| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 11 - May 14 |
| Teams | 19 (from 9 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Estudiantes (LP) (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 → | |
The1970Copa Libertadores de América was the 11th edition ofCONMEBOL's topAssociation football club tournament.Estudiantes de La Plata successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeatingPeñarol in the finals. Teams fromBrazil did not participate in this year's tournament due toCBF still disagreeing with the format.[1]
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 asEstudiantes (LP) were the champions of the1969 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theSecond 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 |
| 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 theSecond 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 |
| 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 theSecond 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 |
| 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 theSecond 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.
| 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 theThird 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PEÑ | GUA | LDU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Qualified to theThird Phase | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Guaraní | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| 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 theThird Phase | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Nacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 2–0 |
| 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 theFinals | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | RIV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualified to theFinals | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | River Plate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 |
| Copa Libertadores de América 1970 Champions |
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 Estudiantes (LP) Third Title |
