1999 Copa Libertadores

The 1999 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 40th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

1999 Copa Libertadores de América
1999 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
1999 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates21 February – 16 June
Teams21 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Palmeiras (1st title)
Runners-up Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored257 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Víctor Bonilla (6 goals)
Fernando Baiano (6 goals)
Gauchinho (6 goals)
Ruberth Morán (6 goals)
Rubén Sosa (6 goals)
Martín Zapata (6 goals)
Best player(s) Marcos[1]

First round
  • Teams in green qualified to the Round of 16
  • Teams in red were eliminated

Twenty teams were distributed among five groups in the First Round; the top three of each group qualified to the playoff bracket. Vasco da Gama (winner of the previous edition of the tournament) received a bye to the playoff bracket.

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nacional 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12
Estudiantes 6 3 0 3 9 14 −5 9
Bella Vista 6 2 1 3 9 6 +3 7
Monterrey 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vélez Sársfield 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 9
Deportivo Cali 6 3 0 3 4 8 −4 9
River Plate 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
Once Caldas 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Corinthians 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8 12
Palmeiras 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 14 20 −6 7
Olimpia 6 1 2 3 11 15 −4 5
Source:

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Universidad Católica 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
Colo Colo 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
Universitario 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
Sporting Cristal 6 0 5 1 7 8 −1 5
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
Emelec 6 3 0 3 9 12 −3 9
Jorge Wilstermann 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
Blooming 6 2 1 3 5 4 +1 7
Source:

Knockout stages

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
Deportivo Cali 2 0 2  
Colo-Colo 0 1 1  
  Deportivo Cali 2 1 3  
  Bella Vista 1 1 2  
Bella Vista 2 3 5
U. Católica 2 1 3  
  Deportivo Cali 4 2 6  
  Cerro Porteño 0 3 3  
Emelec 1 1 2  
Estudiantes 3 0 3  
  Estudiantes 3 0 3
  Cerro Porteño 0 4 4  
Cerro Porteño 5 1 6
Nacional 0 2 2  
  Deportivo Cali 1 1 2 (3)
  Palmeiras 0 2 2 (4)
River Plate 1 0 1 (5)  
LDU Quito 0 1 1 (4)  
  River Plate 2 0 2
  Vélez Sarsfield 0 1 1  
Universitario 0 0 0
Vélez Sarsfield 0 4 4  
  River Plate 1 0 1
  Palmeiras 0 3 3  
Palmeiras 1 4 5  
Vasco da Gama 1 2 3  
  Palmeiras 2 0 2 (4)
  Corinthians 0 2 2 (2)  
Jorge Wilstermann 1 2 3
Corinthians 1 5 6  

Round of 16

First leg matches were played on April 14. Second leg matches were on April 20 and April 21.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerro Porteño 6-2 Nacional 5-0 1-2
Universitario 0-4 Vélez Sársfield 0-0 0-4
Jorge Wilstermann 3-6 Corinthians 1-1 2-5
Bella Vista 5-3 Universidad Católica 2-2 3-1
River Plate 1-1 (5-4 pk) LDU Quito 1-0 0-1
Emelec 2-3 Estudiantes 1-3 1-0
Deportivo Cali 2-1 Colo Colo 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras 5-3 Vasco da Gama 1-1 4-2

Quarterfinals

First leg matches were played on May 5. Second leg matches were played on May 12.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate 2-1 Vélez Sársfield 2-0 0-1
Palmeiras 2-2 (4-2 pk) Corinthians 2-0 0-2
Estudiantes 3-4 Cerro Porteño 3-0 0-4
Deportivo Cali 3-2 Bella Vista 2-1 1-1

Semifinals

First leg matches were played on May 19. Second leg matches were played on May 26.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 6-3 Cerro Porteño 4-0 2-3
River Plate 1-3 Palmeiras 1-0 0-3

Finals
Main article: 1999 Copa Libertadores Finals

First leg match were played on June 2. Second leg match were played on June 16.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 2-2 (3-4 pk) Palmeiras 1-0 1-2

Champion
 Copa Libertadores 1999 

Palmeiras
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References
  1. "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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