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1980 Copa Libertadores
21st season of Copa Libertadores
21st season of Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Copa Libertadores de América |
| year | 1980 |
| dates | February 16 – August 6 |
| num_teams | 21 |
| associations | 10 |
| champion_other | URU Nacional |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | BRA Internacional |
| matches | 75 |
| goals | 160 |
| prevseason | [1979](1979-copa-libertadores) |
| nextseason | [1981](1981-copa-libertadores) |
The Copa Libertadores 1980 was the 21st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional of Uruguay won the competition defeating Brazilian club Internacional. Defending champion Olimpia were eliminated in the semifinals.
Qualified teams
| Country | Team | Qualify method |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | ||
| (1 berth) | Olimpia | [1979 Copa Libertadores](1979-copa-libertadores) champion |
| 2 berths | River Plate | [1979 Campeonato Metropolitano](1979-argentine-primera-division-metropolitano-championship) champions |
| [1979 Campeonato Nacional](1979-argentine-primera-division-nacional-championship) champions | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | [1979 Copa Libertadores Play-off](1979-argentine-primera-division) winner | |
| 2 berths | Oriente Petrolero | 1979 Primera División champion |
| The Strongest | 1979 Primera División runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Internacional | [1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1979-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion |
| Vasco da Gama | [1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1979-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) 2nd place | |
| 2 berths | Colo-Colo | [1979 Primera División](1979-primera-division-de-chile) champion |
| O'Higgins | [1979 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores](1979-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner | |
| 2 berths | América de Cali | [1979 Campeonato Profesional](1979-campeonato-profesional) champion |
| Santa Fe | [1979 Campeonato Profesional](1979-campeonato-profesional) runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Emelec | [1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A](1979-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion |
| Universidad Católica | [1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A](1979-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Sol de América | [1979 Primera División](1979-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up |
| Cerro Porteño | [1979 Primera División](1979-paraguayan-primera-division-season) third place | |
| 2 berths | Sporting Cristal | [1979 Torneo Descentralizado](1979-torneo-descentralizado) champion |
| Atlético Chalaco | [1979 Torneo Descentralizado](1979-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Defensor Sporting | 1979 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Nacional | 1979 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up | |
| 2 berths | Deportivo Táchira | [1979 Primera División](1979-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion |
| Deportivo Galicia | [1979 Primera División](1979-venezuelan-primera-division-season) 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 Paraguay competed as Olimpia was champion of the 1979 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|
Group stage
Group 1
Play Off Vélez Sársfield 1-1 a.e.t. River Plate Vélez Sarsfield qualify on better goal difference in group
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Main article: 1980 Copa Libertadores Finals
|}
Champion
| Copa Libertadores |
|---|
| 1980 Champions |
| URU |
| **Nacional** |
| **Second Title** |
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