1980 Copa Libertadores
21st season of Copa Libertadores
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The Copa Libertadores 1980 was the 21st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional of Uruguay won the competition defeating Brazilian club Internacional. Defending champion Olimpia were eliminated in the semifinals.
DatesFebruary 16 – August 6
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Champions
Nacional (2nd title)
Nacional (2nd title)Runners-up
Internacional
Internacional| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 16 – August 6 |
| Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nacional (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Internacional |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 75 |
| Goals scored | 160 (2.13 per match) |
← 1979 1981 → | |
Qualified teams
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 Paraguay competed as Olimpia was champion of the 1979 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  VEL |
RIV |
 SCR |
CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | River Plate |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Sporting Cristal |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Atlético Chalaco |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Play Off Vélez Sársfield 1-1 a.e.t. River Plate Vélez Sarsfield qualify on better goal difference in group
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC |
 STR |
DEF |
ORI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | The Strongest |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Defensor Sporting |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT |
VAS |
 GAL |
TAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Galicia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  AME |
 CAT |
SFE |
EME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América de Cali |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Universidad Católica |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Santa Fe |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Emelec |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  OHI |
 CER |
COL |
SOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Higgins |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 5–3 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Colo-Colo |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Sol de América |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
Semifinals
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT |
AME |
VEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualified to the Final | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | América de Cali |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group B
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internacional |
0–1 | Nacional |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Champion
| Copa Libertadores 1980 Champions |
|---|
 |
| Nacional Second Title |
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