Copa Libertadores 1994

The 1994 Copa Libertadores was the 35th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 21 teams took part, including the national champions of the CONMEBOL countries and the runners-up. Defending champion São Paulo FC completed the field of participants . The tournament began on February 13 and ended on August 31, 1994 with the final second leg. The Argentine representative CA Vélez Sársfield won the final against São Paulo FC and thus the Copa Libertadores for the first time .

Group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Independiente Medellin	6th	3	2	1	06: 01	8th
Club Olimpia	6th	3	2	1	05: 03	8th
Atlético Junior	6th	2	1	3	04: 05	5
Club Cerro Porteño	6th	1	1	4th	04:10	3

			First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	-	Club Cerro Porteño	1-0	3: 1
Atlético Junior	-	Independiente Medellin	0: 1	1-0
Independiente Medellin	-	Club Olimpia	0-0	2-0
Atlético Junior	-	Club Olimpia	0-0	0: 1
Independiente Medellin	-	Club Cerro Porteño	3-0	0-0
Atlético Junior	-	Club Cerro Porteño	3: 2	0: 1

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CA Vélez Sarsfield	6th	3	2	1	08: 07	8th
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	6th	3	1	2	07: 08	7th
Palmeiras São Paulo	6th	3	0	3	14: 07	6th
Boca Juniors	6th	1	1	4th	07:14	3

			First leg	Return leg
CA Vélez Sarsfield	-	Boca Juniors	1: 1	2: 1
Palmeiras São Paulo	-	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	2-0	1: 2
Palmeiras São Paulo	-	Boca Juniors	6: 1	1: 2
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	-	CA Vélez Sarsfield	1: 1	0: 2
Boca Juniors	-	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	1: 2	1: 2
CA Vélez Sarsfield	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1-0	1: 4

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CS Emelec	6th	3	1	2	09: 05	7th
Barcelona Sporting Club	6th	2	2	2	05: 03	6th
Universitario de Deportes	6th	2	2	2	04: 05	6th
Alianza Lima	6th	2	1	3	06:11	5

			First leg	Return leg
CS Emelec	-	Barcelona Sporting Club	0: 1	1-0
Universitario de Deportes	-	Alianza Lima	0: 1	2: 1
Barcelona Sporting Club	-	Universitario de Deportes	0-0	0-0
CS Emelec	-	Universitario de Deportes	2-0	1: 2
Barcelona Sporting Club	-	Alianza Lima	3-0	1: 2
CS Emelec	-	Alianza Lima	3-0	2: 2

Group 4

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CSD Colo-Colo	6th	4th	1	1	11: 06	9
Unión Española	6th	3	1	2	06: 06	7th
Defensor Sporting Club	6th	1	3	2	03: 05	5
Nacional Montevideo	6th	1	1	4th	05: 08	3

			First leg	Return leg
Defensor Sporting Club	-	Nacional Montevideo	1-0	1: 1
Unión Española	-	CSD Colo-Colo	1: 2	1: 3
Unión Española	-	Defensor Sporting Club	1-0	1: 1
CSD Colo-Colo	-	Defensor Sporting Club	2-0	0-0
Unión Española	-	Nacional Montevideo	1-0	1-0
CSD Colo-Colo	-	Nacional Montevideo	4: 2	0: 2

Group 5

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Bolívar	6th	3	3	0	09: 02	9
Club The Strongest	6th	2	3	1	13: 07	7th
AC Minervén FC	6th	2	1	3	10:17	5
Marítimo Caracas	6th	1	1	4th	07:13	3

			First leg	Return leg
Club Bolívar	-	The Strongest	0-0	0-0
AC Minervén FC	-	Marítimo Caracas	2: 1	1: 4
AC Minervén FC	-	Club Bolívar	1: 1	0: 4
ClubSport Marítimo	-	Club Bolívar	0: 2	1: 2
AC Minervén FC	-	The Strongest	5-0	1: 7
Marítimo Caracas	-	The Strongest	1: 1	0: 5

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	3: 1	Barcelona Sporting Club	1-0	2: 1
Club Bolívar	6: 1	Club The Strongest	2: 1	4-0
Sao Paulo FC	2: 1	Palmeiras São Paulo	0-0	2: 1
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	0: 1	Unión Española	0: 1	0-0
Velez Sarsfield	1: 1 (4: 2 i.E.)	Defensor Sporting	1: 1	0-0
CS Emelec	3: 3 (2: 4 in good condition)	AC Minervén FC	0: 2	3: 1
CSD Colo-Colo	3: 3 (3: 4 in good condition)	Atlético Junior	1: 1	2: 2
Independiente Medellin	3: 2	Universitario de Deportes	1: 2	2-0

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	3-0	Club Bolívar	1-0	2-0
Sao Paulo FC	5: 4	Unión Española	1: 1	4: 3
Velez Sarsfield	2-0	AC Minervén FC	0-0	2-0
Atlético Junior	2-0	Independiente Medellin	2-0	0-0

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	2: 2 (3: 4 on behalf)	Sao Paulo FC	1: 2	1-0
Velez Sarsfield	3: 3 (5: 4 on behalf)	Atlético Junior	1: 2	2: 1

final

First leg

CA Vélez Sarsfield		Sao Paulo FC
	August 24, 1994 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ( Estadio José Amalfitani ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 48,000 Referee: José Joaquin Torres ( Colombia )
	José Luis Chilavert - Flavio Zandoná , Roberto Trotta , Víctor Sotomayor , Raúl Cardozo , José Basualdo , Marcelo Gómez , Christian Bassedas , Roberto Pompei , Turu Flores ( Fabián Fernandéz ), Omar Asad ( Claudio Husaín ) Trainer: Carlos Bianchi	Zetti - Vítor , Júnior Baiano , Gilmar , André , Válber , Axel , Cafu , Palhinha ( Juninho Paulista ), Euller , Müller Trainer: Telê Santana
	1-0 Omar Asad (35th)

Return leg

Sao Paulo FC		CA Vélez Sarsfield
	August 31, 1994 in São Paulo , Brazil ( Estádio do Morumbi ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0), 3: 5 i. E. Spectators: 92,700 Referee: Ernesto Filippi ( Uruguay )
	Zetti - Vítor ( Juninho Paulista ), Júnior Baiano , Gilmar , André , Válber , Axel , Cafu , Palhinha , Euller , Müller Trainer: Telê Santana	José Luis Chilavert - Flavio Zandoná , Roberto Trotta , Héctor Almandoz , Raúl Cardozo , José Basualdo ( Roberto Pompei ), Marcelo Gómez , Christian Bassedas , Mauricio Pellegrino , Turu Flores ( Claudio Husaín ), Omar Asad Trainer: Carlos Bianchi
	1: 0 Müller (33.)
	penalties shoot
	1: 1 André 2: 2 Müller 3: 3 Euller Palhinha shoots	0: 1 Roberto Trotta 1: 2 José Luis Chilavert 2: 3 Flavio Zandoná 3: 4 Héctor Almandoz 3: 5 Roberto Pompei

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