1971 Copa Libertadores

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

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 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

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Semifinals

Group 1

Group 2

Finals

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Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)

Champion

See also

• Little Maracanazo

References

External links

• Match results at CONMEBOL's website (In Spanish)
• In English
• Match result at RSSSF's website