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1972 Copa Libertadores

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.

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
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (3rd title)
Runners-upPeru Universitario
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored175 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Peru Oswaldo Ramírez (6)
Peru Percy Rojas (6)
Peru Teófilo Cubillas (6)
Brazil Toninho (6)
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Format

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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

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

Draw

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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 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group Stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   IND   ROC   SF   NAC
1   Independiente 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 10 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–0 2–0 2–0
2   Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 8 2–2 2–0 3–1
3   Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 4 2–4 0–0 1–1
4   Atlético Nacional 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–1 0–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   BAR   AME   ORI   CHA
1   Barcelona 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–1 1–1 3–0
2   América de Quito 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 7 0–0 3–0 1–0
3   Oriente Petrolero 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 6 0–0 4–2 5–0
4   Chaco Petrolero 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 2 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   SÃO   CER   OLI   MIN
1   São Paulo 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 8 Qualified to the Semifinals 4–0 3–1 0–0
2   Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 7 11 −4 6 3–2 1–3 1–0
3   Olimpia 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 0–1 1–1 2–2[a]
4   Atlético Mineiro 6 0 4 2 5 6 −1 4 2–2 1–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ The game was suspended at 2–2 because Atlético Mineiro was left with six players.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   UNI   UCH   ALI   USF
1   Universitario 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–1 2–1 3–1
2   Universidad de Chile 6 3 0 3 12 12 0 6 1–0 2–3 2–1
3   Alianza Lima 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 6 2–2 3–4 1–0
4   Unión San Felipe 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 4 0–0 3–2 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   PEÑ   ITA   VAL
1   Peñarol 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 8 Qualified to the Semifinals 5–1 4–1
2   Deportivo Italia 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3 0–1 2–0
3   Valencia 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1 1–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   UNI   NAC   PEÑ
1   Universitario 4 1 2 1 9 7 +2 4 Qualified to the Final 3–0 2–3
2   Nacional 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 4 3–3 1–1
3   Peñarol 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 4 1–1 0–3
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation   IND   SÃO   BAR
1   Independiente 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5 Qualified to the Final 2–0 1–0[a]
2   São Paulo 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 4 1–0 1–1
3   Barcelona 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Barcelona abandoned the match at that score; results stood.

Finals

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Main article: 1972 Copa Libertadores Finals
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Independiente 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
2   Universitario 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Universitario  0 – 0  Independiente
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marques (Brazil)
Independiente  2 – 1  Universitario
Maglioni   6'   61' Rojas   79'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Favilli Neto (Brazil)

Champion

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Copa Libertadores
1972 Champions
 
Independiente
Third title
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