2008 Copa Libertadores finals

2008 Copa Libertadores finals
Event2008 Copa Libertadores
on aggregate
LDU Quito won 3–1 on penalties
First leg
Date25 June 2008
VenueEstadio Casa Blanca, Quito
RefereeCarlos Chandía
Attendance62,262
Second leg
After extra time
Date2 July 2008
VenueEstádio Mario Filho (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro
Man of the MatchJosé Francisco Cevallos
RefereeHéctor Baldassi
Attendance86,027
2007
2009

The 2008 Copa Libertadores finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field, La Casa Blanca in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 2 July 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and equalized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg.[1] With this achievement, LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win a Copa Libertadores title.[2][3]

  1. ^ Copa Libertadores 2008 by Juan P. Andrés on the RSSSF
  2. ^ El único campeón ecuatoriano de la Libertadores by Leonel Larrosa on ESPN, 19 Apr 2020
  3. ^ Los héroes que dieron a Liga de Quito el título de la Copa Libertadores on El Comercio, 2 Jul 2016