Copa Libertadores 1998

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The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador in the final.

1 Pre-Libertadores
2 Group Stage
3 Round of 16
4 Quarterfinals
5 Semi-Finals
6 Final
7 Champion

[edit] Pre-Libertadores

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Chivas de Guadalajara	10	4	3	1	0	12	5	+7
CF América	7	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4
Caracas FC	5	4	1	2	1	4	6	-2
Atlético Zulia	0	4	0	0	4	4	13	-9

04/02/98 Atlético Zulia 2:3 Chivas de Guadalajara Maracaibo (VEN)
06/02/98 Caracas FC 1:1 Chivas de Guadalajara Caracas (VEN)
10/02/98 Atlético Zulia 0:2 CF América Maracaibo (VEN)
13/02/98 Caracas FC 1:0 CF América Caracas (VEN)
17/02/98 Chivas de Guadalajara 4:1 Atlético Zulia Guadalajara (MEX)
19/02/98 CF América 4:1 Atlético Zulia Ciudad de Mexico (MEX)
24/02/98 Chivas de Guadalajara 4:1 Caracas FC Guadalajara (MEX)
26/02/98 CF América 1:1 Caracas FC Ciudad de Mexico (MEX)

[edit] Group Stage

[edit] Group 1

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
América de Cali	11	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5
Barcelona	9	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2
Atlético Bucaramanga	7	6	2	1	3	5	6	-1
Sociedad Deportivo Quito	5	6	1	2	3	3	9	-6

25/02/98 América de Cáli 2:2 Atlético Bucaramanga Cáli (COL)
25/02/98 Barcelona 0:0 Deportivo Quito Guayaquil (EQU)
03/03/98 Deportivo Quito 1:0 Atlético Bucaramanga Quito (EQU)
06/03/98 Barcelona 2:0 Atlético Bucaramanga Guayaquil (EQU)
10/03/98 Deportivo Quito 0:4 América de Cáli Quito (EQU)
13/03/98 Barcelona 1:0 América de Cáli Guayaquil (EQU)
18/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 0:1 América de Cáli Bucaramanga (COL)
18/03/98 Deportivo Quito 1:1 Barcelona Quito (EQU)
24/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 2:0 Deportivo Quito Bucaramanga (COL)
27/03/98 América de Cáli 2:1 Deportivo Quito Cáli (COL)
31/03/98 Atlético Bucaramanga 1:0 Barcelona Bucaramanga (COL)
03/04/98 América de Cáli 1:1 Barcelona Cáli (COL)

[edit] Group 2

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Grêmio	12	6	4	0	2	6	5	+1
Vasco da Gama	8	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3
Club América	8	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1
Guadalajara	6	6	2	0	4	2	7	-5

04/03/98 Guadalajara 0:1 América Guadalajara (MEX)
04/03/98 Grêmio 1:0 Vasco Porto Alegre (BRA)
10/03/98 Guadalajara 1:0 Grêmio Guadalajara (MEX)
13/03/98 América 1:2 Grêmio Ciudad de México (MEX)
17/03/98 Guadalajara 1:0 Vasco Guadalajara (MEX)
20/03/98 América 1:1 Vasco Ciudad de México (MEX)
24/03/98 América 2:0 Guadalajara Ciudad de México (MEX)
26/03/98 Vasco 3:0 Grêmio Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
31/03/98 Grêmio 2:0 Guadalajara Porto Alegre (BRA)
03/04/98 Vasco 2:0 Guadalajara Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
07/04/98 Grêmio 1:0 América Porto Alegre (BRA)
09/04/98 Vasco 1:1 América Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

[edit] Group 3

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Olimpia Asunción	13	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
Colo-Colo	7	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2
Cerro Porteño	7	6	2	1	3	6	9	-3
Universidad Católica	7	6	2	1	3	5	8	-3

25/02/98 Olímpia 5:1 Cerro Porteño Assunção (PAR)
25/02/98 Colo Colo 3:2 Univ. Católica Santiago (CHI)
03/03/98 Cerro Porteño 0:0 Univ. Católica Assunção (PAR)
06/03/98 Olímpia 2:0 Univ. Católica Assunção (PAR)
10/03/98 Cerro Porteño 2:0 Colo Colo Assunção (PAR)
13/03/98 Olímpia 1:1 Colo Colo Assunção (PAR)
18/03/98 Cerro Porteño 1:2 Olímpia Assunção (PAR)
18/03/98 Univ. Católica 0:2 Colo Colo Santiago (CHI)
24/03/98 Univ. Católica 1:0 Cerro Porteño Santiago (CHI)
27/03/98 Colo Colo 1:2 Cerro Porteño Santiago (CHI)
31/03/98 Univ. Católica 2:1 Olímpia Santiago (CHI)
03/04/98 Colo Colo 1:3 Olímpia Santiago (CHI)

[edit] Group 4

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Bolívar	13	6	4	1	1	9	7	+2
Peñarol	10	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7
Nacional	6	6	2	0	4	11	12	-1
Oriente Petrolero	5	6	1	2	3	7	15	-8

25/02/98 Bolívar 3:2 Oriente Petrolero La Paz (BOL)
25/02/98 Peñarol 2:1 Nacional Maldonado (URU)
03/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 0:0 Peñarol Santa Cruz (BOL)
06/03/98 Bolívar 1:0 Peñarol La Paz (BOL)
10/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 2:1 Nacional Santa Cruz (BOL)
13/03/98 Bolívar 2:0 Nacional La Paz (BOL)
18/03/98 Nacional 1:4 Peñarol Montevideo (URU)
18/03/98 Oriente Petrolero 1:1 Bolívar Santa Cruz (BOL)
24/03/98 Nacional 4:1 Oriente Petrolero Montevideo (URU)
27/03/98 Peñarol 6:1 Oriente Petrolero Rivera (URU)
31/03/98 Peñarol 0:1 Bolívar Rivera (URU)
03/04/98 Nacional 4:1 Bolívar Montevideo (URU)

[edit] Group 5

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
River Plate	16	6	5	1	0	15	6	+9
Alianza Lima	7	6	2	1	3	5	7	-2
Colón	7	6	2	1	3	5	8	-3
Sporting Cristal	4	6	1	1	4	7	11	-4

04/03/98 Colón 1:2 River Plate Santa Fé (ARG)
04/03/98 Alianza Lima 1:0 Sporting Cristal Lima (PER)
11/03/98 Colón 1:0 Sporting Cristal Santa Fé (ARG)
12/03/98 Alianza Lima 1:1 River Plate Lima (PER)
18/03/98 Colón 1:0 Alianza Lima Santa Fé (ARG)
19/03/98 Sporting Cristal 2:3 River Plate Lima (PER)
25/03/98 River Plate 4:1 Colón Buenos Aires (ARG)
25/03/98 Sporting Cristal 3:2 Alianza Lima Lima (PER)
01/04/98 Alianza Lima 1:0 Colón Lima (PER)
02/04/98 River Plate 3:1 Sporting Cristal Buenos Aires (ARG)
08/04/98 Sporting Cristal 1:1 Colón Lima (PER)
09/04/98 River Plate 2:0 Alianza Lima Buenos Aires (ARG)

[edit] Round of 16

First leg matches were played on April 15, April 22 and April 23. Second leg matches were on April 29, April 30, May 2 and May 7.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cerro Porteño	3-1	América de Cali	1-0	2-1
Nacional	1-5	Grêmio	1-1	0-4
Olimpia	3-3 (1-2 pen)	Colón	3-2	0-1
Atlético Bucaramanga	1-3	Bolívar	1-2	0-1
CF América	1-2	River Plate	1-1	0-1
Barcelona	4-3	Colo-Colo	2-1	2-2
Alianza Lima	2-2 (1-3 pen)	Peñarol	1-0	1-2
Vasco da Gama	2-1	Cruzeiro	2-1	0-0

[edit] Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on May 3, May 13 and May 20. Second leg matches were played on May 6 and May 27.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grêmio	1-2	Vasco da Gama	1-1	0-1
River Plate	5-2	Colón	2-1	3-1
Peñarol	2-3	Cerro Porteño	2-0	0-3
Bolívar	1-5	Barcelona	1-1	0-4

[edit] Semi-Finals

First leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Barcelona	2-2 (4-3 pen)	Cerro Porteño	1-0	1-2
Vasco da Gama	2-1	River Plate	1-0	1-1

[edit] Final

First leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	4-1	Barcelona	2-0	2-1

[edit] Champion

Copa Libertadores 1998:

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
First title

Copa Libertadores Seasons
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International club football

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