1971 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)

Copa Simón Bolívar 1971 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar 28 September 1971 – 8 June 1973 4 2 VEN Deportivo Galicia 1 COL Atlético Nacional 1970 1972 The 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar (English: Simon Bolivar Cup) was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation.Copa Simón Bolívar Fileshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zKAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGMEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=4077%2C2010476 Cup for Defensor 1975-01-21 es El Tiempo The idea of this competition was to create a tournament among the champions clubs of the countries liberated by Simon Bolivar. It was played six times from its first edition in 1970 to the last in 1976, thus integrating the league champions clubs of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Due to its format, it was a historical precedent of the Copa Merconorte, played between the same Bolivarian countries or the Andean Community from 1998 until the 2001 edition. This tournament began in 1971 but finished in 1973 due to internal problems at the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF). For example, the first final game was played on November 4, 1971, between Deportivo Galicia and Atlético Nacional de Medellín, but some days later the FVF didn't allow the Venezolan team to travel for the second game, so it was suspended until 1972, when the FVF authorized to Deportivo Galicia to travel to Medellín. FVF were suspended by FIFA on March 9, 1973. Finally, Venezolan doctor René Hemmer traveled to Colombia to join with Colombian members of Federación Colombia de Fútbol (FCF) about finishing the tournament. Nacional de Medellín and FCF agreed to play after FVF paid $5.500 due to damage because of not playing the game at the time. The extra game was played on June 9, 1973. Deportivo Galicia won the competition defeating Atlético Nacional 3–2 in the penalty kicks.RSSSF – 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar Teams AssociationTeam (Berth)Qualification methodCOL(2 berth)Deportivo Cali1971 Campeonato Profesional Apertura championsAtlético Nacional1971 Campeonato Profesional Apertura runner-upVEN(2 berth) Deportivo Galicia1971 Primera División 4th place Unión Deportiva Canarias1971 Primera División 5th place Semifinals Venezuela First leg 28 September 1971 VEN Deportivo Galicia 2–1 VEN Unión Deportiva Canarias Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central, Caracas Second leg 4 October 1971 VEN Unión Deportiva Canarias 0–1 VEN Deportivo Galicia Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central, Caracas Colombia First leg 28 September 1971 COL Atlético Nacional 2–1 COL Deportivo Cali Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Second leg 15 October 1971 COL Deportivo Cali 1–1 COL Atlético Nacional Finals First leg 4 November 1971 VEN Deportivo Galicia 0–1 COL Atlético Nacional Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central, Caracas Second leg 17 May 1972 COL Atlético Nacional 0–1 VEN Deportivo Galicia Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Final playoff 8 June 1973 VEN Deportivo Galicia 2–2 COL Atlético Nacional 3–2 Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central, Caracas See also International club competition records Copa Merconorte Copa Mercosur Torneio Mercosul CONMEBOL Cup References Category:Football competitions in Venezuela Category:1971 in South American men's football Category:1972 in South American men's continental football Category:1973 in South American men's continental football