The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | June 27 – November 28 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Boca Juniors (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Deportivo Cali |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 75 |
Goals scored | 179 (2.39 per match) |
Qualified teams edit
Draw edit
The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Boca Juniors was champion of the 1977 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IND | LDQ | EN | |
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1 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreaker edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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River Plate | 4–1 | Independiente |
Group 2 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | CRI | STR | OPE | |
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1 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAM | UE | SAO | PAL | |
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1 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Unión Española | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
3 | São Paulo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
4 | Palestino | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | PEÑ | JUN | DAN | |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
3 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Danubio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 5 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCP | POR | ESM | LIB | |
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1 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Libertad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Semi-finals edit
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | RIV | CAM | |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | River Plate | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Atlético Mineiro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | CCP | ALI | |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Finals edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Cali | 0–4 | Boca Juniors | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Champion edit
Copa Libertadores 1978 winners |
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Boca Juniors 2nd title |