title: 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
text: # 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
  
  The 1975 Copa Simón Bolívar (English: Simon Bolivar Cup) was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation. 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.
  
  América de Cali won the competition defeating Estudiantes de Mérida 2–1 in the Third Round.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Association | Team (Berth) | Qualification method |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bolivia (1 berth) | The Strongest | 1974 Primera División champions |
  | Colombia (1 berth) | América de Cali | 1974 Campeonato Profesional champions |
  | Ecuador (1 berth) | LDU Quito | 1974 Serie A champions |
  | Venezuela (1 berth) | Estudiantes de Mérida | 1974 Primera División First Stage winner |
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | América de Cali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Champion |
  | 2 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
  | 3 | The Strongest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
  | 4 | LDU Quito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
  