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'.
 Team of Independiente, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1975 Copa Libertadores de América | ||||||
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| 2–2 on points Independiente won after a play-off | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 18 June 1975 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional, Santiago | ||||||
| Referee | José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay) | ||||||
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| Date | 25 June 1975 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio de Independiente, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Rubén Barreto (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Play-off | |||||||
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| Date | 29 June 1975 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción | ||||||
| Referee | Edison Pérez (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
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. |
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 Unión Española |
None |
 Independiente |
1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Estadio Nacional (Santiago), Estadio de Independiente (Avellaneda) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción), venues for the finals
Match details
editFirst leg
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Second leg
editSecond leg
| Independiente | 3–1 | Unión Española |
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Percy Rojas  1' Pavoni 57' Daniel Bertoni 82' |
Report | Las Heras 15' |
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Playoff
editPlayoff
| Independiente | 2–0 | Unión Española |
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| Ruiz Moreno 29' Bertoni 62' |
Report |
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Unión Española
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1975 Copa Libertadores finals.
- ^ 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
- ^ 1975 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
- ^ Independiente y una hazaña irrepetible: logró cuatro Libertadores seguidas on Infobae, 28 June 2013