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1971 Copa Libertadores
12th season of Copa Libertadores
12th season of Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | URU Nacional |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | ARG Estudiantes |
| matches | 75 |
| goals | 195 |
| top_scorer | ARG Luis Artime (10 goals) |
| prevseason | 1970 |
| nextseason | 1972 |
1971 Copa Libertadores da América
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 fourth consecutive title.
Qualified teams
| Country | Team | Qualify method |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | ||
| (1 berth) | Estudiantes | 1970 Copa Libertadores champion |
| 2 berths | Boca Juniors | 1970 National Championship winners |
| Rosario Central | 1970 National Championship winners | |
| 2 berths | Chaco Petrolero | 1970 Bolivian Primera División winners |
| The Strongest | 1970 Bolivian Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Fluminense | 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winners |
| Palmeiras | 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Colo-Colo | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Unión Española | 1970 Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Deportivo Cali | 1970 Campeonato Profesional winners |
| Junior | 1970 Campeonato Profesional runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Barcelona | 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A winners |
| Emelec | 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Cerro Porteño | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Guaraní | 1970 Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Sporting Cristal | 1970 Torneo Descentralizado winners |
| Universitario | 1970 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Nacional | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Peñarol | 1970 Primera División runners-up | |
| 2 berths | Deportivo Galicia | 1970 Venezuelan Primera División winners |
| Deportivo Italia | 1970 Venezuelan Primera División runners-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 Estudiantes was champion of the 1970 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|
Group Stage
Group 1
- The match between Boca Juniors and Sporting Cristobal on the 17th of March was abandoned after fighting resulted in three players being injured and sixteen arrested by police. Boca were removed from the competition, with their next two opponents receiving walk-over victories.
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Tiebreaker
| - |
|---|
| } |
Semifinals
Group 1
Group 2
Finals
Main article: 1971 Copa Libertadores Finals
Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)
Champion
| Copa Libertadores |
|---|
| 1971 Champions |
| URU |
| Nacional |
| First Title |
References
References
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