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.