1972 Copa Libertadores

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1972 Copa Libertadores
1972 Copa Libertadores de América
1972 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 30 – May 24
Teams20 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente (3rd title)
Runners-up Flag of Peru.svg Universitario
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored175 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Peru.svg Oswaldo Ramírez (6)
Flag of Peru.svg Percy Rojas (6)
Flag of Peru.svg Teófilo Cubillas (6)
Flag of Brazil.svg Toninho (6)
1971
1973

The 1972 Copa Libertadores was the 13th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's the annual club tournament. Independiente of Argentina defeated Universitario de Deportes of Peru in the finals, and became the second team in the tournament's history to win three titles, after fellow Argentine club Estudiantes. They would go on and face the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup in the Intercontinental Cup.

Contents

Format

The tournament was divided into three phases. The first phase had 19 teams divided into four round-robin groups of four and one group of three (defending champions Nacional received a bye to the second phase). Each group had clubs from two countries. The winners of each group advanced to the second phase. Five teams joined the defending champions in two round-robin groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to play in the finals. The winner of the finals, and tournament champions, are determined by points (two for a win, one for tie).

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualify method
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2 berths
Independiente 1971 Metropolitan Championship winners
Rosario Central 1971 National Championship winners
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
2 berths
Oriente Petrolero 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar winners
Chaco Petrolero 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2 berth
Atlético Mineiro 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro winners
São Paulo 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro runners-up
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2 berths
Unión San Felipe 1971 Primera División winners
Universidad de Chile 1971 Primera División runners-up
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2 berths
Santa Fe 1971 Campeonato Profesional winners
Atlético Nacional 1971 Campeonato Profesional runners-up
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
2 berths
Barcelona 1971 Ecuadorian league winners
América de Quito 1971 Ecuadorian league runners-up
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
2 berths
Cerro Porteño 1971 Primera División winners
Olimpia 1971 Primera División runners-up
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
2 berths
Universitario 1971 Torneo Descentralizado winners
Alianza Lima 1971 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1+1 berth
Nacional 1971 Copa Libertadores champions
Peñarol 1971 Primera División runners-up
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
2 berths
Valencia 1971 Venezuelan Primera División winners
Deportivo Italia 1971 Venezuelan Primera División runners-uo

Draw

The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Two clubs from Uruguay competed as Nacional was champion of the 1971 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group Stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Argentina.svg IND Flag of Argentina.svg ROC Flag of Colombia.svg SF Flag of Colombia.svg NAC
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 6420135+810Qualified to the Semifinals 2–02–02–0
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central 632185+382–22–03–1
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Santa Fe 612349542–40–01–1
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 602439621–10–10–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Ecuador.svg BAR Flag of Ecuador.svg AME Flag of Bolivia.svg ORI Flag of Bolivia.svg CHA
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 633083+59Qualified to the Semifinals 2–11–13–0
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg América de Quito 631297+270–03–01–0
3 Flag of Bolivia.svg Oriente Petrolero 6222107+360–04–25–0
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Chaco Petrolero 61053131021–21–21–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Brazil.svg SÃO Flag of Paraguay.svg CER Flag of Paraguay.svg OLI Flag of Brazil.svg MIN
1 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 6321126+68Qualified to the Semifinals 4–03–10–0
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 6222711463–21–31–0
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia 622278160–11–12–2 [a]
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro 604256142–21–10–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. The game was suspended at 2–2 because Atlético Mineiro was left with six players.

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Peru.svg UNI Flag of Chile.svg UCH Flag of Peru.svg ALI Flag of Chile.svg USF
1 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 632196+38Qualified to the Semifinals 2–12–13–1
2 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 63031212061–02–32–1
3 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 62221010062–23–41–0
4 Flag of Chile.svg Unión San Felipe 612358340–03–20–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Uruguay.svg PEÑ Flag of Venezuela.svg ITA Flag of Venezuela.svg VAL
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 4400123+98Qualified to the Semifinals 5–14–1
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Italia 411247330–12–0
3 Flag of Venezuela.svg Valencia 401339611–21–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Peru.svg UNI Flag of Uruguay.svg NAC Flag of Uruguay.svg PEÑ
1 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 412197+24Qualified to the Final 3–02–3
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 412177043–31–1
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 412157241–10–3
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation Flag of Argentina.svg IND Flag of Brazil.svg SÃO Flag of Ecuador.svg BAR
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 421142+25Qualified to the Final 2–01–0 [a]
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 412123141–01–1
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 403123131–10–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. Barcelona abandoned the match at that score; results stood.

Finals

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 211021+13
2 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario 20111211
Source: [ citation needed ]
Universitario Flag of Peru.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente
Estadio Nacional
Lima, Peru
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marques (Brazil)

Independiente Flag of Argentina.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Peru.svg Universitario
Maglioni Soccerball shade.svg6'Soccerball shade.svg61' Rojas Soccerball shade.svg79'
La Doble Visera
Avellaneda, Argentina
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1972 Champions
Flag of Argentina.svg
Independiente
Third title