Copa Libertadores 1998

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


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[edit] Pre-Libertadores

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Chivas de Guadalajara 10 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7
CF América 7 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
Caracas FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2
Atlético Zulia 0 4 0 0 4 4 13 -9


  • 04/02/98 Atlético Zulia 2:3 Chivas de Guadalajara Maracaibo (VEN)
  • 06/02/98 Caracas FC 1:1 Chivas de Guadalajara Caracas (VEN)
  • 10/02/98 Atlético Zulia 0:2 CF América Maracaibo (VEN)
  • 13/02/98 Caracas FC 1:0 CF América Caracas (VEN)
  • 17/02/98 Chivas de Guadalajara 4:1 Atlético Zulia Guadalajara (MEX)
  • 19/02/98 CF América 4:1 Atlético Zulia Ciudad de Mexico (MEX)
  • 24/02/98 Chivas de Guadalajara 4:1 Caracas FC Guadalajara (MEX)
  • 26/02/98 CF América 1:1 Caracas FC Ciudad de Mexico (MEX)

[edit] Group Stage

[edit] Group 1

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
América de Cali 11 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5
Barcelona 9 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2
Atlético Bucaramanga 7 6 2 1 3 5 6 -1
Sociedad Deportivo Quito 5 6 1 2 3 3 9 -6


  • 25/02/98 América de Cáli 2:2 Atlético Bucaramanga Cáli (COL)
  • 25/02/98 Barcelona 0:0 Deportivo Quito Guayaquil (EQU)
  • 03/03/98 Deportivo Quito 1:0 Atlético Bucaramanga Quito (EQU)
  • 06/03/98 Barcelona 2:0 Atlético Bucaramanga Guayaquil (EQU)
  • 10/03/98 Deportivo Quito 0:4 América de Cáli Quito (EQU)
  • 13/03/98 Barcelona 1:0 América de Cáli Guayaquil (EQU)
  • 18/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 0:1 América de Cáli Bucaramanga (COL)
  • 18/03/98 Deportivo Quito 1:1 Barcelona Quito (EQU)
  • 24/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 2:0 Deportivo Quito Bucaramanga (COL)
  • 27/03/98 América de Cáli 2:1 Deportivo Quito Cáli (COL)
  • 31/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 1:0 Barcelona Bucaramanga (COL)
  • 03/04/98 América de Cáli 1:1 Barcelona Cáli (COL)

[edit] Group 2

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Grêmio 12 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
Vasco da Gama 8 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3
Club América 8 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1
Guadalajara 6 6 2 0 4 2 7 -5


  • 04/03/98 Guadalajara 0:1 América Guadalajara (MEX)
  • 04/03/98 Grêmio 1:0 Vasco Porto Alegre (BRA)
  • 10/03/98 Guadalajara 1:0 Grêmio Guadalajara (MEX)
  • 13/03/98 América 1:2 Grêmio Ciudad de México (MEX)
  • 17/03/98 Guadalajara 1:0 Vasco Guadalajara (MEX)
  • 20/03/98 América 1:1 Vasco Ciudad de México (MEX)
  • 24/03/98 América 2:0 Guadalajara Ciudad de México (MEX)
  • 26/03/98 Vasco 3:0 Grêmio Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
  • 31/03/98 Grêmio 2:0 Guadalajara Porto Alegre (BRA)
  • 03/04/98 Vasco 2:0 Guadalajara Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
  • 07/04/98 Grêmio 1:0 América Porto Alegre (BRA)
  • 09/04/98 Vasco 1:1 América Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

[edit] Group 3

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Olimpia Asunción 13 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8
Colo-Colo 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
Cerro Porteño 7 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3
Universidad Católica 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3


  • 25/02/98 Olímpia 5:1 Cerro Porteño Assunção (PAR)
  • 25/02/98 Colo Colo 3:2 Univ. Católica Santiago (CHI)
  • 03/03/98 Cerro Porteño 0:0 Univ. Católica Assunção (PAR)
  • 06/03/98 Olímpia 2:0 Univ. Católica Assunção (PAR)
  • 10/03/98 Cerro Porteño 2:0 Colo Colo Assunção (PAR)
  • 13/03/98 Olímpia 1:1 Colo Colo Assunção (PAR)
  • 18/03/98 Cerro Porteño 1:2 Olímpia Assunção (PAR)
  • 18/03/98 Univ. Católica 0:2 Colo Colo Santiago (CHI)
  • 24/03/98 Univ. Católica 1:0 Cerro Porteño Santiago (CHI)
  • 27/03/98 Colo Colo 1:2 Cerro Porteño Santiago (CHI)
  • 31/03/98 Univ. Católica 2:1 Olímpia Santiago (CHI)
  • 03/04/98 Colo Colo 1:3 Olímpia Santiago (CHI)

[edit] Group 4

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Bolívar 13 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2
Peñarol 10 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7
Nacional 6 6 2 0 4 11 12 -1
Oriente Petrolero 5 6 1 2 3 7 15 -8


  • 25/02/98 Bolívar 3:2 Oriente Petrolero La Paz (BOL)
  • 25/02/98 Peñarol 2:1 Nacional Maldonado (URU)
  • 03/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 0:0 Peñarol Santa Cruz (BOL)
  • 06/03/98 Bolívar 1:0 Peñarol La Paz (BOL)
  • 10/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 2:1 Nacional Santa Cruz (BOL)
  • 13/03/98 Bolívar 2:0 Nacional La Paz (BOL)
  • 18/03/98 Nacional 1:4 Peñarol Montevideo (URU)
  • 18/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 1:1 Bolívar Santa Cruz (BOL)
  • 24/03/98 Nacional 4:1 Oriente Petrolero Montevideo (URU)
  • 27/03/98 Peñarol 6:1 Oriente Petrolero Rivera (URU)
  • 31/03/98 Peñarol 0:1 Bolívar Rivera (URU)
  • 03/04/98 Nacional 4:1 Bolívar Montevideo (URU)

[edit] Group 5

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
River Plate 16 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9
Alianza Lima 7 6 2 1 3 5 7 -2
Colón 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
Sporting Cristal 4 6 1 1 4 7 11 -4


  • 04/03/98 Colón 1:2 River Plate Santa Fé (ARG)
  • 04/03/98 Alianza Lima 1:0 Sporting Cristal Lima (PER)
  • 11/03/98 Colón 1:0 Sporting Cristal Santa Fé (ARG)
  • 12/03/98 Alianza Lima 1:1 River Plate Lima (PER)
  • 18/03/98 Colón 1:0 Alianza Lima Santa Fé (ARG)
  • 19/03/98 Sporting Cristal 2:3 River Plate Lima (PER)
  • 25/03/98 River Plate 4:1 Colón Buenos Aires (ARG)
  • 25/03/98 Sporting Cristal 3:2 Alianza Lima Lima (PER)
  • 01/04/98 Alianza Lima 1:0 Colón Lima (PER)
  • 02/04/98 River Plate 3:1 Sporting Cristal Buenos Aires (ARG)
  • 08/04/98 Sporting Cristal 1:1 Colón Lima (PER)
  • 09/04/98 River Plate 2:0 Alianza Lima Buenos Aires (ARG)

[edit] Round of 16

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

[edit] Quarterfinals

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

[edit] Semi-Finals

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

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador 2-2 (4-3 pen) Flag of Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil 2-1 Flag of Argentina River Plate 1-0 1-1

[edit] Final

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

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil 4-1 Flag of Ecuador Barcelona 2-0 2-1

[edit] Champion

Copa Libertadores 1998:

Club logo.
Flag of Brazil Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
First title


Copa Libertadores Seasons

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