Copa Libertadores 1995

The 1995 Copa Libertadores was the 36th 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. The field of participants was completed by defending champion CA Vélez Sársfield . The tournament began on February 8 and ended on August 30, 1995 with the final second leg. The Brazilian representative Gremio Porto Alegre won the final against Atlético Nacional and thus the Copa Libertadores for the second time .

Group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CA River Plate	6th	3	3	0	11: 06	12
Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	2	3	1	09: 07	09
CA Independiente	6th	2	1	3	08: 08	07th
Club Atlético Cerro	6th	1	1	4th	05:12	04th

			First leg	Return leg
CA Independiente	-	CA River Plate	1: 1	0: 2
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Club Atlético Cerro	3: 3	2-0
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	CA Independiente	1: 2	1-0
Club Atlético Cerro	-	CA River Plate	0: 1	0: 5
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	CA River Plate	1: 1	1: 1
Club Atlético Cerro	-	CA Independiente	1-0	1: 2

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Cerro Porteño	6th	4th	2	0	16: 06	14th
Club Olimpia	6th	3	3	0	16: 07	12
Caracas FC	6th	2	0	4th	08:18	06th
Trujillanos FC	6th	0	1	5	08:17	01

			First leg	Return leg
Trujillanos FC	-	Caracas FC	1: 3	2: 3
Club Olimpia	-	Club Cerro Porteño	1: 1	2: 2
Club Olimpia	-	Trujillanos FC	4: 1	2: 2
Club Olimpia	-	Caracas FC	5-0	2: 1
Club Cerro Porteño	-	Caracas FC	2: 1	6-0
Club Cerro Porteño	-	Trujillanos FC	3: 1	2: 1

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Los Millonarios CD	6th	3	1	2	11: 08	10
Atlético Nacional	6th	2	3	1	05: 04	09
CD Universidad Católica *	6th	2	1	3	10:14	07th
CF Universidad de Chile *	6th	2	1	3	7: 7	07th

			First leg	Return leg
CF Universidad de Chile	-	CD Universidad Católica	4: 1	0: 2
Atlético Nacional	-	Los Millonarios CD	0-0	0: 2
Los Millonarios CD	-	CD Universidad Católica	5: 1	1: 4
Atlético Nacional	-	CD Universidad Católica	3: 1	1: 1
Los Millonarios CD	-	CF Universidad de Chile	1-0	2: 3
Atlético Nacional	-	CF Universidad de Chile	1-0	0-0

* Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile played a playoff for third place; Universidad Católica won 4-1 and qualified for the round of 16.

Group 4

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Palmeiras São Paulo	6th	4th	1	1	15: 05	13
Gremio Porto Alegre	6th	3	2	1	12: 07	11
CS Emelec	6th	1	2	3	08:12	05
CD El Nacional	6th	1	1	4th	03:14	04th

			First leg	Return leg
Palmeiras São Paulo	-	Gremio Porto Alegre	3: 2	0-0
Emelec Guayaquil	-	CD El Nacional	1: 1	2-0
CD El Nacional	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1-0	1: 7
Emelec Guayaquil	-	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 2	1: 2
Emelec Guayaquil	-	Gremio Porto Alegre	2: 2	1: 4
CD El Nacional	-	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 2	0: 2

Group 5

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Sporting Cristal	6th	3	3	0	15: 04	12
Club Bolívar	6th	2	3	1	08: 05	09
Alianza Lima	6th	1	2	3	10:11	05
Club Jorge Wilstermann	6th	1	2	3	06:19	05

			First leg	Return leg
Club Bolívar	-	Club Jorge Wilstermann	2-0	1: 1
Sporting Cristal	-	Alianza Lima	3-0	1: 1
Club Jorge Wilstermann	-	Alianza Lima	2: 1	1: 6
Club Bolívar	-	Alianza Lima	3: 1	1: 1
Club Jorge Wilstermann	-	Sporting Cristal	2: 2	0: 7
Club Bolívar	-	Sporting Cristal	1: 1	0: 1

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	0: 5	Gremio Porto Alegre	0: 3	0: 2
Emelec Guayaquil	2: 2 (5: 4 on account)	Club Cerro Porteño	2-0	0: 2
Alianza Lima	1: 3	Los Millonarios CD	1: 1	0: 2
Caracas FC	5: 8	Sporting Cristal	2: 2	3: 6
Club Bolívar	1: 3	Palmeiras São Paulo	1-0	0: 3
Atlético Nacional	6: 2	Club Atlético Peñarol	3: 1	3: 1
CA Independiente	2: 5	CA Vélez Sarsfield	0: 3	2: 2
Universidad Católica	3: 4	CA River Plate	2: 1	1: 3

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
CA River Plate	1: 1 (5: 3 i.E.)	CA Vélez Sarsfield	1: 1	0-0
Gremio Porto Alegre	6: 5	Palmeiras São Paulo	5-0	1: 5
Emelec Guayaquil	4: 2	Sporting Cristal	3: 1	1: 1
Atlético Nacional	3: 2	Los Millonarios CD	2: 1	1: 1

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Nacional	1: 1 (8: 7 on account)	CA River Plate	1-0	0: 1
Emelec Guayaquil	0: 2	Gremio Porto Alegre	0-0	0: 2

final

First leg

Gremio Porto Alegre		Atlético Nacional
	23 August 1995 in Porto Alegre , Brazil ( Estádio Olímpico Monumental ) Result: 3: 1 (2: 0) Referee: Alfredo Rodas ( Ecuador )
	Danrlei - Francisco Javier Arce , Catalino Rivarola , Adílson , Roger - Dinho , Luís Carlos Goiano , Carlos Miguel , Arílson ( Alexandre ) - Paulo Nunes ( Nildo ), Mário Jardel Trainer: Luiz Felipe Scolari	René Higuita - José Fernando Santa , Víctor Marulanda , Francisco Foronda , Francisco Mosquera - Mauricio Serna , Carlos Gutiérrez , Alexis García , Jaime Pabón ( William Matamba ) - Jaime Arango , Juan Pablo Ángel Trainer: Juan Pelaez
	1-0 Víctor Marulanda (1st, own goal) 2-0 Mário Jardel (43.) 3-0 Paulo Nunes (55.)	3: 1 Juan Pablo Ángel (72.)

Return leg

Atlético Nacional		Gremio Porto Alegre
	August 30, 1995 in Medellín , Colombia ( Estadio Atanasio Girardot ) Result: 1: 1 (1: 0) Referee: Salvador Imperatore ( Chile )
	René Higuita - José Fernando Santa ( Luis Herrera ), Víctor Marulanda , Francisco Foronda , Francisco Mosquera - Mauricio Serna , Carlos Gutiérrez , Alexis García , Jaime Arango ( William Matamba ) - Víctor Aristizábal , Juan Pablo Ángel Trainer: Juan Pelaez	Danrlei - Francisco Javier Arce , Catalino Rivarola , Adílson ( Luciano ), Roger - Dinho , Luís Carlos Goiano , Carlos Miguel , Arílson - Paulo Nunes ( Alexandre ), Mário Jardel ( Nildo ) Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
	1-0 Víctor Aristizábal (12th)	1: 1 Dinho (85th)

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