1999 Copa Libertadores

1999 Copa Libertadores de América
1999 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
1999 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates 21 February – 16 June
Teams 21 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Palmeiras (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played 90
Goals scored 257 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) 6 players (6)
Best player Brazil Marcos[1]

The 1999 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 40th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

First round

Twenty teams were distributed among five groups in the First Round; the top three of each group qualified to the playoff bracket. Vasco da Gama (winner of the previous edition of the tournament) received a bye to the playoff bracket.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nacional 12640298+1
Estudiantes 96303914-5
Bella Vista 7621396+3
Monterrey 76213109+1

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Vélez Sársfield 9623163+3
Deportivo Cali 9630348-4
River Plate 86222880
Once Caldas 7621376+1

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Corinthians 126402168+8
Palmeiras 1063121210+2
Cerro Porteño 762131420-6
Olimpia 561231115-4

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Universidad Católica 11632195+4
Colo Colo 8622257-2
Universitario 7621378-1
Sporting Cristal 5605178-1

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
LDU Quito 106312108+2
Emelec 96303912-3
Jorge Wilstermann 86222990
Blooming 7621354+1

Knockout stages

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2 0 2  
 Chile Colo-Colo 0 1 1  
   Colombia Deportivo Cali 2 1 3  
   Uruguay Bella Vista 1 1 2  
 Uruguay Bella Vista 2 3 5
 Chile U. Católica 2 1 3  
   Colombia Deportivo Cali 4 2 6  
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3 3  
 Ecuador Emelec 1 1 2  
 Venezuela Estudiantes 3 0 3  
   Venezuela Estudiantes 3 0 3
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 4 4  
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 5 1 6
 Uruguay Nacional 0 2 2  
   Colombia Deportivo Cali 1 1 2 (3)
   Brazil Palmeiras 0 2 2 (4)
 Argentina River Plate 1 0 1 (5)  
 Ecuador LDU Quito 0 1 1 (4)  
   Argentina River Plate 2 0 2
   Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 0 1 1  
 Peru Universitario 0 0 0
 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 0 4 4  
   Argentina River Plate 1 0 1
   Brazil Palmeiras 0 3 3  
 Brazil Palmeiras 1 4 5  
 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 2 3  
   Brazil Palmeiras 2 0 2 (4)
   Brazil Corinthians 0 2 2 (2)  
 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 1 2 3
 Brazil Corinthians 1 5 6  

Round of 16

First leg matches were played on April 14. Second leg matches were on April 20 and April 21.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 6-2 Uruguay Nacional 5-0 1-2
Universitario Peru 0-4 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0-0 0-4
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 3-6 Brazil Corinthians 1-1 2-5
Bella Vista Uruguay 5-3 Chile Universidad Católica 2-2 3-1
River Plate Argentina 1-1 (5-4 pk) Ecuador LDU Quito 1-0 0-1
Emelec Ecuador 2-3 Venezuela Estudiantes 1-3 1-0
Deportivo Cali Colombia 2-1 Chile Colo Colo 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras Brazil 5-3 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1-1 4-2

Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on May 5. Second leg matches were played on May 12.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 2-1 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras Brazil 2-2 (4-2 pk) Brazil Corinthians 2-0 0-2
Estudiantes Venezuela 3-4 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3-0 0-4
Deportivo Cali Colombia 3-2 Uruguay Bella Vista 2-1 1-1

Semifinals

First leg matches were played on May 19. Second leg matches were played on May 26.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali Colombia 6-3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4-0 2-3
River Plate Argentina 1-3 Brazil Palmeiras 1-0 0-3

Final

First leg match were played on June 2. Second leg match were played on June 16.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali Colombia 2-2 (3-4 pk) Brazil Palmeiras 1-0 1-2

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1999:
Brazil
Palmeiras
First title

References

  1. "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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