1971 Copa Libertadores

1971 Copa Libertadores

1971 Copa Libertadores de América 1971 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	February 13 - June 9
Teams	21 (from 10 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Nacional (1st title)
Runners-up	Estudiantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played	75
Goals scored	195 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luis Artime (10 goals)
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The Copa Libertadores 1971 was the 12th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional won the competition.

The participating teams were divided into five groups, in which teams of the same country were placed in the same group. Each country was represented by two teams. The countries were paired as follows:

• Group 1: Peru and Argentina
• Group 2: Bolivia and Uruguay*
• Group 3: Brazil and Venezuela
• Group 4: Chile and Paraguay
• Group 5: Colombia and Ecuador

First phase

Group 1

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Universitario	9	6	3	3	0	8	4	4
Rosario Central	7	6	3	1	2	11	8	3
Boca Juniors	4	6	1	2	3	4	5	-1
Sporting Cristal	4	6	1	2	3	5	11	-6

Group 2

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Nacional	11	6	5	1	0	14	2	12
Peñarol	7	6	3	1	2	14	6	8
Chaco Petrolero	3	6	1	1	4	5	9	-4
The Strongest	3	6	1	1	4	5	21	-16

Group 3

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Palmeiras	10	6	5	0	1	13	5	8
Fluminense	8	6	4	0	2	16	6	10
Deportivo Italia	5	6	2	1	3	7	15	-7
Deportivo Galicia	1	6	0	1	5	9	19	-10

Group 4

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Unión Española	7	6	2	3	1	7	6	1
Colo-Colo	6	6	2	2	2	6	7	-1
Cerro Porteño	6	6	1	4	1	5	5	0
Guaraní	5	6	1	3	2	9	9	0

Group 5

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Barcelona	7	6	3	1	2	8	6	2
Emelec	7	6	2	3	1	6	4	2
Deportivo Cali	6	6	3	0	3	5	5	0
Junior	4	6	1	2	3	4	9	-5

Second phase

Group 1

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Nacional	7	4	3	1	0	9	1	8
Palmeiras	4	4	2	0	2	6	7	-1
Universitario	1	4	0	1	3	1	8	-9

Group 2

Teams	PTS	PJ	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC	GD
Estudiantes	6	4	3	0	1	4	2	2
Barcelona	4	4	2	0	2	3	4	-1
Unión Española	2	4	1	0	3	4	5	-1

Final

May 26, 1971	Estudiantes de la Plata	1 – 0	Nacional

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June 2, 1971	Nacional	1 – 0	Estudiantes de la Plata

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Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)

June 9, 1971	Nacional	2 – 0	Estudiantes de la Plata	Estadio Nacional, Peru

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1971 Champions
Nacional First Title

External links

• Match results at CONMEBOL's website (In Spanish)
  • In English
• Match result at RSSSF's website