1970 Copa Libertadores

1970 Copa Libertadores

1970 Copa Libertadores de América 1970 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	February 11 - May 14
Teams	19 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Estudiantes (3rd title)
Runners-up	Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	253 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Francisco Bertocchi (9 goals)
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Champions Estudiantes de La Plata.

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.

Qualified teams

Country	Team	Qualification method
CONMEBOL 1 berth	Estudiantes	1969 Copa Libertadores winners
Argentina 2 berths	Boca Juniors	1969 Primera División champion
	River Plate	1969 Primera División runner-up
Bolivia 2 berths	Universitario de La Paz	1969 Torneo Nacional champion
	Bolívar	1969 Torneo Nacional runner-up
Brazil 2 berths
Chile 2 berths	Universidad de Chile	1969 Primera División champion
	Rangers	1969 Primera División runner-up
Colombia 2 berths	Deportivo Cali	1969 DIMAYOR champion
	América de Cali	1969 DIMAYOR runner-up
Ecuador 2 berths	LDU Quito	1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
	América de Quito	1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up
Paraguay 2 berths	Guaraní	1969 Primera División champion
	Olimpia	1969 Primera División runner-up
Peru 2 berths	Universitario	1969 Campeonato Descentralizado champion
	Defensor Arica	1969 Campeonato Descentralizado runner-up
Uruguay 2 berths	Nacional	1969 Primera División champion
	Peñarol	1969 Primera División runner-up
Venezuela 2 berths	Galicia	1969 Primera División Venezolana champion
	Valencia	1969 Primera División Venezolana runner-up

First phase

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

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Boca Juniors	6	5	1	0	14	4	+10	11
River Plate	6	3	1	2	15	6	+9	9
Bolívar	6	1	2	3	7	9	-2	4
Universitario de La Paz	6	0	2	4	2	19	-17	2

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nacional	6	4	2	0	13	3	+10	10
Peñarol	6	3	3	0	17	4	+13	9
Valencia	6	2	1	3	9	18	-9	5
Galicia	6	0	0	6	2	16	-14	0

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guaraní	10	5	5	0	12	4	+8	15
Universidad de Chile	10	5	3	2	19	11	+8	13
Olimpia	10	4	4	2	19	11	+8	12
Deportivo Cali	10	5	2	3	18	16	2	12
América de Cali	10	1	3	6	12	22	-10	5
Rangers	10	1	1	8	11	27	-16	3

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Universitario	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	9
LDU Quito	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	7
Defensor Arica	6	1	3	2	5	6	-1	5
América de Quito	6	1	1	4	4	14	-10	3

Second phase

From this phase onwards, the team that advances from groups that have two teams (including the winner of the finals) will be decided by points (two for a win, one for a draw). If after two games, no one team has the most points, a single-game playoff will be played on neutral grounds to determine who advances (or wins as is the case for the finals). If the playoff game ends in a draw, goal difference will be used a tie-breaker.

Zone 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
River Plate	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4	7
Boca Juniors	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Universitario	4	0	0	4	5	11	6	0

April 11, 1970	Universitario	1 – 3	Boca Juniors	Lima, Peru

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April 14, 1970	Universitario	1 – 2	River Plate	Lima, Peru

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April 16, 1970	River Plate	1 – 0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires, Argentina

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April 22, 1970	Boca Juniors	1 – 0	Universitario	Buenos Aires, Argentina

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April 25, 1970	River Plate	5 – 3	Universitario	Buenos Aires, Argentina

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April 30, 1970	Boca Juniors	1 – 1	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina

Zone 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	6
Guaraní	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	3
LDU Quito	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	3

April 12, 1970	LDU Quito	1 – 3	Peñarol	Quito, Ecuador

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April 19, 1970	Guaraní	2 – 0	Peñarol	Asunción, Paraguay

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April 22, 1970	LDU Quito	1 – 0	Guaraní	Quito, Ecuador

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April 26, 1970	Peñarol	1 – 0	Guaraní	Montevideo, Uruguay

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April 29, 1970	Guaraní	1 – 1	LDU Quito	Asunción, Paraguay

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May 2, 1970	Peñarol	2 – 1	LDU Quito	Montevideo, Uruguay

Zone 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Universidad de Chile	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Nacional	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	2

April 15, 1970	Universidad de Chile	3 – 0	Nacional	Santiago, Chile

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April 25, 1970	Nacional	2 – 0	Universidad de Chile	Montevideo, Uruguay

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April 28, 1970	Universidad de Chile	2 – 1	Nacional	Porto Alegre, Brazil

Third phase

Semi-final A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peñarol	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Universidad de Chile	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3

May 8, 1970	Universidad de Chile	1 – 0	Peñarol	Santiago, Chile

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May 12, 1970	Peñarol	2 – 0	Universidad de Chile	Montevideo, Uruguay

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May 14, 1970	Peñarol	2 – 2	Universidad de Chile	Avellaneda, Argentina

Semi-final B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Estudiantes	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	4
River Plate	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0

May 7, 1970	River Plate	0 – 1	Estudiantes	Buenos Aires, Argentina

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May 5, 1970	Estudiantes	3 – 1	River Plate	La Plata, Argentina

Final

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Estudiantes	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
Peñarol	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1

May 21, 1970	Estudiantes	1 – 0	Peñarol	La Plata, Argentina

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May 27, 1970	Peñarol	0 – 0	Estudiantes	Montevideo, Uruguay

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1970 Champions
Estudiantes de La Plata Third Title

External links

• Match results at CONMEBOL's website (In Spanish)
  • In English
• Match result at RSSSF's website