1998 Copa Libertadores

1998 Copa Libertadores de América
Copa Libertadores de América 1998
Tournament details
Dates 25 February – 26 August
Teams 23 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Runners-up Barcelona|
← 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. 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.

Contents

Pre-Libertadores

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Guadalajara 10 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7
América 7 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
Caracas 5 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2
Atlético Zulia 0 4 0 0 4 4 13 -9
February 4, 1998
Atlético Zulia 2–3 Chivas de Guadalajara Maracaibo
February 6, 1998
Caracas FC 1–1 Chivas de Guadalajara Caracas
February 10, 1998
Atlético Zulia 0–2 CF América Maracaibo
February 13, 1998
Caracas FC 1–0 CF América Caracas
February 17, 1998
Chivas de Guadalajara 4–1 Atlético Zulia Guadalajara
February 19, 1998
CF América 4–1 Atlético Zulia Mexico DF
February 24, 1998
Chivas de Guadalajara 4–1 Caracas FC Guadalajara
February 26, 1998
CF América 1–1 Caracas FC Mexico DF

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
América de Cali 11 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5
Barcelona 9 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2
Bucaramanga 7 6 2 1 3 5 6 -1
Deportivo Quito 5 6 1 2 3 3 9 -6
February 25, 1998
América de Cali 2–2 Bucaramanga Cali
February 25, 1998
Barcelona 0–0 Deportivo Quito Guayaquil
March 3, 1998
Deportivo Quito 1–0 Bucaramanga Quito
March 6, 1998
Barcelona 2–0 Bucaramanga Guayaquil
March 10, 1998
Deportivo Quito 0–4 América de Cali Quito
March 13, 1998
Barcelona 1–0 América de Cali Guayaquil
March 18, 1998
Bucaramanga 0–1 América de Cali Bucaramanga
March 18, 1998
Deportivo Quito 1–1 Barcelona Quito
March 24, 1998
Bucaramanga 2–0 Deportivo Quito Bucaramanga
March 27, 1998
América de Cali 2–1 Deportivo Quito Cali
March 31, 1998
Bucaramanga 1–0 Barcelona Bucaramanga
April 3, 1998
América de Cali 1–1 Barcelona Cali

Group 2

Team Pts Pld 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
América 8 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1
Guadalajara 6 6 2 0 4 2 7 -5
March 4, 1998
Guadalajara 0–1 América Guadalajara
March 4, 1998
Grêmio 1–0 Vasco da Gama Porto Alegre
March 10, 1998
Guadalajara 1–0 Grêmio Guadalajara
March 13, 1998
América 1–2 Grêmio Mexico DF
March 17, 1998
Guadalajara 1–0 Vasco da Gama Guadalajara
March 20, 1998
América 1–1 Vasco da Gama Mexico DF
March 24, 1998
América 2–0 Guadalajara Mexico DF
March 26, 1998
Vasco da Gama 3–0 Grêmio Rio de Janeiro
March 31, 1998
Grêmio 2–0 Guadalajara Porto Alegre
April 3, 1998
Vasco da Gama 2–0 Guadalajara Rio de Janeiro
April 7, 1998
Grêmio 1–0 América Porto Alegre
April 9, 1998
Vasco da Gama 1–1 América Rio de Janeiro

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Olimpia 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
February 25, 1998
Olimpia 5–1 Cerro Porteño Asunción
February 25, 1998
Colo Colo 3–2 Universidad Católica Santiago
March 3, 1998
Cerro Porteño 0–0 Universidad Católica Asunción
March 6, 1998
Olimpia 2–0 Universidad Católica Asunción
March 10, 1998
Cerro Porteño 2–0 Colo Colo Asunción
March 13, 1998
Olimpia 1–1 Colo Colo Asunción
March 18, 1998
Cerro Porteño 1–2 Olimpia Asunción
March 18, 1998
Universidad Católica 0–2 Colo Colo Santiago
March 24, 1998
Universidad Católica 1–0 Cerro Porteño Santiago
March 27, 1998
Colo Colo 1–2 Cerro Porteño Santiago
March 31, 1998
Universidad Católica 2–1 Olimpia Santiago
April 3, 1998
Colo Colo 1–3 Olimpia Santiago

Group 4

Team Pts Pld 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
February 25, 1998
Bolívar 3–2 Oriente Petrolero La Paz
February 25, 1998
Peñarol 2–1 Nacional Maldonado
March 3, 1998
Oriente Petrolero 0–0 Peñarol Santa Cruz
March 6, 1998
Bolívar 1–0 Peñarol La Paz
March 10, 1998
Oriente Petrolero 2–1 Nacional Santa Cruz
March 13, 1998
Bolívar 2–0 Nacional La Paz
March 18, 1998
Nacional 1–4 Peñarol Montevideo
March 18, 1998
Oriente Petrolero 1–1 Bolívar Santa Cruz
March 24, 1998
Nacional 4–1 Oriente Petrolero Montevideo
March 27, 1998
Peñarol 6–1 Oriente Petrolero Rivera
March 31, 1998
Peñarol 0–1 Bolívar Rivera
April 3, 1998
Nacional 4–1 Bolívar Montevideo

Group 5

Team Pts Pld 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
March 4, 1998
Colón 1–2 River Plate Santa Fé
March 4, 1998
Alianza Lima 1–0 Sporting Cristal Lima
March 11, 1998
Colón 1–0 Sporting Cristal Santa Fé
March 12, 1998
Alianza Lima 1–1 River Plate Lima
March 18, 1998
Colón 1–0 Alianza Lima Santa Fé
March 19, 1998
Sporting Cristal 2–3 River Plate Lima
March 25, 1998
River Plate 4–1 Colón Buenos Aires
March 25, 1998
Sporting Cristal 3–2 Alianza Lima Lima
April 1, 1998
Alianza Lima 1–0 Colón Lima
April 2, 1998
River Plate 3–1 Sporting Cristal Buenos Aires
April 8, 1998
Sporting Cristal 1–1 Colón Lima
April 9, 1998
River Plate 2–0 Alianza Lima Buenos Aires

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 3-1 América de Cali 1-0 2-1
Nacional 1-5 Grêmio 1-1 0-4
Olimpia 3-3 (1-2 pk) Colón 2-3 1-0
Bucaramanga 1-3 Bolívar 1-2 0-1
América 1-2 River Plate 1-1 0-1
Barcelona 4-3 Colo-Colo 2-1 2-2
Alianza Lima 2-2 (1-3 pk) Peñarol 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama 2-1 Cruzeiro 2-1 0-0

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 1-2 Vasco da Gama 1-1 0-1
River Plate 5-2 Colón 2-1 3-1
Peñarol 2-3 Cerro Porteño 2-0 0-3
Bolívar 1-5 Barcelona 1-1 0-4

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 2-2 (4-3 pk) Cerro Porteño 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama 2-1 River Plate 1-0 1-1

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 4-1 Barcelona 2-0 2-1

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