1971 Copa Libertadores
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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:
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Replay match at Estadio Nacional
(Lima, Peru)
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's annual international club tournament. Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
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:
PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
andArgentina
ArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... - Group 2: Bolivia
BoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
andUruguay
UruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
* - Group 3: Brazil
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
andVenezuela
VenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... - Group 4: Chile
ChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
andParaguay
ParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... - Group 5: Colombia
ColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
andEcuador
EcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
Group 1
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UniversitarioUniversitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 Rosario CentralRosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
Group 2
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.... |
11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Peñarol |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Chaco Petrolero Chaco Petrolero Club Deportivo Chaco Petrolero is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz. Founded on 20 October 1944, it currently plays in Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, holding home games at Estadio Hernando Siles, with a 42,000-seat capacity.-History:... |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| The Strongest The Strongest The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground... |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
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 Deportivo Italia Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after fifty years merged with "Deportivo Chacao F.C." in 1998, and was called Deportivo Italchacao for eight years... |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club is a traditional football club from Venezuela. Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2005, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua.-Titles:... |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
Group 4
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo... |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Cerro Porteño Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay... |
6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Guaraní Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Dos Bocas in outer Asunción, founded in 1903.-History:Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri... |
5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Group 5
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With... |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Emelec Club Sport Emelec Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country.... |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Deportivo Cali Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming... |
6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Group 1
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.... |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Palmeiras |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Group 2
| Teams | PTS | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estudiantes Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Barcelona Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With... |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Unión Española Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española... |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Final
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Replay match at Estadio Nacional
Estadio Nacional (Lima)
The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...
(Lima, Peru)
Champion
| Copa Libertadores 1971 Champions |
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 Nacional Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División.... First Title |