1999 Copa Libertadores

The 1999 Copa Libertadores was the 40th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club championship. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras became the champions after beating Deportivo Cali on penalties for the first time in their 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
ChampionsBrazil Palmeiras (1st title)
Runners-upColombia Deportivo Cali
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored257 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Víctor Bonilla (6 goals)
Brazil Fernando Baiano (6 goals)
Brazil Gauchinho (6 goals)
Venezuela Ruberth Morán (6 goals)
Uruguay Rubén Sosa (6 goals)
Colombia Martín Zapata (6 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Marcos[1]
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2000

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Nacional640298+112
2 Estudiantes de Mérida6303914−59
3 Bella Vista621396+37
4 Monterrey6213109+17
Source: [citation needed]


Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Vélez Sársfield623163+39
2 Deportivo Cali630348−49
3 River Plate62228808
4 Once Caldas621376+17
Source: [citation needed]


Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Corinthians6402168+812
2 Palmeiras63121210+210
3 Cerro Porteño62131420−67
4 Olimpia61231115−45
Source: [citation needed]


Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Universidad Católica632195+411
2 Colo Colo622257−28
3 Universitario621378−17
4 Sporting Cristal605178−15
Source: [citation needed]


Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 LDU Quito6312108+210
2 Emelec6303912−39
3 Jorge Wilstermann62229908
4 Blooming621354+17
Source: [citation needed]


Knockout stages

Bracket

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                
Deportivo Cali202
Colo-Colo011
Deportivo Cali213
Bella Vista112
Bella Vista235
U. Católica213
Deportivo Cali426
Cerro Porteño033
Emelec112
Estudiantes303
Estudiantes303
Cerro Porteño044
Cerro Porteño516
Nacional022
Deportivo Cali112 (3)
Palmeiras022 (4)
River Plate101 (5)
LDU Quito011 (4)
River Plate202
Vélez Sarsfield011
Universitario000
Vélez Sarsfield044
River Plate101
Palmeiras033
Palmeiras145
Vasco da Gama123
Palmeiras202 (4)
Corinthians022 (2)
Jorge Wilstermann123
Corinthians156

Round of 16

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cerro Porteño 6–2 Nacional5–01–2
Universitario 0–4 Vélez Sársfield0–00–4
Jorge Wilstermann 3–6 Corinthians1–12–5
Bella Vista 5–3 Universidad Católica2–23–1
River Plate 1–1 (5–4 pk) LDU Quito1–00–1
Emelec 2–3 Estudiantes1–31–0
Deportivo Cali 2–1 Colo Colo2–00–1
Palmeiras 5–3 Vasco da Gama1–14–2

Quarterfinals

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
River Plate 2–1 Vélez Sársfield2–00–1
Palmeiras 2–2 (4–2 pk) Corinthians2–00–2
Estudiantes 3–4 Cerro Porteño3–00–4
Deportivo Cali 3–2 Bella Vista2–11–1

Semi-finals

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 6–3 Cerro Porteño4–02–3
River Plate 1–3 Palmeiras1–00–3

Finals

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Cali 2–2 (3–4 pk) Palmeiras1–01–2

Champion

 Copa Libertadores 1999 

Palmeiras
First title

Broadcasting rights

Americas

References