1974 Copa Libertadores

1974 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 5 – October 19
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Independiente (5th title)
Runners-up São Paulo
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored180 (2.37 per match)
← 1973
1975 →

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 and a record-extending fifth title.

Qualified teams

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

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

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 —
Source:

Finals

Main article: 1974 Copa Libertadores Finals
São Paulo 2–1 Independiente
Rocha 48'
Mirandinha 50'		 Saggioratto 28'
Attendance: 51.000
Referee: Pérez (Peru)
Independiente 2–0 São Paulo
Bochini 34'
Balbuena 48'
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Barreto (Uruguay)

Replay match at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile.

Independiente 1–0 São Paulo
Pavoni 37'
Attendance: 60.000
Copa Libertadores
1974 Winner

Independiente
Fifth Title

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