1998 Copa Libertadores

1998 Copa Libertadores de América

Libertadores 1998
Tournament details
Dates	25 February – 26 August
Teams	23 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Vasco da Gama (1st title)
Runners-up	Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played	98
Goals scored	220 (2.24 per match)
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The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Mexican clubs participated in Copa Libertadores for the first time.^[1] Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final.