1982 Copa Libertadores
Tourney nameCopa Libertadores de América
Year1982
DatesMarch 7 – November 30
Num teams21
Associations10
Champion otherPeñarol
Count4
Second otherCobreloa
Matches74
Goals163
Prevseason1981
Nextseason1983

The Copa Libertadores 1982 was the 23rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol won the competition.

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)
Flamengo1981 Copa Libertadores champion

2 berths
River Plate1981 Campeonato Nacional champions
Boca Juniors1981 Campeonato Metropolitano champions

2 berths
Jorge Wilstermann1981 Primera División champion
The Strongest1981 Primera División runner-up

2 berths
Grêmio1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
São Paulo1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place

2 berths
Colo-Colo1981 Primera División champion
Cobreloa1981 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner

2 berths
Atlético Nacional1981 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportes Tolima1981 Campeonato Profesional runner-up

2 berths
Barcelona1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
LDU Quito1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up

2 berths
Olimpia1981 Primera División champion
Sol de América1981 Primera División runner-up

2 berths
Melgar1981 Torneo Descentralizado champion
Deportivo Municipal1981 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up

2 berths
Defensor Sporting1981 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Peñarol1981 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up

2 berths
Deportivo Táchira1981 Primera División champion
Estudiantes de Mérida1981 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 Brazil competed as Flamengo was champion of the 1981 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Finals