1983 Copa Libertadores

1983 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 3 – July 28
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Grêmio (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored184 (2.45 per match)
1982
1984

The Copa Libertadores 1983 was the 24th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Grêmio won the competition against Peñarol.

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Peñarol 1982 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
2 berths
Ferro Carril Oeste 1982 Campeonato Nacional champions
Estudiantes 1982 Campeonato Metropolitano champions
 Bolivia
2 berths
Bolivar 1982 Primera División champion
Blooming 1982 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths
Flamengo 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Grêmio 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place
 Chile
2 berths
Cobreloa 1982 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1982 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
 Colombia
2 berths
América de Cali 1982 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportes Tolima 1982 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths
El Nacional 1982 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
Barcelona 1982 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
 Paraguay
2 berths
Olimpia 1982 Primera División champion
Nacional 1982 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1982 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Alianza Lima 1982 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up
 Uruguay
2 berths
Nacional 1982 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Montevideo Wanderers 1982 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
2 berths
San Cristóbal 1982 Primera División champion
Deportivo Táchira 1982 Primera División 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 Uruguay competed as Peñarol was champion of the 1982 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 Argentina EST Chile COB Chile COL Argentina FER
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Semi-finals 2–0 4–1 0–0
2 Chile Cobreloa 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 6 3–0 2–0 2–1
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 6 1–0 2–1 1–0
4 Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 5 1–2 1–0 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil GRE Brazil FLA Bolivia BOL Bolivia BLO
1 Brazil Grêmio 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 11 Semi-finals 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 Brazil Flamengo 6 2 2 2 15 10 +5 6 1–3 5–2 7–1
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 2 0 4 13 14 −1 4 1–2 3–1 6–0
4 Bolivia Blooming 6 1 1 4 4 17 −13 3 0–2 0–0 3–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Colombia TOL Peru UNI Peru ALI
1 Colombia América de Cali 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 10 Semi-finals 1–1 2–0 2–0
2 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 6 0–2 1–1 0–0
3 Peru Universitario 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 4 1–1 2–2 0–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 4 1–2 0–1 2–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Venezuela CRI Ecuador NAC Ecuador BAR Venezuela TAC
1 Venezuela San Cristóbal 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 8 Semi-finals 1–0 2–0 2–0
2 Ecuador El Nacional 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 7 1–0 3–1 3–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 5 1 2 2 7 9 −2 4 3–3 2–0
4 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 5 0 3 2 1 6 −5 3 0–0 0–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay NAC Uruguay WAN Paraguay NAP Paraguay OLI
1 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9 Semi-finals 1–1 4–2 3–0
2 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 9 1–0 3–1 0–0
3 Paraguay Nacional 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4 0–3 1–1 0–0
4 Paraguay Olimpia 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 0–1 2–3 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nacional Uruguay 2–1 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers

Semi-finals

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil GRE Argentina EST Colombia AME
1 Brazil Grêmio 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 5 Finals 2–1 2–1
2 Argentina Estudiantes 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4 3–3 2–0
3 Colombia América de Cali 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 3 1–0 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay PEÑ Uruguay NAC Venezuela CRI
1 Uruguay Peñarol 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Finals 2–0 1–0
2 Uruguay Nacional 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 4 1–2 5–1
3 Venezuela San Cristóbal 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 0–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Champion

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Copa Libertadores
1983 Winner
Brazil
Gremio
First Title
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