The 1973 Copa Libertadores was the 14th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 19 teams took part. The national champions of the CONMEBOL countries and the second took part, or the winner and finalist of the cup competition in Bolivia, as no national championship has yet been held there. Venezuela did not participate. The field of participants was completed by defending champion CA Independiente. The tournament began on February 2 and ended on June 6, 1973 with the final playoff. The Argentine representative CA Independiente won the final against CSD Colo-Colo and was able to defend his title from the previous year and win the Copa Libertadores for the fourth time.
1st group stage
Group 1
First leg
Return leg
Oriente Petrolero
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CA River Plate
1: 3
1: 7
Club Jorge Wilstermann
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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
1-0
0: 3
Oriente Petrolero
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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
0: 3
0: 4
Club Jorge Wilstermann
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CA River Plate
1-0
2: 2
Oriente Petrolero
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Club Jorge Wilstermann
3: 1
0: 1
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
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CA River Plate
1-0
4-0
Group 2
First leg
Return leg
Nacional Montevideo
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Club Atlético Peñarol
2-0
1: 1
Palmeiras São Paulo
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Botafogo FR
3: 2
0: 2
Botafogo FR
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Nacional Montevideo
3: 2
2: 1
Palmeiras São Paulo
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Club Atlético Peñarol
2-0
2-0
Palmeiras São Paulo
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Nacional Montevideo
1: 1
2: 1
Botafogo FR
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Club Atlético Peñarol
4: 1
2: 2
Group 3
First leg
Return leg
CS Emelec
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CD El Nacional
2-0
0: 1
CSD Colo-Colo
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Unión Española
5-0
0-0
CS Emelec
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Unión Española
1-0
1: 1
CD El Nacional
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CSD Colo-Colo
1: 1
1: 5
CS Emelec
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CSD Colo-Colo
1-0
1: 5
CD El Nacional
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Unión Española
1-0
1: 2
Group 4
First leg
Return leg
Los Millonarios CD
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Deportivo Cali
6: 2
0-0
Group 5
First leg
Return leg
Sporting Cristal
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Universitario de Deportes
2: 2
1-0
Club Cerro Porteño
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Club Olimpia
4: 2
1: 2
Universitario de Deportes
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Club Olimpia
2: 1
1: 3
Sporting Cristal
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Club Olimpia
1-0
0: 1
Universitario de Deportes
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Club Cerro Porteño
0: 2
0: 1
Sporting Cristal
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Club Cerro Porteño
1: 1
0: 5
2nd group stage
Group 1
First leg
Return leg
Los Millonarios CD
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CA Independiente
1-0
0: 2
Los Millonarios CD
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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
0-0
0: 2
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
-
CA Independiente
2: 2
0: 1
Group 2
First leg
Return leg
Botafogo FR
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CSD Colo-Colo
1: 2
3: 3
Club Cerro Porteño
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CSD Colo-Colo
5: 1
0: 4
Club Cerro Porteño
-
Botafogo FR
3: 2
0: 2
final
First leg
CA Independiente
CSD Colo-Colo
Miguel Santoro - Eduardo Antonio Commisso , Francisco Sá , Miguel Ángel López , Ricardo Pavoni , Alejandro Estanislao Semenewicz , Miguel Ángel Raimondo , Héctor Jesús Martínez , Agustín Balbuena ( Daniel Bertoni ), Miguel Giachello ( Eduardo Maglioni ), Mario Mendoza Trainer: Humbio Maschio
Adolfo Nef - Mario Galindo , Leonel Herrera , Rafael González , Alejandro Silva , Guillermo Páez , Francisco Valdés , Fernando Osorio ( Carlos Caszely ), Sergio Messen , Sergio Ahumada , Leonardo Véliz ( Alfonso Lara ) Trainer: Luis Álamos
1: 1 Mario Mendoza (55th)
0: 1 Francisco Sá (71st, own goal)
Return leg
CSD Colo-Colo
CA Independiente
Adolfo Nef - Mario Galindo , Leonel Herrera , Rafael González , Alejandro Silva , Guillermo Páez , Francisco Valdés , Fernando Osorio , Carlos Caszely , Sergio Messen , Leonardo Véliz Trainers: Luis Álamos
Miguel Santoro - Eduardo Antonio Commisso , Francisco Sá , Miguel Ángel López , Ricardo Pavoni , Alejandro Estanislao Semenewicz , Miguel Ángel Raimondo , Héctor Jesús Martínez , Agustín Balbuena ( Daniel Bertoni ), Miguel Giachello ( Eduardo Maglioni ), Mario Mendoza Trainer: Humbio Maschio
Playoff
CA Independiente
CSD Colo-Colo
Miguel Santoro - Eduardo Antonio Commisso , Francisco Sá , Miguel Ángel López , Ricardo Pavoni , Alejandro Estanislao Semenewicz , Miguel Ángel Raimondo , Rubén Galván , Daniel Bertoni , Eduardo Maglioni ( Ricardo Bochini ), Mario Mendoza ( Miguel Giachello ) Trainer: Humberto Maschio
Adolfo Nef - Mario Galindo , Leonel Herrera , Rafael González , Alejandro Silva ( Gerardo Castañeda ), Francisco Valdés , Guillermo Páez , Sergio Messen , Carlos Caszely , Sergio Ahumada , Leonardo Véliz ( Alfonso Lara ) Trainer: Luis Álamos
1-0 Mario Mendoza (25th) 2-1 Miguel Giachello (107th)
1: 1 Carlos Caszely (39th)
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