1980 Copa Libertadores

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1980 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 16 – August 6
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored160 (2.13 per match)
1979
1981

The Copa Libertadores 1980 was the 21st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional won the competition.

Contents

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Olimpia 1979 Copa Libertadores champion
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2 berths
River Plate 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano champions
1979 Campeonato Nacional champions
Vélez Sarsfield 1979 Copa Libertadores Play-off winner
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
2 berths
Oriente Petrolero 1979 Primera División champion
The Strongest 1979 Primera División runner-up
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2 berths
Internacional 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Vasco da Gama 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2 berths
Colo-Colo 1979 Primera División champion
O'Higgins 1979 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2 berths
América de Cali 1979 Campeonato Profesional champion
Santa Fe 1979 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
2 berths
Emelec 1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Universidad Católica 1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
2 berths
Sol de América 1979 Primera División runner-up
Cerro Porteño 1979 Primera División third place
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
2 berths
Sporting Cristal 1979 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Atlético Chalaco 1979 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2 berths
Defensor Sporting 1979 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Nacional 1979 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
2 berths
Deportivo Táchira 1979 Primera División champion
Deportivo Galicia 1979 Primera División 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 Paraguay competed as Olimpia was champion of the 1979 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Argentina.svg VEL Flag of Argentina.svg RIV Flag of Peru.svg SCR Flag of Peru.svg CHA
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sársfield 6420102+810Qualified to the Semifinals 0–02–05–2
2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 6420103+7100–03–23–0
3 Flag of Peru.svg Sporting Cristal 611459430–11–20–0
4 Flag of Peru.svg Atlético Chalaco 60153141110–20–21–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Play Off Vélez Sársfield 1-1 a.e.t. River Plate Vélez Sarsfield qualify on better goal difference in group

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Uruguay.svg NAC Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg STR Flag of Uruguay.svg DEF Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg ORI
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 6501144+1010Qualified to the Semifinals 2–01–05–0
2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg The Strongest 631296+373–02–03–2
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 612338540–31–11–1
4 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Oriente Petrolero 6114513831–31–00–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Brazil.svg INT Flag of Brazil.svg VAS Flag of Venezuela.svg GAL Flag of Venezuela.svg TAC
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 6411103+79Qualified to the Semifinals 2–12–04–0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 632172+580–04–01–0
3 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Galicia 631247372–10–01–0
4 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira 600609900–10–10–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Colombia.svg AME Flag of Ecuador.svg CAT Flag of Colombia.svg SFE Flag of Ecuador.svg EME
1 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 6411117+49Qualified to the Semifinals 1–01–04–1
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Universidad Católica 6303105+564–21–05–0
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 621355051–11–01–2
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 6204514941–21–00–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Chile.svg OHI Flag of Paraguay.svg CER Flag of Chile.svg COL Flag of Paraguay.svg SOL
1 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins 622286+26Qualified to the Semifinals 0–01–32–0
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 622287+161–05–30–0
3 Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 62221111061–12–11–1
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sol de América 622269361–42–12–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Brazil.svg INT Flag of Colombia.svg AME Flag of Argentina.svg VEL
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 422041+36Qualified to the Final 0–03–1
2 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali 404000040–00–0
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield 402214320–10–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Uruguay.svg NAC Flag of Paraguay.svg OLI Flag of Chile.svg OHI
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 431051+47Qualified to the Final 1–12–0
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 421142+250–12–0
3 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins 400406600–10–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 0–00–1

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1980 Champions
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Nacional
Second Title

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