1973 Copa Libertadores

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.

1973 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 2 – July 6
Teams19 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (4th title)
Runners-upChile Colo-Colo
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored187 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Carlos Caszely (9 goals)

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
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Independiente 1972 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 San Lorenzo 1972 Nacional champion
River Plate 1972 Nacional runner-up
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 Jorge Wilstermann 1972 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1972 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 Palmeiras 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Botafogo 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Colo-Colo 1972 Primera División champion
Unión Española 1972 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 Millonarios 1972 Campeonato Profesional champion
Deportivo Cali 1972 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 Emelec 1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
El Nacional 1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Cerro Porteño 1972 Primera División champion
Olimpia 1972 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 Sporting Cristal 1972 Primera División champion
Universitario 1972 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Nacional 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.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina SLO Bolivia WIL Argentina RIV Bolivia ORI
1 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 5 0 1 15 1 +14 10 Semifinals — 3–0 1–0 4–0
2 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 7 1–0 — 1–0 1–0
3 Argentina River Plate 6 2 1 3 12 10 +2 5 0–4 2–2 — 7–1
4 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 1 0 5 5 19 −14 2 0–3 3–1 1–3 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil BOT Brazil PAL Uruguay NAC Uruguay PEÑ
1 Brazil Botafogo 6 4 1 1 15 9 +6 9 Semifinals — 2–0 3–2 4–1
2 Brazil Palmeiras 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 9 3–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 4 1–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source:

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Chile COL Ecuador EME Ecuador NAC Chile UES
1 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 2 1 16 4 +12 8 Semifinals — 5–1 5–1 5–0
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 7 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Ecuador El Nacional 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 5 1–1 1–0 — 1–0
4 Chile Unión Española 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 4 0–0 1–1 2–1 —
Source:

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia MIL Colombia CAL
1 Colombia Millonarios 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 3 Semifinals — 6–2
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 0–0 —
Source:

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Paraguay CER Paraguay OLI Peru SCR Peru UNI
1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 9 Semifinals — 4–2 5–0 1–0
2 Paraguay Olimpia 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 6 2–1 — 1–0 3–1
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 6 1–1 1–0 — 2–2
4 Peru Universitario 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 3 0–2 2–1 0–1 —
Source:

Semi-finals
  • The five previous group leaders formed two new groups of three which included the 1972 Copa Libertadores defending champion Independiente.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina IND Argentina SLO Colombia MIL
1 Argentina Independiente 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5 Qualified to the Final — 1–0 2–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 4 2–2 — 2–0
3 Colombia Millonarios 4 1 1 2 1 4 −3 3 1–0 0–0 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Chile COL Paraguay CER Brazil BOT
1 Chile Colo-Colo 4 2 1 1 10 9 +1 5 Qualified to the Final — 4–0 3–3
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 4 2 0 2 8 9 −1 4 5–1 — 3–2
3 Brazil Botafogo 4 1 1 2 8 8 0 3 1–2 2–0 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1973 Copa Libertadores Finals

First leg
22 May 1973 Independiente Argentina 1–1 Chile Colo-Colo Avellaneda

Second leg
29 May 1973 Colo-Colo Chile 0–0 Argentina Independiente Santiago

Extra match
6 June 1973 Independiente Argentina 2–1 Chile Colo-Colo Montevideo

Champion
Copa Libertadores
1973 Winners
Argentina
Independiente
Fourth Title
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