1971 Copa Libertadores
1971 Copa Libertadores de América
1971 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 13 - June 9
Teams21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Nacional (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Estudiantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored195 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Luis Artime (10 goals)

The Copa Libertadores 1971 was the 12th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional won the competition.

Qualified teams

Country Team Qualify method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Estudiantes 1970 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
2 berths		 Boca Juniors 1970 National Championship winners
Rosario Central 1970 National Championship winners
 Bolivia
2 berths		 Chaco Petrolero 1970 Bolivian Primera División winners
The Strongest 1970 Bolivian Primera División runners-up
 Brazil
2 berth		 Fluminense 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winners
Palmeiras 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
 Chile
2 berths		 Colo-Colo 1970 Primera División winners
Unión Española 1970 Primera División runners-up
 Colombia
2 berths		 Deportivo Cali 1970 Campeonato Profesional winners
Junior 1970 Campeonato Profesional runners-up
 Ecuador
2 berths		 Barcelona 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A winners
Emelec 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A runners-up
 Paraguay
2 berths		 Cerro Porteño 1970 Primera División winners
Guaraní 1970 Primera División runners-up
 Peru
2 berths		 Sporting Cristal 1970 Torneo Descentralizado winners
Universitario 1970 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up
 Uruguay
1+1 berth		 Nacional 1970 Primera División winners
Peñarol 1970 Primera División runners-up
 Venezuela
2 berths		 Deportivo Galicia 1970 Venezuelan Primera División winners
Deportivo Italia 1970 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. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Estudiantes was champion of the 1970 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group Stage

Group 1

Players from Sporting Cristal and Universitario before their match. From left to right: Eloy Campos, Luis Cruzado, Orlando de la Torre, Pedro González and José del Castillo
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Peru UNI Argentina ROS Argentina BOC Peru CRI
1 Peru Universitario 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Qualified to the Semifinals 3–2 0–0 3–0
2 Argentina Rosario Central 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7 2–2 w.o. 4–0
3 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 1 2 3 4 5 −1 4 w.o. 2–1 2–2
4 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 4 0–0 1–2 2–0
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Uruguay PEÑ Bolivia CHA Bolivia STR
1 Uruguay Nacional 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 11 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–1 3–0 5–0
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 7 0–2 1–0 9–0
3 Bolivia Chaco Petrolero 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3 0–1 1–1 1–2
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 1 1 4 5 21 −16 3 1–1 1–2 1–3
Source:

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Brazil PAL Brazil FLU Venezuela ITA Venezuela GAL
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 10 Qualified to the Semifinals 0–2 1–0 3–0
2 Brazil Fluminense 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10 8 1–3 0–1 4–1
3 Venezuela Deportivo Italia 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 5 0–3 0–6 3–2
4 Venezuela Deportivo Galicia 6 0 1 5 9 19 −10 1 2–3 1–3 3–3
Source:

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Chile UES Chile COL Paraguay CER Paraguay GUA
1 Chile Unión Española 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7 Qualified to the Semifinals 1–1 0–0 2–1
2 Chile Colo-Colo 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6 1–2 1–0 3–2
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6 2–1 0–0 1–1
4 Paraguay Guaraní 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 5 1–1 2–0 2–2
Source:

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Ecuador BAR Ecuador EME Colombia CAL Colombia JUN
1 Ecuador Barcelona 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Qualified to the Semifinals 0–1 1–0 3–1
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 7 1–1 3–1 1–1
3 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 6 3–1 1–0 2–0
4 Colombia Junior 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 4 0–2 0–0 2–1
Source:

Tiebreaker

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barcelona Ecuador 3–0 Ecuador Emelec

Semifinals

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Uruguay NAC Brazil PAL Peru UNI
1 Uruguay Nacional 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Qualified to the Final 3–1 3–0
2 Brazil Palmeiras 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 4 0–3 3–0
3 Peru Universitario 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7 1 0–0 1–2
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina EST Ecuador BAR Chile UES
1 Argentina Estudiantes 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Qualified to the Final 0–1 2–1
2 Ecuador Barcelona 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 1–0
3 Chile Unión Española 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 2 0–1 3–1
Source:

Finals

Estudiantes Argentina1 – 0Uruguay Nacional
Nacional Uruguay1 – 0Argentina Estudiantes

Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)

Nacional Uruguay2 – 0Argentina Estudiantes

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1971 Champions
Uruguay
Nacional
First Title

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.