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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]
| 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 → | |
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The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Estudiantes were the champions of the 1969 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals.
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Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC |
RIV |
 BOL |
UNI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | Qualified to the Second phase | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | River Plate |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 3 | Bolívar |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | Universitario de La Paz |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAC |
PEÑ |
 VAL |
GAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Qualified to the Second phase | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Peñarol |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 | 0–0 | 11–2 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | Valencia |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | Deportivo Galicia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  GUA |
 UCH |
OLI |
 CAL |
AME |
RAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Qualified to the Second phase | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 13 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Olimpia |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |||
| 4 | Deportivo Cali |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 12 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |||
| 5 | América de Cali |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |||
| 6 | Rangers |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  UNI |
 LDU |
DEF |
CDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitario |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to the Second Phase | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | LDU Quito |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | Defensor Arica |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 4 | América de Quito |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
From this phase onwards, the team that advanced from groups that had two teams (including the winner of the finals) had to decided by points (two for a win, one for a draw). If after two games, no one team had the most points, a single-game playoff was to be played on neutral grounds to determine who advanced (or wins as is the case for the finals). If the playoff game ended in a draw, goal difference will be used a tie-breaker.
Zone 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV |
BOC |
UNI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to the Third phase | 1–0 | 5–3 | ||
| 2 | Boca Juniors |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Universitario |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Universitario | 1 – 3 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Universitario | 1 – 2 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 1 – 0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | 1 – 0 | Universitario |
|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 5 – 3 | Universitario |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | 1 – 1 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
Zone 2
Zone 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UCH |
NAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | Qualified to the Third Phase | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Nacional |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 2–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 3 – 0 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 2 – 0 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Universidad de Chile | 2 – 1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
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Semi-final A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ |
UCH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Qualified to the Finals | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 1–0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 1 – 0 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Peñarol | 2 – 0 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Peñarol | 2 – 2 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
Semi-final B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST |
RIV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualified to the Finals | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | River Plate |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 |
| River Plate | 0 – 1 | Estudiantes |
|---|---|---|
| Estudiantes | 3 – 1 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
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| Estudiantes | 1 – 0 | Peñarol |
|---|---|---|
| Peñarol | 0 – 0 | Estudiantes |
|---|---|---|
| Copa Libertadores de América 1970 Champions |
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 Estudiantes Third Title |
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