The 1988

Supercopa Libertadores The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a Association football, football club competition contested annually betw ...

was the inaugural year of the competition. The tournament was open to all the past winners of the

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. It commenced on 10 February and concluded on 18 June. A total of 13 football clubs entered the first round draw. It was won by Argentinian side

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over Brazilian side Cruzeiro 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final. The tournament's top scorer was Sergio Oliveira of

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and

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of River Plate with 4 goals each.

Qualified teams

Up until the beginning of 1988, thirteen teams had won the

at least once since its inaugural season in 1960.

Knockout bracket

* Although

and

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

played in a first round tie, their series was placed in the quarterfinals due to the winner Racing getting a bye to the semifinal.

First stage

The matches were played from 10 February to 20 April. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another. *

received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 28 April to 18 May. Racing Club received a bye into the next round. *

received a bye to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 25 May to 3 June.

Finals

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Footnotes

External links

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