# 1998 Copa Libertadores

The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Mexican clubs participated in Copa Libertadores for the first time. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final.

## Pre-Libertadores

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 2 | América | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Caracas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Atlético Zulia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América de Cali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 12 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | América | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olimpia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bolívar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Colón | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |

## Knockout stages
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grêmio | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grêmio | 1 | 4 | 5 | Grêmio | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | 0 | 2 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruzeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cruzeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2 | River Plate | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Colón | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 3 (1) | Colón | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Colón | 3 | 0 | 3 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colón | 3 | 0 | 3 (2) | | | | | | | | | | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucaramanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bolívar | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolívar | 2 | 1 | 3 | Bolívar | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 4 | Barcelona | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Colo-Colo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colo-Colo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| Peñarol | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peñarol | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | Peñarol | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | 2 | 3 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| América de Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cerro Porteño | 3-1 | América de Cali | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Nacional | 1-5 | Grêmio | 1-1 | 0-4 |
| Olimpia | 3-3 (1-2 pk) | Colón | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| Bucaramanga | 1-3 | Bolívar | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| América | 1-2 | River Plate | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Barcelona | 4-3 | Colo-Colo | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Alianza Lima | 2-2 (1-3 pk) | Peñarol | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2-1 | Cruzeiro | 2-1 | 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grêmio | 1-2 | Vasco da Gama | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| River Plate | 5-2 | Colón | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| Peñarol | 2-3 | Cerro Porteño | 2-0 | 0-3 |
| Bolívar | 1-5 | Barcelona | 1-1 | 0-4 |

### Semi-finals

First leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 2-2 (4-3 pk) | Cerro Porteño | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2-1 | River Plate | 1-0 | 1-1 |

### Finals

First leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vasco da Gama | 4-1 | Barcelona | 2-0 | 2-1 |

## Broadcasting rights
### Americas

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