The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of

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win the title for the first time. They defeated the defending champions,

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of Argentina. Olimpia's title was the first instance of a team from a country other than

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winning Copa Libertadores. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against

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, in which the South American side won.

Qualified teams

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

was champion of the

1978 Copa Libertadores The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final. The defending champions won the two-leg final 0–4 on aggregate, with all four goa ...

. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Semifinals

Group A

Tiebreaker

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Group B

Finals

Champion

Top-scorers

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External links

Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL

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