1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 18 – November 23
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-upChile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played77
Goals scored221 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Zico (11 goals)

The 1981 Copa Libertadores was won by Flamengo of Brazil, who beat Cobreloa of Chile in the finals.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Nacional 1980 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
2 berths		 Rosario Central 1981 Campeonato Nacional champions
River Plate 1981 Campeonato Metropolitano champions
 Bolivia
2 berths		 Jorge Wilstermann 1980 Primera División champion
The Strongest 1980 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths		 Flamengo 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Atlético Mineiro 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place
 Chile
2 berths		 Cobreloa 1980 Primera División champion
Universidad de Chile 1980 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
 Colombia
2 berths		 Junior 1980 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1980 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths		 Barcelona 1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Técnico Universitario 1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths		 Olimpia 1980 Primera División champion
Cerro Porteño 1980 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths		 Sporting Cristal 1980 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Atlético Torino 1980 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
2 berths		 Peñarol 1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista 1980 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
2 berths		 Estudiantes de Mérida 1980 Primera División champion
Portuguesa 1980 Primera División 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 1980 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia CALI Argentina RIV Argentina CEN Colombia JUN
1 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals — 2–1 1–0 4–1
2 Argentina River Plate 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7 1–2 — 3–2 3–0
3 Argentina Rosario Central 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 6 2–1 0–1 — 5–0
4 Colombia Junior 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 3 1–0 0–0 1–2 —
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay PEÑ Uruguay BVI Venezuela EST Venezuela POR
1 Uruguay Peñarol 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 11 Qualified to the Semi-Finals — 3–1 4–2 3–0
2 Uruguay Bella Vista 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 9 0–0 — 3–1 4–0
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 0–2 1–4 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Portuguesa 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2 0–1 0–4 0–0 —
Source:

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil FLA Brazil CAM Paraguay CER Paraguay OLI
1 Brazil Flamengo (A, O) 6 2 4 0 14 9 +5 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals — 2–2 5–2 1–1
2 Brazil Atlético Mineiro (A) 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8 2–2 — 2–2 1–0
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 4 2–4 0–1 — 0–0
4 Paraguay Olimpia 6 0 4 2 1 5 −4 4 0–0 0–0 0–3 —
Source:
(A) Advances to First-place playoff match; (O) Playoff winner; advances to semi-finals
3 July 1981 Atletico Mineiro Brazil 2–2 Brazil Flamengo Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Éder 28', 63' Nunes 65'
Marinho 85'		 Attendance: 63,153
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
14 July 1981 Flamengo Brazil 5–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 20', 27'
Baroninho 47'
Nunes 62', 62'		 Jimenes 62'
Julio Dos Santos 90'		 Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil)
24 July 1981 Flamengo Brazil 1–1 Paraguay Olimpia Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Adilio 22' Solalinde 60' Attendance: 38,718
Referee: Abel Gnecco
7 August 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–2 Brazil Atletico Mineiro Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Nunes 67'
Tita 69'		 Palhinha 62'
Reinaldo 69'		 Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins
11 August 1981 Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–4 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Acost 69'
Jimenes 72'		 Baroninho 7'
Zico 58', 65', 70'		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo
14 August 1981 Olimpia Paraguay 0–0 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Martizez Bazan
First-place playoff match
21 August 1981
 		Flamengo Brazil 0–0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Referee: José Roberto Wright

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Bolivia STR Bolivia WIL Ecuador BAR Ecuador TEC
1 Bolivia The Strongest 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 8 — 2–0 1–0 4–2
2 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 8 Qualified to the Semi-Finals 3–2 — 1–0 3–1
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 6 2–1 3–0 — 2–1
4 Ecuador Técnico Universitário 6 1 0 5 11 15 −4 2 2–3 1–2 4–1 —
Source:

Tiebreaker

Team 1  Score  Team 2
The Strongest Bolivia 1–4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COB Peru SPC Chile UCH Peru TOR
1 Chile Cobreloa 6 3 3 0 14 3 +11 9 Qualified to the Semi-Finals — 6–1 1–0 6–1
2 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 3 2 1 9 11 −2 8 0–0 — 3–2 2–1
3 Chile Universidad de Chile 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 6 0–0 1–1 — 3–0
4 Peru Atlético Torino 6 0 1 5 5 16 −11 1 1–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source:

Semi-finals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil FLA Colombia CAL Bolivia JOR
1 Brazil Flamengo 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 8 Qualified to the Final — 3–0 4–1
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 3 0–1 — 1–0
3 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1 1–2 1–1 —
Source:
2 October 1981 Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–1 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Nunes 1' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mário Lira
13 October 1981 Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 1–2 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Melgar 53' Baroninho 13'
Adilio 64'		 Referee: Enrique Labo
23 October 1981 Flamengo Brazil 3–0 Colombia Deportivo Cali Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 9', 82'
Chiquinho 57'		 Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Juan Cardelino
30 October 1981 Flamengo Brazil 4–1 BoliviaJorge Wilstermann Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Nunes 9'
Adilio 39'
Anselmo 87'
Chiquinho 90'		 Tarborga 2' Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Jorge Orellana

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COB Uruguay NAC Uruguay PEÑ
1 Chile Cobreloa 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Qualified to the Final — 2–2 4–2
2 Uruguay Nacional 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3 1–2 — 1–1
3 Uruguay Peñarol 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2 0–1 1–1 —
Source:
30 September 1981 Peñarol Uruguay 1–1 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
De la Peña Vargas
21 October 1981 NacionalUruguay 1–1 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Chiquinho 57'
28 October 1981 Cobreloa Chile 4–2 Uruguay Peñarol Estadio Municipal, Calama
Gómez 1'
Merello 30' 66' (P.K.)
Muñoz 68'		 Paz P.K.'
Vargas
4 November 1981 Cobreloa Chile 2–2 Uruguay Nacional Estadio Municipal, Calama
Zico 9', 82'

Finals

13 November 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–1 Chile Cobreloa Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico 12', 30' (pen.) Merello 65' Attendance: 93,985
Referee: Esposito (Argentina)
20 November 1981 Cobreloa Chile 1–0 Brazil Flamengo Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Merello 84' Attendance: 61,721
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
23 November 1981 Flamengo Brazil 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Chile Cobreloa Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Zico 18', 84' Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

  • Uruguay Juan Cardelino
  • Uruguay Ramón Barreto

References

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