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1988 Copa Libertadores

29th season of Copa Libertadores


29th season of Copa Libertadores

FieldValue
tourney_nameCopa Libertadores de América
year1988
datesJune 29 – October 26
num_teams21
associations10
champion_otherURU Nacional
count3
second_otherARG Newell's Old Boys
matches83
goals170
top_scorerColombia Arnoldo Iguarán (5)
prevseason[1987](1987-copa-libertadores)
nextseason[1989](1989-copa-libertadores)

The 1988 Copa Libertadores de América was the 29th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. This season's defending champion Peñarol of Uruguay entered the tournament in the third stage, where they were defeated by San Lorenzo of Argentina. In the finals, Nacional defeated Newell's Old Boys for their third title.

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)Peñarol[1987 Copa Libertadores](1987-copa-libertadores) champion
Argentina
(2 berths)Newell's Old Boys[1987–88 Primera División](1987-88-argentine-primera-division) champion
San Lorenzo[1987–88 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1987-88-argentine-primera-division-liguilla-pre-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)Bolívar1987 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero1987 Primera División runner-up
(2 berths)Sport Recife[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1987-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion
Guarani[1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1987-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) runner-up
(2 berths)Universidad Católica[1987 Primera División](1987-primera-division-de-chile) champion
Colo-Colo[1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1987-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)Millonarios1987 Campeonato Profesional champion
América de Cali1987 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
(2 berths)Barcelona[1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1987-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion
Filanbanco[1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1987-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up
Paraguay
(2 berths)Cerro Porteño[1987 Primera División](1987-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Olimpia[1987 Primera División](1987-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up
(2 berths)Universitario[1987 Primera División](1987-torneo-descentralizado) champion
Alianza Lima[1987 Primera División](1987-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up
(2 berths)Montevideo Wanderers1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Nacional1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
(2 berths)Marítimo[1986–87 Primera División](1986-87-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion
Unión Atlético Táchira[1986–87 Primera División](1986-87-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 Peñarol was champion of the 1987 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the third stage.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

First stage

Group 1

Group 2

Tie-breaker

Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Knockout phase

Bracket

| team-width=14em

| RD1-team01=CHI Universidad Católica | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-team02=URU Nacional (a) | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-team03=BOL Bolívar | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=0 (2) | RD1-team04=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=1 (3)

| RD1-team05=COL América de Cali | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-team06=PER Universitario | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-team07=BOL Oriente Petrolero | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-team08=CHI Colo-Colo | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score08-2=0

| RD1-team09=ARG San Lorenzo | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-team10=BRA Guarani | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=0

| RD2-team01=URU Nacional | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-team02=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-team03=COL América de Cali | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-team04=BOL Oriente Petrolero | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score04-2=0

| RD2-team05=ARG San Lorenzo | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-team06=URU Peñarol | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=0

| RD3-team01=URU Nacional | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-team02=COL América de Cali | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-team03=ARG San Lorenzo | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-team04=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=2

| RD4-team01=URU Nacional | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-team02=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=0

Second stage

The group winners and runners-up were drawn in the second stage of the competition. The away goals rule was applied to determine the winner between Nacional and Universidad Católica.

TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
**Nacional** URU2:2CHI Universidad Católica1–10–00–01–0
Universitario PER1:3COL **América de Cali**0–12–2
Colo-Colo CHI1:3BOL **Oriente Petrolero**1–20–0
Guarani BRA1:3ARG **San Lorenzo**1–10–1
**Newell's Old Boys** ARG2:2BOL Bolívar0–11–00–00–03–2

Third stage

The defending champion Peñarol entered the competition in this round. The three winners and the best-ranked loser advanced to the semifinals.

TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
**San Lorenzo** ARG3:1URU Peñarol0–01–0
**Nacional** URU3:1ARG Newell's Old Boys1–12–1
**América de Cali** COL3:1BOL Oriente Petrolero1–12–0

Ranking of losing teams

Semifinals

TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd legGDAGPen.
San Lorenzo ARG0:4ARG **Newell's Old Boys**0–11–2
América de Cali COL1:3URU **Nacional**0–11–1

Finals

Main article: 1988 Copa Libertadores Finals


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