1981 Copa Libertadores

1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates March 18 – November 23, 1981
Teams 21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-up Chile Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 77
Goals scored 221 (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.

Group stage

Nacional received a bye to the second round as 1980 title holders.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colombia Deportivo Cali 6402106+48
Argentina River Plate 631296+37
Argentina Rosario Central 6303117+46
Colombia Junior 6114314−113

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Peñarol 6510133+1011
Uruguay Bella Vista 6411165+119
Venezuela Estudiantes 6024514−92
Venezuela Portuguesa 6024113−122

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Flamengo 6240149+58
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 624086+28
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6123912−34
Paraguay Olimpia 604215−44
Atletico Mineiro Brazil 2–2 Brazil Flamengo
Éder  28', 63' Nunes  65'
Marinho  85'
Attendance: 63,153
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Flamengo Brazil 5–2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Zico  20', 27'
Baroninho  47'
Nunes  62', 62'		 Jimenes  62'
Dos Santos  90'
Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil)
Flamengo Brazil 1–1 Paraguay Olimpia
Adilio  22' Solalinde  60'
Attendance: 38,718
Referee: Abel Gnecco
Flamengo Brazil 2–2 Brazil Atletico Mineiro
Nunes  67'
Tita  69'		 Palhinha  62'
Reinaldo  69'
Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 2–4 Brazil Flamengo
Acost  69'
Jimenes  72'		 Baroninho  7'
Zico  58', 65', 70'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo
Olimpia Paraguay 0–0 Brazil Flamengo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Martizez Bazan
First-place play-off match Score
Brazil Flamengo 0
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0
  • Match awarded to Flamengo after 37 minutes because Atlético had six players left after five sendings-off. The game was 0–0 at the time of stoppage. The referee was Jose Roberto Wright.

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bolivia The Strongest 640213948
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 64029908
Ecuador Barcelona 63038806
Ecuador Técnico Universitário 61051115−42
First-place play-off match Score
Bolivia The Strongest 1
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 4

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Cobreloa 6330143+119
Peru Sporting Cristal 6321911−28
Chile Universidad de Chile 622286+26
Peru Torino 6015516−111

Semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Flamengo 4400102+88
Colombia Deportivo Cali 411225−33
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 401338−51
Deportivo Cali Colombia 0–1 Brazil Flamengo
Nunes  1'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mário Lira
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia 1–2 Brazil Flamengo
Melgar  53' Baroninho  13'
Adilio  64'
Referee: Enrique Labo
Flamengo Brazil 3–0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Zico  9', 82'
Chiquinho  57'
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Juan Cardelino
Flamengo Brazil 4–1 BoliviaJorge Wilstermann
Nunes  9'
Adilio  39'
Anselmo  87'
Chiquinho  90'		 Tarborga  2'
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Jorge Orellana

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Cobreloa 431095+47
Uruguay Nacional 403156−13
Uruguay Peñarol 402247−32

Finals

Flamengo Brazil 2–1 Chile Cobreloa
Zico  12', 30' (pen.) Merello  65'
Attendance: 93,985
Referee: Esposito (Argentina)
Cobreloa Chile 1–0 Brazil Flamengo
Merello  84'
Attendance: 61,721
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Flamengo Brazil 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Chile Cobreloa
Zico  18', 84'
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)
Flamengo
Cobreloa
GK20Brazil Raul
RB19Brazil Nei Dias
CB4Brazil Marinho
CB14Brazil Mozer
LB5Brazil Júnior
DM6Brazil AndradeRed card 35'
MF2Brazil Leandro
AM10Brazil Zico (c)
FW12Brazil Tita
CF9Brazil Nunes 86'
FW8Brazil Adílio
Substitutes:
FW25Brazil Anselmo 86'Red card 89'
Manager:
Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani
GK1Chile Oscar Wirth
RB2Chile Hugo Tabilo
CB3Chile Juan Páez 40'
CB4Chile Mario Soto (c)Red card 90'
LB20Chile Enzo Escobar
DM6Chile Eduardo JiménezRed card 35'
CM14Chile Armando AlarcónRed card 23'
CM8Chile Victor Merello
RW11Chile Hector Puebla
CF9Uruguay Jorge Luis SivieroYellow card 24'
LW15Uruguay Washington Olivera
Substitutes:
FW7Chile Oscar Múñoz 40'
Manager:
Argentina Vicente Cantatore

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

  • Uruguay Juan Cardelino
  • Uruguay Ramón Barreto

References

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