1986 Copa Libertadores

The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.

1986 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 12 – October 29
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina River Plate (1st title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored170 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Juan Carlos de Lima (9 goals)

The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.

Qualified teams
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Argentinos Juniors 1985 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 River Plate 1985–86 Primera División champion
Boca Juniors 1985–86 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 Bolívar 1985 Primera División champion
Jorge Wilstermann 1985 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 Coritiba 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Bangu 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Cobresal 1985 Pre-Copa Libertadores play-off winner
Universidad Católica 1985 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 América de Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 Barcelona 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Deportivo Quito 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Olimpia 1985 Primera División champion
Nacional 1985 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 Universitario 1985 Primera División champion
UTC 1985 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Peñarol 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Montevideo Wanderers 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 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 Argentinos Juniors was champion of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina RIV Uruguay WAN Argentina BOC Uruguay PEÑ
1 Argentina River Plate 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 11 Semifinals — 4–2 1–0 3–1
2 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 6 0–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 1–1 3–2 — 1–1
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bolivia BOL Bolivia WIL Peru UNI Peru UTC
1 Bolivia Bolívar 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9 Semifinals — 2–0 4–0 2–1
2 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 6 1–2 — 4–0 2–0
3 Peru Universitario 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 6 3–0 1–2 — 2–0
4 Peru UTC 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 3 2–2 3–2 1–3 —
Source:

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador BAR Brazil COR Ecuador QUI Brazil BAN
1 Ecuador Barcelona 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 8 Semifinals — 1–1 3–3 1–0
2 Brazil Coritiba 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 7 0–0 — 3–1 2–0
3 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 6 2 3 1 12 11 +1 7 0–0 2–1 — 3–1
4 Brazil Bangu 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–2 1–1 3–3 —
Source:

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Colombia CAL Chile COB Chile CAT
1 Colombia América de Cali 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Semifinals — 0–0 0–0 2–1
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 7 0–1 — 1–1 3–1
3 Chile Cobresal 6 1 5 0 5 4 +1 7 2–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Chile Universidad Católica 6 0 1 5 5 13 −8 1 1–3 1–3 0–1 —
Source:

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Paraguay OLI Paraguay NAC
1 Paraguay Olimpia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4 Semifinals — 3–1
2 Paraguay Nacional 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–2 —
Source:

Semifinals

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina RIV Argentina ARG Ecuador BAR
1 Argentina River Plate 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5 Finals — 0–2 4–1
2 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 5 0–0 — 1–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 2 0–3 1–0 —
Source:

Tiebreaker
  • River Plate qualify due to better goal difference in group.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
River Plate Argentina 0–0 Argentina Argentinos Juniors

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Paraguay OLI Bolivia BOL
1 Colombia América de Cali 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 5 Finals — 1–0 2–1
2 Paraguay Olimpia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4 1–1 — 3–1
3 Bolivia Bolívar 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3 2–0 1–1 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1986 Copa Libertadores Finals

1st leg
Colombia América de Cali1 – 2River Plate Argentina
Cabañas 46' Funes 22'
Alonso 25'

2nd leg
River Plate Argentina1 – 0Colombia América de Cali
Funes 69'

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Copa Libertadores
1986 Winner
Argentina
River Plate
First Title
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