1981 Copa Libertadores

1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates March 18 – November 23, 1981
Teams 21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-up Chile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 77
Goals scored 221 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Zico (11 goals)

The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals.

Group stage

Nacional received a bye to the second round as 1980 title holders.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colombia Deportivo Cali 6402106+48
Argentina River Plate 631296+37
Argentina Rosario Central 6303117+46
Colombia Junior 6114314−113

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol 6510133+1011
Uruguay Bella Vista 6411165+119
Venezuela Estudiantes 6024514−92
Venezuela Portuguesa 6024113−122

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Flamengo 6240149+58
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 624086+28
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6123912−34
Paraguay Olimpia 604215−44

3 July 1981
Atletico Mineiro Brazil 2–2 Brazil Flamengo
Éder  28', 63' Nunes  65'
Marinho  85'
Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 63,153
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)


14 July 1981
Flamengo Brazil 5–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Zico  20', 27'
Baroninho  47'
Nunes  62', 62'
Jimenes  62'
Dos Santos  90'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil)



24 July 1981
Flamengo Brazil 1–1 Paraguay Olimpia
Adilio  22' Solalinde  60'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 38,718
Referee: Abel Gnecco



7 August 1981
Flamengo Brazil 2–2 Brazil Atletico Mineiro
Nunes  67'
Tita  69'
Palhinha  62'
Reinaldo  69'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins


11 August 1981
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–4 Brazil Flamengo
Acost  69'
Jimenes  72'
Baroninho  7'
Zico  58', 65', 70'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo

11 August 1981
Olimpia Paraguay 0–0 Brazil Flamengo
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Martizez Bazan

First-place play-off match Score
Brazil Flamengo 0
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bolivia The Strongest 640213948
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 64029908
Ecuador Barcelona 63038806
Ecuador Técnico Universitário 61051115−42
First-place play-off match Score
Bolivia The Strongest 1
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Cobreloa 6330143+119
Peru Sporting Cristal 6321911−28
Chile Universidad de Chile 622286+26
Peru Torino 6015516−111

Semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Flamengo 4400102+88
Colombia Deportivo Cali 411225−33
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 401338−51

2 October 1981
Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–1 Brazil Flamengo
Nunes  1'
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mário Lira

13 October 1981
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 1–2 Brazil Flamengo
Melgar  53' Baroninho  13'
Adilio  64'
Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Referee: Enrique Labo


23 October 1981
Flamengo Brazil 3–0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Zico  9', 82'
Chiquinho  57'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Juan Cardelino


30 October 1981
Flamengo Brazil 4–1 BoliviaJorge Wilstermann
Nunes  9'
Adilio  39'
Anselmo  87'
Chiquinho  90'
Tarborga  2'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Jorge Orellana

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Cobreloa 431095+47
Uruguay Nacional 403156−13
Uruguay Peñarol 402247−32

Finals

13 November 1981
Flamengo Brazil 2–1 Chile Cobreloa
Zico  12', 30' (pen.) Merello  65'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 93,985
Referee: Esposito (Argentina)

20 November 1981
Cobreloa Chile 1–0 Brazil Flamengo
Merello  84'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 61,721
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

23 November 1981
Flamengo Brazil 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Chile Cobreloa
Zico  18', 84'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Flamengo
Cobreloa
GK 20Brazil Raul
RB 19Brazil Nei Dias
CB 4 Brazil Marinho
CB 14Brazil Mozer
LB 5 Brazil Júnior
DM 6 Brazil Andrade Red card 35'
MF 2 Brazil Leandro
AM 10Brazil Zico (c)
FW 12Brazil Tita
CF 9 Brazil Nunes  86'
FW 8 Brazil Adílio
Substitutes:
FW 25Brazil Anselmo  86' Red card 89'
Manager:
Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani
GK 1 Chile Oscar Wirth
RB 2 Chile Hugo Tabilo
CB 3 Chile Juan Páez  40'
CB 4 Chile Mario Soto (c) Red card 90'
LB 20Chile Enzo Escobar
DM 6 Chile Eduardo Jiménez Red card 35'
CM 14Chile Armando Alarcón Red card 23'
CM 8 Chile Victor Merello
RW 11Chile Hector Puebla
CF 9 Uruguay Jorge Luis Siviero  24'
LW 15Uruguay Washington Olivera
Substitutes:
FW 7 Chile Oscar Múñoz  40'
Manager:
Argentina Vicente Cantatore

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

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