1989 Supercopa Libertadores
1989 Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange
Tournament details
DatesOctober 3 November 29
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Independiente
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored53 (2.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Mauro Airez
Argentina Rubén Darío Insúa
Colombia John Jairo Tréllez
(3 goals)

The 1989 Supercopa Libertadores was the second edition of the Supercopa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's new international football club tournament. The competition was won by Boca Juniors, who clinched their first title by beating fellow Argentinian side, Independiente in the finals.[1]

The competition was dominated by the Argentine teams, with three of the four semi-finalists coming from Argentina, namely, Boca Juniors, Independiente and Argentinos Juniors. The final between Boca Juniors and Independiente marked the first time in South American club history that both finalists in any competition had come from the same country.

As the new reigning Copa Libertadores champions, Colombian side Atlético Nacional were admitted into the competition increasing the number of competitors to 14.

First round

The matches were played from 3 October to 10 October. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another. Racing Club, as the title holders, entered the competition at the quarterfinal stage. Boca Juniors also advanced to that same stage after a draw of lots.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina 33 (4-5 p) Brazil Grêmio 21 12
Estudiantes Argentina 32 Uruguay Peñarol 30 02
Nacional Uruguay 23 Colombia Atlético Nacional 21 02
Santos Brazil 14 Argentina Independiente 12 02
Olimpia Paraguay 23 Brazil Cruzeiro 20 03
Flamengo Brazil 13 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 01 12

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 18 October to 1 November.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio Brazil 31 Argentina Estudiantes 01 30
Boca Juniors Argentina 21 Argentina Racing 00 21
Atlético Nacional Colombia 24 Argentina Independiente 22 02
Cruzeiro Brazil 13 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 11 02

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 8 November to 16 November.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio Brazil 02 Argentina Boca Juniors 00 02
Independiente Argentina 31 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 10 21

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors Argentina 00 (5-3 p) Argentina Independiente 00 00

See also

References

  1. Supercopa Libertadores 1989 by Pablo Ciullini, Julio Bovi Diogo and Guillermo Rivera on the RSSSF
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