# 2002 Copa Libertadores

The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.

## First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from the preliminary round. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two in each group advanced to the second round.
Real Potosí, Talleres, Tuluá, 12 de Octubre and Monarcas Morelia made their debuts in this tournament.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SÃO | COB | CER | ALI |
| 1 | São Caetano | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GRE | CIE | OCT | ORI |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Cienciano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | 12 de Octubre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PEÑ | NAC | SLA | REA |
| 1 | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 5–1 |
| 4 | Real Potosí | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AME | OLM | BOL | PAR |
| 1 | América de Cali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Olmedo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 5–5 |
| 4 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MOR | NAC | VEL | SC |
| 1 | Morelia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | 3–3 | | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOC | MON | SAN | EME |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Montevideo Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Emelec | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AME | RIV | TAL | TUL |
| 1 | América | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 16 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Talleres | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tuluá | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | OLI | UCA | ONC | FLA |
| 1 | Olimpia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Once Caldas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |

## Second round
### 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 |
| El Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 0 | 2 | 2 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cobreloa | 0 | 1 | 1 | Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | Olimpia (p) | 3 | 0 | 3 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| River Plate | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| Grêmio | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grêmio | 2 | 4 | 6 | Grêmio | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Olimpia (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | São Caetano | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 4 (0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | São Caetano | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) |
| Peñarol (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peñarol (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (3) | Peñarol | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | São Caetano (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | São Caetano (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| São Caetano (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| São Caetano (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | São Caetano | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Olmedo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Morelia | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morelia | 5 | 3 | 8 | Morelia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | América | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cienciano | 0 | 1 | 1 | América | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| América | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olimpia | 4–1 | Cobreloa | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Universidad Católica | 2–2 (2–4 p) | São Caetano | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| River Plate | 1–6 | Grêmio | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 4–4 (0–3 p) | Peñarol | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Nacional | 1–0 | América | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Olmedo | 2–8 | Morelia | 0–5 | 2–3 |
| El Nacional | 0–2 | Boca Juniors | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Cienciano | 1–5 | América | 0–1 | 1–4 |
* The first leg match between Olimpia and Cobreloa played in Calama was suspended at the end of the first half due to crowd interference; a coin was thrown at the referee Ángel Sánchez and sustained an injury. At half-time the result was 1–1, but CONMEBOL awarded Olimpia a 2–0 victory and closed Cobreloa's stadium for a period of time.

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Peñarol | 2–2 (1–3 p) | São Caetano | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Grêmio | 2–1 | Nacional | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Morelia | 2–4 | América | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | Boca Juniors | 1–1 | 1–0 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| São Caetano | 3–1 | América | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Olimpia | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Grêmio | 3–2 | 0–1 |

## Finals

* Copa Libertadores de América 2002 champion
* Olimpia Third title