Copa Libertadores 1970

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Copa Libertadores
year = 1970
other_titles =


size = 100px
caption =
country =
dates = February 11 – May 14
num_teams = 19
confederations = 9
venues =
cities =
champion_other = flagicon|ARG Estudiantes
count = 3
second_other = flagicon|URU Peñarol
third_other =
fourth_other =
matches = 88
goals = 253
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|URU Francisco Bertocchi (9)
player =

The 1970 Copa Libertadores was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. Estudiantes de La Plata successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals. Teams from Brazil did not participate in this year's tournament.

First phase

Defending champions Estudiantes de La Plata receive a bye until the third phase.

Group 1

Group 4

footballbox
date = April 12, 1970
team1 = LDU Quito flagicon|ECU
score = 1 – 3
team2 = flagicon|URU Peñarol
stadium = Quito, Ecuador----footballbox
date = April 19, 1970
team1 = Guaraní flagicon|PAR
score = 2 – 0
team2 = flagicon|URU Peñarol
stadium = Asunción, Paraguay----footballbox
date = April 22, 1970
team1 = LDU Quito flagicon|ECU
score = 1 – 0
team2 = flagicon|PAR Guaraní
stadium = Quito, Ecuador----footballbox
date = April 26, 1970
team1 = Peñarol flagicon|URU
score = 1 – 0
team2 = flagicon|PAR Guaraní
stadium = Montevideo, Uruguay----footballbox
date = April 29, 1970
team1 = Guaraní flagicon|PAR
score = 1 – 1
team2 = flagicon|ECU LDU Quito
stadium = Asunción, Paraguay----footballbox
date = May 2, 1970
team1 = Peñarol flagicon|URU
score = 2 – 1
team2 = flagicon|ECU LDU Quito
stadium = Montevideo, Uruguay

Zone 3

footballbox
date = May 7, 1970
team1 = River Plate flagicon|ARG
score = 0 – 1
team2 = flagicon|ARG Estudiantes
stadium = Buenos Aires, Argentina----footballbox
date = May 5, 1970
team1 = Estudiantes flagicon|ARG
score = 3 – 1
team2 = flagicon|ARG River Plate
stadium = La Plata, Argentina

Final

footballbox
date = May 21, 1970
team1 = Estudiantes flagicon|ARG
score = 1 – 0
team2 = flagicon|URU Peñarol
stadium = La Plata, Argentina----footballbox
date = May 27, 1970
team1 = Peñarol flagicon|URU
score = 0 – 0
team2 = flagicon|ARG Estudiantes
stadium = Montevideo, Uruguay

External links

* [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos_previo.jsp?evento=1081&ano=1970&slangab=S Match results at CONMEBOL's website (In Spanish)]
** [http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos_previo.jsp?evento=1081&ano=1970&slangab=E In English]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa70.html Match result at RSSSF's website]