The 1970 season is River Plate's 68th season in the Argentine Primera División. The season was split into two tournaments with the Torneo Metropolitano from 20 March to 19 December and the Torneo Nacional from 4 September to 27 December.
Season summary River Plate fared well throughout the 1970 season under Ángel Labruna in the first half and later under Brazilian manager Didi in the second half. They would end up as runners-up in the Torneo Metropolitano as well as narrowly miss qualification for the semifinals of the Torneo Nacional, ending in third place within Group A of the tournament.
Squad
Match results Torneo Metropolitano
Torneo Nacional Group A
Copa Libertadores Group Stage
Second Phase
Third Phase
Friendlies Copa Montevideo
Other friendlies
References