1998 Copa Libertadores

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.

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

Pre-Libertadores
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Guadalajara 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 10
América 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
Caracas 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5
Atlético Zulia 4 0 0 4 4 13 −9 0
Source:

Group stage

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
Barcelona 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
Bucaramanga 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
Deportivo Quito 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Grêmio 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12
Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8
América 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
Guadalajara 6 2 0 4 2 7 −5 6
Source:

America 2-0 Guadalajara

Guadalajara 0-1 America

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

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

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

Knockout stages

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
Nacional 1 0 1  
Grêmio 1 4 5  
  Grêmio 1 0 1  
  Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
Vasco da Gama 2 0 2
Cruzeiro 1 0 1  
  Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
  River Plate 0 1 1  
América 1 0 1  
River Plate 1 1 2  
  River Plate 2 3 5
  Colón 1 1 2  
Olimpia 2 1 3 (1)
Colón 3 0 3 (2)  
  Vasco da Gama 2 2 4
  Barcelona 0 1 1
Bucaramanga 1 0 1  
Bolívar 2 1 3  
  Bolívar 1 0 1
  Barcelona 1 4 5  
Barcelona 2 2 4
Colo-Colo 1 2 3  
  Barcelona 1 1 2 (4)
  Cerro Porteño 0 2 2 (3)  
Alianza Lima 1 1 2 (1)  
Peñarol 0 2 2 (3)  
  Peñarol 2 0 2
  Cerro Porteño 0 3 3  
Cerro Porteño 1 2 3
América 0 1 1  

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

Finals
Main article: 1998 Copa Libertadores Finals

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

Champion
 Copa Libertadores
1998 Winners 

Vasco da Gama
First title

Broadcasting rights

Americas
  • Latin America: Sportsnet, TSN, TVC Sports, CMD and Best Cable Sports

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