# 1971 Club Universitario de Deportes season

Club Universitario de Deportes' 1971 season was the club's 47th year of existence, the 104th year in professional football and the 59th in the top level of professional football in Peru.

## Squad

A majority of players of the 1971 season were transferred to play for Defensor Lima. However this year also marked the debut of various star players for the club.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ARG | Humberto Horacio Ballesteros |
| — | GK | PER | Rubén Correa |
| — | GK | PER | Jesús Goyzueta |
| — | GK | PER | Eloy Martín |
| — | DF | PER | Eleazar Soria |
| — | DF | PER | Julio Luna Portal |
| — | DF | PER | Fernando Cuéllar |
| — | DF | PER | Luis La Fuente |
| — | DF | PER | Héctor Chumpitaz |
| — | DF | PER | Félix Salinas |
| — | DF | PER | Guillermo Palacios |
| — | DF | PER | Leonardo Saavedra |
| — | MF | PER | Luis Cruzado |
| — | MF | PER | Hernán Castañeda |
| — | MF | PER | Roberto Chale |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | PER | Eduardo Wolf |
| — | MF | PER | Pedro González |
| — | MF | PER | José Antonio Plá |
| — | FW | PER | Juan José Muñante |
| — | FW | PER | Ángel Uribe |
| — | FW | PER | Percy Rojas |
| — | FW | PER | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| — | FW | PER | Fernando Alva |
| — | FW | URU | Carlos Jurado |
| — | FW | PER | Oswaldo Ramírez |
| — | FW | PER | Víctor Calatayud |
| — | FW | PER | Héctor Bailetti |
| — | FW | PER | Rodolfo Pedreschi |
| — | FW | PER | Carlos Urrunaga |
| — | FW | PER | Percy Vílchez |

## Torneo Descentralizado

The 1971 Torneo Descentralizado had fourteen teams participating. Universitario become champions in this edition of the tournament, proceeding for the 1971 Copa Libertadores.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitario | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 46 | 1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 40 | 1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Defensor Lima | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 38 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 37 | |
| 6 | Juan Aurich | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Melgar | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 34 | |
| 8 | Atlético Torino | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 30 | |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Unión Tumán | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 26 | |
| 11 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 24 | |
| 12 | Defensor Arica | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 24 | |
| 13 | José Gálvez | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 20 | |
| 14 | ADO | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 20 | 1972 Segunda División |
| 15 | Octavio Espinosa | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 19 | 1972 Copa Perú |
| 16 | Porvenir Miraflores | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 18 | 1972 Segunda División |

## 1971 Copa Libertadores

The 1971 Copa Libertadores was the 12th edition of the tournament with Universitario being part of Group 1, moving on to the second phase before being eliminated from the tournament.

### Group Stage

| 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 | |

### Semifinals

| 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 | | 0–3ú | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Universitario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | |