2002 Copa Libertadores

2002 Copa Libertadores de América

2002 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
Tournament details
Dates	5 February – 31 July
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Olimpia (3rd title)
Runners-up	São Caetano
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	347 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rodrigo Mendes (10 goals)
Best player	Sergio Órteman

The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title.

First round

The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eight groups of four; two of these teams came from the preliminary round. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The top two in each group advanced to the second round.

Real Potosí, Talleres, Tuluá, 12 de Octubre and Monarcas Morelia made their debuts in this tournament.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD São Caetano 12 6 4 0 2 14 4 10 Cobreloa 12 6 4 0 2 12 8 4 Cerro Porteño 10 6 3 1 2 7 6 1 Alianza Lima 1 6 0 1 5 1 16 -15

SÃO COB CER ALI São Caetano 3–0 0–1 4–0 Cobreloa 2–1 3–0 5–0 Cerro Porteño 1–3 3–0 2–0 Alianza Lima 0–3 1–2 0–0

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Grêmio 12 6 4 0 2 11 7 4 Cienciano 9 6 3 0 3 8 7 1 12 de Octubre 9 6 3 0 3 5 7 -2 Oriente Petrolero 6 6 2 0 4 10 13 -3

GRE CIE OCT ORI Grêmio 2–0 1–0 3–2 Cienciano 2–1 3–0 2–0 12 de Octubre 1–0 1–0 3–2 Oriente Petrolero 2–4 3–1 1–0

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Peñarol 12 6 4 0 2 11 7 4 El Nacional 12 6 4 0 2 10 6 4 San Lorenzo 6 6 2 0 4 6 8 -2 Real Potosí 6 6 2 0 4 10 16 -6

PEÑ NAC SLA REA Peñarol 3–0 1–0 4–0 El Nacional 1–0 3–0 2–0 San Lorenzo 0–2 1–0 5–1 Real Potosí 6–1 2–4 1–0

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD América 11 6 3 2 1 10 3 7 Olmedo 9 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 Bolívar 8 6 2 2 2 11 13 -2 Atlético Paranaense 5 6 1 2 3 10 15 -5

AME OLM BOL PAR América 1–0 2–0 5–0 Olmedo 1–0 4–1 2–1 Bolívar 1–1 2–0 5–5 Atlético Paranaense 1–1 2–0 1–2

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Morelia 14 6 4 2 0 15 7 8 Nacional 11 6 3 2 1 13 12 1 Vélez Sársfield 8 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 Sporting Cristal 0 6 0 0 6 5 14 -9

MOR NAC VEL SC Morelia 4–2 0–0 4–0 Nacional 3–3 2–2 1–0 Sporting Cristal 0–1 3–4 2–3 Vélez Sársfield 2–3 0–1 1–0

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Boca Juniors 13 6 4 1 1 7 2 5 Montevideo Wanderers 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 1 Santiago Wanderers 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 Emelec 1 6 0 1 5 4 10 -6

BOC MON SAN EME Boca Juniors 2–0 0–0 1–0 Montevideo Wanderers 0–2 3–1 3–1 Santiago Wanderers 1–0 1–1 2–1 Emelec 1–2 0–1 1–1

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD América 16 6 5 1 0 9 2 7 River Plate 9 6 2 3 1 8 4 4 Talleres 5 6 1 2 3 5 9 -4 Tuluá 3 6 1 0 5 9 16 -7

AME RIV TAL TUL América 0–0 2–0 3–2 River Plate 0–1 0–0 2–0 Talleres 0–1 1–1 2–1 Tuluá 0–2 2–5 4–2

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Olimpia 11 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 Universidad Católica 10 6 3 1 2 9 8 1 Once Caldas 9 6 3 0 3 10 11 -1 Flamengo 4 6 1 1 4 6 9 -3

OLI UCA ONC FLA Olimpia 1–1 3–2 2–0 Universidad Católica 0–1 3–1 2–1 Once Caldas 2–1 3–0 1–0 Flamengo 0–0 1–3 4–1

Second round

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	El Nacional	0	0	0
	Boca Juniors	0	2	2
							Boca Juniors	1	0	1
							Olimpia	1	1	2
	Cobreloa	0	1	1
	Olimpia	2	2	4
													Olimpia	3	0	3 (5)
												Grêmio	2	1	3 (4)
	River Plate	1	0	1
	Grêmio	2	4	6
							Grêmio	1	1	2
							Nacional	0	1	1
	Nacional	1	0	1
	América	0	0	0
																		Olimpia	0	2	2 (4)
																			São Caetano	1	1	2 (2)
	M. Wanderers	2	2	4 (0)
	Peñarol	2	2	4 (3)
							Peñarol	1	1	2 (1)
							São Caetano	0	2	2 (3)
	U. Católica	1	1	2 (2)
	São Caetano	1	1	2 (4)
													São Caetano	2	1	3
												América	0	1	1
	Olmedo	0	2	2
	Morelia	5	3	8
							Morelia	1	1	2
							América	2	2	4
	Cienciano	0	1	1
	América	1	4	5

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olimpia	4–1	Cobreloa	2–0	2–1
Universidad Católica	2–2 (2–4 p)	São Caetano	1–1	1–1
River Plate	1–6	Grêmio	1–2	0–4
Montevideo Wanderers	4–4 (0–3 p)	Peñarol	2–2	2–2
Nacional	1–0	América	1–0	0–0
Olmedo	2–8	Morelia	0–5	2–3
El Nacional	0–2	Boca Juniors	0–0	0–2
Cienciano	1–5	América	0–1	1–4

• The first leg match between Olimpia and Cobreloa played in Calama was suspended at the end of the first half due to crowd interference; an object was thrown at the referee and sustained an injury. At half-time the result was 1–1, but CONMEBOL awarded Olimpia a 2–0 victory and closed Cobreloa's stadium for a period of time.

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Peñarol	2–2 (1–3 p)	São Caetano	1–0	1–2
Grêmio	2–1	Nacional	1–0	1–1
Morelia	2–4	América	1–2	1–2
Olimpia	2–1	Boca Juniors	1–1	1–0

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
São Caetano	3–1	América	2–0	1–1
Olimpia	3–3 (5–4 p)	Grêmio	3–2	0–1

Finals

Main article: 2002 Copa Libertadores Finals

Olimpia v São Caetano

24 July 2002 20:45 (UTC-4)

Olimpia	0 – 1	São Caetano
	(Report)	Ailton  61'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

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São Caetano v Olimpia

31 July 2002 21:45 (UTC-3)

São Caetano	1 – 2	Olimpia
Ailton  31'	(Report)	Córdoba  49' Báez  59'
	Penalties
Adãozinho Marcos Senna Marlon Serginho	2 – 4	Enciso Órteman López Caballero

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Copa Libertadores de América 2002 Champion
Olimpia Third Title

External links

• 2002 Libertadores Cup in CONMEBOL's Website
• Copa Libertadores 2002 in RSSSF