1971 Copa Libertadores

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
Champions Nacional (1st title)
Runners-up Estudiantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored195 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer 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, defeating in the final the defending champions Estudiantes, who were seeking a fourth consecutive title.

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 berths 		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
2 berths 		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-up

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation UNI ROS BOC CRI
1 Universitario 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Qualified to the Semifinals 3–2 0–0 3–0
2 Rosario Central 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7 2–2 w.o. 4–0
3 Boca Juniors 6 1 2 3 4 5 −1 4 w.o. 2–1 2–2
4 Sporting Cristal 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 4 0–0 1–2 2–0
Source:


  • The match between Boca Juniors and Sporting Cristobal on the 17th of March was abandoned after fighting resulted in three players being injured and sixteen arrested by police. Boca were removed from the competition, with their next two opponents receiving walk-over victories.[1]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation NAC PEÑ CHA STR
1 Nacional 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 11 Qualified to the Semifinals 2–1 3–0 5–0
2 Peñarol 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 7 0–2 1–0 9–0
3 Chaco Petrolero 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 3 0–1 1–1 1–2
4 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 PAL FLU ITA GAL
1 Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 10 Qualified to the Semifinals 0–2 1–0 3–0
2 Fluminense 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10 8 1–3 0–1 4–1
3 Deportivo Italia 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 5 0–3 0–6 3–2
4 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 UES COL CER GUA
1 Unión Española 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7 Qualified to the Semifinals 1–1 0–0 2–1
2 Colo-Colo 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 6 1–2 1–0 3–2
3 Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6 2–1 0–0 1–1
4 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 BAR EME CAL JUN
1 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Qualified to the Semifinals 0–1 1–0 3–1
2 Emelec 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 7 1–1 3–1 1–1
3 Deportivo Cali 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 6 3–1 1–0 2–0
4 Junior 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 4 0–2 0–0 2–1
Source:

Tiebreaker

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barcelona 3–0 Emelec

Semifinals

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation NAC PAL UNI
1 Nacional 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Qualified to the Final 3–1 3–0
2 Palmeiras 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 4 0–3 3–0
3 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 EST BAR UES
1 Estudiantes 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Qualified to the Final 0–1 2–1
2 Barcelona 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 1–0
3 Unión Española 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 2 0–1 3–1
Source:

Finals

Main article: 1971 Copa Libertadores Finals
Estudiantes 1 – 0 Nacional
Nacional 1 – 0 Estudiantes

Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)

Nacional 2 – 0 Estudiantes

Champion

Copa Libertadores
1971 Champions

Nacional
First Title

See also

References

  1. ^ Williamson, Dan. "The day 19 players were sent off when Boca Juniors played Sporting Cristal". thesefootballtimes. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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