| 1972 Copa Libertadores finals | |
| Event: | 1972 Copa Libertadores de América |
| Team1: | Universitario |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Independiente |
| Team2association: |  |
| Team2score: | 2 |
| Details: | Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 0 |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Date1: | May 17, 1972 |
| Stadium1: | Estadio Nacional |
| City1: | Lima |
| Referee1: | Armando Marques (Brazil) |
| Attendance1: | 45,473 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 1 |
| Team2score2: | 2 |
| Date2: | May 24, 1972 |
| Stadium2: | La Doble Visera |
| City2: | Avellaneda |
| Referee2: | José Favilli Neto (Brazil) |
| Attendance2: | 55,000 |
| Previous: | 1971 |
| Next: | 1973 |
The 1972 Copa Libertadores de América finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the champion of the 1972 edition of Copa Libertadores. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Peruvian club Universitario. The first leg of the tie was played on May 17 at Estadio Nacional in Lima with the second leg played on May 24 at Estadio de Independiente in Avellaneda.
Independiente won 2-1 on aggregate,[1] achieving its third Copa Libertadores title.[2]
| Team | Previous finals app. | |
|---|---|---|
| Universitario | None | |
| Independiente | 1964, 1965 |
| GK | Humberto H. Ballesteros | |||
| DF | Eleazar Soria | |||
| DF | Fernando Cuéllar | |||
| DF | Héctor Chumpitaz (C) | |||
| DF | Julio Luna Portal | |||
| MF | Rubén Techera | |||
| MF | Carlos Carbonell | |||
| MF | Hernán Castañeda | |||
| FW | Percy Rojas | |||
| FW | Oswaldo Ramírez | |||
| FW | Héctor Bailetti | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
| Roberto Scarone | ||||
| GK | Miguel Ángel Santoro | |||
| DF | Eduardo Commisso | |||
| DF | Francisco Sá (C) | |||
| DF | Luis Garisto | |||
| DF | Ricardo Pavoni | |||
| MF | José Pastoriza | |||
| MF | Miguel Raimondo | |||
| FW | Alejandro Semenewicz | |||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Eduardo Maglioni | |||
| FW | Hugo Saggioratto | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Dante Mírcoli | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Pedro Dellacha | ||||
| GK | Miguel Ángel Santoro | |||
| DF | Eduardo Commisso | |||
| DF | Francisco Sá (C) | |||
| DF | Luis Garisto | |||
| DF | Ricardo Pavoni | |||
| MF | José Pastoriza | |||
| MF | ||||
| FW | Alejandro Semenewicz | |||
| FW | Agustín Balbuena | |||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Hugo Saggioratto | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Carlos Bulla | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Pedro Dellacha | ||||
| GK | Humberto H. Ballesteros | |||
| DF | Eleazar Soria | |||
| DF | Fernando Cuéllar | |||
| DF | Héctor Chumpitaz (C) | |||
| DF | Julio Luna Portal | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | ||||
| MF | Hernán Castañeda | |||
| FW | Percy Rojas | |||
| FW | ||||
| FW | J.J. Muñante | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | ||||
| MF | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
| Roberto Scarone | ||||