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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.
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. The defending champions won the two-leg final 0–4 on aggregate, with all four goals coming in the second-leg match after the first leg ended in a goalless draw.


==Qualified teams==
==Qualified teams==
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|[[Club Atlético Danubio|Danubio]]
|[[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
|1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
|1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
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==Group stage==
== Draw ==
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.
[[Boca Juniors]] were [[Bye (sports)|bye]] to the second round as holders.


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===Group 1 (Argentina, Ecuador)===
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==Group stage==
===Group 1===
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===Group 4 (Colombia, Uruguay)===
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons cat}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa78.html Copa Libertadores 1978 by Karel Stokkermans] at [[RSSSF]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa78.html Copa Libertadores 1978 by Karel Stokkermans] at [[RSSSF]]


Latest revision as of 18:41, 25 August 2024

1978 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesJune 27 – November 28
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (2nd title)
Runners-upColombia Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored179 (2.39 per match)
← 1977
1979 →

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. The defending champions won the two-leg final 0–4 on aggregate, with all four goals coming in the second-leg match after the first leg ended in a goalless draw.

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth) 		Boca Juniors 1977 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths) 		River Plate 1977 Metropolitano champion
Independiente 1977 Nacional champion
 Bolivia
(2 berths) 		The Strongest 1977 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths) 		São Paulo 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Atlético Mineiro 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths) 		Unión Española 1977 Primera División champion
Palestino 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths) 		Junior 1977 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1977 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths) 		El Nacional 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
LDU Quito 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths) 		Cerro Porteño 1977 Primera División champion
Libertad 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths) 		Alianza Lima 1977 Primera División champion
Sporting Cristal 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths) 		Peñarol 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Danubio 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths) 		Portuguesa 1977 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida 1977 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 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

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 Argentina RIV Argentina IND Ecuador LDQ Ecuador EN
1 Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 7 1 +6 8 Qualified to the semi-finals — 0–0 4–0 2–0
2 Argentina Independiente 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 4 10 −6 5 0–0 1–0 — 3–2
4 Ecuador El Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 3 1–1 1–2 2–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
River Plate Argentina 4–1 Argentina Independiente

Group 2

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Group 2 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Peru ALI Peru CRI Bolivia STR Bolivia OPE
1 Peru Alianza Lima 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14 11 Qualified to the semi-finals — 2–2 2–0 5–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 7 1–4 — 3–0 1–0
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 4 1–2 3–1 — 2–0
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 2 0–4 0–1 4–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Group 3 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil CAM Chile UE Brazil SAO Chile PAL
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 10 Qualified to the semi-finals — 5–1 1–1 2–0
2 Chile Unión Española 6 1 4 1 7 10 −3 6 1–1 — 1–1 0–0
3 Brazil São Paulo 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 5 1–2 1–1 — 1–2
4 Chile Palestino 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 3 4–5 2–3 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Group 4 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CAL Uruguay PEÑ Colombia JUN Uruguay DAN
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 8 Qualified to the semi-finals — 1–0 0–0 2–0
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 6 0–2 — 1–0 4–2
3 Colombia Junior 6 1 4 1 1 1 0 6 0–0 1–0 — 0–0
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 4 3–0 1–2 0–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Group 5 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Paraguay CCP Venezuela POR Venezuela ESM Paraguay LIB
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 9 Qualified to the semi-finals — 1–0 1–1 1–0
2 Venezuela Portuguesa 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6 1–1 — 1–2 1–0
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5 2–3 0–0 — 1–1
4 Paraguay Libertad 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 4 0–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina BOC Argentina RIV Brazil CAM
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Qualified to the final — 0–0 3–1
2 Argentina River Plate 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 3 0–2 — 1–0
3 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 2 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CAL Paraguay CCP Peru ALI
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Qualified to the final — 1–1 3–2
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 3 0–4 — 3–1
3 Peru Alianza Lima 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 2 1–4 3–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

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Main article: 1978 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–4 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 0–4

Champion

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 Copa Libertadores
1978 winners 
Argentina
Boca Juniors
2nd title
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