1978 Copa Libertadores Explained

Tourney Name:Copa Libertadores de América
Year:1978
Dates:June 27 – November 28
Num Teams:21
Associations:10
Champion Other: Boca Juniors
Count:2
Second Other: Deportivo Cali
Matches:75
Goals:179
Prevseason:1977
Nextseason:1979

The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final. The defending champions won the two-leg final 0–4 on aggregate, with all four goals coming in the second-leg match after the first leg ended in a goalless draw.

Qualified teams

width=125Countrywidth=150Teamwidth=300Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Boca Juniors1977 Copa Libertadores champion
Argentina
(2 berths)
River Plate1977 Metropolitano champion
Independiente1977 Nacional champion

(2 berths)
The Strongest1977 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero1977 Primera División runner-up

(2 berths)
São Paulo1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Atlético Mineiro1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up

(2 berths)
Unión Española1977 Primera División champion
Palestino1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner

(2 berths)
Junior1977 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali1977 Campeonato Profesional runner-up

(2 berths)
El Nacional1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
LDU Quito1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up

(2 berths)
Cerro Porteño1977 Primera División champion
Libertad1977 Primera División runner-up

(2 berths)
Alianza Lima1977 Primera División champion
Sporting Cristal1977 Primera División runner-up

(2 berths)
Peñarol1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Danubio1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up

(2 berths)
Portuguesa1977 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida1977 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 Argentina competed as Boca Juniors was champion of the 1977 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group stage

Group 1

Tiebreaker

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Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Semi-finals

Group B

Finals

See main article: 1978 Copa Libertadores Finals.

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