1975 Copa Libertadores

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

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)
1974
1976

Qualified teams

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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

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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

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Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Group 5

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

Semi-finals

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Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Finals

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June 18, 1975 Unión Española   1–0   Independiente Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Ahumada   87' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Martínez Bazán  
June 25, 1975 Independiente   3−1   Unión Española Estadio La Doble Visera, Avellaneda
Rojas   1'
Pavoni   57'
Bertoni   82'
Las Heras   15' Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Barreto 

Extra match

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Champion

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 Copa Libertadores
1975 Champions 
 
Independiente
Sixth title
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