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1986 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 12 – October 29
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Argentina River Plate (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia 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 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.

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

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

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

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Group 5

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

Semifinals

Group 1

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

Tiebreaker

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

Group 2

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

Finals

1st leg

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

2nd leg

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.

Copa Libertadores
1986 Winner
Argentina
River Plate
First Title

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