In analogy to the Copa Mercosur.
Originally this tournament was to start Sep 1 (the group stage lasting
until Nov 25), with 16 teams, divided into 4 groups of 4. Those 16
teams included 3 Mexican teams, América, Cruz Azul and Guadalajara.
However, the Mexican FA insisted on including Toluca and Necaxa, the two
finalists of the 1998 Summer season, instead of América and Guadalajara,
who had been chosen for their popular support. No agreement could be
reached, and on August 20 the Mexican teams withdrew. The organization
then decided to remove the two teams from the USA (DC United and Los
Angeles Galaxy) as well, include a fourth Colombian team (América de
Cali) and play with 3 groups of 4. The group winners and the best
second placed team qualify for the semifinals.
Group A
1.Millonarios (Bogotá) 6 3 1 2 7- 8 10
2.Emelec (Guayaquil) 6 2 3 1 9- 6 9
3.América de Cali 6 1 4 1 9- 9 7
4.Sporting Cristal (Lima) 6 0 4 2 5- 7 4
15 Sep: América-Millonarios 2-1
[Jairo Castillo 63, Julián Téllez 72; Osman López 65]
15 Sep: Emelec-Sporting Cristal 1-1
[Carlos Alberto Juárez 71; Jorge Soto 16]
23 Sep: Millonarios-Emelec 2-1
[Javier Martínez 7, Francisco Ferreira 86; Carlos Alberto Juárez 21]
23 Sep: Sporting Cristal-América 2-2
[Luis Germán Del Carmen 17, 53; Héctor Hurtado 34, 89]
30 Sep: Sporting Cristal-Millonarios 0-1
[Francisco Ferreira 45]
30 Sep: América-Emelec 2-2
[Héctor Hurtado 47, Julián Téllez 71; José Gabriel Vásquez 22, 44]
8 Oct: Millonarios-América 2-2
[Marcio Cruz 37, Raúl Ramírez 74; Jairo Castillo 40, Héctor Hurtado 70]
15 Oct: Sporting Cristal-Emelec 1-1
[Andrés Mendoza 45; Moises Candelario 8]
22 Oct: América-Sporting Cristal 1-1
[Jairo Castillo 44; Luis Germán Del Carmen 47]
29 Oct: Emelec-Millonarios 3-0
[Jaime Kaviedes 44, Carlos Alberto Juárez 62, Augusto Poroso 87]
3 Nov: Millonarios-Sporting Cristal 1-0
[Guillermo Rivera 25]
10 Nov: Emelec-América 1-0
[Carlos Alberto Juárez 14]
Group B
1.Atlético Nacional Medellín 6 3 2 1 14- 7 11
2.Alianza Lima 6 2 2 2 8- 6 8
3.The Strongest (La Paz) 6 2 2 2 5- 9 8
4.Barcelona (Guayaquil) 6 1 2 3 5-10 5
16 Sep: The Strongest-Atlético Nacional 0-2
[Robinson Martínez 71, Carlos Castro 74]
16 Sep: Alianza-Barcelona 2-0
[Guillermo Gareca 11, 20]
22 Sep: Atlético Nacional-Alianza 3-1 (in Machala)
[Oswaldo Mackenzie 54, Carlos Valencia 61, Neider Morantes 89; Juan Jayo 34]
22 Sep: Barcelona-The Strongest 1-1
[Ney Raúl Aviles 77; José Luis Ortiz 36]
1 Oct: Barcelona-Atlético Nacional 2-2
[Anthony De Avila 16, Carlos Alfaro 86; John Jailer Moreno 40, 60]
1 Oct: The Strongest-Alianza 0-0
8 Oct: Barcelona-Alianza 2-0
[Nicolás Asencio 37, Carlos Alfaro 50]
14 Oct: Atlético Nacional-The Strongest 2-3
[León Darío Muñoz 62, Oswaldo Mackenzie 82; Berty Suárez 48, Demetrio Angola 59, Luis Suárez 72]
20 Oct: The Strongest-Barcelona 1-0
[Demetrio Angola 9]
27 Oct: Alianza-Atlético Nacional 1-1
[Marcelo Ribeyro 45; Carlos Vásquez 76]
5 Nov: Atlético Nacional-Barcelona 4-0
[León Darío Muñoz 9, Neider Morantes 17, Henry Zambrano 32, Ever Palacios 83]
12 Nov: Alianza-The Strongest 4-0
[Claudio Pizarro 10, 53, Roberto Silva 80, 87]
Group C
1.Deportivo Cali 6 3 2 1 7- 3 11
2.El Nacional (Quito) 6 3 1 2 6- 6 10
3.Caracas FC 6 2 1 3 6- 8 7
4.Universitario (Lima) 6 1 2 3 6- 8 5
17 Sep: Caracas FC-El Nacional 1-0
[Rafael Castellín 63]
17 Sep: Universitario-Deportivo Cali 0-0
24 Sep: El Nacional-Universitario 1-1
[Héctor Ferri 13; Luis Alberto Guadalupe 79]
24 Sep: Deportivo Cali-Caracas FC 1-1
[Mayer Candelo 68; Rafael Castellín 74]
29 Sep: Caracas FC-Universitario 0-2
[Rafael Gallardo 39, Roberto Cantoro 84]
29 Sep: Deportivo Cali-El Nacional 2-0
[Mario Alberto Yépez 56, Arley Betancurt 66]
6 Oct: Deportivo Cali-Universitario 2-1
[Víctor Bonilla 45pen, 46; Roberto Cantoro 31]
13 Oct: El Nacional-Caracas FC 2-1
[Jairo Zamora 14, Héctor Ferri 60; Rafael Castellín 52]
21 Oct: Universitario-El Nacional 1-2
[Roberto Cantoro 37pen; Héctor Ferri 50, Diego Herrera 87]
28 Oct: Caracas FC-Deportivo Cali 0-2
[Walter Escobar 18, 27]
4 Nov: Universitario-Caracas FC 1-3
[Milton Marquillo 70; Reinaldo Restifo 57, 89, Rafael Castellín 62pen]
11 Nov: El Nacional-Deportivo Cali 1-0
[Pedro Pablo Valencia 48]
Semifinals (Nov 19 & 26)
El Nacional Ecu Deportivo Cali Col 1-2 2-1 3-3 4-5p
[Kléber Chalá 60; Herman Gaviria 31, Víctor Bonilla 48]
[Walter Escobar 70; Pedro Pablo Valencia 60, Héctor Ferri 83]
Millonarios Col Atlético Nacional Col 0-2 2-1 2-3
[Henry Zambrano 63, Néider Morantes 79]
[Freddy Grisales 65; Jonnier Toro 72pen, Jair Ramírez 77]
Final (Dec 3 & 9)
Atlético Nacional Col Deportivo Cali Col 3-1 1-0 4-1
[Carlos Vásquez 29, 49pen, Luis Carlos Perea 61; Martín Zapata 49]
[Neider Morantes 89]
First Leg
3 Dec 1998. Atanasio Girardot, Medellín COL (att: 3000)
Referee: Felipe Russi COL
Atlético Nacional 3-1 Deportivo Cali
ATLETICO NACIONAL: Miguel Calero; Carlos Friollo (84 Juan Fernando Madrid),
Luis Carlos Perea, Léiner Orejuela, Robinson Martínez; Pedro Alvarez,
Juan Guillermo Villa, Freddy Grisales, Carlos Vásquez, Alex Comas, Daladier
Ceballos (73 León Darío Muñoz). Coach: Gabriel Jaime Gómez.
DEPORTIVO CALI: Rafael Dudamel; Freddy Hurtado, Manuel Valencia, Edwin
Rivas, Alex Viveros; Martín Zapata, John Jairo Patiño, Arley Betancourt
(21 Carlos Castillo), Max Torres; Walter Escobar, Giovanny Córdoba. Coach:
José Hernández.
Goals: Vásquez 29, 49pen, Perea 61; Zapata 49
Yellow cards: Villa 15, Orejuela 27, Martínez 40, Alvarez 68; Rivas 3, Zapata 54
Red card: Córdoba 73
Second Leg
9 Dec 1998. Pascual Guerrero, Cali COL (att: 7000)
Referee: Oscar Julián Ruíz COL
Deportivo Cali 0-1 Atlético Nacional
DEPORTIVO CALI: Juan Carlos Mendoza; Freddy Hurtado, Manuel Valencia, Felipe
Ocampo, Edwin Rivas; Omar Royeiro, Felipe Arce, John Jairo Patiño, Alex Viveros;
Max Torres, Jorge Moreno Díaz (70 Braham Castillo). Coach: José Hernández.
ATLETICO NACIONAL: Miguel Calero; Víctor Marulanda, Ever Palacios, Leiner
Orejuela, Francisco Mosquera; Pedro Alvarez, Dumar Rueda, Juan Guillermo Villa
(65 Robinson Martínez), Neider Morantes; Carlos Vásquez (46 Daladier
Ceballos), Jailer Moreno (88 León Darío Muñoz). Coach: Gabriel Jaime Gómez.
Goal: Morantes 89
Yellow cards: Royeiro 13, Moreno Díaz 35, Viveros 69, Patiño 74; Orejuela 23,
Ceballos 53, Rueda 65, Alvarez 74, Marulanda 82.
Topscorers:
Héctor Hurtado América 4
Neider Morantes Atlético Nacional 4
Rafael Castellín Caracas FC 4
Héctor Ferri El Nacional 4
Carlos Juárez Emelec 4
Jairo Castillo América 3
Carlos Vásquez Atlético Nacional 3
Víctor Bonilla Deportivo Cali 3
Walter Escobar Deportivo Cali 3
Luis Del Carmen Sporting Cristal 3
Roberto Cantoro Universitario 3
Prepared and maintained by Juan Pablo Andrés and Frank Ballesteros for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Juan Pablo Andrés
(jpandres@yahoo.com) and
Frank Ballesteros
(f-balles@uniandes.edu.co)
Last updated: 17 Nov 2000
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