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1985 Copa Libertadores

26th season of Copa Libertadores

Field	Value
tourney_name	Copa Libertadores de América
year	1985
dates	March 3 – October 24
num_teams	21
associations	10
champion_other	ARG Argentinos Juniors
count	1
second_other	COL América de Cali
matches	74
goals	183
prevseason	[1984](1984-copa-libertadores)
nextseason	[1986](1986-copa-libertadores)

The 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 26th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It was won by Argentinos Juniors, of Argentina for the first time, after defeating América of Colombia in a penalty shootout, following a playoff game after the two-legged final finished level.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)	Independiente	[1984 Copa Libertadores](1984-copa-libertadores) champion
Argentina
(2 berths)	Ferro Carril Oeste	[1984 Nacional](1984-argentine-primera-division-nacional-championship) champion
Argentinos Juniors	[1984 Metropolitano](1984-argentine-primera-division-metropolitano-championship) champion

(2 berths)	Blooming	1984 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero	1984 Primera División runner-up

(2 berths)	Fluminense	[1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1984-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion
Vasco da Gama	[1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1984-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) runner-up

(2 berths)	Colo-Colo	[1983 Primera División](1983-primera-division-de-chile) champion
Magallanes	[1983 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores](1983-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner

(2 berths)	América de Cali	1984 Campeonato Profesional champion
Millonarios	1984 Campeonato Profesional runner-up

(2 berths)	El Nacional	[1984 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1984-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion
9 de Octubre	[1984 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1984-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up
Paraguay
(2 berths)	Guaraní	[1984 Primera División](1984-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Cerro Porteño	[1984 Primera División](1984-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up

(2 berths)	Sport Boys	[1984 Primera División](1984-torneo-descentralizado) champion
Universitario	[1984 Primera División](1984-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up

(2 berths)	Peñarol	1984 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista	1984 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up

(2 berths)	Deportivo Táchira	[1984 Primera División](1984-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion
Deportivo Italia	[1984 Primera División](1984-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 Argentina competed as Independiente was champion of the 1984 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5

Group stage

Group A

Tiebreaker

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Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Semi-finals

Group 1

Group 2

Finals

Main article: 1985 Copa Libertadores Finals

Playoff

Gareca
Soto
Herrera
Cabañas
de Ávila
Olguín
Batista
Pavoni
Borghi
Videla

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1985 Winner
ARG
Argentinos Juniors
First Title

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