1970 Copa Ganadores de Copa

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]

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)

Qualified teams

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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

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Group 1

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

Results

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Group 2

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

Results

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Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Top scorer

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Player Club Goals
  Eliseo Báez   Mariscal Santa Cruz 5

References

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  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".