1986 Copa Libertadores

The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for their first ever title, after winning the first leg 2–1 and the second leg 1–0.

1986 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 12 – October 29
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina River Plate (1st title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored170 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Juan Carlos de Lima (9 goals)
1985
1987

The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Argentinos Juniors 1985 Copa Libertadores champion
  Argentina
(2 berths)
River Plate 1985–86 Primera División champion
Boca Juniors 1985–86 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
  Bolivia
(2 berths)
Bolívar 1985 Primera División champion
Jorge Wilstermann 1985 Primera División runner-up
  Brazil
(2 berths)
Coritiba 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Bangu 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
  Chile
(2 berths)
Cobresal 1985 Pre-Copa Libertadores play-off winner
Universidad Católica 1985 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
  Colombia
(2 berths)
América de Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1985 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
  Ecuador
(2 berths)
Barcelona 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Deportivo Quito 1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
  Paraguay
(2 berths)
Olimpia 1985 Primera División champion
Nacional 1985 Primera División runner-up
  Peru
(2 berths)
Universitario 1985 Primera División champion
UTC 1985 Primera División runner-up
  Uruguay
(2 berths)
Peñarol 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Montevideo Wanderers 1985 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 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 Argentinos Juniors was champion of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   RIV   WAN   BOC   PEÑ
1   River Plate 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 11 Semifinals 4–2 1–0 3–1
2   Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 6 0–2 2–0 3–1
3   Boca Juniors 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 1–1 3–2 1–1
4   Peñarol 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–2 0–1 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BOL   WIL   UNI   UTC
1   Bolívar 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9 Semifinals 2–0 4–0 2–1
2   Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 6 1–2 4–0 2–0
3   Universitario 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 6 3–0 1–2 2–0
4   UTC 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 3 2–2 3–2 1–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BAR   COR   QUI   BAN
1   Barcelona 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 8 Semifinals 1–1 3–3 1–0
2   Coritiba 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 7 0–0 3–1 2–0
3   Deportivo Quito 6 2 3 1 12 11 +1 7 0–0 2–1 3–1
4   Bangu 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–2 1–1 3–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   AME   CAL   COB   CAT
1   América de Cali 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Semifinals 0–0 0–0 2–1
2   Deportivo Cali 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 7 0–1 1–1 3–1
3   Cobresal 6 1 5 0 5 4 +1 7 2–2 1–1 1–1
4   Universidad Católica 6 0 1 5 5 13 −8 1 1–3 1–3 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   OLI   NAC
1   Olimpia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4 Semifinals 3–1
2   Nacional 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   RIV   ARG   BAR
1   River Plate 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5 Finals 0–2 4–1
2   Argentinos Juniors 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 5 0–0 1–0
3   Barcelona 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 2 0–3 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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  • River Plate qualify due to better goal difference in group.
Team 1  Score  Team 2
River Plate   0–0   Argentinos Juniors

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   AME   OLI   BOL
1   América de Cali 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 5 Finals 1–0 2–1
2   Olimpia 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4 1–1 3–1
3   Bolívar 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3 2–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

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1st leg

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  América de Cali1 – 2River Plate  
Cabañas   46' Funes   22'
Alonso   25'

2nd leg

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River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Copa Libertadores
1986 Winner
 
River Plate
First Title
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