| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7 – November 30 |
| Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Peñarol (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Cobreloa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 163 (2.2 per match) |
← 1981 1983 → | |
The Copa Libertadores 1982 was the 23rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol won the competition.
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 Brazil competed as Flamengo was champion of the 1981 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  RIV
|
 STR
|
WIL
|
BOC
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | The Strongest
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Wilstermann
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Boca Juniors
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ
|
 SAO
|
GRE
|
DFS
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | São Paulo
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Grêmio
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Defensor Sporting
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  TOL
|
NAC
|
 ESM
|
TAC
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Tolima
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB
|
CC
|
 LDQ
|
BSC
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobreloa
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Colo-Colo
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | LDU Quito
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Barcelona
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  OLI
|
 MEL
|
SOL
|
MUN
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | Qualified to the Semi-Finals | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Melgar
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Sol de América
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ
|
FLA
|
RIV
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Qualified to the Final | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Flamengo
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | River Plate
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COB
|
OLI
|
TOL
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobreloa
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Qualified to the Final | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Olimpia
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportes Tolima
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peñarol
|
1 – 0 | Cobreloa
|
0 – 0 | 1 – 0 |
| Copa Libertadores 1982 winner |
|---|
 Peñarol 4th title |
