| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 5 – October 19 |
| Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Independiente (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  São Paulo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Goals scored | 180 (2.37 per match) |
←1973 1975 → | |
TheCopa Libertadores 1974 was the 15th edition of theCopa Libertadores,CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Defending championsIndependiente won the competition, bagging their third consecutive and a record-extending fifth title.
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 asIndependiente was champion of the1973 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theSemifinals | — | 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 | — |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Huracán | 4–0 | Rosario Central |
| 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 theSemifinals | — | 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 | — |
| 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 theSemifinals | — | 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 | — |
| 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 theSemifinals | — | 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 | — |
| 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 theSemifinals | — | 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 | — |
| 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 theFinal | — | 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 | — |
| 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 theFinal | — | 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 | — |
São Paulo | 2–1 |  Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Rocha 48' Mirandinha 50' | Saggioratto 28' |
| Independiente | 2–0 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Bochini 34' Balbuena 48' |
Replay match atEstadio Nacional inSantiago,Chile.
| Independiente | 1–0 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Pavoni 37' |
| Copa Libertadores 1974 Winner |
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 Independiente Fifth Title |
