1985 Copa Libertadores

The 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 26th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It was won by Argentinos Juniors, of Argentina for the first time, after defeating América of Colombia in a penalty shootout, following a playoff game after the two-legged final finished level.

1985 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesMarch 3 – October 24
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Argentinos Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upColombia América de Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored183 (2.47 per match)
1984
1986

Qualified teams

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Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Independiente 1984 Copa Libertadores champion
  Argentina
(2 berths)
Ferro Carril Oeste 1984 Nacional champion
Argentinos Juniors 1984 Metropolitano champion
  Bolivia
(2 berths)
Blooming 1984 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1984 Primera División runner-up
  Brazil
(2 berths)
Fluminense 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Vasco da Gama 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
  Chile
(2 berths)
Colo-Colo 1983 Primera División champion
Magallanes 1983 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner
  Colombia
(2 berths)
América de Cali 1984 Campeonato Profesional champion
Millonarios 1984 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
  Ecuador
(2 berths)
El Nacional 1984 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
9 de Octubre 1984 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
  Paraguay
(2 berths)
Guaraní 1984 Primera División champion
Cerro Porteño 1984 Primera División runner-up
  Peru
(2 berths)
Sport Boys 1984 Primera División champion
Universitario 1984 Primera División runner-up
  Uruguay
(2 berths)
Peñarol 1984 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Bella Vista 1984 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
  Venezuela
(2 berths)
Deportivo Táchira 1984 Primera División champion
Deportivo Italia 1984 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 Argentina competed as Independiente was champion of the 1984 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 A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   ARG   FER   FLU   VAS
1   Argentinos Juniors 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 9 Semifinals 0–1 1–0 2–2
2   Ferro Carril Oeste 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9 1–3 1–0 2–0
3   Fluminense 6 0 3 3 3 6 −3 3 0–1 0–0 3–3
4   Vasco da Gama 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3 1–2 0–2 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Argentinos Juniors   3–1   Ferro Carril Oeste

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   BLO   OPE   TAC   ITA
1   Blooming 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 11 Semifinals 1–1 6–3 8–0
2   Oriente Petrolero 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8 0–1 3–2 3–1
3   Deportivo Táchira 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 4 0–1 1–1 0–0
4   Deportivo Italia 6 0 1 5 2 20 −18 1 0–3 0–3 1–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   AME   CPO   MIL   GUA
1   América de Cali 6 2 4 0 5 2 +3 8 Semifinals 2–0 0–0 2–1
2   Cerro Porteño 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 7 0–0 0–0 3–1
3   Millonarios 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 5 0–0 0–2 5–1
4   Guaraní 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 4 1–1 0–0 2–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   PEÑ   COL   MAG   BVI
1   Peñarol 6 5 1 0 10 3 +7 11 Semifinals 3–1 1–0 1–0
2   Colo-Colo 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 6 1–2 2–0 2–0
3   Magallanes 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 5 1–1 1–3 2–1
4   Bella Vista 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 2 0–2 2–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   NAC   UNI   9OC   SBA
1   El Nacional 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 11 Semifinals 4–1 3–1 2–0
2   Universitario 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 5 1–1 4–0
3   9 de Octubre 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 4 0–1 1–0 4–0
4   Sport Boys 5 0 0 5 1 14 −13 0 1–2 0–2
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   ARG   IND   BLO
1   Argentinos Juniors 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 6 Finals 2–2 1–0
2   Independiente 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4 1–2 2–0
3   Blooming 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   AME   NAC   PEÑ
1   América de Cali 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5 Finals 5–0 4–0
2   El Nacional 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 4 2–0 2–0
3   Peñarol 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 3 1–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Argentinos Juniors   -   América de Cali 1–0 0-1

Playoff

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24 October 1985   América de Cali 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Argentinos Juniors   Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Gareca   42' Report Commisso   37'
Penalties

Champion

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Copa Libertadores
1985 Winner
 
Argentinos Juniors
First Title
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