1975 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)

1975 Copa Simón Bolívar
1975 Copa Simón Bolívar
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 27 – March 3
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions América de Cali (1st title)
Runners-up Estudiantes de Mérida
1974
1976

The 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar (English: Simon Bolivar Cup) was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation.[1][2] The idea of this competition was to create a tournament among the champions clubs of the countries liberated by Simon Bolivar. It was played six times from its first edition in 1970 to the last in 1976, thus integrating the league champions clubs of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Due to its format, it was a historical precedent of the Copa Merconorte, played between the same Bolivarian countries or the Andean Community from 1998 until the 2001 edition.

América de Cali won the competition defeating Estudiantes de Mérida 2–1 in the Third Round.[3]

Teams

Association Team (Berth) Qualification method
 Bolivia
(1 berth)
The Strongest 1974 Primera División champions
 Colombia
(1 berth)
América de Cali 1974 Campeonato Profesional champions
 Ecuador
(1 berth)
LDU Quito 1974 Serie A champions
 Venezuela
(1 berth)
Estudiantes de Mérida 1974 Primera División First Stage winner

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América de Cali 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4 Champion
2 Estudiantes de Mérida 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
3 The Strongest 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
4 LDU Quito 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:

First round

Estudiantes de Mérida2–1 LDU Quito
The Strongest2–1 América de Cali

Second round

Estudiantes de Mérida1–0 The Strongest
América de Cali2–0 LDU Quito

Third round

The Strongest2–1 LDU Quito

See also

References

  1. ^ Copa Simón Bolívar Files
  2. ^ "Cup for Defensor" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 1975-01-21.
  3. ^ RSSSF – 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar