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1972 Copa Libertadores
13th season of Copa Libertadores
13th season of Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Copa Libertadores |
| year | 1972 |
| other_titles | 1972 Copa Libertadores de América |
| 1972 Copa Libertadores da América | |
| dates | January 30 – May 24 |
| num_teams | 20 |
| confederations | 10 |
| champion_other | ARG Independiente |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | PER Universitario |
| matches | 68 |
| goals | 175 |
| top_scorer | PER Oswaldo Ramírez (6) |
| PER Percy Rojas (6) | |
| PER Teófilo Cubillas (6) | |
| BRA Toninho (6) | |
| prevseason | [1971](1971-copa-libertadores) |
| nextseason | [1973](1973-copa-libertadores) |
1972 Copa Libertadores da América PER Percy Rojas (6) PER Teófilo Cubillas (6) BRA Toninho (6)
The 1972 Copa Libertadores was the 13th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's the annual club tournament. Independiente of Argentina defeated Universitario de Deportes of Peru in the finals, and became the second team in the tournament's history to win three titles, after fellow Argentine club Estudiantes. They would go on and face the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup in the Intercontinental Cup.
Format
The tournament was divided into three phases. The first phase had 19 teams divided into four round-robin groups of four and one group of three (defending champions Nacional received a bye to the second phase). Each group had clubs from two countries. The winners of each group advanced to the second phase. Five teams joined the defending champions in two round-robin groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to play in the finals. The winner of the finals, and tournament champions, are determined by points (two for a win, one for tie).
Qualified teams
| Country | Team | Qualify method |
|---|---|---|
| 2 berths | Independiente | [1971 Metropolitan Championship](1971-argentine-primera-division) winners |
| Rosario Central | [1971 National Championship](1971-argentine-primera-division) winners | |
| 2 berths | Oriente Petrolero | 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar winners |
| Chaco Petrolero | 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar runners-up | |
| 2 berth | Atlético Mineiro | 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro winners |
| São Paulo | 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Unión San Felipe | 1971 Primera División winners |
| Universidad de Chile | 1971 Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Santa Fe | 1971 Campeonato Profesional winners |
| Atlético Nacional | 1971 Campeonato Profesional runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Barcelona | 1971 Ecuadorian league winners |
| América de Quito | 1971 Ecuadorian league runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Cerro Porteño | 1971 Primera División winners |
| Olimpia | 1971 Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Universitario | [1971 Torneo Descentralizado](1971-torneo-descentralizado) winners |
| Alianza Lima | [1971 Torneo Descentralizado](1971-torneo-descentralizado) runners-up | |
| 1+1 berth | Nacional | [1971 Copa Libertadores](1971-copa-libertadores) champions |
| Peñarol | [1971 Primera División](1971-uruguayan-primera-division) runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Valencia | [1971 Venezuelan Primera División](1971-venezuelan-primera-division-season) winners |
| Deportivo Italia | [1971 Venezuelan Primera División](1971-venezuelan-primera-division-season) runners-uo |
Draw
The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Two clubs from Uruguay competed as Nacional was champion of the 1971 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|
Group Stage
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Finals
Main article: 1972 Copa Libertadores Finals
Lima, Peru
Avellaneda, Argentina
Champion
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