- 1998 Copa Libertadores
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1998 Copa Libertadores de América Copa Libertadores de América 1998 Tournament details Dates 25 February – 26 August Teams 23 (from 11 associations) Final positions Champions 
Vasco da Gama (1st title)Runners-up 
Barcelona|← 19971999 →The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador in the final.
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Pre-Libertadores
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
Chivas de Guadalajara10 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 CF América7 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 
Caracas FC5 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2 Atlético Zulia0 4 0 0 4 4 13 -9 February 4, 1998 Atlético Zulia 2–3 Chivas de Guadalajara Maracaibo February 6, 1998 Caracas FC 1–1 Chivas de Guadalajara Caracas February 10, 1998 Atlético Zulia 0–2 CF América Maracaibo February 13, 1998 Caracas FC 1–0 CF América Caracas February 17, 1998 Chivas de Guadalajara 4–1 Atlético Zulia Guadalajara February 19, 1998 CF América 4–1 Atlético Zulia Mexico DF February 24, 1998 Chivas de Guadalajara 4–1 Caracas FC Guadalajara February 26, 1998 CF América 1–1 Caracas FC Mexico DF Group stage
Group 1
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
América de Cali11 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 
Barcelona9 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 Bucaramanga7 6 2 1 3 5 6 -1 Sociedad Deportivo Quito5 6 1 2 3 3 9 -6 February 25, 1998 América de Cali 2–2 Bucaramanga Cali February 25, 1998 Barcelona 0–0 Deportivo Quito Guayaquil March 3, 1998 Deportivo Quito 1–0 Bucaramanga Quito March 6, 1998 Barcelona 2–0 Bucaramanga Guayaquil March 10, 1998 Deportivo Quito 0–4 América de Cali Quito March 13, 1998 Barcelona 1–0 América de Cali Guayaquil March 18, 1998 Bucaramanga 0–1 América de Cali Bucaramanga March 18, 1998 Deportivo Quito 1–1 Barcelona Quito March 24, 1998 Bucaramanga 2–0 Deportivo Quito Bucaramanga March 27, 1998 América de Cali 2–1 Deportivo Quito Cali March 31, 1998 Bucaramanga 1–0 Barcelona Bucaramanga April 3, 1998 América de Cali 1–1 Barcelona Cali Group 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
Grêmio12 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1 Vasco da Gama8 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 América8 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 Guadalajara6 6 2 0 4 2 7 -5 March 4, 1998 Guadalajara 0–1 América Guadalajara March 4, 1998 Grêmio 1–0 Vasco da Gama Porto Alegre March 10, 1998 Guadalajara 1–0 Grêmio Guadalajara March 13, 1998 América 1–2 Grêmio Mexico DF March 17, 1998 Guadalajara 1–0 Vasco da Gama Guadalajara March 20, 1998 América 1–1 Vasco da Gama Mexico DF March 24, 1998 América 2–0 Guadalajara Mexico DF March 26, 1998 Vasco da Gama 3–0 Grêmio Rio de Janeiro March 31, 1998 Grêmio 2–0 Guadalajara Porto Alegre April 3, 1998 Vasco da Gama 2–0 Guadalajara Rio de Janeiro April 7, 1998 Grêmio 1–0 América Porto Alegre April 9, 1998 Vasco da Gama 1–1 América Rio de Janeiro Group 3
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
Olimpia13 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 
Colo-Colo7 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2 Cerro Porteño7 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 Universidad Católica7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3 February 25, 1998 Olimpia 5–1 Cerro Porteño Asunción February 25, 1998 Colo Colo 3–2 Universidad Católica Santiago March 3, 1998 Cerro Porteño 0–0 Universidad Católica Asunción March 6, 1998 Olimpia 2–0 Universidad Católica Asunción March 10, 1998 Cerro Porteño 2–0 Colo Colo Asunción March 13, 1998 Olimpia 1–1 Colo Colo Asunción March 18, 1998 Cerro Porteño 1–2 Olimpia Asunción March 18, 1998 Universidad Católica 0–2 Colo Colo Santiago March 24, 1998 Universidad Católica 1–0 Cerro Porteño Santiago March 27, 1998 Colo Colo 1–2 Cerro Porteño Santiago March 31, 1998 Universidad Católica 2–1 Olimpia Santiago April 3, 1998 Colo Colo 1–3 Olimpia Santiago Group 4
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
Bolívar13 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 
Peñarol10 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 Nacional6 6 2 0 4 11 12 -1 Oriente Petrolero5 6 1 2 3 7 15 -8 February 25, 1998 Bolívar 3–2 Oriente Petrolero La Paz February 25, 1998 Peñarol 2–1 Nacional Maldonado March 3, 1998 Oriente Petrolero 0–0 Peñarol Santa Cruz March 6, 1998 Bolívar 1–0 Peñarol La Paz March 10, 1998 Oriente Petrolero 2–1 Nacional Santa Cruz March 13, 1998 Bolívar 2–0 Nacional La Paz March 18, 1998 Nacional 1–4 Peñarol Montevideo March 18, 1998 Oriente Petrolero 1–1 Bolívar Santa Cruz March 24, 1998 Nacional 4–1 Oriente Petrolero Montevideo March 27, 1998 Peñarol 6–1 Oriente Petrolero Rivera March 31, 1998 Peñarol 0–1 Bolívar Rivera April 3, 1998 Nacional 4–1 Bolívar Montevideo Group 5
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 
River Plate16 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 
Alianza Lima7 6 2 1 3 5 7 -2 Colón7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3 Sporting Cristal4 6 1 1 4 7 11 -4 March 4, 1998 Colón 1–2 River Plate Santa Fé March 4, 1998 Alianza Lima 1–0 Sporting Cristal Lima March 11, 1998 Colón 1–0 Sporting Cristal Santa Fé March 12, 1998 Alianza Lima 1–1 River Plate Lima March 18, 1998 Colón 1–0 Alianza Lima Santa Fé March 19, 1998 Sporting Cristal 2–3 River Plate Lima March 25, 1998 River Plate 4–1 Colón Buenos Aires March 25, 1998 Sporting Cristal 3–2 Alianza Lima Lima April 1, 1998 Alianza Lima 1–0 Colón Lima April 2, 1998 River Plate 3–1 Sporting Cristal Buenos Aires April 8, 1998 Sporting Cristal 1–1 Colón Lima April 9, 1998 River Plate 2–0 Alianza Lima Buenos Aires Round of 16
First leg matches were played on April 15, April 22 and April 23. Second leg matches were on April 29, April 30, May 2 and May 7.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Cerro Porteño 
3-1 
América de Cali1-0 2-1 Nacional 
1-5 Grêmio1-1 0-4 Olimpia 3-3 (1-2 pk) 
Colón2-3 1-0 Bucaramanga 1-3 
Bolívar1-2 0-1 CF América 
1-2 River Plate1-1 0-1 Barcelona 4-3 
Colo-Colo2-1 2-2 Alianza Lima 
2-2 (1-3 pk) Peñarol1-0 1-2 Vasco da Gama 2-1 Cruzeiro2-1 0-0 Quarterfinals
First leg matches were played on May 3, May 13 and May 20. Second leg matches were played on May 6 and May 27.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Grêmio 1-2 Vasco da Gama1-1 0-1 River Plate 5-2 Colón2-1 3-1 Peñarol 2-3 Cerro Porteño2-0 0-3 Bolívar 1-5 Barcelona1-1 0-4 Semi-Finals
First leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Barcelona 2-2 (4-3 pk) Cerro Porteño1-0 1-2 Vasco da Gama 2-1 River Plate1-0 1-1 Final
First leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Vasco da Gama 4-1 Barcelona2-0 2-1 Champion
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