Copa Libertadores 1972

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The Copa Libertadores of 1972 was the 13th edition of the annual tournament. It is the South American equivalent of the European UEFA Champions League. The winner of the tournament would face off the European winner in the Intercontinental Cup.

The best clubs from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela participated in the tournament. The Uruguayan club Nacional had a bye because they had won the previous edition. Each country entered two clubs. The final was between Independiente of Argentina and Universitario of Peru.

Contents 1 First Round 1.1 Group 1 1.2 Group 2 1.3 Group 3 1.4 Group 4 1.5 Group 5 2 Semi-Finals 2.1 Group 1 2.2 Group 2 3 Final 4 Champion 5 External links

[edit] First Round

One team from each group qualified to the semi-finals.

• 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 to the semi-finals.
• Teams in red were eliminated.

[edit] Group 1

Argentina  Colombia
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Independiente	6	4	2	0	13	5	0	10
Rosario Central	6	3	2	1	8	5	0	8
Independiente Santa Fe	6	1	2	3	4	9	0	4
Atletico Nacional	6	0	2	4	3	9	0	2

February 16, 1972
Rosario Central	2–2	Independiente	----	Rosario
Independiente Santa Fe	1–1	Atletico Nacional	----	Bogota
February 22, 1972
Independiente Santa Fe	0–0	Rosario Central	----	Bogota
Atletico Nacional	1–1	Independiente	----	Medellin
February 24, 1972
Atletico Nacional	0–1	Rosario Central	----	Medellin
Independiente Santa Fe	2–4	Independiente	----	Bogota
March 9, 1972
Independiente	2–0	Rosario Central	----	Avellaneda
Atletico Nacional	0–1	Independiente Santa Fe	----	Medellin
March 21, 1972
Rosario Central	3–1	Atletico Nacional	----	Rosario
Independeinte	2–0	Independiente Santa Fe	----	Avellaneda
March 23, 1972
Rosario Central	2–0	Independiente Santa Fe	----	Rosario
Independiente	2–0	Atletico Nacional	----	Avellaneda

[edit] Group 2

Ecuador  Bolivia
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Barcelona SC	6	3	3	0	8	3	5	9
America[disambiguation needed]	6	3	1	2	9	7	2	7
Oriente Petrolero	6	2	2	2	10	7	3	6
Chaco Petrolero	6	1	0	5	3	13	-10	2

February 27, 1972
Barcelona	2–1	America	----	Guayaquil
Oriente Petrolero	5–0	Chaco Petrolero	----	Santa Cruz
March 5, 1972
America	0–0	Barcelona	----	Quito
Chaco Petrolero	1–0	Oriente Petrolero	----	La Paz
March 12, 1972
Oriente Petrolero	4–2	America	----	Santa Cruz
Chaco Petrolero	1–2	Barcelona	----	La Paz
March 15, 1972
Chaco Petrolero	1–2	America	----	La Paz
Oriente Petrolero	0–0	Barcelona	----	Santa Cruz
March 22, 1972
Barcelona	3–0	Chaco Petrolero	----	Guayaquil
America	3–0	Oriente Petrolero	----	Quito
March 26, 1972
Barcelona	1–1	Oriente Petrolero	----	Guayaquil
America	1–0	Chaco Petrolero	----	Quito

[edit] Group 3

Brazil  Paraguay
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sao Paulo FC	6	3	2	1	12	6	6	8
Cerro Porteño	6	2	2	2	7	11	-4	6
Olimpia	6	1	3	2	7	8	-1	5
Atletico Mineiro	6	0	5	1	5	6	-1	5

January 30, 1972
Atletico Mineiro	2–2	São Paulo	----	Belo Horizonte
February 20, 1972
Olimpia	1–1	Cerro Porteño	----	Asuncion
March 1, 1972
São Paulo	3–1	Olimpia	----	São Paulo
Atletico Mineiro	1–1	Cerro Porteño	----	Belo Horizonte
March 5, 1972
São Paulo	4–0	Cerro Porteño	----	São Paulo
Atletico Mineiro	0–0	Olimpia	----	Belo Horizonte
March 9, 1972
São Paulo	0–0	Atletico Miniero	----	São Paulo
Cerro Porteño	1–3	Olimpia	----	Asuncion
March 16, 1972
Olimpia	Suspended1	Atletico Miniero	----	Asuncion
March 19, 1972
Cerro Porteño	1–0	Atletico Mineiro	----	Asuncion
March 23, 1972
Cerro Porteño	3–2	São Paulo	----	Asuncion
March 26, 1972
Olimpia	0–1	São Paulo	----	Asuncion

¹:The game was suspended at 2–2 because Atletico Miniero was left with 6 players.

[edit] Group 4

Peru  Chile
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Universitario	6	3	2	1	9	6	3	8
Universidad de Chile	6	3	0	3	12	12	0	6
Alianza	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	6
Unión San Felipe	6	1	2	3	5	8	-3	4

February 25, 1972
Universitario	2–1	Alianza Lima	----	Lima
Unión San Felipe	3–2	Universidad de Chile	----	Santiago
March 1, 1972
Universidad de Chile	2–3	Alianza Lima	----	Santiago
March 4, 1972
Unión San Felipe	0–0	Alianza Lima	----	Santiago
March 7, 1972
Universidad de Chile	1–0	Universitario	----	Santiago
March 11, 1972
Unión San Felipe	0–0	Universitario	----	Santiago
March 14, 1972
Alianza Lima	2–2	Universitario	----	Lima
March 15, 1972
Universidad de Chile	2–1	Unión San Felipe	----	Santiago
March 18, 1972
Alianza Lima	1–0	Unión San Felipe	----	Lima
March 21, 1972
Universitario	3–1	Unión San Felipe	----	Lima
March 24, 1972
Alianza Lima	3–4	Universidad de Chile	----	Lima
March 26, 1972
Universitario	2–1	Universidad de Chile	----	Lima

[edit] Group 5

Uruguay  Venezuela
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	4	4	0	0	12	3	9	8
Deportivo Italia	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	3
Valencia	4	0	1	3	3	9	-6	1

February 13, 1972
Valencia	1–1	Deportivo Italia	----	Valencia
February 19, 1972
Deportivo Italia	0–1	Peñarol	----	Caracas
February 27, 1972
Valencia	1–2	Peñarol	----	Valencia
March 4, 1972
Deportivo Italia	2–0	Valencia	----	Caracas
March 12, 1972
Peñarol	5–1	Deportivo Italia	----	Montevideo
March 16, 1972
Peñarol	4–1	Valencia	----	Montevideo

[edit] Semi-Finals

[edit] Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Universitario	4	1	2	1	9	7	2	4
Nacional	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	4
Peñarol	4	1	2	1	5	7	-2	4

April 11, 1972
Universitario	2–3	Peñarol	----	Lima
April 14, 1972
Universitario	3–0	Nacional	----	Lima
April 21, 1972
Nacional	1–1	Peñarol	----	Montevideo
April 25, 1972
Nacional	3–3	Universitario	----	Montevideo
April 29, 1972
Peñarol	1–1	Universitario	----	Montevideo
May 3, 1972
Peñarol	0–3	Nacional	----	Montevideo

[edit] Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Independiente	4	2	1	1	4	2	2	5
São Paulo	4	1	2	1	2	3	-1	4
Barcelona	4	0	3	1	2	3	-1	3

April 6, 1972
Barcelona	1–1	Independiente	----	Guayquil
April 12, 1972
Barcelona	0–0	São Paulo	----	Guayaquil
April 18, 1972
Independiente	1–0	Barcelona	----	Avellaneda
April 21, 1972
São Paulo	1–1	Barcelona	----	Montevideo
April 27, 1972
São Paulo	1–0	Independiente	----	São Paulo
May 4, 1972
Independiente	2–0	São Paulo	----	Avellaneda

[edit] Final

1st Leg
May 17, 1972	Universitario	0–0	Independiente
2nd Leg
May 24, 1972	Independiente	2–1	Universitario

[edit] Champion

Copa Libertadores 1972: Independiente Third Title

[edit] External links

• RSSSF
• Conmebol

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