# 1974 Copa Libertadores

The Copa Libertadores 1974 was the 15th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Defending champions Independiente won the competition, bagging their third consecutive title.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Team | Qualification method |
| CONMEBOL (1 berth) | Independiente | 1973 Copa Libertadores champion |
| Argentina (2 berths) | Rosario Central | 1973 Nacional champion |
| Argentina (2 berths) | Huracán | 1973 Metropolitano champion |
| Bolivia (2 berths) | Jorge Wilstermann | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Bolivia (2 berths) | Deportivo Municipal | 1973 Primera División runner-up |
| Brazil (2 berths) | Palmeiras | 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion |
| Brazil (2 berths) | São Paulo | 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up |
| Chile (2 berths) | Unión Española | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Chile (2 berths) | Colo-Colo | 1973 Primera División runner-up |
| Colombia (2 berths) | Atlético Nacional | 1973 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| Colombia (2 berths) | Millonarios | 1973 Campeonato Profesional runner-up |
| Ecuador (2 berths) | El Nacional | 1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion |
| Ecuador (2 berths) | Universidad Católica | 1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up |
| Paraguay (2 berths) | Cerro Porteño | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Paraguay (2 berths) | Olimpia | 1973 Primera División runner-up |
| Peru (2 berths) | Defensor Lima | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Peru (2 berths) | Sporting Cristal | 1973 Primera División runner-up |
| Uruguay (2 berths) | Peñarol | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Uruguay (2 berths) | Nacional | 1973 Primera División runner-up |
| Venezuela (2 berths) | Portuguesa | 1973 Primera División champion |
| Venezuela (2 berths) | Valencia | 1973 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 1973 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
| Argentina  Chile | Bolivia  Brazil | Colombia  Venezuela | Ecuador  Peru | Paraguay  Uruguay |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HUR | ROS | UNI | COL |
| 1 | Huracán | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — |

#### Tiebreaker

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Huracán | 4–0 | Rosario Central |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SAO | PAL | MUN | WIL |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Jorge Wilstermann | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MIL | NAC | POR | VAL |
| 1 | Millonarios | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Valencia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | DEF | NAC | CAT | SCR |
| 1 | Defensor Lima | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | PEÑ | CER | OLI | NAC |
| 1 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualified to the Semifinals | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Semi-finals
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | IND | PEÑ | HUR |
| 1 | Independiente | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to the Final | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Huracán | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SAO | MIL | DEF |
| 1 | São Paulo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Qualified to the Final | — | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Millonarios | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Defensor Lima | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | — |

## Finals

Replay match at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile.
* Copa Libertadores 1974 Winner
* Independiente Fifth Title