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 title. 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
Champions Independiente (3rd title)
Runners-up Universitario
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored175 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Oswaldo Ramírez (6)
Percy Rojas (6)
Teófilo Cubillas (6)
Toninho (6)

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 the second phase. Five teams joined the defending champions in two round-robin groups of three. The winners of each group advance 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
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 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

First phase

One team from each group qualified to the second group stage.

  • Two points were given for a win;
  • One point was given for a tie;
  • No points were given for a loss;
  • Teams in green qualified for the second group stage;

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IND ROC SF NAC
Independiente 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 10 2–0 2–0 2–0
Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 8 2–2 2–0 3–1
Santa Fe 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 4 2–4 0–0 1–1
Atlético Nacional 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–1 0–1 0–1
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR AME ORI CHA
Barcelona 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9 2–1 1–1 3–0
América 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 7 0–0 3–0 1–0
Oriente Petrolero 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 6 0–0 4–2 5–0
Chaco Petrolero 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 2 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SÃO CER OLI MIN
São Paulo 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 8 4–0 3–1 0–0
Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 7 11 −4 6 3–2 1–3 1–0
Olimpia 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 0–1 1–1 2–2[lower-alpha 1]
Atlético Mineiro 6 0 4 2 5 6 −1 4 2–2 1–1 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. The game was suspended at 2–2 because Atlético Mineiro was left with 6 players.

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UNI UCH ALI USF
Universitario 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 2–1 2–1 3–1
Universidad de Chile 6 3 0 3 12 12 0 6 1–0 2–3 2–1
Alianza Lima 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 6 2–2 3–4 1–0
Unión San Felipe 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 4 0–0 3–2 0–0
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PEÑ ITA VAL
Peñarol 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 8 5–1 4–1
Deportivo Italia 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3 0–1 2–0
Valencia 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1 1–2 1–1
Source:

Second phase

Semi-final A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UNI NAC PEÑ
Universitario 4 1 2 1 9 7 +2 4 3–0 2–3
Nacional 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 4 3–3 1–1
Peñarol 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 4 1–1 0–3
Source:

Semi-final B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IND SÃO BAR
Independiente 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5 2–0 1–0[lower-alpha 1]
São Paulo 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 4 1–0 1–1
Barcelona 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Barcelona abandoned the match at that score; results stood.

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

Champion
Copa Libertadores
1972 Champions

Independiente
Third title
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