1972 Copa Fraternidad
# 1972 Copa Fraternidad

The Copa Fraternidad 1972 was the second Central American club championship played between 12 clubs.

## Teams

| Association | Team | Qualifying method | App. | Previous best |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Costa Rica | Alajuelense | 1970–71 Champions | 1st | — |
| Costa Rica | Saprissa | 1970–71 Runners-up | 2nd | Runners-up (1971) |
| Costa Rica | Herediano | 1970–71 Third place | 2nd | 3rd (1971) |
| Costa Rica | Puntarenas | 1970–71 Fourth place | 1st | — |
| El Salvador | Juventud Olímpica | 1971 Champions | 1st | — |
| El Salvador | Alianza | 1971 Runners-up | 2nd | 5th (1971) |
| El Salvador | Universidad | 1971 Third place | 1st | — |
| El Salvador | Atlético Marte | 1971 Fourth place | 2nd | 4th (1971) |
| Guatemala | Comunicaciones | 1971 Champions | 2nd | Champions (1971) |
| Guatemala | Aurora | 1971 Runners-up | 1st | — |
| Guatemala | Municipal | 1971 Third place | 1st | — |
| Guatemala | Cementos Novella | 1971 Fourth place | 2nd | 6th (1971) |

## Group I

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saprissa | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Herediano | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Cementos Novella | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 |
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 |
| 5 | Atlético Marte | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 |
| 6 | Juventud Olímpica | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 |

## Group II

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aurora | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 13 |
| 2 | Universidad | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | Alianza | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 |
| 5 | Municipal | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 |
| 6 | Puntarenas | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 7 |

* Playoff for 1st place.

## Champion

* 1972 Copa Fraternidad champion
* Saprissa 1st title
