1971 Copa Libertadores
{{Short description|12th season of Copa Libertadores}}
{{Infobox international football competition
|tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
|year = 1971
|other_titles = 1971 Copa Libertadores de América
1971 Copa Libertadores da América
|dates = February 13 - June 9
|num_teams = 21
|confederations = 10
|champion_other = {{flagicon|URU|alt}} Nacional
|count = 1
|second_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|matches = 75
|goals = 195
|attendance =
|top_scorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Artime (10 goals)
|player =
|prevseason = 1970
|nextseason = 1972
}}
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 third consecutive title.
Qualified teams
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.
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Group 1
! Group 2 ! Group 3 ! Group 4 ! Group 5 |
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Group Stage
= Group 1 =
File:1971 Copa Libertadores Universitario and Sporting Cristal.jpg and Universitario before their match. From left to right: Eloy Campos, Luis Cruzado, Orlando de la Torre, Pedro González and José del Castillo]]
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|team2=ROS|name_ROS={{flagicon|ARG}} Rosario Central
|team3=BOC|name_BOC={{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors
|team4=CRI|name_CRI={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|win_UNI=3|draw_UNI=3|loss_UNI=0|gf_UNI=8|ga_UNI=4
|win_ROS=3|draw_ROS=1|loss_ROS=2|gf_ROS=11|ga_ROS=8
|win_BOC=1|draw_BOC=2|loss_BOC=3|gf_BOC=4|ga_BOC=5
|win_CRI=1|draw_CRI=2|loss_CRI=3|gf_CRI=5|ga_CRI=11
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_BOC_ROS=2–1
|match_BOC_CRI=2–2
|match_BOC_UNI=w.o.
|match_ROS_BOC=w.o.
|match_ROS_CRI=4–0
|match_ROS_UNI=2–2
|match_CRI_BOC=2–0
|match_CRI_ROS=1–2
|match_CRI_UNI=0–0
|match_UNI_BOC=0–0
|match_UNI_ROS=3–2
|match_UNI_CRI=3–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Group 2 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|team2=PEÑ|name_PEÑ={{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|team3=CHA|name_CHA={{flagicon|BOL}} Chaco Petrolero
|team4=STR|name_STR={{flagicon|BOL}} The Strongest
|win_NAC=5|draw_NAC=1|loss_NAC=0|gf_NAC=14|ga_NAC=2
|win_PEÑ=3|draw_PEÑ=1|loss_PEÑ=2|gf_PEÑ=14|ga_PEÑ=6
|win_CHA=1|draw_CHA=1|loss_CHA=4|gf_CHA=5|ga_CHA=9
|win_STR=1|draw_STR=1|loss_STR=4|gf_STR=5|ga_STR=21
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_CHA_NAC=0–1
|match_CHA_PEÑ=1–1
|match_CHA_STR=1–2
|match_NAC_CHA=3–0
|match_NAC_PEÑ=2–1
|match_NAC_STR=5–0
|match_PEÑ_CHA=1–0
|match_PEÑ_NAC=0–2
|match_PEÑ_STR=9–0
|match_STR_CHA=1–3
|match_STR_NAC=1–1
|match_STR_PEÑ=1–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Group 3 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
|team2=FLU|name_FLU={{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense
|team3=ITA|name_ITA={{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Italia
|team4=GAL|name_GAL={{flagicon|VEN}} Deportivo Galicia
|win_PAL=5|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=1|gf_PAL=13|ga_PAL=5
|win_FLU=4|draw_FLU=0|loss_FLU=2|gf_FLU=16|ga_FLU=6
|win_ITA=2|draw_ITA=1|loss_ITA=3|gf_ITA=7|ga_ITA=15
|win_GAL=0|draw_GAL=1|loss_GAL=5|gf_GAL=9|ga_GAL=19
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_GAL_ITA=3–3
|match_GAL_FLU=1–3
|match_GAL_PAL=2–3
|match_ITA_GAL=3–2
|match_ITA_FLU=0–6
|match_ITA_PAL=0–3
|match_FLU_GAL=4–1
|match_FLU_ITA=0–1
|match_FLU_PAL=1–3
|match_PAL_GAL=3–0
|match_PAL_ITA=1–0
|match_PAL_FLU=0–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Group 4 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=UES|name_UES={{flagicon|CHI}} Unión Española
|team2=COL|name_COL={{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo
|team3=CER|name_CER={{flagicon|PAR}} Cerro Porteño
|team4=GUA|name_GUA={{flagicon|PAR}} Guaraní
|win_UES=2|draw_UES=3|loss_UES=1|gf_UES=7|ga_UES=6
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=4|loss_COL=1|gf_COL=5|ga_COL=5
|win_CER=2|draw_CER=2|loss_CER=2|gf_CER=6|ga_CER=7
|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=3|loss_GUA=2|gf_GUA=9|ga_GUA=9
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_CER_COL=0–0
|match_CER_GUA=1–1
|match_CER_UES=2–1
|match_COL_CER=1–0
|match_COL_GUA=3–2
|match_COL_UES=1–2
|match_GUA_CER=2–2
|match_GUA_COL=2–0
|match_GUA_UES=1–1
|match_UES_CER=0–0
|match_UES_COL=1–1
|match_UES_GUA=2–1
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Group 5 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=BAR|name_BAR={{flagicon|ECU}} Barcelona
|team2=EME|name_EME={{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|team3=CAL|name_CAL={{flagicon|COL}} Deportivo Cali
|team4=JUN|name_JUN={{flagicon|COL}} Junior
|win_BAR=3|draw_BAR=1|loss_BAR=2|gf_BAR=8|ga_BAR=6
|win_EME=2|draw_EME=3|loss_EME=1|gf_EME=6|ga_EME=4
|win_CAL=3|draw_CAL=0|loss_CAL=3|gf_CAL=8|ga_CAL=7
|win_JUN=1|draw_JUN=2|loss_JUN=3|gf_JUN=4|ga_JUN=9
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Semifinals
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_BAR_CAL=1–0
|match_BAR_EME=0–1
|match_BAR_JUN=3–1
|match_CAL_BAR=3–1
|match_CAL_EME=1–0
|match_CAL_JUN=2–0
|match_EME_BAR=1–1
|match_EME_CAL=3–1
|match_EME_JUN=1–1
|match_JUN_BAR=0–2
|match_JUN_CAL=2–1
|match_JUN_EME=0–0
|update=complete|source=
}}
==Tiebreaker==
Semifinals
= Group 1 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|team2=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
|team3=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|win_NAC=3|draw_NAC=1|loss_NAC=0|gf_NAC=9|ga_NAC=1
|win_PAL=2|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=2|gf_PAL=6|ga_PAL=7
|win_UNI=0|draw_UNI=1|loss_UNI=3|gf_UNI=1|ga_UNI=8
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Final
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_NAC_PAL=3–1
|match_NAC_UNI=3–0
|match_PAL_NAC=0–3
|match_PAL_UNI=3–0
|match_UNI_NAC=0–0
|match_UNI_PAL=1–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Group 2 =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=EST|name_EST={{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|team2=BAR|name_BAR={{flagicon|ECU}} Barcelona
|team3=UES|name_UES={{flagicon|CHI}} Unión Española
|win_EST=3|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=4|ga_EST=2
|win_BAR=2|draw_BAR=0|loss_BAR=2|gf_BAR=3|ga_BAR=4
|win_UES=1|draw_UES=0|loss_UES=3|gf_UES=4|ga_UES=5
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Final
|result1=Q
|solid_cell=grey
|match_BAR_EST=0–1
|match_BAR_UES=1–0
|match_EST_BAR=0–1
|match_EST_UES=2–1
|match_UES_BAR=3–1
|match_UES_EST=0–1
|update=complete|source=
}}
Finals
{{main|1971 Copa Libertadores Finals}}
{{footballbox
|date = May 26, 1971
|team1 = Estudiantes {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score = 1 – 0
|team2 = {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|attendance =
|referee = }}
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{{footballbox
|date = June 2, 1971
|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 1 – 0
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium =
|attendance =
|referee = }}
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Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)
{{footballbox
|date = June 9, 1971
|team1 = Nacional {{flagicon|URU}}
|score = 2 – 0
|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Nacional, Peru
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Champion
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Copa Libertadores 1971 Champions |
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{{flagicon|URU|size=100px}} Nacional First Title |
See also
External links
{{commons cat}}
- [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos_previo.jsp?evento=1081&ano=1971&slangab=S Match results at CONMEBOL's website (In Spanish)]
- [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos_previo.jsp?evento=1081&ano=1971&slangab=E In English]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copa71.html Match result at RSSSF's website]
{{Copa Libertadores Seasons}}