2002 Copa Libertadores Explained

Tourney Name:	Copa Libertadores de América
Year:	2002
Other Titles:	2002 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
Dates:	5 February – 31 July
Num Teams:	32
Associations:	11
Champion Other:	Olimpia
Count:	3
Second Other:	São Caetano
Matches:	126
Goals:	347
Top Scorer:	Rodrigo Mendes (10 goals)
Player:	Sergio Órteman^[1]
Prevseason:	2001
Nextseason:	2003

The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.

First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from the preliminary round. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two in each group advanced to the second round.

Real Potosí, Talleres, Tuluá, 12 de Octubre and Monarcas Morelia made their debuts in this tournament.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Second round

Round of 16

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• The first leg match between Olimpia and Cobreloa played in Calama was suspended at the end of the first half due to crowd interference; a coin was thrown at the referee Ángel Sánchez and sustained an injury. At half-time the result was 1–1, but CONMEBOL awarded Olimpia a 2–0 victory and closed Cobreloa's stadium for a period of time.

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

See main article: 2002 Copa Libertadores Finals. ----

External links

• 2002 Libertadores Cup in CONMEBOL's Website
• Copa Libertadores 2002 in RSSSF

Notes and References

1. News: Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores. 10 October 2012. 22 February 2015. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924065154/http://www.pasionlibertadores.com/noticias/Conoce-a-los-jugadores-mas-valiosos-de-la-Libertadores--20121010-0006.html. dead.