1985 Copa Libertadores

The 1985 edition of Copa Libertadores 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)

Qualified teams
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina ARG Argentina IND Bolivia BLO
1 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 6 Finals — 2–2 1–0
2 Argentina Independiente 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4 1–2 — 2–0
3 Bolivia Blooming 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–1 1–1 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia AME Ecuador NAC Uruguay PEÑ
1 Colombia América de Cali 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5 Finals — 5–0 4–0
2 Ecuador El Nacional 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 4 2–0 — 2–0
3 Uruguay Peñarol 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 3 1–1 2–0 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1985 Copa Libertadores Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Argentinos Juniors Argentina - Colombia América de Cali 1–0 0-1

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

Champion
Copa Libertadores
1985 Winner
Argentina
Argentinos Juniors
First Title
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