1970 Copa Ganadores de Copa

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1970 Copa Ganadores de Copa
Tournament details
DatesMarch 8 – April 26, 1970
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsBolivia Mariscal Santa Cruz (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador El Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eliseo Báez (5 goals)

The 1970 Copa Ganadores de Copa was the first and only edition of CONMEBOL's club tournament.[1] Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Eight teams from eight South American football confederations played in this tournament. Colombia and Brazil sent no representatives. Mariscal Santa Cruz defeated El Nacional in the finals.[2]

Qualified teams[edit]

Country Team Qualification method
 Argentina
(1 berth) 		Atlanta 1969 Copa Argentina runner-up
 Bolivia
(1 berth) 		Mariscal Santa Cruz 1969 Primera División third place
 Chile
(1 berth) 		Unión Española 1969 Pre-Recopa Sudamericana winner
 Ecuador
(1 berth) 		El Nacional 1970 Copa Ecuador champion
 Paraguay
(1 berth) 		Libertad 1969 Primera División third place
 Peru
(1 berth) 		Deportivo Municipal 1969 Primera División third place
 Uruguay
(1 berth) 		Rampla Juniors 1969 Copa Alfredo Lois champion
 Venezuela
(1 berth) 		Unión Deportiva Canarias 1969 Copa Venezuela runner-up

Group stage[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ecuador El Nacional 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Finals
2 Venezuela Unión Deportiva Canarias 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 Paraguay Libertad 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

8 March 1970 El Nacional Ecuador 0–0 Venezuela Unión Deportiva Canarias Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
11 March 1970 Unión Deportiva Canarias Venezuela 0–0 Paraguay Libertad Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
15 March 1970 El Nacional Ecuador 4–1 Paraguay Libertad Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bolivia Mariscal Santa Cruz 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to Finals
2 Argentina Atlanta 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 5
3 Chile Unión Española 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 4
4 Peru Deportivo Municipal 4 0 3 1 6 7 −1 3
5 Uruguay Rampla Juniors 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]
22 March 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz Bolivia 1–0 Argentina Atlanta Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
22 March 1970 Unión Española Chile 1–1 Peru Deportivo Municipal Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Round 2[edit]
26 March 1970 Unión Española Chile 1–0 Uruguay Rampla Juniors Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
26 March 1970 Atlanta Argentina 4–3 Peru Deportivo Municipal Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Round 3[edit]
28 March 1970 Atlanta Argentina 3–3 Chile Unión Española Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
29 March 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz Bolivia 4–1 Uruguay Rampla Juniors Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Round 4[edit]
2 April 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz Bolivia 2–1 Chile Unión Española Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
2 April 1970 Deportivo Municipal Peru 1–1 Uruguay Rampla Juniors Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Round 5[edit]
4 April 1970 Rampla Juniors Uruguay 0–2 Argentina Atlanta Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
5 April 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz Bolivia 1–1 Peru Deportivo Municipal Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Finals[edit]

First leg[edit]

19 April 1970 El Nacional Ecuador 0–0 Bolivia Mariscal Santa Cruz Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Second leg[edit]

26 April 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz Bolivia 2–0 Ecuador El Nacional Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Top scorer[edit]

Player Club Goals
Paraguay Eliseo Báez Bolivia Mariscal Santa Cruz 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL | Conmebol.com". www.conmebol.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  2. ^ "La gran hazaña de Mariscal Santa Cruz cumple 46 años".
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