1998 Copa CONMEBOL

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1998 Copa CONMEBOL
Tournament details
Teams16 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Santos (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos María Morales
Flag of Brazil.svg Viola
(4 goals each)
1997
1999

The 1998 Copa CONMEBOL was the seventh edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. Santos defeated Rosario Central in the finals.

Contents

Qualified teams

Qualified teams
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Deportivo Chacao Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Argentina.svg Gimnasia y Esgrima Flag of Brazil.svg América (RN)
Flag of Chile.svg Audax Italiano Flag of Colombia.svg Once Caldas Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Quindío Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito
Flag of Peru.svg Melgar Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Corá Flag of Uruguay.svg Huracán Buceo Flag of Uruguay.svg River Plate

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 2 1 3 (3)
Flag of Colombia.svg Once Caldas 1 2 3 (2)
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 2 3 5
Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 2 0 2
Flag of Peru.svg Melgar 1 1 2
Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 3 3 6
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 0 5 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 0 1 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 0 3 3
Flag of Brazil.svg América (RN) 0 1 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 1 1 2
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Quindío 0 0 0
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Quindío 2 2 4
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Deportivo Chacao 2 1 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 1 0 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 0 0 0
Flag of Chile.svg Audax Italiano 0 1 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 2 0 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 3 2 5
Flag of Uruguay.svg Huracán Buceo 2 0 2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Huracán Buceo 0 4 4
Flag of Uruguay.svg River Plate 0 1 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 1 1 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1 0 1
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Corá 2 0 2 (2)
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 2 0 2 (4)
Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 3 0 3
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann 1 1 2
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann 0 1 1 (4)
Flag of Argentina.svg Gimnasia y Esgrima 0 1 1 (2)

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (3–2 p) Flag of Colombia.svg Once Caldas 2–11–2
LDU Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 6–2 Flag of Peru.svg Melgar 3–13–1
Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg América (RN) 0–03–1
Deportes Quindío Flag of Colombia.svg 4–3 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Deportivo Chacao 2–22–1
Audax Italiano Flag of Chile.svg 1–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 0–21–0
Huracán Buceo Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg River Plate 0–04–1
Cerro Corá Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–2 (2–4 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 2–20–0
Jorge Wilstermann Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 1–1 (4–2 p) Flag of Argentina.svg Gimnasia y Esgrima 0–01–1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 5–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Quito 2–23–0
Deportes Quindío Flag of Colombia.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 0–10–1
Rosario Central Flag of Argentina.svg 5–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Huracán Buceo 3–22–0
Atlético Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg 4–1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jorge Wilstermann 3–11–0

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 5-1 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 0–05–1
Rosario Central Flag of Argentina.svg 2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 1–11–0

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 1–00–0

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