# 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 third consecutive title.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualify method |
| CONMEBOL (1 berth) | Estudiantes | 1970 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Argentina 2 berths | Boca Juniors | 1970 National Championship winners |
| Argentina 2 berths | Rosario Central | 1970 National Championship winners |
| Bolivia 2 berths | Chaco Petrolero | 1970 Bolivian Primera División winners |
| Bolivia 2 berths | The Strongest | 1970 Bolivian Primera División runners-up |
| Brazil 2 berth | Fluminense | 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winners |
| Brazil 2 berth | Palmeiras | 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up |
| Chile 2 berths | Colo-Colo | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Chile 2 berths | Unión Española | 1970 Primera División runners-up |
| Colombia 2 berths | Deportivo Cali | 1970 Campeonato Profesional winners |
| Colombia 2 berths | Junior | 1970 Campeonato Profesional runners-up |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Barcelona | 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A winners |
| Ecuador 2 berths | Emelec | 1970 Ecuadorian Serie A runners-up |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Cerro Porteño | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Paraguay 2 berths | Guaraní | 1970 Primera División runners-up |
| Peru 2 berths | Sporting Cristal | 1970 Torneo Descentralizado winners |
| Peru 2 berths | Universitario | 1970 Torneo Descentralizado runners-up |
| Uruguay 1+1 berth | Nacional | 1970 Primera División winners |
| Uruguay 1+1 berth | Peñarol | 1970 Primera División runners-up |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Deportivo Galicia | 1970 Venezuelan Primera División winners |
| Venezuela 2 berths | Deportivo Italia | 1970 Venezuelan Primera División runners-uo |

## 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 |
| Argentina  Peru | Bolivia  Uruguay | Brazil  Venezuela | Chile  Paraguay | Colombia  Ecuador |

## Group Stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | UNI | ROS | BOC | CRI |
| 1 | Universitario | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | | 2–2 | | w.o. | 4–0 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | | w.o. | 2–1 | | 2–2 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | PEÑ | CHA | STR |
| 1 | Nacional | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 11 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 7 | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 9–0 |
| 3 | Chaco Petrolero | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | PAL | FLU | ITA | GAL |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 | | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Deportivo Italia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | | 0–3 | 0–6 | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Deportivo Galicia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 1 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | UES | COL | CER | GUA |
| 1 | Unión Española | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | BAR | EME | CAL | JUN |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Qualified to the Semifinals | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Junior | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

#### Tiebreaker

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Emelec |

## Semifinals
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | PAL | UNI |
| 1 | Nacional | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Qualified to the Final | | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Universitario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | EST | BAR | UES |
| 1 | Estudiantes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to the Final | | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | |

## Finals

Replay match at Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)

## Champion

* Copa Libertadores 1971 Champions
* Nacional First Title