The 1998 Copa Libertadores group stage was played from 25 February to 9 April 1998. A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide 15 places in the final stages of the 1998 Copa Libertadores, where they joined defending champions Cruzeiro.
Same as previous editions, the 20 participating teams were divided into 5 groups of 4, which consisted of two teams from one association and two teams from another. The paired associations for this edition were as follows:
However, after the agreement reached between the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) and Mexican promoters close to the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the two places corresponding to the FVF were put at stake in a previous tournament, called Pre-Libertadores, between the two Venezuelan teams that had previously qualified for this edition and two Mexican teams designated by the FMF. [1] Mexican sides Guadalajara and Club América overcame Venezuelan sides Caracas and Atlético Zulia to qualify for group 2. [2]
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored.
The winners, runners-up and third placed teams of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.
The match schedule of the group stage was announced by CONMEBOL on 12 December 1997. [3]
Weeks | Dates | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Week 1 | 25 February 1998 | COL1 v COL2, ECU1 v ECU2 | — | PAR1 v PAR2, CHI2 v CHI1 | BOL1 v BOL2, URU1 v URU2 | — |
Week 2 | 3, 4 and 6 March 1998 | ECU2 v COL2, ECU1 v COL2 | MEX2 v MEX1, BRA2 v BRA1 | PAR2 v CHI1, PAR1 v CHI1 | BOL2 v URU1, BOL1 v URU1 | ARG2 v ARG1, PER1 v PER2 |
Week 3 | 10–13 March 1998 | ECU2 v COL1, ECU1 v COL1 | MEX2 v BRA2, MEX1 v BRA2 | PAR2 v CHI2, PAR1 v CHI2 | BOL2 v URU2, BOL1 v URU2 | ARG2 v PER2, PER1 v ARG1 |
Week 4 | 17–20 March 1998 | COL2 v COL1, ECU2 v ECU1 | MEX2 v BRA1, MEX1 v BRA1 | PAR2 v PAR1, CHI1 v CHI2 | URU2 v URU1, BOL2 v BOL1 | ARG2 v PER1, PER2 v ARG1 |
Week 5 | 24–27 March 1998 | COL2 v ECU2, COL1 v ECU2 | BRA1 v BRA2, MEX1 v MEX2 | CHI2 v PAR2, CHI1 v PAR2 | URU2 v BOL2, URU1 v BOL2 | ARG1 v ARG2, PER2 v PER1 |
Week 6 | 31 March – 3 April 1998 | COL2 v ECU1, COL1 v ECU1 | BRA2 v MEX2, BRA1 v MEX2 | CHI2 v PAR1, CHI1 v PAR1 | URU2 v BOL1, URU1 v BOL1 | PER1 v ARG2, ARG1 v PER2 |
Week 7 | 7–9 April 1998 | — | BRA2 v MEX1, BRA1 v MEX1 | — | — | PER2 v ARG2, ARG1 v PER1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | BSC | BUC | SDQ | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
América de Cali ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Moreno ![]() Pérez ![]() | Report | Restrepo ![]() Galarcio ![]() |
Deportivo Quito ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Soria ![]() | Report |
Barcelona ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Arias ![]() Asencio ![]() | Report |
Deportivo Quito ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Ortegón ![]() González ![]() Pérez ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() | Report |
Deportivo Quito ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Burbano ![]() | Report | Delgado ![]() |
Atlético Bucaramanga ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Restrepo ![]() España ![]() | Report |
América de Cali ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hurtado ![]() Castillo ![]() | Report | Lell ![]() |
Atlético Bucaramanga ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Gómez ![]() | Report |
América de Cali ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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González ![]() | Report | Sotelo ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GRE | VAS | AME | GUA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Guadalajara ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | García Aspe ![]() |
Grêmio ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Guilherme ![]() | Report |
Guadalajara ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Arellano ![]() | Report |
Guadalajara ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ramírez ![]() | Report |
América ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Cedrés ![]() | Report | Menezes ![]() |
América ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Peláez ![]() Cedrés ![]() | Report |
Vasco da Gama ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Luizão ![]() Donizete ![]() | Report |
Grêmio ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ronaldinho ![]() Beto ![]() | Report |
Vasco da Gama ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Luizão ![]() | Report |
Vasco da Gama ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Richardson ![]() | Report | García Aspe ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | C-C | CCP | UCA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Olimpia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Monzón ![]() Caballero ![]() González ![]() Avalos ![]() Valdez ![]() | Report | Ovelar ![]() |
Olimpia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Valdez ![]() Zelaya ![]() | Report |
Cerro Porteño ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ovelar ![]() Gavilán ![]() | Report |
Universidad Católica ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Tapia ![]() |
Universidad Católica ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Moya ![]() | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOL | PEÑ | NAC | OPE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 6–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | 4–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Bolívar ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Sérgio João ![]() Cristaldo ![]() | Report | Rentera ![]() Peña ![]() |
Oriente Petrolero ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Bolívar ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sérgio João ![]() | Report |
Oriente Petrolero ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Osvaldinho ![]() Edú Monteiro ![]() | Report | Baltierra ![]() |
Bolívar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sérgio João ![]() | Report |
Oriente Petrolero ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Edú Monteiro ![]() | Report | Sérgio João ![]() |
Peñarol ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Franco ![]() Pacheco ![]() García ![]() | Report | Edú Monteiro ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | ALI | COL | SCR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |
Alianza Lima ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sáenz ![]() | Report |
Colón ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sorín ![]() | Report | Ayala ![]() Escudero ![]() |
Colón ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Agoglia ![]() | Report |
Alianza Lima ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Sáenz ![]() | Report | Ángel ![]() |
Colón ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sandoval ![]() | Report |
Sporting Cristal ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Ferreira ![]() Mendoza ![]() | Report | Ángel ![]() Escudero ![]() |
Sporting Cristal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Nilson ![]() Mendoza ![]() | Report | Jayo ![]() Bazalar ![]() |
Alianza Lima ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bazalar ![]() | Report |
River Plate ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Gallardo ![]() Rambert ![]() Cardetti ![]() | Report | Nilson ![]() |
Sporting Cristal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Soto ![]() | Report | Sandoval ![]() |
River Plate ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aimar ![]() Figueroa ![]() | Report |
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