1986 Copa Libertadores

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1986 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 12 – October 29
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored170 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan Carlos de Lima (9 goals)
1985
1987

The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.

Contents

The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Argentinos Juniors 1985 Copa Libertadores champion
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
(2 berths)
River Plate 1985–86 Primera División champion
Boca Juniors 1985–86 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
(2 berths)
Bolívar 1985 Primera División champion
Jorge Wilstermann 1985 Primera División runner-up
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(2 berths)
Coritiba 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Bangu 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
(2 berths)
Cobresal 1985 Pre-Copa Libertadores play-off winner
Universidad Católica 1985 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(2 berths)
América de Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
(2 berths)
Barcelona 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Deportivo Quito 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
(2 berths)
Olimpia 1985 Primera División champion
Nacional 1985 Primera División runner-up
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
(2 berths)
Universitario 1985 Primera División champion
UTC 1985 Primera División runner-up
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(2 berths)
Peñarol 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Montevideo Wanderers 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up

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 Argentinos Juniors was champion of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Argentina.svg RIV Flag of Uruguay.svg WAN Flag of Argentina.svg BOC Flag of Uruguay.svg PEÑ
1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 6510134+911 Semifinals 4–21–03–1
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers 63031010060–22–03–1
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 622278161–13–21–1
4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 6015412810–20–11–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOL Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg WIL Flag of Peru.svg UNI Flag of Peru.svg UTC
1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolívar 6411127+59 Semifinals 2–04–02–1
2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann 6303118+361–24–02–0
3 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 6303911263–01–22–0
4 Flag of Peru.svg UTC 6114713632–23–21–3
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Ecuador.svg BAR Flag of Brazil.svg COR Flag of Ecuador.svg QUI Flag of Brazil.svg BAN
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 624075+28 Semifinals 1–13–31–0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Coritiba 623185+370–03–12–0
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 62311211+170–02–13–1
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Bangu 6024612621–21–13–3
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Colombia.svg AME Flag of Colombia.svg CAL Flag of Chile.svg COB Flag of Chile.svg CAT
1 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 633084+49 Semifinals 0–00–02–1
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali 623185+370–11–13–1
3 Flag of Chile.svg Cobresal 615054+172–21–11–1
4 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 6015513811–31–30–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Paraguay.svg OLI Flag of Paraguay.svg NAC
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 220052+34 Semifinals 3–1
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional 200225301–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Argentina.svg RIV Flag of Argentina.svg ARG Flag of Ecuador.svg BAR
1 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 421173+45 Finals 0–24–1
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors 421131+250–01–0
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 410328620–31–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Tiebreaker

  • River Plate qualify due to better goal difference in group.
Team 1 Score Team 2
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Colombia.svg AME Flag of Paraguay.svg OLI Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOL
1 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 42114405 Finals 1–02–1
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 412154+141–13–1
3 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolívar 411256132–01–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals

1st leg

Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 1 – 2 River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg
Cabañas Soccerball shade.svg46' Funes Soccerball shade.svg22'
Alonso Soccerball shade.svg25'

2nd leg

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Copa Libertadores
1986 Winner
Flag of Argentina.svg
River Plate
First Title

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