1970 Copa Libertadores


The 1970 Copa Libertadores de América was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top Association football club tournament. Estudiantes de La Plata 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.

Draw

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 (LP) were the champions of the 1969 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the semifinals.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4

  • Argentina

Second phase

From this phase onwards, the team that advanced from groups that had two teams had to decided by points. 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. If the playoff game ended in a draw, goal difference will be used a tie-breaker.

Zone 1

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Zone 2

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Zone 3

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Third phase

Semi-final A

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Semi-final B

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Finals

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