Copa Libertadores 1979
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The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, in which saw Olimpia
of Paraguay
win the title for the first time. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF
of Sweden
, in which the South American side won.
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
skips to semifinals as current champions.
Juan José Oré
(Universitario de Deportes
)
Miltäo (Guaraní FC
)
Olimpia Asunción
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
win the title for the first time. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, in which the South American side won.
Qualified teams
ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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- Boca Juniors (1978 Libertadores Champion)
- Independiente (Champion of Campeonato Nacional Argentino 1978)
- Quilmes (Champion of Campeonato Metropolitano Argentino 1978)
Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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- Bolívar (Champion of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)
- Jorge Wilsterman (Runners-up of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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- Guarani (Champion of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)
- Palmeiras (Runners-up of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)
Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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- Palestino (Champion of Campeonato Chileno 1978)
- O’Higgins (Winner Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)
Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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- Millonarios (Champion of Campeonato Colombiano 1978)
- Deportivo Cali (Runners-up of Campeonato Colombiano 1978)
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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- El Nacional (Champion of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)
- Técnico Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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- Olimpia (Champion of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)
- Sol de América (Runners-up of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)
Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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- Alianza Lima (Champion of Campeonato Peruano 1978)
- Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Peruano 1978)
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
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- Peñarol (Champion of Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)
- Nacional (Runners-up of Liga Pré-Libertadores 1978)
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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- Portuguesa (Champion of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)
- Deportivo Galicia (Runners-up of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)
Group stage
Boca Juniors, of ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
skips to semifinals as current champions.
Group 1
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 IndependienteClub Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
 Deportivo CaliDeportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming... |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Millonarios |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| Quilmes Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division.... |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 14 March 1979 | ||||
| Quilmes | 1–2 | Independiente | Quilmes | |
| Millonarios | 1–1 | Deportivo Cali | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
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| 20 March 1979 | ||||
| Millonarios | 3–3 | Independiente | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
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| Deportivo Cali | 3–2 | Quilmes | Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
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| 23 March 1979 | ||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1–0 | Independiente | Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
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| Millonarios | 1–0 | Quilmes | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
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| 4 April 1979 | ||||
| Independiente | 2–0 | Quilmes | Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
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| Deportivo Cali | 2–0 | Millonarios | Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
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| 10 April 1979 | ||||
| Quilmes | 1–2 | Millonarios | Quilmes | |
| Independiente | 1–0 | Deportivo Cali | Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
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| 13 April 1979 | ||||
| Quilmes | 3–1 | Deportivo Cali | Quilmes | |
| Independiente | 4–1 | Millonarios | Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
Group 2
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OlimpiaOlimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División.... |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
 BolívarClub Bolívar Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"... |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Sol de América Club Sol de América Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa. Sol de America have won... |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Jorge Wilstermann Club Jorge Wilstermann Club Jorge Wilstermann is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilstermann.- History :... |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
| 23 March 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 2–1 | Sol de América | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 25 March 1979 | ||||
| Bolívar | 4–0 | Jorge Wilstermann | La Paz La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra... |
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| 29 March 1979 | ||||
| Jorge Wilstermann | 0–2 | Olímpia | Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... |
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| Bolívar | 4–1 | Sol de América | La Paz La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra... |
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| 2 April 1979 | ||||
| Jorge Wilstermann | 2–3 | Sol de América | Santa Cruz | |
| 3 April 1979 | ||||
| Bolívar | 2–1 | Olímpia | La Paz La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra... |
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| 5 April 1979 | ||||
| Sol de América | 0–1 | Olímpia | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| Jorge Wilstermann | 0–6 | Bolívar | La Paz La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra... |
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| 8 April 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 4–2 | Jorge Wilstermann | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 11 April 1979 | ||||
| Sol de América | 2–1 | Jorge Wilstermann | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 15 April 1979 | ||||
| Sol de América | 2–2 | Bolívar | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 18 April 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 3–0 | Bolívar | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
Group 3
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guarani Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian... |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942... |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| 24 February 1979 | ||||
| Alianza Lima | 3–6 | Universitario | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 28 February 1979 | ||||
| Alianza Lima | 0–3 | Guarani | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 3 March 1979 | ||||
| Universitario | 3–0 | Guarani | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 10 March 1979 | ||||
| Alianza Lima | 2–4 | Palmeiras | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 13 March 1979 | ||||
| Universitario | 2–5 | Palmeiras | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 21 March 1979 | ||||
| Universitario | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
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| 25 March 1979 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 1–4 | Guarani | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
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| 7 April 1979 | ||||
| Guarani | 2–0 | Alianza Lima | Campinas Campinas Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.... |
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| 8 April 1979 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 1–2 | Universitario | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
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| 11 April 1979 | ||||
| Guarani | 6–1 | Universitario | Campinas Campinas Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.... |
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| 12 April 1979 | ||||
| Palmeiras | 4–0 | Alianza Lima | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
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| 15 April 1979 | ||||
| Guarani | 1–0 | Palmeiras | Campinas Campinas Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.... |
Group 4
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 PalestinoClub Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile... |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC... |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
 PortuguesaPortuguesa Fútbol Club Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan football club.-Titles:*Primera División Venezolana: 5*Segunda División Venezolana: 1*Segunda División B Venezolana: 0*Tercera División Venezolana: 0... |
4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club is a traditional football club from Venezuela. Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2005, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua.-Titles:... |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 28 February 1979 | ||||
| O'Higgins | 1–1 | Palestino | Rancagua Rancagua Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344... |
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| 11 March 1979 | ||||
| Deportivo Galicia | 1–1 | Portuguesa | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
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| 18 March 1979 | ||||
| Deportivo Galicia | 1–1 | Palestino | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
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| Portuguesa | 1–1 | O'Higgins | Valencia | |
| 21 March 1979 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 0–2 | Palestino | Valencia | |
| Deportivo Galicia | 0–1 | O'Higgins | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
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| 29 March 1979 | ||||
| Palestino | 1–0 | O'Higgins | Santiago | |
| Portuguesa | 1–1 | Deportivo Galicia | Valencia | |
| 11 April 1979 | ||||
| Palestino | 5–0 | Deportivo Galicia | Santiago | |
| O'Higgins | 1–1 | Portuguesa | Rancagua Rancagua Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344... |
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| 15 April 1979 | ||||
| Palestino | 6–0 | Portuguesa | Santiago | |
| O'Higgins | 6–0 | Deportivo Galicia | Rancagua Rancagua Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344... |
Group 5
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 Peñarol |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.... |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 El NacionalClub Deportivo El Nacional Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country.... |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Técnico Universitario Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario is a football club based in Ambato, Ecuador. Their city rivals are Macará.-Honors:*Serie A**Runner-up : 1978, 1980*Serie B**Winner : 1977 E2, 1981 E2, 1999, 2002, 2011... |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 March 1979 | ||||
| El Nacional | 2–1 | Técnico Universitario | Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains... |
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| 7 March 1979 | ||||
| Peñarol | 0–0 | Nacional | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 13 March 1979 | ||||
| Peñarol | 4–0 | Técnico Universitario | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 16 March 1979 | ||||
| Nacional | 2–0 | Técnico Universitario | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 20 March 1979 | ||||
| Nacional | 3–0 | El Nacional | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 23 March 1979 | ||||
| Peñarol | 2–1 | El Nacional | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 28 March 1979 | ||||
| Nacional | 1–1 | Peñarol | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 1 April 1979 | ||||
| Técnico Universitario | 2–2 | El Nacional | Ambato San Juan de Ambato Ambato is a city in located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. The population is 180,000 , making it... |
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| 5 April 1979 | ||||
| Técnico Universitario | 0–1 | Peñarol | Ambato San Juan de Ambato Ambato is a city in located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. The population is 180,000 , making it... |
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| El Nacional | 1–0 | Nacional | Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains... |
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| 8 April 1979 | ||||
| El Nacional | 0–2 | Peñarol | Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains... |
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| Técnico Universitario | 1–1 | Nacional | Ambato San Juan de Ambato Ambato is a city in located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. The population is 180,000 , making it... |
Group A
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| Boca Juniors |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 May 1979 | ||||
| Peñarol | 0–0 | Independiente | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 16 May 1979 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 1–0 | Peñarol | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
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| 13 June 1979 | ||||
| Independiente | 1–0 | Boca Juniors | Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
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| 20 June 1979 | ||||
| Independiente | 1–0 | Peñarol | Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
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| 27 June 1979 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Independiente | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
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| 4 July 1979 | ||||
| Peñarol | 0–0 | Boca Juniors | Montevideo Montevideo Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento... |
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| 11 July 1979 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 1–0 | Independiente | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
Group B
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División.... |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Guarani Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian... |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile... |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1 May 1979 | ||||
| Palestino | 0–0 | Guarani | Santiago | |
| 4 May 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 2–1 | Guarani | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 9 May 1979 | ||||
| Palestino | 0–2 | Olímpia | Santiago | |
| 16 May 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 3–0 | Palestino | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 20 May 1979 | ||||
| Guarani | 2–2 | Palestino | Campinas Campinas Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.... |
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| 24 May 1979 | ||||
| Guarani | 1–1 | Olímpia | Campinas Campinas Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities.... |
Final
| 22 July 1979 | ||||
| Olímpia | 2–0 | Boca Juniors | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
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| 27 July 1979 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 0–0 | Olímpia | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
Champion
| Copa Libertadores 1979 Champions |
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| Olimpia Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División.... First Title |
Top-scorers
6 golesJuan José Oré
Juan José Oré is a Peruvian football manager and a former striker.-Career:Oré played professional football in Peru, Greece and Chile. He won league titles in Peru with Universitario de Deportes and in Greece with Panathinaikos....
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Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
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Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
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