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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | June 27 – November 28 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 75 |
Goals scored | 179 (2.39 per match) |
Qualified teams
Draw
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 |
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Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreaker
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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River Plate ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Qualified to the final | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Cali ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Champion
Copa Libertadores 1978 winners |
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![]() Boca Juniors 2nd title |
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