1998 Copa Mercosur

Copa Mercosur 1998 29 July – 29 December 1998 20 5 BRA Palmeiras 1 BRA Cruzeiro 75 218 BRA AlexBRA Fábio Júnior(6 goals each) 1999 The Copa Mercosur 1998 was the first season of the Copa Mercosur, CONMEBOL's club tournament. The competition started on 29 July 1998 and concluded on 29 December 1998 with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro in the final. Participants CountryTeamArgentina(6 berths)Boca JuniorsIndependienteRacingRiver PlateSan LorenzoVélez Sársfield(7 berths) Corinthians CruzeiroGrêmio Flamengo Palmeiras São PauloVasco da Gama(3 berths)Colo-ColoUniversidad CatólicaUniversidad de ChileParaguay 1954(2 berths)Cerro PorteñoOlimpia(2 berths)NacionalPeñarol Details The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays the other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up. From the quarter-finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out. Group stage Group A main WDL true FBR Group A Q y CRU BRA Cruzeiro SAN ARG San Lorenzo SAO BRA São Paulo COL Chile Colo-Colo 3 1 2 15 7 3 1 2 11 8 2 1 3 8 12 2 1 3 5 12 #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals A A complete 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 Group B main WDL true FBR Group B Q y PAL BRA Palmeiras NAC Uruguay Nacional IND ARG Independiente UC Chile Universidad de Chile 6 0 0 16 3 3 0 3 10 14 2 0 4 12 15 1 0 5 7 13 #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals A complete 4–3 0–3 6–2 2–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 Group C main WDL true FBR Group C Q y RAC ARG Racing OLI Paraguay Olimpia COR BRA Corinthians PEÑ Uruguay Peñarol 4 2 0 9 4 3 1 2 13 12 1 2 3 7 8 0 3 3 6 11 #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals A A complete 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 Group D main WDL true FBR Group D Q y VEL ARG Vélez Sársfield BOC ARG Boca Juniors FLA BRA Flamengo CER Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3 2 1 7 6 3 0 3 11 7 3 0 3 7 8 1 2 3 9 13 #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals A A complete 3–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 Group E main WDL true FBR Group E Q y RIV ARG River Plate VAS BRA Vasco da Gama GRE BRA Grêmio CAT Chile Universidad Católica 2 3 1 8 7 2 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 10 9 1 3 2 6 9 #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals A complete 2–3 5–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 Ranking of second placed teams main football complete RSSSF 200 T 2A 2C 2D 2E 2B KO KO KO 3 1 2 11 8 A 3 0 3 10 14 B 3 1 2 13 12 C 3 0 3 11 7 D 2 3 1 4 3 E ARG San Lorenzo URU Nacional PAR 1990 Olimpia ARG Boca Juniors BRA Vasco da Gama Q #CCFFCC Advance to Quarter-finals 1) points in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) lots drawn by CONMEBOL. Quarter-finals First leg 1998-10-29 Palmeiras BRA 3–1 ARG Boca Juniors Almir 27 Arílson 48 Magrão 89 Rey 51 p 1998-10-28 River PlateARG 1–2 BRA Cruzeiro Gallardo 78 p Marcelo 32 Fábio Júnior 71 1998-10-27 Vélez Sársfield ARG 3–4 Paraguay Olimpia Husaín 19 Pandolfi 70 Bassedas 74 Caballero 27 González 55 Santa Cruz 65 Paredes 89 1998-10-29 San Lorenzo ARG 0–0 ARG Racing Second leg 1998-11-05 Boca Juniors ARG 1–1 BRA Palmeiras Palermo 58 Alex 80 Palmeiras won 4–2 on aggregate. 1998-11-05 Cruzeiro BRA 2–0 ARG River Plate Fábio Júnior 36 Gilberto 83 Cruzeiro won 4–1 on aggregate. 1998-11-04 OlimpiaParaguay 2–1 ARG Vélez Sársfield Santa Cruz 24 40 Camps 65 Olimpia won 6–4 on aggregate. 1998-11-05 RacingARG 1–1 ARG San Lorenzo Delgado 71 p Acosta 75 1–1 on aggregate. San Lorenzo won 2–0 on penalties. Semi-finals First leg 1998-11-10 PalmeirasBRA 2–0 Paraguay Olimpia Alex 45 49 1998-11-19 Cruzeiro BRA 1–0 ARG San Lorenzo Alex Alves 19 Second leg 1998-11-17 OlimpiaPAR 0–1 BRA Palmeiras Oséas 19 Match abandoned after 69 minutes due to crowd trouble. Result allowed to stand. Palmeiras won 3–0 on aggregate. 1998-12-02 San LorenzoARG 1–1 BRA Cruzeiro Basavilbazo 38 Djair 63 Cruzeiro won 2–1 on aggregate. Final First leg 1998-12-16 Cruzeiro BRA 2–1 BRA Palmeiras Marcelo 21 Fábio Júnior 90 p Roque Júnior 44 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 40,000 Sidrack Marinho Second leg 1998-12-26 Palmeiras BRA 3–1 BRA Cruzeiro Cléber 7 Oséas 54 Paulo Nunes 89 Fábio Júnior 2 p Parque Antárctica, São Paulo 49,400 Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira Play Off 1998-12-29 Palmeiras BRA 1–0 BRA Cruzeiro Arce 62 Parque Antárctica, São Paulo Luciano Almeida Copa Mercosur1998 WinnerBRA 100pxPalmeirasFirst Title References RSSSF – Copa Mercosur 1998 Category:Copa Mercosur 3