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Tournament details | |
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Dates | February 24 – July 27 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Olimpia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Boca Juniors |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 75 |
Goals scored | 212 (2.83 per match) |
The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time, the first time a team from a country outside Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil won the tournament. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won.
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 1978 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IND | CAL | MIL | QUI | |
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1 | Independiente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | Millonarios | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Quilmes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | BOL | SOL | WIL | |
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1 | Olimpia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
2 | Bolívar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Sol de América | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GUA | UNI | PAL | ALI | |
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1 | Guarani | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Universitario | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 2–5 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 2–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | OHI | POR | GAL | |
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1 | Palestino | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | O'Higgins | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Portuguesa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Deportivo Galicia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | NAC | ENA | TEC | |
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1 | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | El Nacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Técnico Universitario | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | IND | PEÑ | |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Independiente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Peñarol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Boca Juniors | 1–0 | Independiente |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | GUA | PAL | |
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1 | Olimpia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Qualified to the Final | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Guarani | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
3 | Palestino | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia | 2–0 | Boca Juniors | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Copa Libertadores 1979 Champions |
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Olimpia First Title |
6 goles
Juan José Oré (Universitario)
Miltäo (Guaraní)