1998 Copa Mercosur#Group D

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Copa Mercosur

| yearr = 1998

| image =

| size =

| alt =

| caption =

| dates = 29 July – 29 December 1998

| num_teams = 20

| associations = 5

| champion_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

| matches = 75

| goals = 218

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex
{{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Júnior
(6 goals each)

| player =

| young_player =

| goalkeeper =

| fair_play =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 1999

| updated =

}}

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

class="wikitable"
width=125|Country

!width=150|Team

rowspan="6"|{{flag|Argentina}}
(6 berths)

|Boca Juniors

Independiente
Racing
River Plate
San Lorenzo
Vélez Sársfield
rowspan="7"|{{BRA}}
(7 berths)

| Corinthians

Cruzeiro
Grêmio
Flamengo
Palmeiras
São Paulo
Vasco da Gama
rowspan="3"|{{CHI}}
(3 berths)

|Colo-Colo

Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
rowspan="2"|{{flag|Paraguay|1954}}
(2 berths)

|Cerro Porteño

Olimpia
rowspan="2"|{{URU}}
(2 berths)

|Nacional

Peñarol

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=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=CRU|name_CRU={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|team2=SAN|name_SAN={{flagicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo

|team3=SAO|name_SAO={{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo

|team4=COL|name_COL={{flagicon|Chile}} Colo-Colo

|win_CRU=3|draw_CRU=1|loss_CRU=2|gf_CRU=15|ga_CRU=7

|win_SAN=3|draw_SAN=1|loss_SAN=2|gf_SAN=11|ga_SAN=8

|win_SAO=2|draw_SAO=1|loss_SAO=3|gf_SAO=8|ga_SAO=12

|win_COL=2|draw_COL=1|loss_COL=3|gf_COL=5|ga_COL=12

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Quarter-finals

|result1=A |result2=A

|update=complete|source=

|match_COL_CRU=2–1

|match_COL_SAN=1–1

|match_COL_SAO=2–1

|match_CRU_COL=5–0

|match_CRU_SAN=2–1

|match_CRU_SAO=5–1

|match_SAN_COL=3–0

|match_SAN_CRU=2–1

|match_SAN_SAO=3–2

|match_SAO_COL=1–0

|match_SAO_CRU=1–1

|match_SAO_SAN=2–1

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|team2=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|Uruguay}} Nacional

|team3=IND|name_IND={{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente

|team4=UC|name_UC={{flagicon|Chile}} Universidad de Chile

|win_PAL=6|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=0|gf_PAL=16|ga_PAL=3

|win_NAC=3|draw_NAC=0|loss_NAC=3|gf_NAC=10|ga_NAC=14

|win_IND=2|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=4|gf_IND=12|ga_IND=15

|win_UC=1|draw_UC=0|loss_UC=5|gf_UC=7|ga_UC=13

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Quarter-finals

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

|match_IND_NAC=4–3

|match_IND_PAL=0–3

|match_IND_UC=6–2

|match_NAC_IND=2–1

|match_NAC_PAL=0–5

|match_NAC_UC=1–0

|match_PAL_IND=2–1

|match_PAL_NAC=3–1

|match_PAL_UC=1–0

|match_UC_IND=3–0

|match_UC_NAC=1–3

|match_UC_PAL=1–2

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR

|section=Group C

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=RAC|name_RAC={{flagicon|ARG}} Racing

|team2=OLI|name_OLI={{flagicon|Paraguay}} Olimpia

|team3=COR|name_COR={{flagicon|BRA}} Corinthians

|team4=PEÑ|name_PEÑ={{flagicon|Uruguay}} Peñarol

|win_RAC=4|draw_RAC=2|loss_RAC=0|gf_RAC=9|ga_RAC=4

|win_OLI=3|draw_OLI=1|loss_OLI=2|gf_OLI=13|ga_OLI=12

|win_COR=1|draw_COR=2|loss_COR=3|gf_COR=7|ga_COR=8

|win_PEÑ=0|draw_PEÑ=3|loss_PEÑ=3|gf_PEÑ=6|ga_PEÑ=11

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Quarter-finals

|result1=A |result2=A

|update=complete|source=

|match_COR_OLI=1–2

|match_COR_PEÑ=1–1

|match_COR_RAC=1–2

|match_OLI_COR=2–2

|match_OLI_PEÑ=4–2

|match_OLI_RAC=2–4

|match_PEÑ_COR=0–2

|match_PEÑ_OLI=2–3

|match_PEÑ_RAC=1–1

|match_RAC_COR=1–0

|match_RAC_OLI=1–0

|match_RAC_PEÑ=0–0

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR

|section=Group D

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=VEL|name_VEL={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sársfield

|team2=BOC|name_BOC={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

|team3=FLA|name_FLA={{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo

|team4=CER|name_CER={{flagicon|Paraguay}} Cerro Porteño

|win_VEL=3|draw_VEL=2|loss_VEL=1|gf_VEL=7|ga_VEL=6

|win_BOC=3|draw_BOC=0|loss_BOC=3|gf_BOC=11|ga_BOC=7

|win_FLA=3|draw_FLA=0|loss_FLA=3|gf_FLA=7|ga_FLA=8

|win_CER=1|draw_CER=2|loss_CER=3|gf_CER=9|ga_CER=13

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Quarter-finals

|result1=A |result2=A

|update=complete|source=

|match_BOC_CER=3–1

|match_BOC_FLA=3–0

|match_BOC_VEL=0–1

|match_CER_BOC=3–2

|match_CER_FLA=2–3

|match_CER_VEL=2–2

|match_FLA_BOC=0–2

|match_FLA_CER=2–0

|match_FLA_VEL=2–0

|match_VEL_BOC=2–1

|match_VEL_CER=1–1

|match_VEL_FLA=1–0

}}

=Group E=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR

|section=Group E

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=RIV|name_RIV={{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate

|team2=VAS|name_VAS={{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

|team3=GRE|name_GRE={{flagicon|BRA}} Grêmio

|team4=CAT|name_CAT={{flagicon|Chile}} Universidad Católica

|win_RIV=2|draw_RIV=3|loss_RIV=1|gf_RIV=8|ga_RIV=7

|win_VAS=2|draw_VAS=3|loss_VAS=1|gf_VAS=4|ga_VAS=3

|win_GRE=2|draw_GRE=1|loss_GRE=3|gf_GRE=10|ga_GRE=9

|win_CAT=1|draw_CAT=3|loss_CAT=2|gf_CAT=6|ga_CAT=9

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=Advance to Quarter-finals

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

|match_GRE_RIV=2–3

|match_GRE_CAT=5–1

|match_GRE_VAS=1–0

|match_RIV_GRE=3–1

|match_RIV_CAT=1–1

|match_RIV_VAS=1–1

|match_CAT_GRE=1–1

|match_CAT_RIV=2–0

|match_CAT_VAS=1–1

|match_VAS_GRE=1–0

|match_VAS_RIV=0–0

|match_VAS_CAT=1–0

}}

= Ranking of second placed teams =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|update=complete

|source=[http://rsssf.com/sacups/mercosur98.html RSSSF]

|teamwidth=200

|show_groups=T

|team1=2A |team2=2C |team3=2D |team4=2E |team5=2B

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO

|win_2A=3 |draw_2A=1 |loss_2A=2 |gf_2A=11|ga_2A=8 |group_2A=A

|win_2B=3 |draw_2B=0 |loss_2B=3 |gf_2B=10|ga_2B=14|group_2B=B

|win_2C=3 |draw_2C=1 |loss_2C=2 |gf_2C=13|ga_2C=12|group_2C=C

|win_2D=3 |draw_2D=0 |loss_2D=3 |gf_2D=11|ga_2D=7 |group_2D=D

|win_2E=2 |draw_2E=3 |loss_2E=1 |gf_2E=4 |ga_2E=3 |group_2E=E

|name_2A={{flagicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo

|name_2B={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional

|name_2C={{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Olimpia

|name_2D={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

|name_2E={{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#CCFFCC |text_KO=Advance to Quarter-finals

|class_rules=1) points in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) lots drawn by CONMEBOL.

}}

Quarter-finals

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-10-29

|

|team1= Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=3–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

|goals1=Almir {{goal|27}}
Arílson {{goal|48}}
Magrão {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Rey {{goal|51|p}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

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{{football box

|date=1998-10-28

|

|team1=River Plate{{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=1–2

|

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1=Gallardo {{goal|78|p}}

|goals2=Marcelo {{goal|32}}
Fábio Júnior {{goal|71}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

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{{football box

|date=1998-10-27

|

|team1=Vélez Sársfield {{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=3–4

|

|team2={{flagicon|Paraguay}} Olimpia

|goals1=Husaín {{goal|19}}
Pandolfi {{goal|70}}
Bassedas {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Caballero {{goal|27}}
González {{goal|55}}
Santa Cruz {{goal|65}}
Paredes {{goal|89}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

----

{{football box

|date=1998-10-29

|

|team1= San Lorenzo {{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=0–0

|

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Racing

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=

|

|}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-11-05

|time=

|team1=Boca Juniors {{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|goals1=Palermo {{goal|58}}

|goals2=Alex {{goal|80}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

Palmeiras won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=1998-11-05

|time=

|team1=Cruzeiro {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate

|goals1=Fábio Júnior {{goal|36}}
Gilberto {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=

|

|}}

Cruzeiro won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=1998-11-04

|time=

|team1=Olimpia{{flagicon|Paraguay}}

|score=2–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Vélez Sársfield

|goals1=Santa Cruz {{goal|24}} {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Camps {{goal|65}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

Olimpia won 6–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=1998-11-05

|time=

|team1=Racing{{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo

|goals1=Delgado {{goal|71|p}}

|goals2= Acosta {{goal|75}}

|stadium=

|

|}}

1–1 on aggregate. San Lorenzo won 2–0 on penalties.

Semi-finals

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-11-10

|

|team1= Palmeiras{{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|Paraguay}} Olimpia

|goals1=Alex {{goal|45}} {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=

|

| }}

----

{{football box

|date=1998-11-19

|

|team1=Cruzeiro {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=1–0

|

|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo

|goals1=Alex Alves {{goal|19}}

|goals2=

|stadium=

|

| }}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-11-17

|time=

|team1=Olimpia{{flagicon|PAR}}

|score=0–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|goals1=

|goals2=Oséas {{goal|19}}

|stadium=

|

| }}

Match abandoned after 69 minutes due to crowd trouble. Result allowed to stand. Palmeiras won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=1998-12-02

|time=

|team1=San Lorenzo{{flagicon|ARG}}

|score=1–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1=Basavilbazo {{goal|38}}

|goals2=Djair {{goal|63}}

|stadium=

|

|}}

Cruzeiro won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-12-16

|

|team1= Cruzeiro {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=2–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras

|goals1=Marcelo {{goal|21}}
Fábio Júnior {{goal|90|p}}

|goals2=Roque Júnior {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

|attendance=40,000

|referee=Sidrack Marinho

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=1998-12-26

|

|team1= Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=3–1

|report=

|team2= {{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1=Cléber {{goal|7}}
Oséas {{goal|54}}
Paulo Nunes {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Fábio Júnior {{goal|2|p}}

|stadium=Parque Antárctica, São Paulo

|attendance= 49,400

|referee=Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira

}}

=Play Off=

{{football box

|date=1998-12-29

|

|team1= Palmeiras {{flagicon|BRA}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2= {{flagicon|BRA}} Cruzeiro

|goals1=Arce {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Parque Antárctica, São Paulo

|attendance=

|referee=Luciano Almeida

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
Copa Mercosur
1998 Winner
{{flagicon|BRA|size=100px}}
Palmeiras
First Title

References

  • [http://rsssf.com/sacups/mercosur98.html RSSSF – Copa Mercosur 1998]

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