1987 Copa Libertadores

The 1987 Copa Libertadores was the 28th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol won the competition after beating América de Cali in the finals.

1987 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 6 – October 31
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (5th title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored207 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ricardo Gareca (7 Goals)

Qualified teams
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 River Plate 1986 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 Rosario Central 1986–87 Primera División champion
Independiente 1986–87 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 The Strongest 1986 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1986 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 São Paulo 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Guarani 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Colo-Colo 1986 Primera División champion
Cobreloa 1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 América de Cali 1986 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1986 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 El Nacional 1986 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Barcelona 1986 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Sol de América 1986 Primera División champion
Olimpia 1986 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 San Agustín 1986 Primera División champion
Alianza Lima 1986 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Peñarol 1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Progreso 1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths)		 Unión Atlético Táchira 1986 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida 1986 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 River Plate was champion of the 1986 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 IND Argentina ROS Venezuela TAC Venezuela EST
1 Argentina Independiente 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 9 Semifinals — 3–1 5–0 2–0
2 Argentina Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 8 0–0 — 3–2 5–2
3 Venezuela Unión Atlético Táchira 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 7 3–2 0–0 — 3–2
4 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0 0–1 0–3 0–3 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Colombia CAL Bolivia STR Bolivia OPE
1 Colombia América de Cali 6 3 2 1 13 5 +8 8 Semifinals — 1–0 6–0 3–1
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 8 2–1 — 4–0 5–1
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 1 3 7 16 −9 5 1–1 2–1 — 3–2
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 3 1–1 0–1 2–1 —
Source:

Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
América de Cali Colombia 0–0 (4–2 p) Colombia Deportivo Cali

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COB Chile COL Brazil GUA Brazil SAO
1 Chile Cobreloa 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 8 Semifinals — 1–0 3–1 3–1
2 Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 7 0–0 — 2–0 2–2
3 Brazil Guarani 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 5 0–0 0–0 — 3–1
4 Brazil São Paulo 6 1 2 3 9 13 −4 4 2–1 1–2 2–2 —
Source:

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador BAR Paraguay OLI Ecuador NAC Paraguay SOL
1 Ecuador Barcelona 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 8 Semifinals — 3–2 2–1 1–0
2 Paraguay Olimpia 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 7 1–0 — 2–0 2–1
3 Ecuador El Nacional 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 6 2–0 4–0 — 4–1
4 Paraguay Sol de América 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 3 1–2 2–2 2–1 —
Source:

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay PEÑ Peru ALI Uruguay PRO Peru AGU
1 Uruguay Peñarol 6 4 2 0 10 4 +6 10 Semifinals — 2–0 3–2 2–0
2 Peru Alianza Lima 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 6 0–1 — 0–0 2–1
3 Uruguay Progreso 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 5 1–1 0–0 — 3–0
4 Peru San Agustín 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 3 1–1 0–2 3–1 —
Source:

Semifinals

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Chile COB Ecuador BAR
1 Colombia América de Cali 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 6 Finals — 1–1 4–0
2 Chile Cobreloa 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 6 2–2 — 3–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 4 0 0 4 0 11 −11 0 0–2 0–2 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay PEÑ Argentina RIV Argentina IND
1 Uruguay Peñarol 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5 Finals — 0–0 3–0
2 Argentina River Plate 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 4 1–0 — 0–0
3 Argentina Independiente 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3 2–4 2–1 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1987 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América de Cali Colombia N/A Uruguay Peñarol 2–0 1–2

Playoff
31 October 1987 Peñarol Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colombia América de Cali Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Aguirre 120' Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)


1987 Copa Libertadores Winner
Uruguay
Peñarol
Fifth Title
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