Colombia

 

Colombia. Closed league. NB: Independiente Medellín and Atlético Bucaramanga sold their posts in the championship of 1971 to Oro Negro [Barrancabermeja] and Real Cartagena respectively due economical problems.

Torneo Apertura 

Final table: 

 1. Nacional        26   16    8    2   43-23   40   [Medellín] 
 2. Deportivo Cali  26   16    7    3   48-28   39 
 3. Santa Fe        26   12   10    4   42-27   34   [Bogotá] 
 4. Millonarios     26   13    6    7   44-30   32   [Bogotá] 
 5. Cúcuta          26   10    9    7   43-36   29 
 6. América         26    9    8    9   34-33   26   [Cali] 
 7. Pereira         26    8   10    8   34-38   26 
 8. Quindío         26    7   11    8   31-41   25   [Armenia] 
 9. Cristal Caldas  26    9    6   11   39-33   24   [Manizales] 
10. Tolima          26    6   10   10   33-38   22   [Ibagué] 
11. Real Cartagena  26    4   12   10   18-32   20 
12. Atlético Junior 26    7    4   15   29-40   18   [Barranquilla] 
13. Oro Negro       26    4    7   15   23-47   15   [Barrancabermeja] 
14. Unión Magdalena 26    4    6   16   28-43   14   [Santa Marta] 

Atlético Nacional & Deportivo Cali classified to Final Quadrangular. 



Torneo Finalización 

Final table: 

Standing from left:  Jesús “El Toto” Rubio, Gabriel Hernández, José Ignacio Díaz Granados, Otoniel Quintana, Hermenegildo Segrera, Óscar Villano. 
Crouching: Alejandro Brand, José I. Muñoz, Néstor Subiat, Juan Adolfo Maldonado, Luis Fernando Lavezzi.
 1. Millonarios     26   17    5    4   41-17   39   [Bogotá] 
 2. Santa Fe        26   16    6    4   50-21   38   [Bogotá] 
 3. Nacional        26   14    5    7   42-31   33   [Medellín] 
 4. Deportivo Cali  26   12    6    8   44-33   30 
 5. Quindío         26   10    8    8   39-35   28   [Armenia] 
Standing from left: Beracochea, Zapata, Torres, “Pele” González, Ortega, Gomez, Fabio Cadavid. Crouching: Rezza, Santamaría, Lobaton, Prospitti, Quiñónez. 
 6. Cristal Caldas  26   11    6    9   45-46   28   [Manizales] 
Top row from left:Director Técnico Pancho Villegas, Cristobal Valencia, Joaquín Sánchez, Armando Valencia, De la Hoz, Absalón Oviedo, Heriberto Rigi, Claudio Norberto Bautista, Henri Valencia, Gullo preparador físico.
Middle row: Alejandro Sinisterra, Orlando Puerto, Pipa Solarte, Joaquín Ramírez, Juan Vicente la liebre Quintero, Iroldo de Oliveira , Raul Peñaranda, Wilson Barona, Carlos Obando, Carlos man Ávila, Canín Zabala  masajista.
Front: Jaime Illice, José Vicente Tuta, Fabio guaracha Mosquera, F. Espinosa, Fernando Romero, Carlos Arturo el pollo  Díaz, Carlos la chancha Monsalve, Nélson Silva  Pacheco ( uruguayan), Edgar  Angulo, Néstor Manfredy.
 7. Cúcuta          26    8   10    8   37-43   26 
Standing from left: Morales, Paniagua, Monsalve, Rivarola, Gomez. 
Crouching: Gaviria, Matiz, Rodríguez, Largacha, Valencia, Naranjo. 
 8. Pereira         26    7   11    8   39-36   25 
 9. Unión Magdalena 26    7    9   10   36-43   23   [Santa Marta] 
10. América         26    6   10   10   26-38   22   [Cali] 
11. Real Cartagena  26    7    7   12   27-35   21 
12. Atlético Junior 26    2   15    9   21-38   19   [Barranquilla] 
13. Oro Negro       26    5    8   13   34-44   18   [Barrancabermeja] 
14. Tolima          26    1   12   13   23-44   14   [Ibagué] 

CD Millonarios & Independiente Santa Fe classified to Final Quadrangular. 



Final Quadrangular 

Final table: 

 1. Santa Fe         6    2    3    1    8- 6    7   Libertadores 1972 
 2. Nacional         6    2    3    1    7- 6    7   Libertadores 1972 
 3. Millonarios      6    2    2    2    6- 5    6 
 4. Deportivo Cali             6    1    2    3    7-11    4 

Santa Fe and Nacional both with 7 points had to play a final championship 
serie. 



Final Championship 

First Leg  [Jan 30 1972, Medellín] 
Nacional   0-0  Santa Fe 

Second Leg [Feb 3 1972, Bogotá] 
Santa Fe   0-0  Nacional 

Tie-breaker match [Feb 10 1972, Cali] 
Santa Fe   3-2  Nacional 
  [Miguel Arce 5, 47, Pedro Alzate 83; Jorge Fernández 58, Javier 
   Tamayo 81] 
Atletico Nacional finished with silver.
Independiente Santa Fe [Bogotá] champions of Colombia 1971. This was their 5th title. 

Paraguay

 Paraguay. First Division champion: 

Olimpia.

Second: Cerro Porteño. Standing from left: Artemio Villanueva, Luis Bordón, Carlos Jara Saguier, César Ortiz Aquino, Justiniano Enciso, Valentín Mendoza.
Front: Adalberto Escobar, Juvencio Osorio, Hugo González, Saturnino Arrúa, Severiano Irala.

Possible First Division participants:

Guarani. Standing from left: Raimundo Aguilera, Vicente Bobadilla, Ricardo Tavarelli, Flaminio Sosa, José L. Ivaldi, Juan Martínez.
Crouching: Aurelio Martínez, Alcides Sosa, Joaquín Yugovich, Dionisio A. Valdez, Wilfrido Cañellas.

Libertad. Standing from left: Secundino Arévalo, Benjamín Shupp, Pedro Jaquet, Ignacio Achucarro, César Caballero, Alcides Báez.
Crouching: Emigdio Dos Santos, Francisco Martínez, Estanislao Franco, Gustavo Torres, Arecio Colmán.

River Plate. Standing from left: Alicio Solalinde, Néstor Sanguinetti (argentinian), Juan V. Lezcano, Francisco Riveros, Miguel A. Alvarenga, José D. Insfrán.
Crouching: Atilano Fernández, Carlos Huespe, Eladio Vera, Juan F. Riveros, Genaro García.

Sol de America. Standing from left: Pablo De Jesús Garay, Gumercindo Yudis, Secundino Aifuch, Cirilo Bogado, Ricardo Meyer, Silverio Troche.
Crouching: Diosmede Cabrera, Ladislao Delgadillo, Jacinto Paredes, Mariano C. Pesoa, Roberto Cino.

Nacional. Standing from left: Aldame, Battaglia, Díaz, Jaquet, García Ciani, Quiñonez.

Crouching: Ferreira, Gonzalez, Fleitas, Sosa, Ríos

Second Division:

Champion, promoted to First Division: Presidente Hayes.

Second: Rubio Nu.

Other participants:

Resistencia

Tacuary

Club Sportivo Ameliano

Chile II Division

 

II Division

Campeonato de Apertura

First Stage

Final Tables:

Northern Group          
 1.Ovalle                8  5  1  2  15- 5  11  (Ovalle) – Classified
 2.Ferroviarios          8  4  3  1  14- 7  11  (Santiago)
 3.Coquimbo Unido        8  2  3  3   8-12   7  (Coquimbo)
 4.Santiago Morning      8  2  2  4  10-15   6  (Santiago)
 5.San Luis              8  2  1  5   9-17   5  (Quillota)

Central Group   
 1.Bádminton             6  4  1  1  13- 5   9  (Curicó) – Classified
 2.San Antonio Unido     6  3  2  1  11-11   8  (San Antonio)
 3.Palestino             6  0  4  2   9-11   4  (Santiago)
 4.Colchagua             6  1  1  4   4-10   3  (San Fernando)

Southern Group  
 1.Ñublense              8  5  1  2  11- 3  11  (Chillán) – Classified 
 2.Naval                 8  5  1  2  14- 7  11  (Talcahuano)
 3.Independiente         8  4  1  3  11-10   9  (Cauquenes)
 4.Iberia                8  3  1  4   8-13   7  (Los Angeles)
 5.Lister Rossel         8  0  2  6   7-18   2  (Linares)
Final Stage

Ñublense                2-2 Bádminton
Ñublense                2-0 Ovalle
Ovalle                  2-0 Bádminton

Final Table:

 1.Ñublense              2  1  1  0   4- 2   3  (Chillán)
 2.Ovalle                2  1  0  1   2- 2   2  (Ovalle)
 3.Bádminton             2  0  1  1   2- 4   1  (Curicó)

Ñublense winners Campeonato de Apertura

Campeonato Oficial

Final Table:

Standing from left: René Hormazabal, Edmundo Pérez, Julio Aliaga, Haroldo Peña, Juan Valdivia, Alfredo Petinelli.
Crouching: Miguel Negrete, Fernando Gómez, Ruben Cabrera, Juan Inostroza, Rudeli Torreblanca. 
 1.NAVAL                26 16  7  3  46-18  39  (Talcahuano) - Champions  
 2.Ñublense             26 14 10  2  44-23  38  (Chillán)    
 3.Palestino            26 13 10  3  42-21  36  (Santiago)  
Back row from left: Gardella,Gerbier, Prieto, Carlos Cortés, Adolfo Cortés, Alfonso Rodríguez, Gómez ( masseur); 
Front: J.C Gamboa, Gabriel Gallardo, Ferid Hatibovich, Raúl Quiroz, Santiago Quintanilla. 
 4.Ovalle               26 13  9  4  57-32  35  (Ovalle)       
 5.Colchagua            26  9 11  6  34-37  29  (San Fernando)  
 6.Ferroviarios         26  7 14  5  33-30  28  (Santiago)  
Standing from left: Carlos Vargas, Germán Rojas, Huamalata Espinoza, Ambler , Pato Bermudes, Caliche Maluenda. 
Crouching: Neira, Rubén Latallada, Jorge Helo, Javier Mendez, Wilson Puebla. 
 7.Coquimbo Unido       26  8  9  9  42-43  25  (Coquimbo)     
 8.Santiago Morning     26  8  8 10  45-45  24  (Santiago)         
 9.Independiente        26  9  6 11  28-36  24  (Cauquenes)   
10.Lister Rossel        26  5 10 11  28-46  20  (Linares)
11.San Luis             26  7  5 14  32-47  19  (Quillota)  
12.San Antonio Unido    26  4  9 13  33-48  17  (San Antonio)     
13.Iberia               26  6  5 15  32-55  17  (Los Angeles)   
14.Bádminton            26  5  3 18  39-54  13  (Curicó) - Relegated   

Naval (Talcahuano) won the championship and earned promotion to First Division.

Chile I Division

 

Chile. I Division

 1. UNIÓN SAN FELIPE           34  18  10   6   61   40     46
 2. Universidad de Chile       34  17  10   7   73   42     44
 3. Unión Española             34  14  14   6   52   40     42
 4. Colo Colo                  34  16   9   9   62   42     41
 5. Deportes Concepción        34  15   7  12   40   41     37
 6. Unión La Calera            34  12  12  10   51   47     36
 7. Santiago Wanderers         34  12  10  12   43   47     34
 8. Deportes La Serena         34  11  12  11   45   50     34
 9. Rangers                    34  11  10  13   40   43     32
10. Antofagasta                34  10  12  12   42   51     32
11. O'Higgins                  34  12   8  14   36   47     32
12. Huachipato                 34  10  11  13   43   45     31
13. Universidad Católica       34  13   4  17   49   51     30
Standing from left: Mario Lara, Roberto Hernández, Franklin Hernández, Oscar Posenatto, Enrique Arias, Hugo Pantoja. 
Crouching: Fernando Polilla Espinoza, Eduardo Valero, Héctor Acevedo, Miguel Iturrate, Manuel Ortega 
14. Magallanes                 34  13   4  17   50   55     30
Back row from left:  Juan Barrales, Arnoldo Magna, Esaú Bravo, Luis Anabalón, Waldo Barrera, Óscar Navarro; 
Front: Óscar Moreno, Juan Peñaloza, Carlos Lagreze, Víctor Manuel González, Pedro Pinto. 
15. Green Cross                34  10  10  14   45   51     30
16. Everton                    34  10   9  15   43   52     29
17. Lota Schwager              34   9   8  17   42   52     26
18. Audax Italiano             34   7  12  15   33   54     26

CHAMPION: UNIÓN SAN FELIPE. Amazing season for the champions – not only a provincial club won the title, but they were and are the only team to win back-to-back the Second Division and the First Division. Union San Felipe was promoted for the first time in 1970, won the title in their first top-league season and were the first champion not from Santiago de Chile since 1957. Historic success, alas only one.
COPA LIBERTADORES 1972: Unión San Felipe, Universidad de Chile
RELEGATED: Audax Italiano
PROMOTED: Naval