1981 Copa Libertadores

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

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

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
Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 8
River Plate 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
Rosario Central 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 6
Junior 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 3
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Peñarol 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 11
Bella Vista 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 9
Estudiantes 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Portuguesa 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flamengo (A, O) 6 2 4 0 14 9 +5 8
Atlético Mineiro (A) 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8
Cerro Porteño 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 4
Olimpia 6 0 4 2 1 5 −4 4
Source:
(A) Advances to First-place playoff match; (O) Playoff winner; advances to semi-finals.
3 July 1981 Atletico Mineiro 2–2 FlamengoMineirão, Belo Horizonte
Éder  28', 63' Nunes  65'
Marinho  85'		 Attendance: 63,153
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
7 July 1981 Cerro Porteño 0–0 OlimpiaEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
14 July 1981 Flamengo 5–2 Cerro PorteñoMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico  20', 27'
Baroninho  47'
Nunes  62', 62'		 Jimenes  62'
Dos Santos  90'		 Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Carlos Montalvan (Brazil)
17 July 1981 Olimpia 0–0 Atletico MineiroEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
21 July 1981 Cerro Porteño 0–1 Atletico MineiroEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
24 July 1981 Flamengo 1–1 OlimpiaMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Adilio  22' Solalinde  60' Attendance: 38,718
Referee: Abel Gnecco
28 July 1981 Atletico Mineiro 1–0 OlimpiaMineirão, Belo Horizonte
31 July 1981 Atletico Mineiro 2–2 Cerro PorteñoMineirão, Belo Horizonte
7 August 1981 Flamengo 2–2 Atletico MineiroMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Nunes  67'
Tita  69'		 Palhinha  62'
Reinaldo  69'		 Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Carlos Rosa Martins
8 August 1981 Olimpia 0–3 Cerro PorteñoEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
11 August 1981 Cerro Porteño 2–4 FlamengoEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Acost  69'
Jimenes  72'		 Baroninho  7'
Zico  58', 65', 70'		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo
14 August 1981 Olimpia 0–0 FlamengoEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Martizez Bazan
First-place playoff match
21 August 1981
 		Flamengo 0–0 Atlético MineiroEstádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Referee: José Roberto Wright
Note: The match was abandoned at 37 minutes after Atlético had five players sent off by José Roberto Wright for absolute no reason whatsoever other than the fact he supported Flamengo. The referee succeeded and Flamengo qualified, in what is regarded to this day as one of the most disgraceful robberies in Brazilian football history.

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
The Strongest 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 8
Jorge Wilstermann 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 8
Barcelona 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 6
Técnico Universitário 6 1 0 5 11 15 −4 2
Source:
First-place play-off match Score
The Strongest 1
Jorge Wilstermann 4

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cobreloa 6 3 3 0 14 3 +11 9
Sporting Cristal 6 3 2 1 9 11 −2 8
Universidad de Chile 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 6
Atlético Torino 6 0 1 5 5 16 −11 1
Source:

Semi-finals

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flamengo (A) 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 8
Deportivo Cali 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 3
Jorge Wilstermann 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source:
(A) Advanced to finals.
2 October 1981 Deportivo Cali 0–1 FlamengoEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Nunes  1' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mário Lira
13 October 1981 Jorge Wilstermann 1–2 FlamengoEstadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Melgar  53' Baroninho  13'
Adilio  64'		 Referee: Enrique Labo
16 October 1981 Deportivo Cali 1–0 Jorge WilstermannEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
23 October 1981 Flamengo 3–0 Deportivo CaliMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Zico  9', 82'
Chiquinho  57'		 Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Juan Cardelino
27 October 1981 Jorge Wilstermann1–1Deportivo Cali Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
30 October 1981 Flamengo 4–1Jorge WilstermannMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
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
Cobreloa 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7
Nacional 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
Peñarol 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2
Source:
30 September 1981 Peñarol 1–1 NacionalEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
De la Peña Vargas
8 October 1981 Nacional 1–2 CobreloaEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Morales  49' Puebla  62'
Olivera  83'
13 October 1981 Peñarol 0–1 CobreloaEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Olivera  89'
21 October 1981 Nacional1–1 PeñarolEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
Zico  9', 82'
Chiquinho  57'
28 October 1981 Cobreloa 4–2 PeñarolEstadio Municipal, Calama
Gómez  1'
Merello  30'  66' (P.K.)
Muñoz  68'		 Paz  P.K.'
Vargas
4 November 1981 Cobreloa 2–2 NacionalEstadio Municipal, Calama

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

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

  • Juan Cardelino
  • Ramón Barreto

References
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