Copa Libertadores 1999

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The 1999 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 40th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

Contents

[edit] First Round

  • Teams in green qualified to the Round of 16
  • Teams in red were eliminated

Twenty teams were distributed among five groups in the First Round; the top three of each group qualified to the playoff bracket. Vasco da Gama (winner of the previous edition of the tournament) received a bye to the playoff bracket.

[edit] Group I

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nacional 12 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1
Estudiantes de Mérida 9 6 3 0 3 9 14 -5
Bella Vista 7 6 2 1 3 9 6 +3
Monterrey 7 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1
February 23, 1999
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–1 Monterrey Mérida
February 24, 1999
Bella Vista 0–1 Nacional Montevideo
March 2, 1999
Monterrey 1–1 Bella Vista Monterrey
March 6, 1999
Estudiantes de Mérida 2–1 Bella Vista Mérida
March 9, 1999
Monterrey 1–2 Nacional Monterrey
March 13, 1999
Estudiantes de Mérida 3–1 Nacional Mérida
March 17, 1999
Monterrey 4–0 Estudiantes de Mérida Monterrey
March 18, 1999
Nacional 1–0 Bella Vista Montevideo
March 23, 1999
Bella Vista 2–0 Monterrey Maldonado
March 25, 1999
Nacional 2–3 Monterrey Montevideo
March 30, 1999
Bella Vista 5–1 Estudiantes de Mérida Maldonado
April 2, 1999
Nacional 2–1 Estudiantes de Mérida Maldonado

[edit] Group II

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Vélez Sársfield 9 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3
Deportivo Cali 9 6 3 0 3 4 8 -4
River Plate 8 6 2 2 2 8 8 0
Once Caldas 7 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1
February 24, 1999
Deportivo Cali 1–0 Once Caldas Cali
Vélez Sársfield 1–1 River Plate Buenos Aires
March 2, 1999
Once Caldas 4–1 River Plate Manizales
March 4, 1999
Deportivo Cali 1–0 River Plate Cali
March 9, 1999
Once Caldas 0–0 Vélez Sársfield Manizales
March 11, 1999
Deportivo Cali 1–0 Vélez Sársfield Cali
March 17, 1999
Once Caldas 3–0 Deportivo Cali Manizales
River Plate 1–1 Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires
March 23, 1999
Vélez Sársfield 1–0 Once Caldas Buenos Aires
March 25, 1999
River Plate 3–0 Once Caldas Buenos Aires
April 6, 1999
River Plate 2–1 Deportivo Cali Buenos Aires
April 8, 1999
Vélez Sársfield 3–0 Deportivo Cali Buenos Aires

[edit] Group III

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Corinthians 12 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8
Palmeiras 10 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2
Cerro Porteño 7 6 2 1 3 14 20 -6
Olimpia 5 6 1 2 3 11 15 -4
February 24, 1999
Cerro Porteño 4–3 Olimpia Asunción
February 27, 1999
Palmeiras 1–0 Corinthians São Paulo
March 3, 1999
Cerro Porteño 2–5 Palmeiras Asunción
March 5, 1999
Olimpia 4–2 Palmeiras Asunción
March 10, 1999
Corinthians 8–2 Cerro Porteño São Paulo
March 12, 1999
Palmeiras 1–1 Olimpia São Paulo
March 17, 1999
Olimpia 2–2 Cerro Porteño Asunción
Corinthians 2–1 Palmeiras São Paulo
March 24, 1999
Cerro Porteño 3–0 Corinthians Asunción
March 26, 1999
Olimpia 1–2 Corinthians Asunción
April 7, 1999
Palmeiras 2–1 Cerro Porteño São Paulo
April 9, 1999
Corinthians 4–0 Olimpia São Paulo

[edit] Group IV

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Universidad Católica 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4
Colo Colo 8 6 2 2 2 5 7 -2
Universitario 7 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1
Sporting Cristal 5 6 0 5 1 7 8 -1
February 24, 1999
Universitario 2–1 Sporting Cristal Lima
February 25, 1999
Colo Colo 1–0 Universidad Católica Santiago
March 3, 1999
Universidad Católica 1–1 Sporting Cristal Santiago
March 4, 1999
Universitario 2–0 Colo Colo Lima
March 10, 1999
Universidad Católica 1–0 Universitario Santiago
March 11, 1999
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Colo Colo Lima
March 17, 1999
Sporting Cristal 2–2 Universitario Lima
Universidad Católica 3–1 Colo Colo Santiago
March 24, 1999
Colo Colo 1–0 Universitario Santiago
March 25, 1999
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Universidad Católica Lima
April 7, 1999
Colo Colo 1–1 Sporting Cristal Santiago
April 8, 1999
Universitario 1–3 Universidad Católica Lima

[edit] Group V

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Liga Deportiva Universitaria 10 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2
Emelec 9 6 3 0 3 9 12 -3
Jorge Wilstermann 8 6 2 2 2 9 9 0
Blooming 7 6 2 1 3 5 4 -1
February 21, 1999
Liga Deportiva Universitaria 4–1 Emelec Quito
February 24, 1999
Blooming 0–0 Jorge Wilstermann Santa Cruz
March 2, 1999
Emelec 3–2 Jorge Wilstermann Guayaquil
March 5, 1999
Liga Deportiva Universitaria 3–1 Jorge Wilstermann Quito
March 9, 1999
Emelec 1–0 Blooming Guayaquil
March 12, 1999
Liga Deportiva Universitaria 1–0 Blooming Quito
March 17, 1999
Emelec 2–0 Liga Deportiva Universitaria Guayaquil
Jorge Wilstermann 1–0 Blooming Cochabamba
March 23, 1999
Jorge Wilstermann 4–2 Emelec Cochabamba
March 26, 1999
Blooming 2–0 Emelec Santa Cruz
April 6, 1999
Jorge Wilstermann 1–1 Liga Deportiva Universitaria Cochabamba
April 9, 1999
Blooming 3–1 Liga Deportiva Universitaria Santa Cruz

[edit] Round of 16

First leg matches were played on April 14. Second leg matches were on April 20 and April 21.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay 6-2 Flag of Uruguay Nacional 5-0 1-2
Universitario Flag of Peru 0-4 Flag of Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0-0 0-4
Jorge Wilstermann Flag of Bolivia 3-6 Flag of Brazil Corinthians 1-1 2-5
Bella Vista Flag of Uruguay 5-3 Flag of Chile Universidad Católica 2-2 3-1
River Plate Flag of Argentina 1-1 (5-4 pk) Flag of Ecuador Liga Deportiva Universitaria 1-0 0-1
Emelec Flag of Ecuador 2-3 Flag of Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 1-3 1-0
Deportivo Cali Flag of Colombia 2-1 Flag of Chile Colo Colo 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil 5-3 Flag of Brazil Vasco da Gama 1-1 4-2

[edit] Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on May 5. Second leg matches were played on May 12.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
River Plate Flag of Argentina 2-1 Flag of Argentina Vélez Sársfield 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil 2-2 (4-2 pk) Flag of Brazil Corinthians 2-0 0-2
Estudiantes de Mérida Flag of Venezuela 3-4 Flag of Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3-0 0-4
Deportivo Cali Flag of Colombia 3-2 Flag of Uruguay Bella Vista 2-1 1-1

[edit] Semifinals

First leg matches were played on June 7. Second leg matches were played on June 13 and June 14.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Deportivo Cali Flag of Colombia 6-3 Flag of Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4-0 2-3
River Plate Flag of Argentina 1-3 Flag of Brazil Palmeiras 1-0 0-3

[edit] Final

First leg match was played on June 6. Second leg match was played on June 28.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Deportivo Cali Flag of Colombia 2-2 (3-4 pk) Flag of Brazil Palmeiras 1-0 1-2

[edit] Champion

Copa Libertadores 1999:
Flag of Brazil
Palmeiras
First title

[edit] References