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1981 Copa Libertadores

22nd season of Copa Libertadores

Field	Value
tourney_name	Copa Libertadores de América
year	1981
dates	March 18 – November 23
num_teams	21
associations	10
champion_other	BRA Flamengo
count	1
second_other	CHL Cobreloa
matches	77
goals	221
top_scorer	BRA Zico (11 goals)
prevseason	[1980](1980-copa-libertadores)
nextseason	[1982](1982-copa-libertadores)

The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals, without losing a match in their campaign on the way to win their first title.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)	Nacional	[1980 Copa Libertadores](1980-copa-libertadores) champion

2 berths	Rosario Central	[1981 Campeonato Nacional](1980-argentine-primera-division-nacional-championship) champions
River Plate	[1981 Campeonato Metropolitano](1980-argentine-primera-division-metropolitano-championship) champions

2 berths	Jorge Wilstermann	1980 Primera División champion
The Strongest	1980 Primera División runner-up

2 berths	Flamengo	[1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1980-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion
Atlético Mineiro	[1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1980-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) 2nd place

2 berths	Cobreloa	[1980 Primera División](1980-primera-division-de-chile) champion
Universidad de Chile	[1980 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores](1980-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner

2 berths	Junior	[1980 Campeonato Profesional](1980-campeonato-profesional) champion
Deportivo Cali	[1980 Campeonato Profesional](1980-campeonato-profesional) runner-up

2 berths	Barcelona	[1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A](1980-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion
Técnico Universitario	[1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A](1980-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up

2 berths	Olimpia	[1980 Primera División](1980-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Cerro Porteño	[1980 Primera División](1980-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up

2 berths	Sporting Cristal	[1980 Torneo Descentralizado](1980-torneo-descentralizado) champion
Atlético Torino	[1980 Torneo Descentralizado](1980-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up

2 berths	Peñarol	1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista	1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up

2 berths	Estudiantes de Mérida	[1980 Primera División](1980-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion
Portuguesa	[1980 Primera División](1980-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 Uruguay competed as Nacional was champion of the 1980 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Marinho Baroninho Nunes Julio Dos Santos Tita Reinaldo Jimenes Zico

21 August 1981

Group 4

Tiebreaker

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Group 5

Semi-finals

Group A

Adilio Chiquinho Carioca Adilio Anselmo Chiquinho Carioca

Group B

Olivera Víctor Merello
Oscar Muñoz Vargas Luzardo Luzardo

Finals

Main article: 1981 Copa Libertadores Finals

(4–2 agg.)

References

[https://www.ole.com.ar/informacion-general/flamengo-zico-campeon-libertadores-1981_0_0Bkrq5MNI.html Cuando Flamengo tocó el cielo con las manos] on ''Olé'', 14 Jul 2021
[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa81.html RSSSF: Copa Libertadores 1981] at the RSSSF
[https://www.clarin.com/deportes/serie-eventos-afortunados-permitieron-flamengo-ganar-copa-libertadores-1981_0_8N9BIDHv.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqI5FTRh8uzQ-l6FPZfQy26AtfZzU66gBVWRDMw1WTUq_bEpz-h Flamengo campeón de la Libertadores 1981] on ''Clarín'', 20 Nov 2019

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