1998 Copa Libertadores

1998 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1998
Tournament details
Dates 25 February – 26 August
Teams 23 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Runners-up Ecuador Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played 98
Goals scored 220 (2.24 per match)

The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador in the final.

Pre-Libertadores

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Guadalajara 104310125+7
América 7421173+4
Caracas 5412146-2
Atlético Zulia 04004413-9

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
América 116321105+5
Barcelona 9623153+2
Bucaramanga 7621356-1
Deportivo Quito 5612339-6

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Grêmio 12640265+1
Vasco da Gama 8622274+3
América 8622265+1
Guadalajara 6620427-5

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Olimpia 136411146+8
Colo-Colo 76213810-2
Cerro Porteño 7621369-3
Universidad Católica 7621358-3

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bolívar 13641197+2
Peñarol 106312125+7
Nacional 662041112-1
Oriente Petrolero 56123715-8

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
River Plate 166510156+9
Alianza Lima 7621357-2
Colón 7621358-3
Sporting Cristal 46114711-4

Knockout stages

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
 Uruguay Nacional 1 0 1  
 Brazil Grêmio 1 4 5  
   Brazil Grêmio 1 0 1  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
 Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 0 2
 Brazil Cruzeiro 1 0 1  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
   Argentina River Plate 0 1 1  
 Mexico América 1 0 1  
 Argentina River Plate 1 1 2  
   Argentina River Plate 2 3 5
   Argentina Colón 1 1 2  
 Paraguay Olimpia 2 1 3 (1)
 Argentina Colón 3 0 3 (2)  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 2 4
   Ecuador Barcelona 0 1 1
 Colombia Bucaramanga 1 0 1  
 Bolivia Bolívar 2 1 3  
   Bolivia Bolívar 1 0 1
   Ecuador Barcelona 1 4 5  
 Ecuador Barcelona 2 2 4
 Chile Colo-Colo 1 2 3  
   Ecuador Barcelona 1 1 2 (4)
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 2 2 (3)  
 Peru Alianza Lima 1 1 2 (1)  
 Uruguay Peñarol 0 2 2 (3)  
   Uruguay Peñarol 2 0 2
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3 3  
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 2 3
 Colombia 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 Paraguay 3-1 Colombia América 1-0 2-1
Nacional Uruguay 1-5 Brazil Grêmio 1-1 0-4
Olimpia Paraguay 3-3 (1-2 pk) Argentina Colón 2-3 1-0
Bucaramanga Colombia 1-3 Bolivia Bolívar 1-2 0-1
América Mexico 1-2 Argentina River Plate 1-1 0-1
Barcelona Ecuador 4-3 Chile Colo-Colo 2-1 2-2
Alianza Lima Peru 2-2 (1-3 pk) Uruguay Peñarol 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Brazil 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 Brazil 1-2 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1-1 0-1
River Plate Argentina 5-2 Argentina Colón 2-1 3-1
Peñarol Uruguay 2-3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2-0 0-3
Bolívar Bolivia 1-5 Ecuador 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 Ecuador 2-2 (4-3 pk) Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Argentina River Plate 1-0 1-1

Final

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 Brazil 4-1 Ecuador Barcelona 2-0 2-1

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1998 Winners
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
First Title
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