| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12 – October 29 |
| Teams | 19 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  River Plate (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  América de Cali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 170 (2.62 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Juan Carlos de Lima (9 goals) |
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.
The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.
Qualified teams
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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 Argentinos Juniors was champion of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV |
WAN |
BOC |
PEÑ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | Semifinals | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Montevideo Wanderers |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Boca Juniors |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Peñarol |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BOL |
WIL |
 UNI |
UTC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolívar |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Semifinals | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Jorge Wilstermann |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Universitario |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | UTC |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — |
Source:
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  BAR |
 COR |
QUI |
BAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | Semifinals | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Coritiba |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Quito |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Bangu |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — |
Source:
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME |
CAL |
 COB |
CAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América de Cali |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Semifinals | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Cali |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Cobresal |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Universidad Católica |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source:
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  OLI |
NAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Semifinals | — | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Nacional |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 1–2 | — |
Source:
- The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.
Semifinals
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV |
ARG |
BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Finals | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Barcelona |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |
Source:
Tiebreaker
- River Plate qualify due to better goal difference in group.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| River Plate |
0–0 | Argentinos Juniors |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME |
OLI |
BOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América de Cali |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Olimpia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Bolívar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
Finals
1st leg
| América de Cali | 1 – 2 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
Cabañas  46' |
Funes 22' Alonso 25' |
2nd leg
River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Copa Libertadores 1986 Winner |
|---|
River Plate First Title |
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