio | 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up | |
Venezuela (2 berths) | Portuguesa | 1977 Primera División champion |
Estudiantes de Mérida | 1977 Primera División runner-up |
Draw
The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Boca Juniors was champion of the 1977 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IND | LDQ | EN | |
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1 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreaker
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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River Plate | 4–1 | Independiente |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | CRI | STR | OPE | |
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1 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAM | UE | SAO | PAL | |
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1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Unión Española | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
3 | São Paulo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
4 | Palestino | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | PEÑ | JUN | DAN | |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
3 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Danubio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCP | POR | ESM | LIB | |
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1 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Libertad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Semi-finals
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | RIV | CAM | |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | River Plate | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Atlético Mineiro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | CCP | ALI | |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Cali | 0–4 | Boca Juniors | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Champion
Copa Libertadores 1978 winners |
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Boca Juniors 2nd title |
External links
- Copa Libertadores 1978 by Karel Stokkermans at RSSSF
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