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{{Short description|19th season of Copa Libertadores}}
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.
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Libertadores de América
| year = 1978
| dates = June 27 – November 28
| num_teams = 21
| associations = 10
| champion_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]]
| matches = 75
| goals = 179
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = [[1977 Copa Libertadores|1977]]
| nextseason = [[1979 Copa Libertadores|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.
==Group stage==
[[Boca Juniors]] were [[Bye (sports)|bye]] to the second round as holders.


==Qualified teams==
===Group 1 (Argentina, Ecuador)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width=125|Country
!width="20"|Pts
!width=150|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width=300|Qualification method
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|GF
!width="20"|GA
!width="20"|GD
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|'''8'''||6||2||4||0||7||1||+6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|'''8'''||6||3||2||1||6||2||+4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px]] [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]]
|'''5'''||6||2||1||3||4||10||-6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px]] [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]]
|'''3'''||6||1||1||4||6||10||-4
|}

===Group 2 (Bolivia, Peru)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
|[[CONMEBOL]]<br /><small>(1 berth)</small>
!width="165"|Team
|[[Boca Juniors]]
!width="20"|Pts
|[[1977 Copa Libertadores]] champion
!width="20"|Pld
|-
!width="20"|W
|rowspan="2"|{{flag|Argentina}}<br><small>(2 berths)</small>
!width="20"|D
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
!width="20"|L
|[[1977_Argentine_Primera_División#Metropolitano_Championship|1977 Metropolitano]] champion
!width="20"|GF
|-
!width="20"|GA
|[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
!width="20"|GD
|[[1977_Argentine_Primera_División#Nacional_Championship|1977 Nacional]] champion
|-
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|rowspan="2"|{{BOL}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px]] [[Alianza Lima]]
|[[The Strongest]]
|'''11'''||6||5||1||0||19||5||+14
|[[1977 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano|1977 Primera División]] champion
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px]] [[Sporting Cristal]]
|[[Oriente Petrolero]]
|'''7'''||6||3||1||2||9||9||-0
|[[1977 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano|1977 Primera División]] runner-up
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|20px]] [[The Strongest]]
|rowspan="2"|{{BRA}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|'''4'''||6||2||0||4||7||12||-5
|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|-
|[[1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] champion
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg|20px]] [[Oriente Petrolero]]
|-
|'''2'''||6||1||0||5||5||14||-9
|[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|}
|[[1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] runner-up

|-
===Group 3 (Brazil, Chile)===
|rowspan="2"|{{CHI}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|[[Unión Española]]
|[[1977 Primera División de Chile|1977 Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Club Deportivo Palestino|Palestino]]
|[[1977_Primera_División_de_Chile#Liguilla_Pre-Copa_Libertadores|1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores]] winner
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{COL}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Atlético Junior|Junior]]
|[[1977 Campeonato Profesional]] champion
|-
|[[Deportivo Cali]]
|[[1977 Campeonato Profesional]] runner-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{ECU}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]]
|[[1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano]] champion
|-
|[[LDU Quito]]
|[[1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano]] runner-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{PAR}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Cerro Porteño]]
|[[1977 Paraguayan Primera División season|1977 Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|[[1977 Paraguayan Primera División season|1977 Primera División]] runner-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{PER}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Alianza Lima]]
|[[1977 Torneo Descentralizado|1977 Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Sporting Cristal]]
|[[1977 Torneo Descentralizado|1977 Primera División]] runner-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{URU}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Club Atlético Peñarol|Peñarol]]
|1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
|-
|[[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
|1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{VEN}}<br /><small>(2 berths)</small>
|[[Portuguesa FC|Portuguesa]]
|[[1977 Venezuelan Primera División season|1977 Primera División]] champion
|-
|[[Estudiantes de Mérida]]
|[[1977 Venezuelan Primera División season|1977 Primera División]] runner-up
|-
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|GF
!width="20"|GA
!width="20"|GD
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] [[Atlético Mineiro]]
|'''10'''||6||4||2||0||16||8||+8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Unión Española]]
|'''6'''||6||1||4||1||7||10||-3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|'''5'''||6||1||3||2||6||7||-1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Palestino]]
|'''3'''||6||1||1||4||8||12||-4
|}
|}


== Draw ==
===Group 4 (Colombia, Uruguay)===
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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
|-
! Group 1
!width="165"|Team
! Group 2
!width="20"|Pts
! Group 3
!width="20"|Pld
! Group 4
!width="20"|W
! Group 5
!width="20"|D
|-
!width="20"|L
|
!width="20"|GF
*{{flag|Argentina}}
!width="20"|GA
*{{flag|Ecuador}}
!width="20"|GD
|-
|
*{{flag|Bolivia}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
*{{flag|Peru}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|20px]] [[Deportivo Cali]]
|
|'''8'''||6||3||2||1||10||3||+7
*{{flag|Brazil|1968}}
|-
*{{flag|Chile}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] [[Peñarol]]
|
|'''6'''||6||3||0||3||6||5||+1
*{{flag|Colombia}}
|-
*{{flag|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|20px]] [[Atlético Junior|Junior]]
|
|'''6'''||6||1||4||1||4||5||-1
*{{flag|Paraguay}}
|-
*{{flag|Venezuela|1930}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] [[Danubio]]
|'''4'''||6||1||2||3||2||9||-7
|}
|}


===Group 5 (Paraguay, Venezuela)===
==Group stage==
===Group 1===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
<section begin=Group1 />{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|title=Group 1 standings
|teamwidth=165
|winpoints=2

|team1=RIV|name_RIV={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|team2=IND|name_IND={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|team3=LDQ|name_LDQ={{flagicon|ECU}} [[LDU Quito]]
|team4=EN|name_EN={{flagicon|ECU}} [[C.D. El Nacional|El Nacional]]
|win_RIV=2|draw_RIV=4|loss_RIV=0|gf_RIV=7|ga_RIV=1
|win_IND=3|draw_IND=2|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=6|ga_IND=2
|win_LDQ=2|draw_LDQ=1|loss_LDQ=3|gf_LDQ=4|ga_LDQ=10
|win_EN=1|draw_EN=1|loss_EN=4|gf_EN=6|ga_EN=10
|col_QSF=#CCFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the [[#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]
|result1=QSF
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->

|match_EN_IND=1–2
|match_EN_LDQ=2–0
|match_EN_RIV=1–1

|match_IND_EN=2–0
|match_IND_LDQ=2–0
|match_IND_RIV=0–0

|match_LDQ_EN=3–2
|match_LDQ_IND=1–0
|match_LDQ_RIV=0–0

|match_RIV_EN=2–0
|match_RIV_IND=0–0
|match_RIV_LDQ=4–0

}}<section end=Group1 />

====Tiebreaker====
{{OneLegStart}}
|-
{{OneLegResult| '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]''' {{flagicon|ARG}} || 4–1 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] }}
|-
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|GF
!width="20"|GA
!width="20"|GD
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px]] [[Cerro Porteño]]
|'''9'''||6||3||3||0||7||4||+3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Venezuela 1930-2006.svg|20px]] [[Portuguesa Fútbol Club|Portuguesa]]
|'''6'''||6||2||2||2||5||5||0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Venezuela 1930-2006.svg|20px]] [[Estudiantes de Mérida]]
|'''5'''||6||1||3||2||7||8||-1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px]] [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|'''4'''||6||1||2||3||4||6||-2
|}
|}


==Semi-Finals==
===Group 2===
<section begin=Group2 />{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|title=Group 2 standings
|teamwidth=165
|winpoints=2

|team1=ALI|name_ALI={{flagicon|Peru}} [[Alianza Lima]]
|team2=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|Peru}} [[Sporting Cristal]]
|team3=STR|name_STR={{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[The Strongest]]
|team4=OPE|name_OPE={{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Oriente Petrolero]]
|win_ALI=5|draw_ALI=1|loss_ALI=0|gf_ALI=19|ga_ALI=5
|win_CRI=3|draw_CRI=1|loss_CRI=2|gf_CRI=9|ga_CRI=9
|win_STR=2|draw_STR=0|loss_STR=4|gf_STR=7|ga_STR=12
|win_OPE=1|draw_OPE=0|loss_OPE=5|gf_OPE=5|ga_OPE=14
|col_QSF=#CCFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the [[#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]
|result1=QSF
|update=complete|source=
<!--Matches-->

|match_ALI_CRI=2–2
|match_ALI_OPE=5–1
|match_ALI_STR=2–0

|match_CRI_ALI=1–4
|match_CRI_OPE=1–0
|match_CRI_STR=3–0

|match_OPE_ALI=0–4
|match_OPE_CRI=0–1
|match_OPE_STR=4–1

|match_STR_ALI=1–2
|match_STR_CRI=3–1
|match_STR_OPE=2–0

}}<section end=Group2 />

===Group 3===
<section begin=Group3 />{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|title=Group 3 standings
|teamwidth=165
|winpoints=2

|team1=CAM|name_CAM={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|team2=UE |name_UE ={{flagicon|Chile}} [[Unión Española]]
|team3=SAO|name_SAO={{flagicon|Brazil}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|team4=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club Deportivo Palestino|Palestino]]
|win_CAM=4|draw_CAM=2|loss_CAM=0|gf_CAM=16|ga_CAM=8
|win_UE =1|draw_UE =4|loss_UE =1|gf_UE =7|ga_UE =10
|win_SAO=1|draw_SAO=3|loss_SAO=2|gf_SAO=6|ga_SAO=7
|win_PAL=1|draw_PAL=1|loss_PAL=4|gf_PAL=8|ga_PAL=12
|col_QSF=#CCFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the [[#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]
|result1=QSF
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->

|match_CAM_PAL=2–0
|match_CAM_SAO=1–1
|match_CAM_UE=5–1

|match_PAL_CAM=4–5
|match_PAL_SAO=0–1
|match_PAL_UE=2–3

|match_SAO_CAM=1–2
|match_SAO_PAL=1–2
|match_SAO_UE=1–1

|match_UE_CAM=1–1
|match_UE_PAL=0–0
|match_UE_SAO=1–1

}}<section end=Group3 />

===Group 4===
<section begin=Group4 />{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|title=Group 4 standings
|teamwidth=165
|winpoints=2

|team1=CAL|name_CAL={{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Deportivo Cali]]
|team2=PEÑ|name_PEÑ={{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Peñarol]]
|team3=JUN|name_JUN={{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Atlético Junior|Junior]]
|team4=DAN|name_DAN={{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
|win_CAL=3|draw_CAL=2|loss_CAL=1|gf_CAL=5|ga_CAL=3
|win_PEÑ=3|draw_PEÑ=0|loss_PEÑ=3|gf_PEÑ=7|ga_PEÑ=7
|win_JUN=1|draw_JUN=4|loss_JUN=1|gf_JUN=1|ga_JUN=1
|win_DAN=1|draw_DAN=2|loss_DAN=3|gf_DAN=6|ga_DAN=8
|col_QSF=#CCFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the [[#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]
|result1=QSF
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->

|match_CAL_DAN=2–0
|match_CAL_JUN=0–0
|match_CAL_PEÑ=1–0

|match_DAN_CAL=3–0
|match_DAN_JUN=0–0
|match_DAN_PEÑ=1–2

|match_JUN_CAL=0–0
|match_JUN_DAN=0–0
|match_JUN_PEÑ=1–0

|match_PEÑ_CAL=0–2
|match_PEÑ_DAN=4–2
|match_PEÑ_JUN=1–0

}}<section end=Group4 />

===Group 5===
<section begin=Group5 />{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|title=Group 5 standings
|teamwidth=165
|winpoints=2

|team1=CCP|name_CCP={{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Cerro Porteño]]
|team2=POR|name_POR={{flagicon|Venezuela|1930}} [[Portuguesa F.C.|Portuguesa]]
|team3=ESM|name_ESM={{flagicon|Venezuela|1930}} [[Estudiantes de Mérida]]
|team4=LIB|name_LIB={{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|win_CCP=3|draw_CCP=3|loss_CCP=0|gf_CCP=7|ga_CCP=4
|win_POR=2|draw_POR=2|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=5|ga_POR=5
|win_ESM=1|draw_ESM=3|loss_ESM=2|gf_ESM=7|ga_ESM=8
|win_LIB=1|draw_LIB=2|loss_LIB=3|gf_LIB=4|ga_LIB=6
|col_QSF=#CCFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the [[#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]
|result1=QSF
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->

|match_CCP_ESM=1–1
|match_CCP_LIB=1–0
|match_CCP_POR=1–0

|match_ESM_CCP=2–3
|match_ESM_LIB=1–1
|match_ESM_POR=0–0

|match_LIB_CCP=0–0
|match_LIB_ESM=2–1
|match_LIB_POR=1–2

|match_POR_CCP=1–1
|match_POR_ESM=1–2
|match_POR_LIB=1–0

}}<section end=Group5 />

==Semi-finals==

===Group A===
===Group A===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|res_col_header=Q
|-
|teamwidth=165
!width="165"|Team
|winpoints=2
!width="20"|Pts

!width="20"|Pld
|team1=BOC|name_BOC={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]
!width="20"|W
|team2=RIV|name_RIV={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
!width="20"|D
|team3=CAM|name_CAM={{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
!width="20"|L
|win_BOC=3|draw_BOC=1|loss_BOC=0|gf_BOC=7|ga_BOC=2
!width="20"|GF
|win_RIV=1|draw_RIV=1|loss_RIV=2|gf_RIV=1|ga_RIV=3
!width="20"|GA
|win_CAM=1|draw_CAM=0|loss_CAM=3|gf_CAM=3|ga_CAM=6
!width="20"|GD
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the [[#Finals|final]]
|-
|result1=Q
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|update=complete|source=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Boca Juniors]]

|'''7'''||4||3||1||0||7||2||+5
<!--Matches-->
|-

|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|match_CAM_BOC=1–2
|'''3'''||4||1||1||2||1||3||-2
|match_CAM_RIV=1–0
|-

|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] [[Atlético Mineiro]]
|match_BOC_CAM=3–1
|'''2'''||4||1||0||3||3||6||-3
|match_BOC_RIV=0–0
|}

|match_RIV_CAM=1–0
|match_RIV_BOC=0–2

}}


===Group B===
===Group B===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|res_col_header=Q
|-
|teamwidth=165
!width="165"|Team
|winpoints=2
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|GF
!width="20"|GA
!width="20"|GD
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|20px]] [[Deportivo Cali]]
|'''7'''||4||3||1||0||7||2||+5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg|20px]] [[Cerro Porteño]]
|'''3'''||4||1||1||2||1||3||-2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px]] [[Alianza Lima]]
|'''2'''||4||1||0||3||3||6||-3
|}


|team1=CAL|name_CAL={{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]]
==Final==
|team2=CCP|name_CCP={{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Cerro Porteño]]
|team3=ALI|name_ALI={{flagicon|PER}} [[Alianza Lima]]
|win_CAL=3|draw_CAL=1|loss_CAL=0|gf_CAL=12|ga_CAL=4
|win_CCP=1|draw_CCP=1|loss_CCP=2|gf_CCP=4|ga_CCP=9
|win_ALI=1|draw_ALI=0|loss_ALI=3|gf_ALI=7|ga_ALI=10
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the [[#Finals|final]]
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=

<!--Matches-->

|match_ALI_CCP=3–0
|match_ALI_CAL=1–4

|match_CCP_ALI=3–1
|match_CCP_CAL=0–4

|match_CAL_ALI=3–2
|match_CAL_CCP=1–1

}}

==Finals==
{{main|1978 Copa Libertadores Finals}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Deportivo Cali]]|Colombia| 0-4 |'''[[Boca Juniors]]'''|Argentina| 0-0 | 0-4 }}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Deportivo Cali]]|Colombia| 0–4 |'''[[Boca Juniors]]'''|Argentina| 0–0 | 0–4 }}
{{end}}
|}

==Champion==
==Champion==
{{winners||Copa Libertadores<br />1978 winners|{{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}}<br>[[Boca Juniors]]|2nd}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Copa Libertadores<br />1978 Winners
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}}<br>'''[[Club Atlético Boca Juniors|Boca Juniors]]'''<br/>'''Second Title'''
|}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons cat}}
* [http://www.rsssf.com/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]]


{{Copa Libertadores Seasons}}
{{Copa Libertadores Seasons}}


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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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