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==Group stage==
==Group stage==

Revision as of 22:21, 11 October 2023

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.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Boca Juniors 1977 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)
1985–86 Primera División champion
1985–86 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Bolivia
(2 berths)
 Brazil
(2 berths)
 Chile
(2 berths)
 Colombia
(2 berths)
 Ecuador
(2 berths)
 Paraguay
(2 berths)
 Peru
(2 berths)
Alianza Lima 1977 Primera División champion
Sporting Cristal 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)
 Venezuela
(2 berths)

Group stage

Boca Juniors were bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 (Argentina, Ecuador)

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

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

Group 2 (Bolivia, Peru)

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 (Brazil, Chile)

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 (Colombia, Uruguay)

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 10 3 +7 8 Qualified to the semi-finals 1–0 0–0 2–0
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 6 0–2 1–0 4–2
3 Colombia Junior 6 1 4 1 4 5 −1 6 0–0 1–0 0–0
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 4 3–0 1–2 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5 (Paraguay, Venezuela)

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

Group A

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

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

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

 Copa Libertadores
1978 winners 
Argentina
Boca Juniors
2nd title