1979 Copa Libertadores
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 24 – July 27 |
| Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Paraguay Olimpia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Argentina Boca Juniors |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 75 |
| Goals scored | 212 (2.83 per match) |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. They defeated the defending champions, Boca Juniors of Argentina. Olimpia's title was the first instance of a team from a country other than Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil winning Copa Libertadores. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won.
Qualified teams
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Draw
[edit | edit source]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 1978 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Argentina IND | Colombia CAL | Colombia MIL | Argentina QUI | |
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| 1 | Argentina Independiente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Colombia Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Colombia Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Argentina Quilmes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Paraguay OLI | Bolivia BOL | Paraguay SOL | Bolivia WIL | |
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| 1 | Paraguay Olimpia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Bolivia Bolívar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Paraguay Sol de América | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Brazil GUA | Peru UNI | Brazil PAL | Peru ALI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Guarani | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Peru Universitario | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 2–5 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Brazil Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Peru Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 2–4 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Chile PAL | Chile OHI | Venezuela POR | Venezuela GAL | |
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| 1 | Chile Palestino | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Chile O'Higgins | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Venezuela Portuguesa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Venezuela Deportivo Galicia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 5
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Uruguay PEÑ | Uruguay NAC | Ecuador ENA | Ecuador TEC | |
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| 1 | Uruguay Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Uruguay Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Ecuador El Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Ecuador Técnico Universitario | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Argentina BOC | Argentina IND | Uruguay PEÑ | |
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| 1 | Argentina Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Argentina Independiente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Uruguay Peñarol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreaker
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Boca Juniors Argentina | 1–0 | Argentina Independiente |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Paraguay OLI | Brazil GUA | Chile PAL | |
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| 1 | Paraguay Olimpia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Qualified to the Final | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Brazil Guarani | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Chile Palestino | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Finals
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Olimpia Paraguay | 2–0 | Argentina Boca Juniors | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Champion
[edit | edit source]| Copa Libertadores 1979 Champions |
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| Paraguay |
| Olimpia First Title |
Top-scorers
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File:Flag of Peru.svg Juan José Oré (Universitario)
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Miltão (Guaraní)
External links
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