1991 Copa Libertadores

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The 1991 Copa Libertadores was won by Colo-Colo of Chile after defeating Olimpia of Paraguay with a 3–0 aggregate score in the finals. The championship would mark a first for a Chilean club team in an international tournament. Twenty-one clubs from all South American countries within Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) participated.

1991 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1991
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 20 – June 5
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsChile Colo-Colo (1st title)
Runners-upParaguay Olimpia
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored221 (2.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Gaúcho (8 goals)
1990
1992

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Olimpia 1990 Copa Libertadores champion
  Argentina
(2 berths)
River Plate 1989–90 Primera División champion
Boca Juniors 1989–90 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
  Bolivia
(2 berths)
Oriente Petrolero 1990 Primera División champion
Bolívar 1990 Primera División runner-up
  Brazil
(2 berths)
Corinthians 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Flamengo 1990 Copa do Brasil champion
  Chile
(2 berths)
Colo-Colo 1990 Primera División champion
Deportes Concepción 1990 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
  Colombia
(2 berths)
América de Cali 1990 Campeonato Profesional champion
Atlético Nacional 1990 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
  Ecuador
(2 berths)
LDU Quito 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Barcelona 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
  Paraguay
(2 berths)
Cerro Porteño 1990 Primera División champion
Colegiales 1991 Pre-Libertadores playoff winner
  Peru
(2 berths)
Universitario 1990 Primera División champion
Sport Boys 1990 Primera División runner-up
  Uruguay
(2 berths)
Nacional 1990 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista 1990 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
  Venezuela
(2 berths)
Marítimo 1989–90 Primera División champion
Unión Atlético Táchira 1989–90 Primera División runner-up

Draw

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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 Paraguay competed as Olimpia was champion of the 1990 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Second round.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

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Group 1

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Group 1 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BOL   BOC   OPE   RIV
1   Bolívar 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 7 Round of 16 2–0 2–0 4–1
2   Boca Juniors 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6 0–0 0–0 4–3
3   Oriente Petrolero 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 6 2–1 1–0 1–1
4   River Plate 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5 2–0 0–2 3–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Group 2 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   CC   LDQ   CON   BSC
1   Colo-Colo 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 9 Round of 16 3–0 2–0 3–1
2   LDU Quito 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6 0–0 4–0 0–0
3   Deportes Concepción 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 6 0–0 3–0 1–0
4   Barcelona 6 0 3 3 5 9 −4 3 2–2 0–1 2–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Group 3 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   FLA   COR   NAC   BVI
1   Flamengo 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 9 Round of 16 1–1 4–0 1–1
2   Corinthians 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6 0–2 0–0 4–1
3   Nacional 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 6 0–1 1–1 3–0
4   Bella Vista 6 0 3 3 5 14 −9 3 2–2 1–1 0–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Group 4 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   COL   CCP   UNI   SBA
1   Colegiales 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 8 Round of 16 1–1 2–0 4–1
2   Cerro Porteño 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 8 1–1 0–0 3–0
3   Universitario 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 5 0–0 1–1 1–3
4   Sport Boys 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 3 2–2 1–3 0–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Group 5 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   AME   NAC   TAC   MAR
1   América de Cali 6 5 1 0 10 3 +7 11 Round of 16 1–0 3–2 2–0
2   Atlético Nacional 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 0–2 0–0 2–2
3   Unión Atlético Táchira 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 5 1–1 1–2 2–1
4   Marítimo 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 0–1 1–3 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Round of 16

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  • The top three teams in every group qualified along with Olimpia the champion of Copa Libertadores 1990
  • First leg matches were played on April 16 and April 17, 1991. Second leg matches were played on April 24 and April 25, 1991.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional   5–2   Bolívar 4–1 1–1
Universitario   1–2   Colo-Colo 0–0 1–2
Deportivo Táchira   2–8   Flamengo 2–3 0–5
Boca Juniors   4–2   Corinthians 3–1 1–1
Deportes Concepción   3–6   América de Cali 0–3 3–3
LDU Quito   2–4   Atlético Nacional 2–2 0–2
Olimpia   3–2   Colegiales 1–1 2–1
Oriente Petrolero   1–3   Cerro Porteño 1–1 0–2

Quarterfinals

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  • First leg matches were played on May 1, May 2, and May 3, 1991. Second leg matches played on May 8 and May 10, 1991.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colo-Colo   4–2   Nacional 4–0 0–2
Flamengo   2–4   Boca Juniors 2–1 0–3
América de Cali   0–2   Atlético Nacional 0–0 0–2
Cerro Porteño   1–3   Olimpia 1–0 0–3

Semifinals

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  • First leg matches played on May 16, 1991. Second leg matches played on May 22 and May 23, 1991.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors   2–3   Colo-Colo 1–0 1–3
Atlético Nacional   0–1   Olimpia 0–0 0–1

Finals

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First leg match played on May 29, 1991, in Asunción, Paraguay at Defensores del Chaco stadium. Second leg final match played on June 5, 1991, in Santiago, Chile at Estadio Monumental David Arellano.

May 29, 1991 Olimpia   0–0   Colo-Colo Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
21:45 Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Ernesto Filippi (Uruguay)

June 5, 1991 Colo-Colo   3–0   Olimpia Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
20:30 Pérez   12', 17'
Herrera   85'
Attendance: 66.517
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

Colo-Colo won 3-0 on aggregate.

Champion

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 Copa Libertadores
1991 winners 
 
Colo-Colo
1st title
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