1987 Copa Libertadores

The 1987 Copa Libertadores was the 28th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol won the competition after beating América de Cali in the finals.

1987 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 6 – October 31
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Peñarol (5th title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored207 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ricardo Gareca (7 Goals)
1986
1988

Qualified teams

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CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
River Plate1986 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)
Rosario Central1986–87 Primera División champion
Independiente1986–87 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Bolivia
(2 berths)
The Strongest1986 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero1986 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)
São Paulo1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Guarani1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)
Colo-Colo1986 Primera División champion
Cobreloa1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)
América de Cali1986 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali1986 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)
El Nacional1986 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Barcelona1986 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)
Sol de América1986 Primera División champion
Olimpia1986 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)
San Agustín1986 Primera División champion
Alianza Lima1986 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)
Peñarol1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Progreso1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths)
Unión Atlético Táchira1986 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida1986 Primera División runner-up

Draw

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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 River Plate was champion of the 1986 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

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Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification IND ROS TAC EST
1 Independiente6411134+99Semifinals3–15–02–0
2 Rosario Central6321127+580–03–25–2
3 Unión Atlético Táchira63121112−173–20–03–2
4 Estudiantes de Mérida6006417−1300–10–30–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AME CAL STR OPE
1 América de Cali6321135+88Semifinals1–06–03–1
2 Deportivo Cali6402135+882–14–05–1
3 The Strongest6213716−951–12–13–2
4 Oriente Petrolero6114714−731–10–12–1
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1 Score Team 2
América de Cali 0–0 (4–2 p) Deportivo Cali

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification COB COL GUA SAO
1 Cobreloa632184+48Semifinals1–03–13–1
2 Colo-Colo623164+270–02–02–2
3 Guarani613268−250–00–03–1
4 São Paulo6123913−442–11–22–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BAR OLI NAC SOL
1 Barcelona640287+18Semifinals3–22–11–0
2 Olimpia6312910−171–02–02–1
3 El Nacional6303127+562–04–04–1
4 Sol de América6114712−531–22–22–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PEÑ ALI PRO AGU
1 Peñarol6420104+610Semifinals2–03–22–0
2 Alianza Lima622244060–10–02–1
3 Progreso613277051–10–03–0
4 San Agustín6114511−631–10–23–1
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

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Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AME COB BAR
1 América de Cali422093+66Finals1–14–0
2 Cobreloa422083+562–23–0
3 Barcelona4004011−1100–20–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PEÑ RIV IND
1 Peñarol421173+45Finals0–03–0
2 River Plate412122041–00–0
3 Independiente411248−432–42–1
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
América de Cali N/A Peñarol2–01–2

Playoff

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v América de Cali
31 October 1987 Peñarol 1–0 (a.e.t.) América de Cali Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Aguirre 120'ReportAttendance: 25,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)


1987 Copa Libertadores Winner

Peñarol
Fifth Title
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