Copa Libertadores 1970

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The 1970 Copa Libertadores was the 11th edition of the most important South American football competition for club teams. 17 teams took part. The national champions of the CONMEBOL countries and the second took part, or the winners and finalists of the cup competition in Bolivia, as no national championships have been held there yet. Brazil did not participate. The field of participants was completed by defending champion Estudiantes de La Plata. The tournament began on February 11 and ended on May 27, 1970 with the final second leg. The Argentine representative Estudiantes de La Plata won the final against Club Atlético Peñarol and was able to defend his title from the previous year.

The winning team from Estudiantes de La Plata

1st group stage

Group 1

club Games S. U N Gates Points
ArgentinaArgentina Boca Juniors 6th 5 1 0 14: 04 11
ArgentinaArgentina CA River Plate 6th 3 1 2 15: 06 09
BoliviaBolivia Club Bolívar 6th 1 2 3 07: 09 04th
BoliviaBolivia Universitario de La Paz 6th 0 2 4th 02:19 02
First leg Return leg
Universitario de La Paz - Club Bolívar 2: 2 0: 2
CA River Plate - Boca Juniors 1: 3 1: 2
Club Bolívar - Boca Juniors 2: 3 0: 2
Universitario de La Paz - Boca Juniors 0-0 0: 4
Club Bolívar - CA River Plate 1: 1 0: 1
Universitario de La Paz - CA River Plate 0: 2 0: 9

Group 2

club Games S. U N Gates Points
UruguayUruguay Nacional Montevideo 6th 4th 2 0 13: 03 10
UruguayUruguay Club Atlético Peñarol 6th 3 3 0 17: 04 09
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Carabobo FC 6th 2 1 3 09:18 05
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Deportivo Galicia 6th 0 0 6th 02:16 00
First leg Return leg
Deportivo Galicia - Carabobo FC 0: 2 1: 3
Nacional Montevideo - Club Atlético Peñarol 1: 1 0-0
Deportivo Galicia - Nacional Montevideo 0: 4 0: 2
Carabobo FC - Club Atlético Peñarol 0-0 2:11
Carabobo FC - Nacional Montevideo 2: 5 0: 1
Deportivo Galicia - Club Atlético Peñarol 0: 1 1: 4

Group 3

club Games S. U N Gates Points
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Club Guaraní 10 5 5 0 12: 04 15th
ChileChile CF Universidad de Chile 10 5 3 2 19:11 13
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Club Olimpia 10 4th 4th 2 19:11 12
ColombiaColombia Deportivo Cali 10 5 2 3 18:16 12
ColombiaColombia America de Cali 10 1 3 6th 12:22 05
ChileChile Rangers de Talca 10 1 1 8th 11:27 03
First leg Return leg
Club Guaraní - Club Olimpia 1-0 0-0
Club Guaraní - Rangers de Talca 2-0 1-0
Deportivo Cali - CF Universidad de Chile 2-0 1: 3
Club Olimpia - Rangers de Talca 5: 1 4: 4
America de Cali - CF Universidad de Chile 2: 2 1: 2
Club Olimpia - CF Universidad de Chile 1: 1 1: 2
America de Cali - Rangers de Talca 1-0 0: 2
Club Guaraní - CF Universidad de Chile 1-0 0-0
Deportivo Cali - Rangers de Talca 3: 2 2-0
CF Universidad de Chile - Rangers de Talca 2: 1 7: 1
Deportivo Cali - America de Cali 4: 2 4: 2
America de Cali - Club Guaraní 2: 2 1: 4
Deportivo Cali - Club Olimpia 0: 1 1: 5
Deportivo Cali - Club Guaraní 0-0 1: 1
America de Cali - Club Olimpia 1: 1 0: 1

Group 4

club Games S. U N Gates Points
PeruPeru Universitario de Deportes 6th 4th 1 1 11: 4 9
EcuadorEcuador LDU Quito 6th 3 1 2 10: 6 7th
PeruPeru Defensor Arica 6th 1 3 2 5: 6 5
EcuadorEcuador America de Quito 6th 1 1 4th 4:14 3
First leg Return leg
America de Quito - Defensor Arica 1: 1 1-0
Liga de Quito - Universitario de Deportes 2-0 0: 2
Liga de Quito - Defensor Arica 1: 2 0-0
America de Quito - Universitario de Deportes 0: 3 0: 3
Universitario de Deportes - Defensor Arica 2: 1 1: 1
Liga de Quito - America de Quito 4: 1 3: 1

2nd group stage

Group 1

club Games S. U N Gates Points
ArgentinaArgentina CA River Plate 4th 3 1 0 9: 5 7th
ArgentinaArgentina Boca Juniors 4th 2 1 1 3: 2 5
PeruPeru Universitario de Deportes 4th 0 0 4th 4: 9 0
First leg Return leg
Universitario de Deportes - Boca Juniors 0: 1 0: 1
Universitario de Deportes - CA River Plate 1: 2 3: 5
CA River Plate - Boca Juniors 1-0 1: 1

Group 2

club Games S. U N Gates Points
UruguayUruguay Club Atlético Peñarol 4th 3 0 1 7: 5 6th
Paraguay 1954Paraguay Club Guaraní 4th 1 1 2 3: 3 3
EcuadorEcuador LDU Quito 4th 1 1 2 3: 5 3
First leg Return leg
Liga de Quito - Club Atlético Peñarol 0: 3 1: 2
Club Guaraní - Club Atlético Peñarol 2-0 0: 1
Liga de Quito - Club Guaraní 1-0 1: 1

Group 3

club Games S. U N Gates Points
ChileChile CF Universidad de Chile * 2 1 0 1 3: 2 2
UruguayUruguay Nacional Montevideo * 2 1 0 1 2: 3 2
First leg Return leg
CF Universidad de Chile - Nacional Montevideo 3-0 0: 2

* Playoff for first place in the table: Universidad de Chile won 2-1 after extra time and qualified for the next round.

Semifinals

total First leg Return leg
CF Universidad de Chile ChileChile 11: 2 1 UruguayUruguay Club Atlético Peñarol 1-0 0: 2
CA River Plate ArgentinaArgentina 1: 4 ArgentinaArgentina Estudiantes de La Plata 0: 1 1: 3
1 A play-off was necessary to get into the final, as both semi-finalists had won a game and the goal difference was not yet important.

Playoff

Result
Club Atlético Peñarol UruguayUruguay 22: 2 2 ChileChile CF Universidad de Chile
2 Peñarol reached the final due to the now decisive overall better goal difference.

final

First leg

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Atlético Peñarol
Estudiantes de La Plata
May 21, 1970 in La Plata , Argentina ( Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi )
Result: 1: 0 (0: 0)
Spectators: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles ( Chile ) ChileChile 
Club Atlético Peñarol


Néstor Errea - Rubén Pagnanini , Hugo Spadaro , Néstor Togneri , Carlos Pachamé , Jorge Solari , Carlos Bilardo , Juan Miguel Echecopar , Marcos Conigliaro , Eduardo Flores ( Christian Rudzki ), Juan Ramón Verón
Trainer: Osvaldo Zubeldía
Ariel Pintos - Ricardo Soria ( Mario González ), Elías Ricardo Figueroa , Jorge Peralta , Alberto Martínez , Néstor Gonçalves , Milton Viera , Alfredo Lamas ( Waldemar Cáceres ), Nilo Acuña , Ermindo Onega , Luis Lamberck
Trainer: Osvaldo Brandão
goal 1-0 Néstor Togneri (87.)

Return leg

Club Atlético Peñarol Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Atlético Peñarol
May 27, 1970 in Montevideo , Uruguay ( Estadio Centenario )
Result : 0-0
Spectators: 60,000
Referee: José Dimas Larrosa ( Paraguay ) Paraguay 1954Paraguay 
Estudiantes de La Plata


Ariel Pintos - Ricardo Soria ( Luis Speranza ), Elías Ricardo Figueroa , Jorge Peralta , Alberto Martínez , Milton Viera , Néstor Gonçalves , Alfredo Lamas , Ermindo Onega , Luis Lamberck , Nilo Acuña
Trainer: Osvaldo Brandão
Néstor Errea - Rubén Pagnanini , Hugo Spadaro , Néstor Togneri , José Hugo Medina , Carlos Bilardo , Carlos Pachamé , Jorge Solari , Marcos Conigliaro ( Camilo Aguilar ), Juan Miguel Echecopar ( Christian Rudzki ), Juan Ramón Verón
Trainer: Osvaldo Zubeldía

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