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1981 Copa Libertadores

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1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 18 – November 23
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-upChile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played77
Goals scored221 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Zico (11 goals)
1980
1982

The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals, without losing a match in their campaign on the way to win their first title.[1][2][3]

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Nacional 1980 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
2 berths
Rosario Central 1981 Campeonato Nacional champions
River Plate 1981 Campeonato Metropolitano champions
 Bolivia
2 berths
Jorge Wilstermann 1980 Primera División champion
The Strongest 1980 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths
Flamengo 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Atlético Mineiro 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place
 Chile
2 berths
Cobreloa 1980 Primera División champion
Universidad de Chile 1980 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
 Colombia
2 berths
Junior 1980 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1980 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona 1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Técnico Universitario 1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Olimpia 1980 Primera División champion
Cerro Porteño 1980 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Sporting Cristal 1980 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Atlético Torino 1980 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
2 berths
Peñarol 1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista 1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
2 berths
Estudiantes de Mérida 1980 Primera División champion
Portuguesa 1980 Primera División runner-up

Draw

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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 Uruguay competed as Nacional was champion of the 1980 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CALI Argentina RIV Argentina CEN Colombia JUN
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 2–1 1–0 4–1
2 Argentina River Plate 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7 1–2 3–2 3–0
3 Argentina Rosario Central 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 6 2–1 0–1 5–0
4 Colombia Junior 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 3 1–0 0–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay PEÑ Uruguay BVI Venezuela EST Venezuela POR
1 Uruguay Peñarol 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 11 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 3–1 4–2 3–0
2 Uruguay Bella Vista 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 9 0–0 3–1 4–0
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 0–2 1–4 1–1
4 Venezuela Portuguesa 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2 0–1 0–4 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil FLA Brazil CAM Paraguay CER Paraguay OLI
1 Brazil Flamengo (A, O) 6 2 4 0 14 9 +5 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 2–2 5–2 1–1
2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro (A) 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8 2–2 2–2 1–0
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 4 2–4 0–1 0–0
4 Paraguay Olimpia 6 0 4 2 1 5 −4 4 0–0 0–0 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advances to First-place playoff match; (O) Playoff winner; advances to semi-finals
3 July 1981 Atletico Mineiro Brazil 2–2 Brazil Flamengo Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Éder 28', 63' Nunes 65'
Marinho 85'
Attendance: 63,153
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
14 July 1981 Flamengo Brazil 5–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 20', 27'
Baroninho 47'
Nunes 62', 62'
Jimenes 62'
Julio Dos Santos 90'
Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil)
24 July 1981 Flamengo Brazil 1–1 Paraguay Olimpia Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Adilio 22' Solalinde 60' Attendance: 38,718
Referee: Abel Gnecco
7 August 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–2 Brazil Atletico Mineiro Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Nunes 67'
Tita 69'
Palhinha 62'
Reinaldo 69'
Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins
11 August 1981 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–4 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Acost 69'
Jimenes 72'
Baroninho 7'
Zico 58', 65', 70'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo
14 August 1981 Olimpia Paraguay 0–0 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Martizez Bazan

First-place playoff match
21 August 1981
Flamengo Brazil 0-0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: José Roberto Wright
Note: The match was suspended at 37 minutes of the first half, after 5 players of Atlético Mineiro received red cards. By association football rules a team is disqualified if it has fewer than 7 players. Therefore Flamengo won by WO.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bolivia STR Bolivia WIL Ecuador BAR Ecuador TEC
1 Bolivia The Strongest 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 8 2–0 1–0 4–2
2 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 3–2 1–0 3–1
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 6 2–1 3–0 2–1
4 Ecuador Técnico Universitário 6 1 0 5 11 15 −4 2 2–3 1–2 4–1
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
The Strongest Bolivia 1–4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COB Peru SPC Chile UCH Peru TOR
1 Chile Cobreloa 6 3 3 0 14 3 +11 9 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 6–1 1–0 6–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 3 2 1 9 11 −2 8 0–0 3–2 2–1
3 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 6 0–0 1–1 3–0
4 Peru Atlético Torino 6 0 1 5 5 16 −11 1 1–1 1–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil FLA Colombia CAL Bolivia JOR
1 Brazil Flamengo 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 8 Qualified to the Final 3–0 4–1
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 3 0–1 1–0
3 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 1–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]


2 October 1981 Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–1 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Nunes 1' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mário Lira
23 October 1981 Flamengo Brazil 3–0 Colombia Deportivo Cali Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 9', 82'
Chiquinho Carioca 57'
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Juan Cardelino
30 October 1981 Flamengo Brazil 4–1 BoliviaJorge Wilstermann Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Nunes 9'
Adilio 39'
Anselmo 87'
Chiquinho Carioca 90'
Tarborga 2' Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Jorge Orellana

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COB Uruguay NAC Uruguay PEÑ
1 Chile Cobreloa 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Qualified to the Final 2–2 4–2
2 Uruguay Nacional 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3 1–2 1–1
3 Uruguay Peñarol 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2 0–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]


28 October 1981 Cobreloa Chile 4–2 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Municipal, Calama
Raúl Gómez 1'
Víctor Merello 30' 66' (P.K.)
Oscar Muñoz 68'
Paz 70' (P.K.)
Vargas 88'
4 November 1981 Cobreloa Chile 2–2 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Municipal, Calama
Oscar Muñoz 67'
Luzardo 73' (og)
Cabrera 39'
Luzardo 90' (P.K.)

Finals

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13 November 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–1 Chile Cobreloa Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 12', 30' (pen.) Merello 65' Attendance: 93,985
Referee: Esposito (Argentina)
20 November 1981 Cobreloa Chile 1–0 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Merello 84' Attendance: 61,721
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
23 November 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Chile Cobreloa Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Zico 18', 84' Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

References

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