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1989 Copa Libertadores

30th season of Copa Libertadores


30th season of Copa Libertadores

FieldValue
tourney_nameCopa Libertadores de América
year1989
datesFebruary 12 – May 31
num_teams21
associations10
champion_otherCOL Atlético Nacional
count1
second_otherPAR Olimpia
matches90
goals227
top_scorerPAR Raúl Vicente Amarilla (10 Goals)
URU Carlos Aguilera (10 Goals)
prevseason[1988](1988-copa-libertadores)
nextseason[1990](1990-copa-libertadores)

URU Carlos Aguilera (10 Goals)

The Copa Libertadores 1989 was the 30th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. 21 teams participated in the competition, divided by groups of four (two per country). The first three teams in each group qualified for the next round. Nacional of Montevideo entered directly into the second round as the champions of Copa Libertadores 1988. The tournament started with the first game on February 12, 1989, and ended on May 31, 1989.

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)Nacional[1988 Copa Libertadores](1988-copa-libertadores) champion
Argentina
(2 berths)Racing[1987–88 Primera División](1987-88-argentine-primera-division) champion
Boca Juniors[1987–88 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1987-88-argentine-primera-division-liguilla-pre-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)Bolívar1988 Primera División champion
The Strongest1988 Primera División runner-up
(2 berths)Bahia[1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1988-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion
Internacional[1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1988-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) runner-up
(2 berths)Cobreloa[1988 Primera División](1988-primera-division-de-chile) champion
Colo-Colo[1988 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1988-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)Millonarios1988 Campeonato Profesional champion
Atlético Nacional1988 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
(2 berths)Emelec[1988 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1988-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion
Deportivo Quito[1988 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1988-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up
Paraguay
(2 berths)Olimpia[1988 Primera División](1988-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Sol de América[1988 Primera División](1988-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up
(2 berths)Sporting Cristal[1988 Primera División](1988-torneo-descentralizado) champion
Universitario[1988 Primera División](1988-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up
(2 berths)Peñarol1988 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Danubio1988 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
(2 berths)Marítimo[1987–88 Primera División](1987-88-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion
Unión Atlético Táchira[1987–88 Primera División](1987-88-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 1988 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Round of 16.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four teams each for the group stage. The top three teams of each group, as well as Nacional of Uruguay (who received a bye as winners of the Copa Libertadores 1988 of the tournament) qualified for the Round of 16.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Bracket

| RD1-team01=COL Atlético Nacional | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score01-agg=3 | RD1-team02=ARG Racing | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-agg=2 | RD1-team03=COL Millonarios (p) | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-agg=3 (4) | RD1-team04=BOL Bolívar | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-agg=3 (3) | RD1-team05=CHI Cobreloa | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-agg=1 | RD1-team06=ECU Deportivo Quito | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-score06-agg=0 | RD1-team07=URU Danubio | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score07-agg=3 | RD1-team08=URU Nacional | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-score08-agg=1 | RD1-team09=URU Peñarol | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score09-agg=3 | RD1-team10=BRA Internacional | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-agg=8 | RD1-team11=BRA Bahia | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-agg=3 | RD1-team12=PER Universitario | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-agg=2 | RD1-team13=VEN Deportivo Táchira | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-agg=3 (2) | RD1-team14=PAR Sol de América (p) | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score14-2=0 | RD1-score14-agg=3 (3) | RD1-team15=ARG Boca Juniors | RD1-score15-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=5 | RD1-score15-agg=5 (6) | RD1-team16=PAR Olimpia (p) | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score16-agg=5 (7) | RD2-team01=COL Atlético Nacional | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-agg=2 | RD2-team02=COL Millonarios | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-score02-agg=1 | RD2-team03=CHI Cobreloa | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-agg=1 | RD2-team04=URU Danubio | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score04-agg=4 | RD2-team05=BRA Internacional | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score05-agg=1 | RD2-team06=BRA Bahia | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-score06-agg=0 | RD2-team07=PAR Sol de América | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-agg=4 | RD2-team08=PAR Olimpia | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-agg=6 | RD3-team01=COL Atlético Nacional | RD3-score01-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-agg=6 | RD3-team02=URU Danubio | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score02-agg=0 | RD3-team03=BRA Internacional | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-agg=3 (3) | RD3-team04=PAR Olimpia (p) | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score04-agg=3 (5) | RD4-team01=COL Atlético Nacional (p) | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-agg=2 (5) | RD4-team02=PAR Olimpia | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD4-score02-agg=2 (4)

Round of 16

First leg matches were played between April 5 and April 6. Second leg matches were played on April 12 and April 13.

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Quarter-finals

First leg matches were played on April 19. Second leg matches were played on April 26.

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Semi-finals

First leg marches were played on May 10. Second leg matches were played on May 17

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Finals

Main article: 1989 Copa Libertadores Finals

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Sanabria

Usuriaga Usuriaga Tréllez García Higuita Pérez Gómez Perea Álvarez Benítez Chamas Mendoza Amarilla González Guasch Balbuena Sanabria

Champion

**Copa Libertadores 1989**:
COL
**Atlético Nacional**
**First Title**

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