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1998 Copa Libertadores group stage

The 1998 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 25 February to 9 April 1998. A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide 15 places in the final stages of the 1998 Copa Libertadores, where they joined defending champions Cruzeiro.

Groups composition edit

Same as previous editions, the 20 participating teams were divided into 5 groups of 4, which consisted of two teams from one association and two teams from another. The paired associations for this edition were as follows:

However, after the agreement reached between the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) and Mexican promoters close to the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the two places corresponding to the FVF were put at stake in a previous tournament, called Pre-Libertadores, between the two Venezuelan teams that had previously qualified for this edition and two Mexican teams designated by the FMF.[1] Mexican sides Guadalajara and Club América overcame Venezuelan sides Caracas and Atlético Zulia to qualify for group 2.[2]

Format edit

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored.

The winners, runners-up and third placed teams of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.

Schedule edit

The match schedule of the group stage was announced by CONMEBOL on 12 December 1997.[3]

Weeks Dates Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Week 1 25 February 1998 COL1 v COL2, ECU1 v ECU2 — PAR1 v PAR2, CHI2 v CHI1 BOL1 v BOL2, URU1 v URU2 —
Week 2 3, 4 and 6 March 1998 ECU2 v COL2, ECU1 v COL2 MEX2 v MEX1, BRA2 v BRA1 PAR2 v CHI1, PAR1 v CHI1 BOL2 v URU1, BOL1 v URU1 ARG2 v ARG1, PER1 v PER2
Week 3 10–13 March 1998 ECU2 v COL1, ECU1 v COL1 MEX2 v BRA2, MEX1 v BRA2 PAR2 v CHI2, PAR1 v CHI2 BOL2 v URU2, BOL1 v URU2 ARG2 v PER2, PER1 v ARG1
Week 4 17–20 March 1998 COL2 v COL1, ECU2 v ECU1 MEX2 v BRA1, MEX1 v BRA1 PAR2 v PAR1, CHI1 v CHI2 URU2 v URU1, BOL2 v BOL1 ARG2 v PER1, PER2 v ARG1
Week 5 24–27 March 1998 COL2 v ECU2, COL1 v ECU2 BRA1 v BRA2, MEX1 v MEX2 CHI2 v PAR2, CHI1 v PAR2 URU2 v BOL2, URU1 v BOL2 ARG1 v ARG2, PER2 v PER1
Week 6 31 March – 3 April 1998 COL2 v ECU1, COL1 v ECU1 BRA2 v MEX2, BRA1 v MEX2 CHI2 v PAR1, CHI1 v PAR1 URU2 v BOL1, URU1 v BOL1 PER1 v ARG2, ARG1 v PER2
Week 7 7–9 April 1998 — BRA2 v MEX1, BRA1 v MEX1 — — PER2 v ARG2, ARG1 v PER1

Groups edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME BSC BUC SDQ
1   América de Cali 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Round of 16 — 3–0 2–2 2–1
2   Barcelona 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9 1–0 — 2–0 0–0
3   Atlético Bucaramanga 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 0–1 2–0 — 2–0
4   Deportivo Quito 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5 0–4 1–1 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Barcelona  0–0  Deportivo Quito
Report
América de Cali  2–2  Atlético Bucaramanga
Moreno   27'
Pérez   44'		 Report Restrepo   67'
Galarcio   89'
Attendance: 40,789
Deportivo Quito  1–0  Atlético Bucaramanga
Soria   54' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)
Barcelona  2–0  Atlético Bucaramanga
Arias   11'
Asencio   44'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Deportivo Quito  0–4  América de Cali
Report Ortegón   5'
González   29'
Pérez   34', 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Barcelona  1–0  América de Cali
Asprilla   4' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Deportivo Quito  1–1  Barcelona
Burbano   27' Report Delgado   70'
Attendance: 20,000
Atlético Bucaramanga  0–1  América de Cali
Report Cardona   48'
Attendance: 6,000
Atlético Bucaramanga  2–0  Deportivo Quito
Restrepo   66'
España   85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
América de Cali  2–1  Deportivo Quito
Hurtado   65'
Castillo   88'		 Report Lell   85'
Attendance: 7,500
Atlético Bucaramanga  1–0  Barcelona
Gómez   39' Report
América de Cali  1–1  Barcelona
González   61' Report Sotelo   29'

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE VAS AME GUA
1   Grêmio 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 12 Round of 16 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
2   Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8 3–0 — 1–1 2–0
3   América 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 1–2 1–1 — 2–0
4   Guadalajara 6 2 0 4 2 7 −5 6 1–0 1–0 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Guadalajara  0–1  América
Report García Aspe   63' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Grêmio  1–0  Vasco da Gama
Guilherme   62' Report
Attendance: 50,032
Guadalajara  1–0  Grêmio
Arellano   67' Report
Attendance: 30,000
América  1–2  Grêmio
Zárate   28' Report Guilherme   15'
Beto   69'
Attendance: 15,000
Guadalajara  1–0  Vasco da Gama
Ramírez   45' Report
Attendance: 25,000
América  1–1  Vasco da Gama
Cedrés   2' Report Menezes   6'
Attendance: 10,000
América  2–0  Guadalajara
Peláez   4'
Cedrés   55'		 Report
Attendance: 85,000
Vasco da Gama  3–0  Grêmio
Luizão   33', 42'
Donizete   55'		 Report
Attendance: 15,520
Grêmio  2–0  Guadalajara
Ronaldinho   46'
Beto   56'		 Report
Attendance: 18,587
Vasco da Gama  2–0  Guadalajara
Luizão   68', 80' Report
Attendance: 9,701
Grêmio  1–0  América
Dário   67' Report
Attendance: 13,880
Vasco da Gama  1–1  América
Richardson   71' Report García Aspe   10'
Attendance: 627

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI C-C CCP UCA
1   Olimpia 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Round of 16 — 1–1 5–1 2–0
2   Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–3 — 1–2 3–2
3   Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–2 2–0 — 0–0
4   Universidad Católica 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 2–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Olimpia  5–1  Cerro Porteño
Monzón   30'
Caballero   41'
González   69'
Avalos   71'
Valdez   87'		 Report Ovelar   83'
Attendance: 15,000
Colo-Colo  3–2  Universidad Católica
Neira   4', 65'
Espina   83'		 Report Bisconti   18'
Goldberg   68'
Attendance: 19,499
Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
Cerro Porteño  0–0  Universidad Católica
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Olimpia  2–0  Universidad Católica
Valdez   44'
Zelaya   54'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Cerro Porteño  2–0  Colo-Colo
Ovelar   83'
Gavilán   90'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Olimpia  1–1  Colo-Colo
González   12' Report Vergara   76'
Attendance: 15,000
Cerro Porteño  1–2  Olimpia
Ovelar   37' (pen.) Report Paredes   57'
Monzón   73'
Attendance: 20,000
Universidad Católica  0–2  Colo-Colo
Report Tapia   19', 28'
Attendance: 18,000
Universidad Católica  1–0  Cerro Porteño
Moya   83' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Colo-Colo  1–2  Cerro Porteño
Tapia   35' Report Fernández   9'
Ovelar   69'
Attendance: 9,496
Universidad Católica  2–1  Olimpia
Pérez   45'
Bisconti   60'		 Report Monzón   62'
Attendance: 9,000
Colo-Colo  1–3  Olimpia
Vergara   71' Report Zelaya   2'
Monzón   8'
Franco   90'
Attendance: 7,000

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOL PEÑ NAC OPE
1   Bolívar 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 Round of 16 — 2–0 1–0 3–2
2   Peñarol 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 10 0–1 — 2–1 6–1
3   Nacional 6 2 0 4 11 12 −1 6 4–1 1–4 — 4–1
4   Oriente Petrolero 6 1 2 3 7 15 −8 5 1–1 0–0 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Bolívar  3–2  Oriente Petrolero
Sérgio João   6', 78'
Cristaldo   71'		 Report Rentera   27'
Peña   55'
Attendance: 20,000
Peñarol  2–1  Nacional
Bengoechea   39'
González   75'		 Report Ramírez   63'
Attendance: 22,000
Oriente Petrolero  0–0  Peñarol
Report
Attendance: 23,000
Bolívar  1–0  Peñarol
Sérgio João   70' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Oriente Petrolero  2–1  Nacional
Osvaldinho   67'
Edú Monteiro   84'		 Report Baltierra   31'
Attendance: 15,000
Bolívar  2–0  Nacional
Sérgio João   16', 78' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jaime Toro (Chile)
Oriente Petrolero  1–1  Bolívar
Edú Monteiro   14' Report Sérgio João   20'
Attendance: 32,000
Nacional  1–4  Peñarol
Lemos   42' Report Romero   8'
Pandiani   22', 73'
Herrera   51'
Attendance: 28,000
Nacional  4–1  Oriente Petrolero
Delgado   2'
Álvez   39'
Regueiro   68'
Núñez   78'		 Report Néne   35'
Attendance: 15,000
Peñarol  6–1  Oriente Petrolero
Franco   4', 58', 60', 83'
Pacheco   27'
García   44'		 Report Edú Monteiro   14'
Attendance: 6,000
Peñarol  0–1  Bolívar
Report Sandy   8'
Attendance: 15,000
Nacional  4–1  Bolívar
Núñez   12', 40'
Regueiro   47', 86'		 Report Sérgio João   30'
Attendance: 23,000

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV ALI COL SCR
1   River Plate 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16 Round of 16 — 2–0 4–1 3–1
2   Alianza Lima 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3   Colón 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
4   Sporting Cristal 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 2–3 3–2 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Alianza Lima  1–0  Sporting Cristal
Sáenz   44' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Colón  1–2  River Plate
Sorín   90' (o.g.) Report Ayala   25'
Escudero   54'
Attendance: 32,000
Colón  1–0  Sporting Cristal
Agoglia   90' Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Luis Peña (Chile)
Alianza Lima  1–1  River Plate
Sáenz   57' Report Ángel   62'
Attendance: 42,500
Colón  1–0  Alianza Lima
Sandoval   79' Report
Attendance: 24,000
Sporting Cristal  2–3  River Plate
Ferreira   38'
Mendoza   72'		 Report Ángel   44', 75'
Escudero   53'
Attendance: 14,000
Sporting Cristal  3–2  Alianza Lima
Nilson   29'
Mendoza   35', 56'		 Report Jayo   32'
Bazalar   43'
Attendance: 7,216
River Plate  4–1  Colón
Ángel   5', 71'
Cardetti   56', 81'		 Report Saralegui   22'
Attendance: 18,000
Alianza Lima  1–0  Colón
Bazalar   68' Report
Attendance: 19,441
River Plate  3–1  Sporting Cristal
Gallardo   9'
Rambert   54'
Cardetti   85'		 Report Nilson   25'
Attendance: 11,000
Sporting Cristal  1–1  Colón
Soto   85' Report Sandoval   72'
River Plate  2–0  Alianza Lima
Aimar   50'
Figueroa   59'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000

References edit

  1. ^ "Revista CONMEBOL N° 52" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Minniti, Javier. "Recuento histórico de la Liguilla entre Venezuela y México" [Liguilla history between Venezuela and Mexico] (in Spanish). University of the Andes. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Revista CONMEBOL N° 51" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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