1975 Copa Libertadores finals

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1975 Copa Libertadores finals
Team of Independiente, champions
Event1975 Copa Libertadores de América
Unión Española Independiente
Chile Argentina
2–2 on points
Independiente won after a play-off
First leg
Unión Española Independiente
1 0
Date18 June 1975
VenueEstadio Nacional, Santiago
RefereeJosé Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Second leg
Independiente Unión Española
3 1
Date25 June 1975
VenueEstadio de Independiente, Avellaneda
RefereeRubén Barreto (Uruguay)
Play-off
Independiente Unión Española
2 0
Date29 June 1975 (1975-06-29)
VenueEstadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
RefereeEdison Pérez (Peru)
Attendance55,000
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1976 →

The 1975 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1975 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Chilean club Unión Española. The first leg of the tie was played on 18 June at Santiago de Chile' home field,[1] with the second leg played on 25 June at Avellaneda'.

Independiente won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2–0 at Asunción's Estadio Defensores del Chaco,[2] also achieving its four consecutive Copa Libertadores title.[3]

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Previous finals app.
Chile Unión Española None
Argentina Independiente 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974

Bold indicates winning years

Venues[edit]

Estadio Nacional (Santiago), Estadio de Independiente (Avellaneda) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción), venues for the finals

Match details[edit]

First leg[edit]

1975 Copa Libertadores finals
First leg
Unión Española Chile1–0Argentina Independiente
Ahumada 87' Report
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
Unión Española
Independiente

Second leg[edit]

Second leg
Independiente Argentina3–1Chile Unión Española
Percy Rojas 1'
Pavoni 57'
Daniel Bertoni 82'		 Report Las Heras 15'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Rubén Barreto (Uruguay)
Independiente
Unión Española

Playoff[edit]

Playoff
Independiente Argentina2–0Chile Unión Española
Ruiz Moreno 29'
Bertoni 62'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)
Independiente
Unión Española

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Independiente v Unión Española, 29 June 1975.
  1. ^ A cuarenta años del triunfo de Unión Española en la final de ida por Copa Libertadores Archived 11 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine on CDF website, 18 June 2015
  2. ^ 1975 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
  3. ^ Independiente y una hazaña irrepetible: logró cuatro Libertadores seguidas on Infobae, 28 June 2013
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