1979 Copa Libertadores

The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, in which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won.

Qualified teams

• Argentina
  • Boca Juniors (1978 Libertadores Champion)
  • Independiente (Champion of Campeonato Nacional Argentino 1978)
  • Quilmes (Champion of Campeonato Metropolitano Argentino 1978)

• Bolivia
  • Bolívar (Champion of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)
  • Jorge Wilsterman (Runners-up of Campeonato Boliviano 1978)

• Brazil
  • Guarani (Champion of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)
  • Palmeiras (Runners-up of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978)

• Chile
  • Palestino (Champion of Campeonato Chileno 1978)
  • O’Higgins (Winner Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)

• Colombia
  • Millonarios (Champion of Campeonato Colombiano 1978)
  • Deportivo Cali (Runners-up of Campeonato Colombiano 1978)

• Ecuador
  • El Nacional (Champion of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)
  • Técnico Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978)

• Paraguay
  • Olimpia (Champion of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)
  • Sol de América (Runners-up of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978)

• Peru
  • Alianza Lima (Champion of Campeonato Peruano 1978)
  • Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Peruano 1978)

• Uruguay
  • Peñarol (Champion of Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978)
  • Nacional (Runners-up of Liga Pré-Libertadores 1978)

• Venezuela
  • Portuguesa (Champion of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)
  • Deportivo Galicia (Runners-up of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978)

Group stage

Boca Juniors, of Argentina skips to semifinals as current champions.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Independiente	9	6	4	1	1	12	6	6
Deportivo Cali	7	6	3	1	2	8	7	1
Millonarios	6	6	2	2	2	8	11	-3
Quilmes	2	6	1	0	5	7	11	-4

14 March 1979
Quilmes	1–2	Independiente		Quilmes
Millonarios	1–1	Deportivo Cali		Bogotá
20 March 1979
Millonarios	3–3	Independiente		Bogotá
Deportivo Cali	3–2	Quilmes		Cali
23 March 1979
Deportivo Cali	1–0	Independiente		Cali
Millonarios	1–0	Quilmes		Bogotá
4 April 1979
Independiente	2–0	Quilmes		Avellaneda
Deportivo Cali	2–0	Millonarios		Cali
10 April 1979
Quilmes	1–2	Millonarios		Quilmes
Independiente	1–0	Deportivo Cali		Avellaneda
13 April 1979
Quilmes	3–1	Deportivo Cali		Quilmes
Independiente	4–1	Millonarios		Avellaneda

Group 2

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Olimpia	10	6	5	0	1	13	5	8
Bolívar	9	6	4	1	1	18	7	11
Sol de América	5	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3
Jorge Wilstermann	0	6	0	0	6	5	21	-16

23 March 1979
Olímpia	2–1	Sol de América		Asunción
25 March 1979
Bolívar	4–0	Jorge Wilstermann		La Paz
29 March 1979
Jorge Wilstermann	0–2	Olímpia		Cochabamba
Bolívar	4–1	Sol de América		La Paz
2 April 1979
Jorge Wilstermann	2–3	Sol de América		Santa Cruz
3 April 1979
Bolívar	2–1	Olímpia		La Paz
5 April 1979
Sol de América	0–1	Olímpia		Asunción
Jorge Wilstermann	0–6	Bolívar		La Paz
8 April 1979
Olímpia	4–2	Jorge Wilstermann		Asunción
11 April 1979
Sol de América	2–1	Jorge Wilstermann		Asunción
15 April 1979
Sol de América	2–2	Bolívar		Asunción
18 April 1979
Olímpia	3–0	Bolívar		Asunción

Group 3

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Guarani	10	6	5	0	1	16	5	11
Universitario	8	6	4	0	2	15	15	0
Palmeiras	6	6	3	0	3	15	11	4
Alianza Lima	0	6	0	0	6	5	20	-15

24 February 1979
Alianza Lima	3–6	Universitario		Lima
28 February 1979
Alianza Lima	0–3	Guarani		Lima
3 March 1979
Universitario	3–0	Guarani		Lima
10 March 1979
Alianza Lima	2–4	Palmeiras		Lima
13 March 1979
Universitario	2–5	Palmeiras		Lima
21 March 1979
Universitario	1–0	Alianza Lima		Lima
25 March 1979
Palmeiras	1–4	Guarani		São Paulo
7 April 1979
Guarani	2–0	Alianza Lima		Campinas
8 April 1979
Palmeiras	1–2	Universitario		São Paulo
11 April 1979
Guarani	6–1	Universitario		Campinas
12 April 1979
Palmeiras	4–0	Alianza Lima		São Paulo
15 April 1979
Guarani	1–0	Palmeiras		Campinas

Group 4

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Palestino	10	6	4	2	0	16	2	14
O'Higgins	7	6	2	3	1	10	4	6
Portuguesa FC	4	6	0	4	2	4	12	-8
Deportivo Galicia	3	6	0	3	3	3	15	-12

28 February 1979
O'Higgins	1–1	Palestino		Rancagua
11 March 1979
Deportivo Galicia	1–1	Portuguesa		Caracas
18 March 1979
Deportivo Galicia	1–1	Palestino		Caracas
Portuguesa	1–1	O'Higgins		Valencia
21 March 1979
Portuguesa	0–2	Palestino		Valencia
Deportivo Galicia	0–1	O'Higgins		Caracas
29 March 1979
Palestino	1–0	O'Higgins		Santiago
Portuguesa	1–1	Deportivo Galicia		Valencia
11 April 1979
Palestino	5–0	Deportivo Galicia		Santiago
O'Higgins	1–1	Portuguesa		Rancagua
15 April 1979
Palestino	6–0	Portuguesa		Santiago
O'Higgins	6–0	Deportivo Galicia		Rancagua

Group 5

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Peñarol	10	6	4	2	0	10	2	8
Nacional	7	6	2	3	1	7	3	4
El Nacional	5	6	2	1	3	6	10	-4
Técnico Universitario	2	6	0	2	4	4	12	-8

4 March 1979
El Nacional	2–1	Técnico Universitario		Quito
7 March 1979
Peñarol	0–0	Nacional		Montevideo
13 March 1979
Peñarol	4–0	Técnico Universitario		Montevideo
16 March 1979
Nacional	2–0	Técnico Universitario		Montevideo
20 March 1979
Nacional	3–0	El Nacional		Montevideo
23 March 1979
Peñarol	2–1	El Nacional		Montevideo
28 March 1979
Nacional	1–1	Peñarol		Montevideo
1 April 1979
Técnico Universitario	2–2	El Nacional		Ambato
5 April 1979
Técnico Universitario	0–1	Peñarol		Ambato
El Nacional	1–0	Nacional		Quito
8 April 1979
El Nacional	0–2	Peñarol		Quito
Técnico Universitario	1–1	Nacional		Ambato

Semifinals

Group A

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Boca Juniors	5	4	2	1	1	3	1	2
Independiente	5	4	2	1	1	2	2	0
Peñarol	2	4	0	2	2	0	2	-2

10 May 1979
Peñarol	0–0	Independiente		Montevideo
16 May 1979
Boca Juniors	1–0	Peñarol		Buenos Aires
13 June 1979
Independiente	1–0	Boca Juniors		Avellaneda
20 June 1979
Independiente	1–0	Peñarol		Avellaneda
27 June 1979
Boca Juniors	2–0	Independiente		Buenos Aires
4 July 1979
Peñarol	0–0	Boca Juniors		Montevideo
Extra match
11 July 1979
Boca Juniors	1–0	Independiente		Buenos Aires

Group B

Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Olimpia	7	4	3	1	0	8	2	6
Guarani	3	4	0	3	1	4	5	-1
Palestino	2	4	0	2	2	2	7	-5

1 May 1979
Palestino	0–0	Guarani		Santiago
4 May 1979
Olímpia	2–1	Guarani		Asunción
9 May 1979
Palestino	0–2	Olímpia		Santiago
16 May 1979
Olímpia	3–0	Palestino		Asunción
20 May 1979
Guarani	2–2	Palestino		Campinas
24 May 1979
Guarani	1–1	Olímpia		Campinas

Final

22 July 1979
Olímpia	2–0	Boca Juniors		Asunción
27 July 1979
Boca Juniors	0–0	Olímpia		Buenos Aires

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1979 Champions
Olimpia First Title

Top-scorers

6 goles
Juan José Oré (Universitario de Deportes)
Miltäo (Guaraní FC)

External links

• Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL
• Libertadores 1979 at RSSSF.com