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1988 Supercopa Libertadores


FieldValue
tourney_nameSupercopa Libertadores
year1988
other_titles1988 Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange
datesFebruary 10 – June 18
num_teams13
confederations4
champion_otherARG Racing
count1
second_otherBRA Cruzeiro
matches24
goals51
top_scorerURU Sergio Oliveira
URU Antonio Alzamendi
(4 goals)
nextseason1989

URU Antonio Alzamendi (4 goals)

The 1988 Supercopa Libertadores was the inaugural year of the competition. The tournament was open to all the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. It commenced on 10 February and concluded on 18 June. A total of 13 football clubs entered the first round draw.

It was won by Argentinian side Racing over Brazilian side Cruzeiro 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final. The tournament's top scorer was Sergio Oliveira of Nacional and Antonio Alzamendi of River Plate with 4 goals each.

Qualified teams

Up until the beginning of 1988, thirteen teams had won the Copa Libertadores at least once since its inaugural season in 1960.

TeamFirst won
URU Peñarol1960
BRA Santos1962
ARG Independiente1964
ARG Racing1967
ARG Estudiantes1968
URU Nacional1971
BRA Cruzeiro1976
ARG Boca Juniors1977
PAR Olimpia1979
BRA Flamengo1981
BRA Grêmio1983
ARG Argentinos Juniors1985
ARG River Plate1986

Knockout bracket

| RD1-team01=ARG River Plate | RD1-score01-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-team02=PAR Olimpia | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-team03=BRA Gremio | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-team04=ARG Boca Juniors | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=0

| RD1-team09=URU Peñarol | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=0 | RD1-team10=ARG Argentinos Juniors | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-team11=BRA Cruzeiro | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-team12=ARG Independiente | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score12-2=0

| RD1-team13=BRA Flamengo | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-team14=ARG Estudiantes | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=0

| RD2-team01=ARG River Plate | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-team02=BRA Gremio | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-team03=ARG Racing | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-team04=BRA Santos | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score04-2=0

| RD2-team05=ARG Argentinos Juniors | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-team06=BRA Cruzeiro | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=1

| RD2-team07=BRA Flamengo | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-team08=URU Nacional | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=2

| RD3-team01=ARG River Plate | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-team02=ARG Racing | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-team03=BRA Cruzeiro | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-team04=URU Nacional | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=0

| RD4-team01=ARG Racing | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-team02=BRA Cruzeiro | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=1

  • Although Racing and Santos FC played in a first round tie, their series was placed in the quarterfinals due to the winner Racing getting a bye to the semifinal.

First stage

The matches were played from 10 February to 20 April. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another. |}

  • Nacional received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 28 April to 18 May. Racing Club received a bye into the next round. |}

  • Racing received a bye to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 25 May to 3 June. |}

Finals

Main article: 1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals

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