1970 Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores de 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)
← 1969 1971 →

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 de La Paz	1969 Torneo Nacional champion
	Bolívar	1969 Torneo Nacional runner-up
Brazil 2 berths	(None) [1]	–
Chile 2 berths	Universidad de Chile	1969 Chilean Primera División champion
	Rangers	1969 Chilean Primera División runner-up
Colombia 2 berths	Deportivo Cali	1969 Campeonato Profesional champion
	América de Cali	1969 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
Ecuador 2 berths	LDU Quito	1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
	América de Quito	1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
Paraguay 2 berths	Guaraní	1969 Primera División champion
	Olimpia	1969 Primera División runner-up
Peru 2 berths	Universitario	1969 Descentralizado champion
	Defensor Arica	1969 Descentralizado runner-up
Uruguay 2 berths	Nacional	1969 Primera División champion
	Peñarol	1969 Primera División runner-up
Venezuela 2 berths	Galicia	1969 Primera División champion
	Valencia	1969 Primera División runner-up

First phase[]

Defending champions Estudiantes (LP) received 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	7
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
Deportivo 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[]

Group 4 standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Universitario	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	9	Qualified to the Second Phase
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

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Zone 2[]

Zone 2 standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Peñarol	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Qualified to the Third Phase
Guaraní	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	3
LDU Quito	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	3

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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

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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

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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

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Finals[]

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

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Champion[]

Copa Libertadores de América 1970 Champions
Estudiantes Third Title

References[]

External links[]

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