# 1970 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1970 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 69th season of competitive football in the country.

## Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa

Final Stage
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Fluminense declared as the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Independência | Pará | Tuna Luso |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Amapá | São José-AP | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense |
| Amazonas | Fast | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | Flamengo-PI |
| Ceará | Ferroviário | Rio de Janeiro | Central |
| Distrito Federal | Brasiliense (Núcleo Bandeirante) | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Goiás | Atlético Goianiense | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
| Guanabara | Vasco | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Maranhão | Santa Catarina | Ferroviário-SC |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | São Paulo |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |

## Youth competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Corinthians |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa Norte-Nordeste | Fortaleza |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1970 |
| Cruzeiro | Withdrew |
| Palmeiras | Withdrew |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1970.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 4, 1970 | Argentina | L | 0-2 | - | International Friendly |
| March 8, 1970 | Argentina | W | 2-1 | Jairzinho, Pelé | International Friendly |
| March 22, 1970 | Chile | W | 5-0 | Pelé (2), Roberto Miranda (2), Gérson | International Friendly |
| March 26, 1970 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Rivellino | International Friendly |
| April 5, 1970 | Amazonas State Combined Team | W | 4-1 | Carlos Alberto Torres, Paulo César Caju, Rivellino, Pelé | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| April 12, 1970 | Paraguay | D | 0-0 | - | International Friendly |
| April 19, 1970 | Minas Gerais State Combined Team | W | 3-1 | Dadá Maravilha (2), Gérson | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| April 26, 1970 | Bulgaria | W | 0-0 | - | International Friendly |
| April 29, 1970 | Austria | W | 1-0 | Rivellino | International Friendly |
| May 6, 1970 | Guadalajara City Combined Team | W | 3-0 | Rivellino, Pelé, Clodoaldo | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 17, 1970 | León City Combined Team | W | 5-2 | Pelé (2), Rivellino, Tostão, Paulo César Caju | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 24, 1970 | Irapuato | W | 3-0 | Paulo César Caju, Roberto Miranda, Rivellino | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 3, 1970 | Czechoslovakia | W | 4-1 | Rivellino, Pelé, Jairzinho (2) | World Cup |
| June 7, 1970 | England | W | 1-0 | Jairzinho (2) | World Cup |
| June 10, 1970 | Romania | W | 3-2 | Pelé (2), Jairzinho | World Cup |
| June 14, 1970 | Peru | W | 4-2 | Rivellino, Tostão (2), Jairzinho | World Cup |
| June 17, 1970 | Uruguay | W | 3-1 | Clodoaldo, Jairzinho, Rivellino | World Cup |
| June 21, 1970 | Italy | W | 4-1 | Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto Torres | World Cup |
| September 30, 1970 | Mexico | W | 2-1 | Jairzinho, Tostão | International Friendly |
| October 4, 1970 | Chile | W | 5-1 | Pelé, Roberto Miranda, Jairzinho (2), Paulo César Caju | International Friendly |