title: 1970 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
text: # 1970 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
  
  The 1970 Copa Simón Bolívar (English: Simon Bolivar Cup) was an international football competition organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation. 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.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Association | Team (Berth) | Qualification method |
  | - | - | - |
  | Colombia (2 berth) | Santa Fe | 1970 Campeonato Profesional Apertura champions |
  | Colombia (2 berth) | Junior | 1970 Campeonato Profesional Apertura runner-up |
  | Venezuela (2 berth) | Deportivo Galicia | 1970 Primera División 3rd place |
  | Venezuela (2 berth) | UD 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 | UD Canarias | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | |
  