1973 Copa Libertadores#Group 5
{{Short description|14th season of Copa Libertadores}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Copa Libertadores de América
| year = 1973
| dates = February 2 – July 6
| num_teams = 19
| associations = 9
| champion_other = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente
| count = 4
| second_other = {{flagicon|CHL}} Colo-Colo
| matches = 65
| goals = 187
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|CHL}} Carlos Caszely (9 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 1972
| nextseason = 1974
}}
Copa Libertadores 1973 was won by defending champions Independiente of Argentina after defeating Colo Colo of Chile in a third decisive game. The third match which ended 2–1 in extra time was necessary after the previous two leg matches ended in draws. Their second consecutive title made Independiente the first team in the tournament's history to win four titles.
The Venezuelan club teams Deportivo Italia and Deportivo Galicia did not participate in the Copa Libertadores due to internal problems with the Venezuelan Football Federation.
Qualified teams
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| width=125|Country
!width=150|Team !width=300|Qualification method |
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| CONMEBOL (1 berth) |1972 Copa Libertadores champion |
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Argentina}} (2 berths) |1972 Nacional champion |
| River Plate
|1972 Nacional runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{BOL}} (2 berths) |1972 Primera División champion |
| Oriente Petrolero
|1972 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{BRA}} (2 berths) |1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
| Botafogo
|1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{CHI}} (2 berths) |1972 Primera División champion |
| Unión Española
|1972 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{COL}} (2 berths) |1972 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Deportivo Cali
|1972 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{ECU}} (2 berths) |1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion |
| El Nacional
|1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{PAR}} (2 berths) |1972 Primera División champion |
| Olimpia
|1972 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{PER}} (2 berths) |1972 Primera División champion |
| Universitario
|1972 Primera División runner-up |
| rowspan="2"|{{URU}} (2 berths) |1972 Primera División champion |
| Peñarol
|1972 Primera División runner-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 Independiente was champion of the 1972 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=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=SLO|name_SLO={{flagicon|ARG}} San Lorenzo
|team2=WIL|name_WIL={{flagicon|BOL}} Jorge Wilstermann
|team3=RIV|name_RIV={{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate
|team4=ORI|name_ORI={{flagicon|BOL}} Oriente Petrolero
|win_SLO=5|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=1|gf_SLO=15|ga_SLO=1
|win_WIL=3|draw_WIL=1|loss_WIL=2|gf_WIL=6|ga_WIL=8
|win_RIV=2|draw_RIV=1|loss_RIV=3|gf_RIV=12|ga_RIV=10
|win_ORI=1|draw_ORI=0|loss_ORI=5|gf_ORI=5|ga_ORI=19
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
|match_WIL_ORI=1–0
|match_WIL_RIV=1–0
|match_WIL_SLO=1–0
|match_ORI_WIL=3–1
|match_ORI_RIV=1–3
|match_ORI_SLO=0–3
|match_RIV_WIL=2–2
|match_RIV_ORI=7–1
|match_RIV_SLO=0–4
|match_SLO_WIL=3–0
|match_SLO_ORI=4–0
|match_SLO_RIV=1–0
}}
=Group 2=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=BOT|name_BOT={{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo
|team2=PAL|name_PAL={{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
|team3=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|URU}} Nacional
|team4=PEÑ|name_PEÑ={{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol
|win_BOT=4|draw_BOT=1|loss_BOT=1|gf_BOT=15|ga_BOT=9
|win_PAL=4|draw_PAL=1|loss_PAL=1|gf_PAL=10|ga_PAL=6
|win_NAC=1|draw_NAC=2|loss_NAC=3|gf_NAC=8|ga_NAC=9
|win_PEÑ=0|draw_PEÑ=2|loss_PEÑ=4|gf_PEÑ=4|ga_PEÑ=13
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
|match_BOT_NAC=3–2
|match_BOT_PAL=2–0
|match_BOT_PEÑ=4–1
|match_NAC_BOT=1–2
|match_NAC_PAL=1–2
|match_NAC_PEÑ=2–0
|match_PAL_BOT=3–2
|match_PAL_NAC=1–1
|match_PAL_PEÑ=2–0
|match_PEÑ_BOT=2–2
|match_PEÑ_NAC=1–1
|match_PEÑ_PAL=0–2
}}
=Group 3=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=COL|name_COL={{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo
|team2=EME|name_EME={{flagicon|ECU}} Emelec
|team3=NAC|name_NAC={{flagicon|ECU}} El Nacional
|team4=UES|name_UES={{flagicon|CHI}} Unión Española
|win_COL=3|draw_COL=2|loss_COL=1|gf_COL=16|ga_COL=4
|win_EME=3|draw_EME=1|loss_EME=2|gf_EME=6|ga_EME=7
|win_NAC=2|draw_NAC=1|loss_NAC=3|gf_NAC=5|ga_NAC=10
|win_UES=1|draw_UES=2|loss_UES=3|gf_UES=3|ga_UES=9
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
|match_COL_NAC=5–1
|match_COL_EME=5–1
|match_COL_UES=5–0
|match_NAC_COL=1–1
|match_NAC_EME=1–0
|match_NAC_UES=1–0
|match_EME_COL=1–0
|match_EME_NAC=2–0
|match_EME_UES=1–0
|match_UES_COL=0–0
|match_UES_NAC=2–1
|match_UES_EME=1–1
}}
=Group 4=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=MIL|name_MIL={{flagicon|COL}} Millonarios
|team2=CAL|name_CAL={{flagicon|COL}} Deportivo Cali
|win_MIL=1|draw_MIL=1|loss_MIL=0|gf_MIL=6|ga_MIL=2
|win_CAL=0|draw_CAL=1|loss_CAL=1|gf_CAL=2|ga_CAL=6
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
|match_CAL_MIL=0–0
|match_MIL_CAL=6–2
}}
=Group 5=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=Q
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=CER|name_CER={{flagicon|PAR}} Cerro Porteño
|team2=OLI|name_OLI={{flagicon|PAR}} Olimpia
|team3=SCR|name_SCR={{flagicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal
|team4=UNI|name_UNI={{flagicon|PER}} Universitario
|win_CER=4|draw_CER=1|loss_CER=1|gf_CER=14|ga_CER=5
|win_OLI=3|draw_OLI=0|loss_OLI=3|gf_OLI=9|ga_OLI=9
|win_SCR=2|draw_SCR=2|loss_SCR=2|gf_SCR=5|ga_SCR=9
|win_UNI=1|draw_UNI=1|loss_UNI=4|gf_UNI=5|ga_UNI=10
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Semifinals
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
|match_CER_OLI=4–2
|match_CER_SCR=5–0
|match_CER_UNI=1–0
|match_OLI_CER=2–1
|match_OLI_SCR=1–0
|match_OLI_UNI=3–1
|match_SCR_CER=1–1
|match_SCR_OLI=1–0
|match_SCR_UNI=2–2
|match_UNI_CER=0–2
|match_UNI_SCR=0–1
|match_UNI_OLI=2–1
}}
Semi-finals
- The five previous group leaders formed two new groups of three which included the 1972 Copa Libertadores defending champion Independiente.
=Group 1=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=IND|name_IND ={{flagicon|Argentina}} Independiente
|team2=SLO|name_SLO={{flagicon|Argentina}} San Lorenzo
|team3=MIL|name_MIL={{flagicon|Colombia}} Millonarios
|win_IND=2|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=5|ga_IND=3
|win_SLO=1|draw_SLO=2|loss_SLO=1|gf_SLO=4|ga_SLO=3
|win_MIL=1|draw_MIL=1|loss_MIL=2|gf_MIL=1|ga_MIL=4
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Final
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=
|match_IND_MIL=2–0
|match_IND_SLO=1–0
|match_MIL_IND=1–0
|match_MIL_SLO=0–0
|match_SLO_IND=2–2
|match_SLO_MIL=2–0
}}
=Group 2=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=COL|name_COL ={{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo
|team2=CER|name_CER={{flagicon|PAR}} Cerro Porteño
|team3=BOT|name_BOT={{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo
|win_COL=2|draw_COL=1|loss_COL=1|gf_COL=10|ga_COL=9
|win_CER=2|draw_CER=0|loss_CER=2|gf_CER=8|ga_CER=9
|win_BOT=1|draw_BOT=1|loss_BOT=2|gf_BOT=8|ga_BOT=8
|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=Qualified to the Final
|result1=Q
|update=complete|source=
|match_BOT_COL=1–2
|match_BOT_CER=2–0
|match_CER_BOT=3–2
|match_CER_COL=5–1
|match_COL_BOT=3–3
|match_COL_CER=4–0
}}
Finals
{{main|1973 Copa Libertadores Finals}}
= First leg =
{{football box collapsible
| date = 22 May 1973
| time =
| event =
| round =
| team1 = Independiente {{flagicon|ARG}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo
| score = 1–1
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Avellaneda
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
= Second leg =
{{football box collapsible
| date = 29 May 1973
| time =
| event =
| round =
| team1 = Colo-Colo {{flagicon|CHI}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Independiente
| score = 0–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Santiago
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
= Extra match =
{{football box collapsible
| date = 6 June 1973
| time =
| event =
| round =
| team1 = Independiente {{flagicon|ARG}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo
| score = 2–1
| goals1 =
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| stadium = Montevideo
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
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Champion
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| Copa Libertadores 1973 Winners |
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| {{flagicon|ARG|size=100px}} Independiente Fourth Title |