1998 Copa Libertadores

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1998 Copa Libertadores de América
Libertadores 1998
Tournament details
Dates 25 February – 26 August
Teams 23 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Runners-up Ecuador Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played 98
Goals scored 220 (2.24 per match)
1997
1999

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Pre-Libertadores

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 10 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7
Flag of Mexico.svg América 7 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
20px Caracas 5 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2
20px Atlético Zulia 0 4 0 0 4 4 13 -9

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Colombia.svg América 11 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5
Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 9 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2
Flag of Colombia.svg Bucaramanga 7 6 2 1 3 5 6 -1
Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 5 6 1 2 3 3 9 -6

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 12 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 8 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3
Flag of Mexico.svg América 8 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 6 6 2 0 4 2 7 -5

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 13 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8
Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 7 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3
Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolívar 13 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 10 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 6 6 2 0 4 11 12 -1
Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero 5 6 1 2 3 7 15 -8

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 16 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9
Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 7 6 2 1 3 5 7 -2
Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
Flag of Peru.svg Sporting Cristal 4 6 1 1 4 7 11 -4

Knockout stages

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
 Uruguay Nacional 1 0 1  
 Brazil Grêmio 1 4 5  
   Brazil Grêmio 1 0 1  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
 Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 0 2
 Brazil Cruzeiro 1 0 1  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 1 1 2  
   Argentina River Plate 0 1 1  
 Mexico América 1 0 1  
 Argentina River Plate 1 1 2  
   Argentina River Plate 2 3 5
   Argentina Colón 1 1 2  
 Paraguay Olimpia 2 1 3 (1)
 Argentina Colón 3 0 3 (2)  
   Brazil Vasco da Gama 2 2 4
   Ecuador Barcelona 0 1 1
 Colombia Bucaramanga 1 0 1  
 Bolivia Bolívar 2 1 3  
   Bolivia Bolívar 1 0 1
   Ecuador Barcelona 1 4 5  
 Ecuador Barcelona 2 2 4
 Chile Colo-Colo 1 2 3  
   Ecuador Barcelona 1 1 2 (4)
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 2 2 (3)  
 Peru Alianza Lima 1 1 2 (1)  
 Uruguay Peñarol 0 2 2 (3)  
   Uruguay Peñarol 2 0 2
   Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 3 3  
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1 2 3
 Colombia América 0 1 1  

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 Paraguay 3-1 Colombia América 1-0 2-1
Nacional Uruguay 1-5 Brazil Grêmio 1-1 0-4
Olimpia Paraguay 3-3 (1-2 pk) Argentina Colón 2-3 1-0
Bucaramanga Colombia 1-3 Bolivia Bolívar 1-2 0-1
América Mexico 1-2 Argentina River Plate 1-1 0-1
Barcelona Ecuador 4-3 Chile Colo-Colo 2-1 2-2
Alianza Lima Peru 2-2 (1-3 pk) Uruguay Peñarol 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Brazil Cruzeiro 2-1 0-0

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 Brazil 1-2 Brazil Vasco da Gama 1-1 0-1
River Plate Argentina 5-2 Argentina Colón 2-1 3-1
Peñarol Uruguay 2-3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2-0 0-3
Bolívar Bolivia 1-5 Ecuador Barcelona 1-1 0-4

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 Ecuador 2-2 (4-3 pk) Paraguay Cerro Porteño 1-0 1-2
Vasco da Gama Brazil 2-1 Argentina River Plate 1-0 1-1

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 Brazil 4-1 Ecuador Barcelona 2-0 2-1

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1998 Winners
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
First Title