Peru I Division

 Peru. I Division. Last three relegated.

Standing from left: Félix Salinas, Pedro Gonzáles, Luis La Fuente, Luis Cruzado, Héctor Chumpitaz, Humberto Ballesteros.
Crouching: Juan José Muñante, Roberto Chale, Percy Rojas, Héctor Bailetti, Oswaldo Ramírez.
 1. Universitario de Deportes            30 - 18 - 10 -  2 - 57 - 20 -  46  [1971 Champion, To Copa Libertadores]
Standing from left: Carlos Salinas, Miguel García, Javier Gonzáles, Manuel Mayorga, Jorge Barreto, José Velásquez.
Front: Luis "Babalú" Martínez, Víctor "Pitín" Zegarra, Juan Rivero, Teófilo Cubillas, José Sierra
 2. Alianza Lima                         30 - 16 -  8 -  6 - 50 - 25 -  40  [To Copa Libertadores]
Back row: José Fernández, Pedro Gonzáles, Nicolás Fuentes, Rubén Correa, César Peralta, Eduardo Stucchi.
Front: Roberto Chale, Enrique Casaretto, Pedro Alexis Gonzáles, Miguel Angel Tojo, Eduardo Schabauer.
 3. Defensor Lima                        30 - 14 - 11 -  5 - 48 - 30 -  39 
 4. Sporting Cristal                     30 - 13 - 12 -  5 - 50 - 36 -  38 
Standing from left: José Fernández, José Luis Dupuy, Leonidas Jimenez, Fernando Cárdenas, Pedro Gonzáles Zavala, Nicolás Fuentes.
Crouching: Pedro Alexis González, Roberto "Titín" Drago, Manuel Mellán, Hugo Sotil, Miguel Angel Converti.
 5. Deportivo Municipal                  30 - 14 -  9 -  7 - 47 - 34 -  37 
Back row from left: Sanchez, Vidal, Párraga, Carbonell, Augusto "Perro" Vílchez , Pau. 
Front: Reyes, Gonzales Ganoza, Lopez Lavalle, Orbegozo, Arnaez. 
 6. Juan Aurich (Chiclayo)               30 - 15 -  6 -  9 - 48 - 37 -  36 
 7. Melgar F.B.C. (Arequipa)             30 - 10 - 14 -  6 - 40 - 30 -  34 
 8. Atlético Torino (Talara)             30 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 30 - 38 -  30
Back row from left:  Walter Flores, Santiago Ojeda, Luis Mexo, Salguero, Guillermo Quijandría, Carlos Campaña.
Front: Gerónimo Barbadillo, Atilio Escate, Walter Daga, ?, Carlos Solís. 
 9. Sport Boys (Callao)                  30 -  9 - 11 - 10 - 30 - 27 -  29 
Standing from left: José Balcázar, Humberto Giuria, Ricardo Zuñiga, ?, Felipe La Rosa, ?.
Crouching: Galarreta, Ancieta, ?, Luis Andrade, Florencio La Rosa.
10. Unión Tumán (Tumán)                  30 -  9 -  8 - 13 - 38 - 50 -  26
Standing from left:  Rivas, Villalobos, ?, Corbacho, ?, Santiago Carty.
Crouching: Moacyr Pinto, Roberto Agüero, ?, Moisés Chumpitaz, ?. 
11. Carlos Mannucci (Trujillo)           30 -  7 - 10 - 13 - 43 - 49 -  24 
Back row from left: Carlos Oliva, Jesús Lavalle, Angel Avilés, Mariano Loo, ?.
Front: José Navarro, Julio Tijero, Rubén Díaz, Germán Lara, Otorino Sartor, Francisco Quintana.
12. Defensor Arica                       30 -  8 -  8 - 14 - 30 - 46 -  24 
Back row from left: Miguel Dietz, Germán Ostolaza, José Arias, Arturo Acosta, ?, ?.
Front: Gonzáles, Luis Palomino, Alejandro Luces, Hipólito Estrada, Guillermo Ostolaza. 
13. José Gálvez (Chimbote)               30 -  5 - 10 - 15 - 27 - 50 -  20
14. Atlético Deportivo Olímpico (Callao) 30 -  5 - 10 - 15 - 32 - 56 -  20 [Relegated]
Standing from left: Juan Rubianes, ?, Carlos Gonzáles, ?, Manuel Carrizales, Rufino Bernales.
Crouching: Antonio "Muy Muy" Franco, ?, ?, Ricardo Ormeño, ?. 
15. Octavio Espinosa (Ica)               30 -  6 -  7 - 17 - 26 - 43 -  19  [Relegated]
16. Porvenir Miraflores                  30 -  3 - 12 - 15 - 38 - 63 -  18  [Relegated]

Topscorer: Manuel Mellán (Deportivo Municipal), 25 goals.
Promoted: 
Deportivo SIMA (Callao), 
Atlético Grau (Piura), 
León (Huanaco). 

Uruguay II Division

 

Second Level (Primera B) 1971

Final Table:

 1.Rentistas     18   8  7  3  20-13  23  Promoted
 2.Fénix         18   7  8  3  24-18  22  Promotion Playoff
 3.Miramar       18   8  6  4  19-13  22  Promotion Playoff
 4.Wanderers     18   8  5  5  23-17  21 
Standing from left: ?,?, Luis Argibay, Ruben Martínez, Olivera, Wellington Castro.
Front: Elbio Alemán, Oscar Alfonso, Julio Fernández, Jorge Sanín, Aníbal Merli. 
 5.Colón         18   7  5  6  23-18  19
 6.Progreso      18   6  7  5  26-28  19
 7.Cerrito       18   7  3  8  18-21  17
 8.Rampla Juniors   18   3  9  6  16-20  15
 9.El Tanque     18   4  5  9  17-23  13
10.La Luz        18   2  5 11  14-29   9
Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Round 1
Central Esp. – Fénix            1-1
Miramar – Racing                1-1

Round 2
Central Esp. – Miramar          4-2
Racing – Fénix                  2-2

Round 3
Central Esp. – Racing           2-1
Fénix – Miramar                 3-2

 1.Central Esp.   3   2  1  0   7- 4   5
 2.Fénix          3   1  2  0   6- 5   4 
 3.Racing         3   0  2  1   4- 5   2  Relegated
 4.Miramar        3   0  1  2   5- 8   1

Promoted: Rentistas 
Relegated from 1st level: Racing

Rentistas (Montevideo) – Second Division champions and promoted to top flight. Well done!

Misiones (Montevideo) – Third Division champions and promoted to Second Division.

Uruguay I Division

 

Uruguay. I Division – 2-staged season.

Standing from left: Ubiña, Cubilla, Masnik, Brunel, JC Morales, Montero Castillo
Crouching: Manga, Maneiro, Mamelli, Esparrago, JC Blanco
 1. Nacional                   22  12  8  2  42-17  32 
 2. Peñarol                    22  13  6  3  40-23  32 
 3. Liverpool                  22  10  9  3  31-16  29 
 4. Bella Vista                22  10  7  5  28-19  27 
 5. Danubio                    22  10  5  7  24-25  25 
 6. Cerro                      22   6  8  8  26-36  20 
 7. CA River Plate             22   4 12  6  18-22  20 
 8. Defensor                   22   6  8  8  14-18  20 
 9. Huracán Buceo              22   6  5 11  27-30  17 
10. Sud América                22   3 10  9  20-27  16 
11. Racing                     22   3  7 12  23-44  13 
12. Central                    22   2  9 11  21-37  13 

314 goals = 2.378 goals/match. 

Group A - Championship Round: 
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 1. Nacional                    5   3  2  0  10- 6   8 
Back row from left: Cocito (Kinesiólogo), Omar Caetano, Walter Corbo, Roberto Matosas, Alfredo Lamas, Elías R. Figueroa, Mario González, Roque Máspoli (DT) Front: Ermindo Onega, Luis Villalba, Raúl Castronovo, Milton Viera, Ilija Petcovich. 
 2. Peñarol                     5   3  1  1  11- 7   7 
Second row from left: Agapito Rivero,Quiroga,Campo,Moyano,Carlitos Perez,Hurt, 
Front: ?,Pierino Lattuada,Torito Gomez,Linder Moreira,Tano Bertochi
 3. Liverpool                   5   2  1  2   7- 5   5 
 5. Huracán Buceo               5   1  3  1   6- 9   5 
 4. Danubio                     5   0  3  2   2- 4   3 
 6. Bella Vista                 5   0  2  3   7-12   2 

43 goals = 2.867 goals/match. 

Group B - Relegation Round: 
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Standing from left: Arnoldo Labella, Carlos Martínez, Héctor Roux, Ruben Albanese, Eduardo Rivera, Gustavo De Simone.
Crouching: Gerardo Rodríguez, Abel Roux, Sergio Castillo, Luiz Carlos, Antonio Veloso.
 1. Central                     5   3  2  0  10- 4   8 
 2. Cerro                       5   2  2  1  11- 9   6 
Back row from left: Nelson Moraes, Washington Moglia, Juan Parraviccini, Fernando Morena, Antonio De Lucca.
Front: Juan Ramón Silva, Andrés Aguirre, Carlos Rodríguez, Faber Ross, Ovidio Pedernera, Carlos Luthar.
 3. CA River Plate              5   2  2  1   9- 7   6 
 4. Sud América                 5   3  0  2   7- 4   6 
Second row from left: Líber Arispe, Baudilio Jauregui, Walter Gassire, Raúl Caresani, Juan C. Leiva, Hugo Fernández.
Front: Leonardo Hernández, Gervasio Ramilo, Miguel A. Leiva, Hamlet Tabárez, Walter Cufré.
 5. Defensor                    5   1  1  3   5- 9   3 
Standing from left: Carlos Guarroz, Fernando Apolinario, Roberto Gil, Ricardo Moss, Carlos Trasante, ?. 
Crouching: Rossi, Carlos Ravel, Jorge Siviero, Luis Caltieri, Sergio Acuña. 
 6. Racing                      5   0  1  4   4-13   1 

46 goals = 3.067 goals/match.

Champions: Nacional 
Relegated: Racing 
  

Brazil II Division

 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1971, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from September 12 to December 22, 1971. The competition had 23 clubs. The tournament consisted in a fusion of the already existing Torneio Centro-Sul and the Copa Norte-Nordeste, with the champions of each tournament facing off in the finals.

Villa Nova beat Remo on the finals, and was declared 1971 Brazilian Série B champions. The relegation and promotion system hadn't been implemented yet, so no clubs were promoted.

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Ferroviário-CE 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9 Qualified to the Second phase

2  Campinense 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 6

3  ABC 5 1 1 3 8 10 −2 3

4  Ferroviário-PE[a] 4 0 2 2 5 8 −3 2

Notes:

1.  Ferroviário-PE didn't play its last two matches, against Campinense and ABC.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Itabaiana 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 5 Qualified to the Second phase

2  CRB 4 2 0 2 9 7 2 4

3  Náutico 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 3

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Flamengo-PI 8 5 2 1 12 7 +5 12 Qualified to the Second phase

2  Sampaio Corrêa 8 5 1 2 16 8 +8 11

3  River 8 5 0 3 12 8 +4 10

4  Guarany de Sobral 8 2 2 4 8 12 −4 6

5  Maranhão 8 0 1 7 3 16 −13 1

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Remo 6 3 2 1 7 1 +6 8 Qualified to the Second phase

2  Tuna Luso 6 2 4 0 5 1 +4 8

3  Paysandu 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 5

4  Sport Belém 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 3

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Ponte Preta 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualified to the Second phase

2  América-SC 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4

3  Londrina 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2

Second phase

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Ponte Preta 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Qualified to the semifinals

2  Mixto[a] 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0

Notes:

1.  Mixto had previously received a bye to the Second phase

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Villa Nova[a] 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Qualified to the semifinals

2  Central-RJ[b] 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1

Notes:

1.  Villa Nova had previously received a bye to the Second phase

2.  Central-RJ had previously received a bye to the Second phase

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Remo 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4 Qualified to the semifinals

2  Rodoviária-AM[a] 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0

Notes:

1.  Rodoviária-AM had previously received a bye to the Second phase

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1  Itabaiana 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 5 Qualified to the semifinals

Back row from left: Esteves, Marcelino, Ivan Limeira, Hamilton Ayres, Eldo, Zé Maria Paiva;

Front: Zezinho Fumaça, Odacir, Simplício, Amilton Melo, Alísio

2  Ferroviário-CE 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4

Standing from left: Edésio Leitão (técnico), Edson, Décio Costa, Dias, Matintim, Louro, Zé do Braga, Rodrigues Filho (presidente), Carlos Augusto (supervisor)

Crouching; Escurinho (massagista), Carlinhos, Gringo, Odacy, Nadinho, Iratan

3  Flamengo-PI 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 3

Semifinals

Teams Scores Tie-breaker

Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg

Itabaiana  1:3  Remo 0:0 0:2 —

Villa Nova[1]  2:2  Ponte Preta 1:0 0:1 1:1

Finals

15 December 1971

Remo	1 – 0	Villa Nova
Ernani

19 December 1971

Villa Nova	3 – 0	Remo
Dias  5' Jésum  22' Paulinho  46'

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22 December 1971

Villa Nova	2 – 1	Remo
Mário Lourenço  49' (pen.)  78' (pen.)		Cabecinha  9'

After 3 games Remo (Belem) lost the championship.

Villa Nova (Nova Lima) triumphed at the end. Unfortunately, going up to the first level of Brazilian football was not in the books... and not their fault: such were the 'rules'.