22nd season of Copa Libertadores
Tournament details | |
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Dates | March 18 – November 23 |
Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Flamengo (1st title) |
Runners-up | Cobreloa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 77 |
Goals scored | 221 (2.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Zico (11 goals) |
← 1980 1982 → |
International football competition
The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals, without losing a match in their campaign on the way to win their first title.
Qualified teams
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 Uruguay competed as Nacional was champion of the 1980 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
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Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CALI | RIV | CEN | JUN | |
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1 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEĂ‘ | BVI | EST | POR | |
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1 | Peñarol | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 11 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
2 | Bella Vista | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Estudiantes de MĂ©rida | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |
Source:
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | CAM | CER | OLI | |
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1 | Flamengo (A, O) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
2 | AtlĂ©tico Mineiro (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Olimpia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |
Atletico Mineiro v Flamengo
3 July 1981 | Atletico Mineiro | 2–2 | Flamengo | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
Éder 28', 63' | Nunes 65' Marinho 85' |
Attendance: 63,153 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
Cerro Porteño v Olimpia
7 July 1981 | Cerro Porteño | 0–0 | Olimpia | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Flamengo v Cerro Porteño
14 July 1981 | Flamengo | 5–2 | Cerro Porteño | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Zico 20', 27' Baroninho 47' Nunes 62', 62' |
Jimenes 62' Julio Dos Santos 90' |
Attendance: 25,967 Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil) |
Olimpia v Atletico Mineiro
17 July 1981 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Atletico Mineiro | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Cerro Porteño v Atletico Mineiro
21 July 1981 | Cerro Porteño | 0–1 | Atletico Mineiro | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Flamengo v Olimpia
24 July 1981 | Flamengo | 1–1 | Olimpia | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Adilio 22' | Solalinde 60' | Attendance: 38,718 Referee: Abel Gnecco |
Atletico Mineiro v Olimpia
28 July 1981 | Atletico Mineiro | 1–0 | Olimpia | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
Atletico Mineiro v Cerro Porteño
31 July 1981 | Atletico Mineiro | 2–2 | Cerro Porteño | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
Flamengo v Atletico Mineiro
7 August 1981 | Flamengo | 2–2 | Atletico Mineiro | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Nunes 67' Tita 69' |
Palhinha 62' Reinaldo 69' |
Attendance: 62,763 Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins |
Olimpia v Cerro Porteño
8 August 1981 | Olimpia | 0–3 | Cerro Porteño | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Cerro Porteño v Flamengo
11 August 1981 | Cerro Porteño | 2–4 | Flamengo | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Acost 69' Jimenes 72' |
Baroninho 7' Zico 58', 65', 70' |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Roque Cerullo |
Olimpia v Flamengo
14 August 1981 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Flamengo | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Martizez Bazan |
Flamengo v Atlético Mineiro
First-place playoff match 21 August 1981 | Flamengo | 0-0 | Atlético Mineiro | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia |
Attendance: 72,000 Referee: José Roberto Wright | ||||
Note: The match was suspended at 37 minutes of the first half, after 5 players of Atlético Mineiro received red cards. By association football rules a team is disqualified if it has fewer than 7 players. Therefore Flamengo won by WO. |
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STR | WIL | BAR | TEC | |
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1 | The Strongest | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
2 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
3 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | TĂ©cnico Universitário | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — |
Source:
Tiebreaker
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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The Strongest | 1–4 | Jorge Wilstermann |
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB | SPC | UCH | TOR | |
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1 | Cobreloa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 6–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | |
2 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | AtlĂ©tico Torino | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
Semi-finals
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | CAL | JOR | |
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1 | Flamengo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Deportivo Cali | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Jorge Wilstermann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
Deportivo Cali v Flamengo
2 October 1981 | Deportivo Cali | 0–1 | Flamengo | Estadio OlĂmpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
Nunes 1' | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mário Lira |
Jorge Wilstermann v Flamengo
13 October 1981 | Jorge Wilstermann | 1–2 | Flamengo | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba |
Melgar 53' | Baroninho 13' Adilio 64' |
Referee: Enrique Labo |
Deportivo Cali v Jorge Wilstermann
16 October 1981 | Deportivo Cali | 1–0 | Jorge Wilstermann | Estadio OlĂmpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali |
Flamengo v Deportivo Cali
23 October 1981 | Flamengo | 3–0 | Deportivo Cali | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Zico 9', 82' Chiquinho Carioca 57' |
Attendance: 28,847 Referee: Juan Cardelino |
Jorge Wilstermann v Deportivo Cali
27 October 1981 | Jorge Wilstermann | 1–1 | Deportivo Cali | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba |
Flamengo v Jorge Wilstermann
30 October 1981 | Flamengo | 4–1 | Jorge Wilstermann | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Nunes 9' Adilio 39' Anselmo 87' Chiquinho Carioca 90' |
Tarborga 2' | Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Jorge Orellana |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB | NAC | PEĂ‘ | |
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1 | Cobreloa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to the Final | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
2 | Nacional | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | Peñarol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
Peñarol v Nacional
30 September 1981 | Peñarol | 1–1 | Nacional | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
De la Peña | Vargas |
Nacional v Cobreloa
8 October 1981 | Nacional | 1–2 | Cobreloa | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Morales 49' | Puebla 62' Olivera 83' |
Peñarol v Cobreloa
13 October 1981 | Peñarol | 0–1 | Cobreloa | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Olivera 89' |
Nacional v Peñarol
21 October 1981 | Nacional | 1–1 | Peñarol | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Chiquinho 57' |
Cobreloa v Peñarol
28 October 1981 | Cobreloa | 4–2 | Peñarol | Estadio Municipal, Calama |
Gómez 1' Merello 30' 66' (P.K.) Muñoz 68' |
Paz P.K.' Vargas |
Finals
Main article: 1981 Copa Libertadores Finals
Flamengo v Cobreloa
13 November 1981 | Flamengo | 2–1 | Cobreloa | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
Zico 12', 30' (pen.) | Merello 65' | Attendance: 93,985 Referee: Esposito (Argentina) |
Cobreloa v Flamengo
20 November 1981 | Cobreloa | 1–0 | Flamengo | Estadio Nacional, Santiago |
Merello 84' | Attendance: 61,721 Referee: RamĂłn Barreto (Uruguay) |
Flamengo v Cobreloa
23 November 1981 | Flamengo | 2–0 (4–2 agg.) | Cobreloa | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
Zico 18', 84' | Attendance: 30,200 Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay) |
References
- Cuando Flamengo tocó el cielo con las manos on Olé, 14 Jul 2021
- RSSSF: Copa Libertadores 1981 at the RSSSF
- Flamengo campeĂłn de la Libertadores 1981 on ClarĂn, 20 Nov 2019