title: 1998 Copa CONMEBOL
text: # 1998 Copa CONMEBOL
  
  The 1998 Copa CONMEBOL was the seventh edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. Santos defeated Rosario Central in the finals.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  Qualified teams :
  
  | Santos | Deportivo Chacao | Rosario Central | Jorge Wilstermann |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Atlético Mineiro | Sampaio Corrêa | Gimnasia y Esgrima | América (RN) |
  | Audax Italiano | Once Caldas | Deportes Quindío | LDU Quito |
  | Melgar | Cerro Corá | Huracán Buceo | River Plate |
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santos | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Once Caldas | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Once Caldas | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | Santos | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Melgar | 1 | 1 | 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LDU Quito | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LDU Quito | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Santos | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Sampaio Corrêa | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Sampaio Corrêa | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Sampaio Corrêa | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | América (RN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | América (RN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Deportes Quindío | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Deportes Quindío | 2 | 2 | 4 | Deportes Quindío | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Deportivo Chacao | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Deportivo Chacao | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Audax Italiano | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Rosario Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rosario Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | Rosario Central | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Huracán Buceo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Huracán Buceo | 0 | 4 | 4 | Huracán Buceo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | River Plate | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Cerro Corá | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Jorge Wilstermann | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jorge Wilstermann | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | Jorge Wilstermann | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santos | 3–3 (3–2 p) | Once Caldas | 2–1 | 1–2 |
  | LDU Quito | 6–2 | Melgar | 3–1 | 3–1 |
  | Sampaio Corrêa | 2–0 | América (RN) | 0–0 | 3–1 |
  | Deportes Quindío | 4–3 | Deportivo Chacao | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | Audax Italiano | 1–2 | Rosario Central | 0–2 | 1–0 |
  | Huracán Buceo | 4–1 | River Plate | 0–0 | 4–1 |
  | Cerro Corá | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Atlético Mineiro | 2–2 | 0–0 |
  | Jorge Wilstermann | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santos | 5–2 | LDU Quito | 2–2 | 3–0 |
  | Deportes Quindío | 0–2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–1 | 0–1 |
  | Rosario Central | 5–2 | Huracán Buceo | 3–2 | 2–0 |
  | Atlético Mineiro | 4–1 | Jorge Wilstermann | 3–1 | 1–0 |
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santos | 5-1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–0 | 5–1 |
  | Rosario Central | 2–1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santos | 1–0 | Rosario Central | 1–0 | 0–0 |
  