1975 Copa Libertadores

The Copa Libertadores 1975 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Independiente won the competition defeating Unión Española 2–0 in a play off after the original two legs finished 2–2 on points.

1975 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 16 – June 29
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Independiente (6th title)
Runners-upChile Unión Española
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored209 (2.75 per match)

Qualified teams
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Independiente 1974 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 Rosario Central 1974 Torneo Reducido winner
Newell's Old Boys 1974 Torneo Reducido runner-up
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 The Strongest 1974 Primera División champion
Jorge Wilstermann 1974 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 Vasco da Gama 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Cruzeiro 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Huachipato 1974 Primera División champion
Unión Española 1974 Liguilla_Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 Deportivo Cali 1974 Campeonato Profesional champion
Atlético Nacional 1974 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 LDU Quito 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
El Nacional 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Cerro Porteño 1974 Primera División champion
Olimpia 1974 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 Universitario 1974 Primera División champion
Unión Huaral 1974 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Peñarol 1974 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Montevideo Wanderers 1974 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths)		 Deportivo Galicia 1974 Primera División champion
Portuguesa 1974 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 1974 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group stage
Main article: 1975 Copa Libertadores group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina ROS Argentina NOB Paraguay OLI Paraguay CER
1 Argentina Rosario Central 6 2 4 0 8 5 +3 8 Qualified to the Semi-finals — 1–1 1–1 2–1
2 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 8 1–1 — 3–2 3–2
3 Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 7 0–0 2–0 — 2–1
4 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 1–3 0–1 0–0 —
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Chile UES Chile HUA Bolivia STR Bolivia WIL
1 Chile Unión Española 6 3 3 0 17 5 +12 9 Qualified to the Semi-finals — 7–2 4–1 4–0
2 Chile Huachipato 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 6 0–0 — 4–0 4–2
3 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 6 1–1 1–0 — 3–1
4 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 0 3 3 4 13 −9 3 1–1 0–0 1–1 —
Source: Copa Libertadores 1975

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Brazil CRU Colombia CAL Colombia ATL Brazil VAS
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Qualified to the Semi-finals — 2–1 2–3 3–2
2 Colombia Deportivo Cali 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6 1–0 — 0–0 2–1
3 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 1–2 2–1 — 1–1
4 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 5 1–1 0–0 2–0 —
Source:

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Ecuador LDQ Venezuela POR Venezuela DGA Ecuador NAC
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 3 0 12 7 +5 9 Qualified to the Semi-finals — 1–1 4–2 3–1
2 Venezuela Portuguesa 6 1 4 1 5 8 −3 6 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Venezuela Deportivo Galicia 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 5 0–1 0–0 — 4–0
4 Ecuador El Nacional 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 4 2–2 5–1 0–0 —
Source:

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Peru UNI Uruguay PEÑ Uruguay WAN Peru HUA
1 Peru Universitario 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 10 Qualified to the Semi-finals — 3–2 3–1 2–2
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 8 0–1 — 1–0 5–2
3 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 1 1 4 8 10 −2 3 0–2 1–2 — 4–0
4 Peru Unión Huaral 6 0 3 3 7 17 −10 3 1–1 0–3 2–2 —
Source:

Semi-finals

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Chile UE Peru UNI Ecuador LDQ
1 Chile Unión Española 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 5 Qualified to the Final — 2–1 2–0
2 Peru Universitario 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 4 1–1 — 2–1
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3 4–2 0–0 —
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Argentina IND Argentina CEN Brazil CRU
1 Argentina Independiente 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4 Qualified to the Final — 2–0 3–0
2 Argentina Rosario Central 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4 2–0 — 3–1
3 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 4 2–0 2–0 —
Source:

Finals
Main article: 1975 Copa Libertadores Finals
June 18, 1975 Unión Española Chile 1–0 Argentina Independiente Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Ahumada 87' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Martínez Bazán Uruguay
June 25, 1975 Independiente Argentina 3−1 Chile Unión Española Estadio La Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Rojas 1'
Pavoni 57'
Bertoni 82'		 Las Heras 15' Attendance: 60,000
Referee: BarretoUruguay

Extra match
June 29, 1975 Independiente Argentina 2−0 Chile Unión Española Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Ruiz Moreno 13'
Bertoni 87'		 Attendance: 55,000
Referee: PérezPeru

Champion
 Copa Libertadores
1975 Champions 
Argentina
Independiente
Sixth title
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