Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Bolivia

 

Bolivia. Scarce information for 1970 championship suggest cautious guessing. Bellow are clubs very likely participating in the tournament:
Aurora (Cochabamba)

Blooming (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

Bolivar (La Paz)

Ferroviario (La Paz)

Guabira (Montero)

Litoral (Cochabamba)

Jorge Wilstermann (Cochabamba)

Stormers (Sucre)

Universitario (Sucre)

Belgica

Mariscal (Santa Cruz)

31 de Octubre (La Paz)

Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) – third in the competition.

The final of the season was contested by Chaco Petrolero and The Strongest. Chaco Petrolero won.

The Strongest (La Paz) – silver medalists.

Chaco Petrolero (La Paz) won the championship. It was their first and, so far, last title.


1970 champions – the most successful season of Chaco Petrolero.

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Colombia

 

Colombia.


Torneo Apertura 

Final Table: 

 1. Santa Fe        26   14    9    3   40-21   37 
 2. Atlético Junior 26   12    9    5   41-30   33 
 3. Cristal Caldas  26   12    7    7   43-43   31 
 4. Medellín        26   12    6    8   32-29   30 
 5. Cúcuta          26   10    8    8   43-30   28 
 6. Millonarios     26    8   11    7   41-29   27 
 7. Deportivo Cali  26    8   10    8   33-30   26 
 8. Nacional        26   10    6   10   40-43   26 
 9. Unión Magdalena 26    7   11    8   30-36   25 
10. América         26    8    8   10   30-34   24 
11. Quindío         26    3   15    8   24-37   21 
12. Bucaramanga     26    7    6   13   30-42   20 
13. Tolima          26    4   11   11   27-37   19 
14. Pereira         26    3   11   12   30-43   17 

Independiente Santa Fe & Atlético Júnior classified to Final Quadrangular. 



Torneo Finalización 

Final Table: 

1. Deportivo Cali 26 13 11 2 34-15 37

2. Cúcuta 26 15 3 8 47-38 33


Standing from left: Manuel Manjarrés Jiménez, Pablo Huguett, Orlando Hernández, Jaime Illidge, Iván Ponzón, Jaime De Luque.

Front: Yumurier Da Silva, Justo Palacio, Omar Lorenzo Devani, Héctor Rengifo, Edgar José Pereira. 3. Unión Magdalena 26 12 6 8 38-32 30 4. Santa Fe 26 9 11 6 46-31 29
5. América 26 9 11 6 36-29 29
6. Millonarios 26 11 7 8 34-28 29
7. Medellín 26 9 8 9 28-30 26
8. Cristal Caldas 26 9 7 10 30-29 25 9. Atlético Junior 26 8 7 11 44-46 23
10. Bucaramanga 26 7 9 10 27-34 23
11. Tolima 26 6 10 10 39-44 22
12. Quindío 26 7 7 12 19-31 21
13. Pereira 26 8 4 14 32-48 20
14. Nacional 26 3 10 13 28-43 16
Deportivo Cali & Cúcuta Deportivo classified to Final Quadrangular. Final table:

1. Cali 6 2 3 1 7- 3 7 Libertadores 1971
2. Júnior 6 2 3 1 9- 6 7 Libertadores 1971

3. Santa Fe 6 1 5 0 8- 6 7

Standing from left: Joaquín Ramírez, Guillermo el mico Santander, Heber Barona, José Paflik, Carlos Obando, Alejandro Sinisterra, Fabio guaracha Mosquera, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, Hebert Barona como director técnico . Middle row: Willian Centeno, Gustavo el chancho Ramírez, Eduardo Julián Retat, Dante Homérico Lugo.
Sitting: Canín Zabala masajista, Alvaro Contreras, José chonto Jaimes, José María Ferrero, José Lauro, Juan Díaz, Wilson Barona.
4. Cúcuta 6 0 3 3 5-14 3


Deportivo Cali champions of Colombia 1970

Friday, March 14, 2025

Paraguay

 

Paraguay. Known champion for 1970 and possible members of First division – no more.

Cerro Porteno won the championship and collected their 15th title – it was their first domestic success since 1966.

As for the rest of the top league...

Olimpia

Libertad

Guarani

River Plate


Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Chile II Division

 Second Division

NB: Universidad Técnica del Estado (UTE) decided to stop as a professional
    club and withdrew from the league.

Campeonato de Apertura

First Phase

Tables:

Northern Group          

 1.San Antonio Unido    12  8  1  3  26-15  17  (San Antonio) - Classified
 2.Coquimbo Unido       12  5  4  3  13-12  14  (Coquimbo)    - Classified
 3.San Luis             12  6  2  4  22-19  14  (Quillota)  
 4.Unión San Felipe     12  5  3  4  28-20  13  (San Felipe)
 5.Santiago Morning     12  3  4  5  17-17  10  (Santiago)
 6.Ferroviarios         12  3  3  6  13-22   9  (Santiago)
 7.Ovalle               12  3  1  8  15-29   7  (Ovalle)

Southern Group          

 1.Iberia               12  8  1  3  29-12  17  (Los Angeles) - Classified
 2.Badminton            12  7  1  4  24-21  15  (Curicó)      - Classified
 3.Naval                12  4  4  4  18-19  12  (Talcahuano)
 4.Ñublense             12  3  5  4  18-22  11  (Chillán)
 5.Colchagua            12  3  4  5  20-21  10  (San Fernando)
 6.Municipal            12  4  2  6  19-26  10  (Santiago)
 7.Lister Rossel        12  2  5  5  10-17   9  (Linares)

Note: It is not clear why Coquimbo Unido qualified as San Luis had a better goal average


Semifinals

San Antonio Unido       2-2 Bádminton
Bádminton               1-1 San Antonio Unido   (San Antonio Unido on pen)

Coquimbo Unido          2-1 Iberia
Iberia                  2-2 Coquimbo Unido

Final

SAN ANTONIO UNIDO       4-0 Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido          2-1 SAN ANTONIO UNIDO

Campeonato Oficial

Final Table:

 1.UNIÓN SAN FELIPE     26 14  8  4  62-40  36  (San Felipe) - Champions 

2.Iberia 26 16 3 7 35-21 35 (Los Angeles)

3.Naval 26 13 8 5 46-24 34 (Talcahuano)
4.San Luis 26 13 6 7 49-29 32 (Quillota) 5.Lister Rossel 26 11 6 9 37-45 28 (Linares) 6.Ovalle 26 10 6 10 45-36 26 (Ovalle) 7.Colchagua 26 7 12 7 46-44 26 (San Fernando)
8.San Antonio Unido 26 9 6 11 32-41 24 (San Antonio)
9.Coquimbo Unido 26 4 15 7 30-35 23 (Coquimbo) 10.Ferroviarios 26 8 7 11 37-50 23 (Santiago)
11.Bádminton 26 5 10 11 35-48 20 (Curicó)
12.Ñublense 26 6 7 13 38-48 19 (Chillán) - Relegation Playoff 13.Santiago Morning 26 6 7 13 28-43 19 (Santiago) - Relegation Playoff 14.Municipal 26 6 7 13 28-44 19 (Santiago) - Relegation Playoff Playoff against relegation Santiago Morning 6-1 Municipal Santiago Morning 6-1 Ñublense Ñublense 2-1 Municipal 1.SANTIAGO MORNING 2 2 0 0 12- 2 4
Standing from left: Eliecer Cerda, José Bravo, Héctor Miranda, Santiago Ripoll, Julio Núñez, Miguel Durán.
Agachados: René Martínez, Manuel Salazar, Neftalí Vázquez, Jorge Vega, Aarón Ávila.

2.Ñublense 2 1 0 1 3- 7 2
3.Municipal 2 0 0 2 2- 8 0
Promoted : Unión San Felipe (San Felipe) – champion of Second Division.
Relegated: Municipal (Santiago)

Monday, March 10, 2025

Chile I Division

 

Chile 1970

First Division. Campeonato Oficial

First Phase. 

Played in two separate championships: Metropolitano and Provincial. 
The first five of each obtain bonus points (5, 4, 3, 2 and 1,
respectively) and classify for the Nacional. 

The Nacional is divided into two series (A and B). The first 
three of each play the final round for the cup. The last ones 
of each series play against relegation.

Torneo Metropolitano (teams from Santiago and Rancagua)

Final Table:

 1.Unión Española       14 10  2  2  23-10  22  (5 bonus points)        
 2.Universidad Católica 14  9  2  3  30-18  20  (4 bonus points)          
 3.Colo Colo            14  6  3  5  20-16  15  (3 bonus points)          
 4.Universidad de Chile 14  4  7  3  28-25  15  (2 bonus points)        
 5.O'Higgins            14  3  6  5  19-21  12  (Rancagua) - (1 bonus point)          
 6.Palestino            14  4  3  7  21-27  11             
 7.Audax Italiano       14  3  4  7  18-27  10            
 8.Magallanes           14  2  3  9  12-27   7     
Torneo Provincial (teams from the rest of the country)

Final Table:

 1.Concepción           18  9  5  4  35-24  23  (Concepción) - (5 bonus points)             
 2.Green Cross-Temuco   18  8  6  4  34-24  22  (Temuco) - (4 bonus points)        
 3.Huachipato           18  8  4  6  29-22  20  (Talcahuano) - (3 bonus points)                
 4.La Serena            18  7  6  5  23-20  20  (La Serena) - (2 bonus points)           
 5.Everton              18  6  7  5  26-24  19  (Viña del Mar) - (1 bonus points)             
 6.Antofagasta          18  6  7  5  19-19  19  (Antofagasta)    
 7.Lota Schwager        18  6  5  7  29-25  17  (Coronel)        
 8.Rangers              18  6  4  8  22-24  16  (Talca) 
 9.Santiago Wanderers   18  5  4  9  19-34  14  (Valparaíso)       
10.Unión Calera         18  2  6 10  23-43  10  (La Calera)
Second Phase

Torneo Nacional

Final Tables:

Serie A
 1.Universidad Católica 18 10  2  6  32-27  26  - Classified           
 2.Lota Schwager        18  9  6  3  21-13  24  (Coronel) - Classified                  
 3.Concepción           18  6  7  5  23-20  24  (Concepción) - Classified                         
 4.Universidad de Chile 18  8  5  5  18-12  23  - Classified                    
5.O'Higgins 18 7 5 6 23-21 20 (Rancagua)
6.Huachipato 18 5 6 7 27-25 19 (Talcahuano)
7.Audax Italiano 18 7 2 9 18-21 16
8.Antofagasta 18 3 7 8 15-26 13 (Antofagasta)
9.Unión Calera 18 1 8 9 18-37 10 (La Calera) - Relegation Playoff Serie B 1.Unión Española 18 10 7 1 35-18 32 - Classified 2.Everton 18 11 3 4 34-22 26 (Viña del Mar) - Classified 3.Colo Colo 18 7 6 5 26-23 23 - Classified 4.Green Cross-Temuco 18 6 6 6 24-21 18 (Temuco) - Classified 5.Magallanes 18 6 5 7 29-30 17
6.La Serena 18 5 4 9 16-28 16 (La Serena)
7.Rangers 18 5 5 8 23-28 15 (Talca) 8.Santiago Wanderers 18 6 3 9 20-29 15 (Valparaíso) 9.Palestino 18 3 7 8 26-30 13 - Relegation Playoff Relegation Playoff Unión Calera 2-3 Palestino Palestino 0-4 Unión Calera Unión Calera 1-1 Palestino
Standing from left:
Fidel Zuleta, Alejandro Mesías, Germán Concha, Ireneo Casco, Abel González, Víctor Guillermo Duarte.
Crouching: Rómulo Betta, Elvio Porcel de Peralta, Felipe Bracamonte, Manuel Saavedra, Jaime Aretxabala 17.UNIÓN CALERA 3 1 1 1 7- 4 3 18.Palestino 3 1 1 1 4- 7 3 Relegated Final Stage Final Table:
1.Unión Española 7 6 0 1 17- 5 12 Championship Playoff
2.Colo Colo 7 6 0 1 19- 9 12 Championship Playoff
3.Universidad de Chile 7 4 0 3 11- 8 8
4.Universidad Católica 7 4 0 3 13-16 8
5.Concepción 7 3 1 3 13-13 7 (Concepción)
6.Everton 7 3 0 4 11-11 6 (Viña del Mar)
7.Lota Schwager 7 1 1 5 8-17 3 (Coronel)
8.Green Cross-Temuco 7 0 0 7 5-18 0 (Temuco) Final - 1-71 Colo Colo 2-1 Unión Española (in Santiago de Chile)
Union Espanola – second place.
Colo Colo – 1970 champion of Chile. Standing from left: Manuel Araya, Aldo Valentini, Leonel Herrera, Rafael Gonzalez, Gerardo Castañeda, Humberto Cruz.
Crouching: Carlos Caszely, Sergio Ramirez, Victor Zelada, Elson Beiruth, Leonel Herrera.