# 1982 Copa Libertadores

The Copa Libertadores 1982 was the 23rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol won the competition.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualify method |
| CONMEBOL (1 berth) | Flamengo | 1981 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Argentina 2 berths | River Plate | 1981 Campeonato Nacional champions |
| Argentina 2 berths | Boca Juniors | 1981 Campeonato Metropolitano champions |
| Bolivia 2 berths | Jorge Wilstermann | 1981 Primera División champion |
| Bolivia 2 berths | The Strongest | 1981 Primera División runner-up |
| Brazil 2 berths | Grêmio | 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
| Brazil 2 berths | São Paulo | 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place |
| Chile 2 berths | Colo-Colo | 1981 Primera División champion |
| Chile 2 berths | Cobreloa | 1981 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner |
| Colombia 2 berths | Atlético Nacional | 1981 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Colombia 2 berths | Deportes Tolima | 1981 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Barcelona | 1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion |
| Ecuador 2 berths | LDU Quito | 1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Olimpia | 1981 Primera División champion |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Sol de América | 1981 Primera División runner-up |
| Peru 2 berths | Melgar | 1981 Torneo Descentralizado champion |
| Peru 2 berths | Deportivo Municipal | 1981 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up |
| Uruguay 2 berths | Defensor Sporting | 1981 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Uruguay 2 berths | Peñarol | 1981 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Deportivo Táchira | 1981 Primera División champion |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1981 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 Brazil competed as Flamengo was champion of the 1981 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
| Argentina  Bolivia | Brazil  Uruguay | Colombia  Venezuela | Chile  Ecuador | Paraguay  Peru |

## Group stage
### Group 1

Group 1 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | STR | WIL | BOC |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 2

Group 2 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | SAO | GRE | DFS |
| 1 | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |

### Group 3

Group 3 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | NAC | ESM | TAC |
| 1 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Group 4

Group 4 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB | CC | LDQ | BSC |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | — |

### Group 5

Group 5 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | MEL | SOL | MUN |
| 1 | Olimpia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Melgar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sol de América | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |

## Semifinals
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | FLA | RIV |
| 1 | Peñarol | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | | 0–1 | — | 4–2 |
| 3 | River Plate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | | 2–4 | 0–3 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB | OLI | TOL |
| 1 | Cobreloa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Deportes Tolima | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Peñarol | 1 – 0 | Cobreloa | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 |
* Copa Libertadores 1982 winner
* Peñarol 4th title