Copa Libertadores 1998

The Copa Libertadores 1998 , from this year also Copa Toyota Libertadores due to the sponsorship of the car manufacturer Toyota , was the 39th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 21 teams took part, including the national champions of the nine best CONMEBOL countries and the runner-up as well as two representatives from Mexico and Venezuela, who determined two remaining places in the qualification. Defending champion Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte completed the field of participants . The tournament began on February 25th and ended on August 26th, 1998 with the final second leg. The Brazilian representative CR Vasco da Gama won the final against Barcelona Sporting Club and thus the Copa Libertadores for the first time .

qualification

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Chivas de Guadalajara	4th	3	1	0	12: 05	10
Club America	4th	2	1	1	07: 03	07th
Caracas FC	4th	1	2	1	04: 06	05
Atlético Zulia	4th	0	0	4th	04:13	00

			First leg	Return leg
Atlético Zulia	-	Chivas de Guadalajara	2: 3	1: 4
Caracas FC	-	Chivas de Guadalajara	1: 1	1: 4
Atlético Zulia	-	Club America	0: 2	1: 4
Caracas FC	-	Club America	1-0	1: 1

Group stage

Group 1

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
America de Cali	6th	3	2	1	10: 05	11
Barcelona Sporting Club	6th	2	3	1	05: 03	09
Atlético Bucaramanga	6th	2	1	3	05: 06	07th
Deportivo Quito	6th	1	2	3	03: 09	05

			First leg	Return leg
Barcelona Sporting Club	-	Deportivo Quito	0-0	1: 1
America de Cali	-	Atlético Bucaramanga	2: 2	1-0
Deportivo Quito	-	Atlético Bucaramanga	1-0	0: 2
Barcelona Sporting Club	-	Atlético Bucaramanga	2-0	0: 1
Deportivo Quito	-	America de Cali	0: 4	1: 2
Barcelona Sporting Club	-	America de Cali	1-0	1: 1

Group 2

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Gremio Porto Alegre	6th	4th	0	2	6: 5	12
CR Vasco da Gama	6th	2	2	2	7: 4	08th
Club America	6th	2	2	2	6: 5	08th
Chivas de Guadalajara	6th	2	0	4th	2: 7	06th

			First leg	Return leg
Chivas de Guadalajara	-	Club America	0: 1	0: 2
Gremio Porto Alegre	-	CR Vasco da Gama	1-0	0: 3
Chivas de Guadalajara	-	Gremio Porto Alegre	1-0	0: 2
Club America	-	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 2	0: 1
Chivas de Guadalajara	-	CR Vasco da Gama	1-0	0: 2
Club America	-	CR Vasco da Gama	1: 1	1: 1

Group 3

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Olimpia	6th	4th	1	1	14: 06	13
Colo-Colo	6th	2	1	3	08:10	07th
Club Cerro Porteño	6th	2	1	3	06: 09	07th
Universidad Católica	6th	2	1	3	05: 08	07th

			First leg	Return leg
Club Olimpia	-	Club Cerro Porteño	5: 1	2: 1
Colo-Colo	-	Universidad Católica	2: 2	0: 2
Club Cerro Porteño	-	Universidad Católica	0-0	0: 1
Club Olimpia	-	Universidad Católica	2-0	1: 2
Club Cerro Porteño	-	Colo-Colo	2-0	2: 1
Club Olimpia	-	Colo-Colo	1: 1	3: 1

Group 4

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
Club Bolívar	6th	4th	1	1	09: 07	13
Club Atlético Peñarol	6th	3	1	2	12: 05	10
Nacional Montevideo	6th	2	0	4th	11:12	06th
Oriente Petrolero	6th	1	2	3	07:15	05

			First leg	Return leg
Club Bolívar	-	Oriente Petrolero	3: 2	1: 1
Club Atlético Peñarol	-	Nacional Montevideo	2: 1	4: 1
Oriente Petrolero	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	0-0	1: 6
Club Bolívar	-	Club Atlético Peñarol	1-0	1-0
Oriente Petrolero	-	Nacional Montevideo	2: 1	1: 4
Club Bolívar	-	Nacional Montevideo	2-0	1: 4

Group 5

club	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
CA River Plate	6th	5	1	0	15: 06	16
Alianza Lima	6th	2	1	3	05: 07	07th
CA Colón	6th	2	1	3	05: 08	07th
Sporting Cristal	6th	1	1	4th	07:11	04th

			First leg	Return leg
Alianza Lima	-	Sporting Cristal	1-0	2: 3
CA Colón	-	CA River Plate	1: 2	1: 4
CA Colón	-	Sporting Cristal	1-0	1: 1
Alianza Lima	-	CA River Plate	1: 1	0: 2
CA Colón	-	Alianza Lima	1-0	0: 1
Sporting Cristal	-	CA River Plate	2: 3	1: 3

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Cerro Porteño	3: 1	America de Cali	1-0	2: 1
Nacional Montevideo	1: 5	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 1	0: 4
CA Colón	3: 3 (2: 1 i. E.)	Club Olimpia	3: 2	0: 1
Atlético Bucaramanga	1: 3	Club Bolívar	1: 2	0: 1
Club America	1: 2	CA River Plate	1: 1	0: 1
Barcelona Sporting Club	4: 3	Colo-Colo	2: 1	2: 2
Alianza Lima	3: 3 (1: 3 i. E.)	Club Atlético Peñarol	1-0	1: 2
CR Vasco da Gama	2: 1	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	2: 1	0-0

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 2	CR Vasco da Gama	1: 1	0: 1
CA River Plate	5: 2	CA Colón	2: 1	3: 1
Club Bolívar	1: 5	Barcelona Sporting Club	1: 1	0: 4
Club Atlético Peñarol	2: 3	Club Cerro Porteño	2-0	0: 3

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
CR Vasco da Gama	2: 1	CA River Plate	1-0	1: 1
Barcelona Sporting Club	2: 2 (4: 3 on account)	Club Cerro Porteño	1-0	1: 2

final

First leg

CR Vasco da Gama		Barcelona Sporting Club
	August 12, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ( Estádio São Januário ) Result: 2: 0 (2: 0) Spectators: 35,000 Referee: Gustavo Méndez ( Uruguay )
	Carlos Germano - Vágner (65th Vítor ), Mauro Galvão , Odvan , Felipe , Luisinho , Nasa , Pedrinho (66th Ramon Menezes ), Juninho Pernambucano , Donizete , Luizão Trainer: Antônio Lopes	José Cevallos - Luis Gómez (37th Wagner Rivera ), Jimmy Montanero , Hólger Quiñónez , Luis Capurro , Julio César Rosero (46th Héctor Carabalí ), Roberto Macías (58th Fricson George ), Marcelo Morales , Washington Aires , Nicolás Asencio , Antony de Ávila Coach: Rubén Insúa
	1-0 Donizete (7th) 2-0 Luizão (35th)

Return leg

Barcelona Sporting Club		CR Vasco da Gama
	August 26, 1998 in Guayaquil , Ecuador ( Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo ) Result: 1: 2 (0: 2) Spectators: 72,000 Referee: Javier Castrilli ( Argentina )
	José Cevallos - Jimmy Montanero , Raúl Noriega (46th Washington Aires ), Hólger Quiñónez , Luis Gómez , Marcelo Morales , Héctor Carabalí , Nicolás Asencio , Fricson George , Antony de Ávila , Agustín Delgado Trainer: Rubén Insúa	Carlos Germano - Vágner , Odvan , Mauro Galvão , Felipe , Luisinho Nasa , Juninho Pernambucano , Pedrinho (75th Ramon Menezes ), Donizete , Luizão (82nd Alex Pinho ) Trainer: Antônio Lopes
	1: 2 Antony de Ávila (79.)	0: 1 Luizão (25th) 0: 2 Donizete (45th)

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