Copa Libertadores 1972

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
year = 1972
other_titles =


size =
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country =
dates = January 30 – May 24
num_teams = 20
confederations = 10
venues =
cities =
champion_other = flagicon|ARG Independiente
count = 3
second_other = flagicon|PER Universitario
matches = 68
goals = 175
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|PER Teófilo Cubillas (6)
flagicon|PER Oswaldo Ramírez (6)
flagicon|PER Percy Rojas (6)
flagicon|BRA Toninho (6)
player =

The 1972 Copa Libertadores was the 13th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's the annual club tournament. Club Atlético 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.

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 Club Nacional de Football received a bye to the second phase). Each group had clubs from two different 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

Group 2

Group 3

¹The game was suspended at 2–2 because Atlético Mineiro was left with 6 players.

Group 4

Group 5

econd phase

emi-final A

emi-final B

¹Barcelona abandoned the match at that score; results stood.

Final

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date = May 17, 1972
team1 = Universitario flagicon|PER
score = 0 – 0
team2 = flagicon|ARG Independiente
stadium = Estadio Nacional
Lima, Peru
attendance = 45,000
referee = Marques (Brazil) ----footballbox
date = May 24, 1972
team1 = Independiente flagicon|ARG
score = 2 – 1
team2 = flagicon|PER Universitario
goals1 = Maglioni goal|6 goal|61
goals2 = Rojas goal|79
stadium = Estadio de Independiente
Avellaneda, Argentina
attendance = 55,000
referee = Favilli Neto (Brazil)

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa72.html The tournament on RSSSF]
* [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_index_previo.jsp?evento=1081&ano=1972&slangab=S The tournament on CONMEBOL]