1981_Copa_Libertadores

1981 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates	March 18 – November 23
Teams	21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Flamengo (1st title)
Runners-up	Cobreloa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	77
Goals scored	221 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zico (11 goals)
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1981 Copa Libertadores

22nd season of Copa Libertadores

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

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

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FLA	CAM	CER	OLI
1	Flamengo (A, O)	6	2	4	0	14	9	+5	8	Qualified to the Semi-Finals	—	2–2	5–2	1–1
2	Atlético Mineiro (A)	6	2	4	0	8	6	+2	8		2–2	—	2–2	1–0
3	Cerro Porteño	6	1	2	3	9	12	−3	4		2–4	0–1	—	0–0
4	Olimpia	6	0	4	2	1	5	−4	4		0–0	0–0	0–3	—

3 July 1981	Atletico Mineiro	2–2	Flamengo	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
	Éder 28', 63'		Nunes 65' Marinho 85'	Attendance: 63,153 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

1981_Copa_Libertadores

1981 Copa Libertadores

Qualified teams

Draw

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Tiebreaker

Group 5

Semi-finals

Group A

Group B

Finals

References

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14 July 1981	Flamengo	5–2	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	1–1	Olimpia	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Adilio 22'		Solalinde 60'	Attendance: 38,718 Referee: Abel Gnecco

7 August 1981	Flamengo	2–2	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	2–4	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	0–0	Flamengo	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
				Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Martizez Bazan

First-place playoff match 21 August 1981	Flamengo	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
				Referee: José Roberto Wright

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FLA	CAL	JOR
1	Flamengo	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	8	Qualified to the Final	—	3–0	4–1
2	Deportivo Cali	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	3		0–1	—	1–0
3	Jorge Wilstermann	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1		1–2	1–1	—

2 October 1981	Deportivo Cali	0–1	Flamengo	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali
			Nunes 1'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mário Lira

13 October 1981	Jorge Wilstermann	1–2	Flamengo	Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
	Melgar 53'		Baroninho 13' Adilio 64'	Referee: Enrique Labo

30 September 1981	Peñarol	1–1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	De la Peña		Vargas

8 October 1981	Nacional	1–2	Cobreloa	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	Morales 49'		Puebla 62' Olivera 83'

13 October 1981	Peñarol	0–1	Cobreloa	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
			Olivera 89'

23 October 1981	Flamengo	3–0	Deportivo Cali	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Zico 9', 82' Chiquinho Carioca 57'			Attendance: 28,847 Referee: Juan Cardelino

30 October 1981	Flamengo	4–1	Jorge Wilstermann	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Nunes 9' Adilio 39' Anselmo 87' Chiquinho Carioca 90'		Tarborga 2'	Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Jorge Orellana

21 October 1981	Nacional	1–1	Peñarol	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	Chiquinho 57'

28 October 1981	Cobreloa	4–2	Peñarol	Estadio Municipal, Calama
	Gómez 1' Merello 30' 66' (P.K.) Muñoz 68'		Paz P.K.' Vargas

4 November 1981	Cobreloa	2–2	Nacional	Estadio Municipal, Calama
			Zico 9', 82'

13 November 1981	Flamengo	2–1	Cobreloa	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
	Zico 12', 30' (pen.)		Merello 65'	Attendance: 93,985 Referee: Esposito (Argentina)

20 November 1981	Cobreloa	1–0	Flamengo	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
	Merello 84'			Attendance: 61,721 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

23 November 1981	Flamengo	2–0 (4–2 agg.)	Cobreloa	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
	Zico 18', 84'			Attendance: 30,200 Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)