1978 Copa Libertadores

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.

1978 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesJune 27 – November 28
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (2nd title)
Runners-upColombia Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored179 (2.39 per match)

Qualified teams
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Boca Juniors 1977 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 River Plate 1977 Metropolitano champion
Independiente 1977 Nacional champion
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 The Strongest 1977 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 São Paulo 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Atlético Mineiro 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Unión Española 1977 Primera División champion
Palestino 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 Junior 1977 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1977 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 El Nacional 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
LDU Quito 1977 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Cerro Porteño 1977 Primera División champion
Libertad 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 Alianza Lima 1977 Primera División champion
Sporting Cristal 1977 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Peñarol 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Danubio 1977 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths)		 Portuguesa 1977 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida 1977 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 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

Group 1 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina RIV Argentina IND Ecuador LDQ Ecuador EN
1 Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 7 1 +6 8 Qualified to the semi-finals — 0–0 4–0 2–0
2 Argentina Independiente 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 4 10 −6 5 0–0 1–0 — 3–2
4 Ecuador El Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 3 1–1 1–2 2–0 —
Source:

Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
River Plate Argentina 4–1 Argentina Independiente

Group 2

Group 2 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Peru ALI Peru CRI Bolivia STR Bolivia OPE
1 Peru Alianza Lima 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14 11 Qualified to the semi-finals — 2–2 2–0 5–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 7 1–4 — 3–0 1–0
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 4 1–2 3–1 — 2–0
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 2 0–4 0–1 4–1 —
Source:

Group 3

Group 3 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil CAM Chile UE Brazil SAO Chile PAL
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 10 Qualified to the semi-finals — 5–1 1–1 2–0
2 Chile Unión Española 6 1 4 1 7 10 −3 6 1–1 — 1–1 0–0
3 Brazil São Paulo 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 5 1–2 1–1 — 1–2
4 Chile Palestino 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 3 4–5 2–3 0–1 —
Source:

Group 4

Group 4 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CAL Uruguay PEÑ Colombia JUN Uruguay DAN
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 8 Qualified to the semi-finals — 1–0 0–0 2–0
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 6 0–2 — 1–0 4–2
3 Colombia Junior 6 1 4 1 4 5 −1 6 0–0 1–0 — 0–0
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 4 3–0 1–2 0–0 —
Source:

Group 5

Group 5 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Paraguay CCP Venezuela POR Venezuela ESM Paraguay LIB
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 9 Qualified to the semi-finals — 1–0 1–1 1–0
2 Venezuela Portuguesa 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6 1–1 — 1–2 1–0
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 5 2–3 0–0 — 1–1
4 Paraguay Libertad 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 4 0–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source:

Semi-finals

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina BOC Argentina RIV Brazil CAM
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Qualified to the final — 0–0 3–1
2 Argentina River Plate 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 3 0–2 — 1–0
3 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 2 1–2 1–0 —
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CAL Paraguay CCP Peru ALI
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Qualified to the final — 1–1 3–2
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 3 0–4 — 3–1
3 Peru Alianza Lima 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 2 1–4 3–0 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1978 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–4 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–0 0–4

Champion
 Copa Libertadores
1978 winners 
Argentina
Boca Juniors
2nd title
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