1970 Copa Libertadores

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

The 1970 Copa Libertadores de América was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top Association football club tournament. Estudiantes 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 due to CBF still disagreeing with the format.[1]

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 (LP) 1969 Torneo Nacional champion
Bolívar 1969 Torneo Nacional runner-up
 Brazil
2 berths		 None
None
 Chile
2 berths		 Universidad de Chile 1969 Primera División champion
Rangers 1969 Primera División runner-up
 Colombia
2 berths		 Deportivo Cali 1969 Campeonato Profesional champion
América 1969 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
2 berths		 LDU Quito 1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A champion
América 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 receive a bye until the third phase.

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Peru Universitario 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9
Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 7
Peru Defensor Arica 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 5
Ecuador América 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
Argentina River Plate 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 7
Argentina Boca Juniors 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
Peru Universitario 4 0 0 4 5 11 6 0

Zone 2

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

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

April 19, 1970
Guaraní Paraguay 2 – 0 Uruguay Peñarol

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

April 26, 1970
Peñarol Uruguay 1 – 0 Paraguay Guaraní

Zone 3

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

Third phase

Semi-final A

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

Semi-final B

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

Final

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

Champion

Copa Libertadores de América
1970 Champions
Argentina
Estudiantes
Third Title

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/brpartlib.htm

External links

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