1970 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)

1970 Copa Simón Bolívar
1970 Copa Simón Bolívar
Tournament details
Dates22 October 1970 – 8 December 1970
Teams4 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions Santa Fe (1st title)
Runners-up Deportivo Galicia
1971

The 1970 Copa Simón Bolívar (English: Simon Bolivar Cup) was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation.[1][2] The idea of this competition was to create a tournament among the champions clubs of the countries liberated by Simon Bolivar. It was played six times from its first edition in 1970 to the last in 1976, thus integrating the league champions clubs of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Due to its format, it was a historical precedent of the Copa Merconorte, played between the same Bolivarian countries or the Andean Community from 1998 until the 2001 edition.

Santa Fe won the competition.[3]

Teams

Association Team (Berth) Qualification method
 Colombia
(2 berth)
Santa Fe 1970 Campeonato Profesional Apertura champions
Junior 1970 Campeonato Profesional Apertura runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berth)
Deportivo Galicia 1970 Primera División 3rd place
Unión Deportiva Canarias 1970 Primera División 4th place

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santa Fe 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 7 Champion
2 Deportivo Galicia 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Junior 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 6
4 Unión Deportiva Canarias 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 5
Source:

First round

Santa Fe1–0 Junior

Second round

Junior0–0 Deportivo Galicia
Santa Fe4–1 Unión Deportiva Canarias

Third round

Santa Fe3–2 Deportivo Galicia
Junior2–1 Unión Deportiva Canarias

Fourth round

Deportivo Galicia0–0 Junior
Unión Deportiva Canarias2–1 Junior

Fifth round

Deportivo Galicia1–1 Santa Fe
Unión Deportiva Canarias2–0 Santa Fe

Sixth round

Junior1–0 Santa Fe

See also

References

  1. ^ Copa Simón Bolívar Files
  2. ^ "Cup for Defensor" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 1975-01-21.
  3. ^ RSSSF – 1970 Copa Simón Bolívar