1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972 |
Teams | 22 (from 12 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cruz Azul (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Alajuelense |
The 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. It was played from August 22, 1971, till April 19, 1972, under the home/away match system.
The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament, played for the first time in a group system. After the end of the group, a playoff match had to be played because two teams ended with the same points in the lead of the group. This tournament included the Rochester Lancers, the only team from the original North American Soccer League to take part.
Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the third time in its history became CONCACAF champion.[1][2]
North American Zone
[edit]October 3, 1971 | Elizabeth | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Elizabeth, United States |
Stadium: Farcher's Grove |
October 13, 1971 | Cruz Azul | 2–0 (2–0 agg.) | Elizabeth | Mexico City, Mexico |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca | ||||
Note: Elizabeth S.C. forfeit |
Elizabeth S.C. forfeit.
Cruz Azul advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
September 19, 1971 | Rochester Lancers | 4–1 | Pembroke Hamilton | Rochester, United States |
Stadium: Aquinas Memorial Stadium | ||||
Note: [3] |
September 26, 1971 | Pembroke Hamilton | 3–1 (4–5 agg.) | Rochester Lancers | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium | ||||
Note: [4] |
Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
Central American Zone
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]August 22, 1971 | Diriangén | 0–5 | Comunicaciones | Diriamba, Nicaragua |
Omar Larrosa Enrique Mendoza Hector Tambasco |
Stadium: Estadio Colegio La Salle |
August 29, 1971 | Comunicaciones | 10–1 (15–1 agg.) | Diriangén | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Hernán Godoy Omar Larrosa |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
- Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.
First round
[edit]August 22, 1971 | Aurora | 2–1 | Atlético Marte | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Alex Frank Edgar Gonzalez |
Stadium: Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González |
August 29, 1971 | Atlético Marte | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Aurora | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Sergio Mendez | Edgar Gonzalez | Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
September 19, 1971 | Motagua | 0–3 | Saprissa | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Hernán Morales 10' Fernando Hernández 18' Edgar Marín 60' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Ramón Molinero (GUA) |
September 26, 1971 | Saprissa | 2–0 (5–0 agg.) | Motagua | San José, Costa Rica |
Odir Jacques 22' 65' | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Ramón Molinero (GUA) |
Saprissa advanced to the Second Round.
September 26, 1971 | Comunicaciones | 5–2 | FAS | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Omar Larrosa Oscar Molina Hugo Torres |
David Cabrera Ricardo “la Tuca” Gómez |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
October 3, 1971 | FAS | 0–3 (2–8 agg.) | Comunicaciones | Santa Ana, El Salvador |
Hernán Godoy Peter Sandoval Hugo Torres |
Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño |
Comunicaciones advance to the second round
September 26, 1971 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Alajuelense | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
October 12, 1971 | Alajuelense | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Olimpia | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Walter Elizondo | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 5,775 |
Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
[edit]November 7, 1971 | Aurora | 1–2 | Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Rolando Valdez | Oscar Molina | Stadium: Estadio del Ejército |
November 14, 1971 | Comunicaciones | 1–0 (3–1 agg.) | Aurora | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
(o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Comunicaciones advance to the Final Tournament
November 14, 1971 | Saprissa | 1–5 | Alajuelense | Heredia, Costa Rica |
Carlos Solano 52' | Mario Vega 27' Alfredo Piedra 47' Chávez 49' Victor Ruiz 65' Oscar Cordero 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
November 21, 1971 | Alajuelense | 0–3 (5–4 agg.) | Saprissa | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Francisco Hernández 5' Jaime Grant 10' 48' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament
Caribbean Zone
[edit]September 30, 1971 | Transvaal | 3–1 | Thomas United | |
Pierre |
October 5, 1971 | Thomas United | 0–3 (1–6 agg.) | Transvaal |
Transvaal advanced to the Final Tournament
Estrella | w.o. | Aigle Noir |
Estrella advance to the Final Tournament
CONCACAF Final Tournament
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 | Forced to a playoff |
2 | Alajuelense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
3 | Comunicaciones (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
4 | Rochester Lancers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
5 | Transvaal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
6 | Estrella | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
- After the end of the group stage a playoff match had to be played due to Cruz Azul and Alajuelense ended with the same points in the lead of the group.
- The final tournament was played in Guatemala City.
Rochester Lancers | 2–0 | Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
Eli Durante Carlos Dell’Omodarme |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 42,000 |
March 16, 1972 | Comunicaciones | 7–0 | Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Héctor Tambasco Carlos Guzmán Enrique Mendoza Antonio Rojas Oscar Molina |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 42,000 |
March 14, 1972 | Alajuelense | 2–1 | Estrella | |
Emilio Valle | Ismael Croes |
March 14, 1972 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Octavio Muciño | Edwin Schal | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium |
March 16, 1972 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Rochester Lancers | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Manfred Seissler | José Luis Desachy | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
March 16, 1972 | Comunicaciones | 3–1 | Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Héctor Tambasco | Edwin Schal | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
March 20, 1972 | Rochester Lancers | 2–0 | Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Francisco Escos Charlie Mitchell |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
March 20, 1972 | Comunicaciones | 1–2 | Alajuelense | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Antonio Rojas | Walter Elizondo | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
March 22, 1972 | Alajuelense | 2–0 | Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Roy Saénz Emilio Valle |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
March 22, 1972 | Cruz Azul | 9–0 | Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Octavio Muciño Cesareo Victorino Alberto Gómez Fernando Bustos Antonio Munguía |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium |
March 23, 1972 | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | Alajuelense | |
Fernando Busto Octavio Muciño |
Carlos Mejía |
March 23, 1972 | Comunicaciones | 3–1 | Rochester Lancers | |
Oscar Molina Peter Sandoval |
Manfred Seissler |
March 26, 1972 | Transvaal | 1–0 | Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Edwin Schal | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 1,500 |
March 26, 1972 | Alajuelense | 1–0 | Rochester Lancers | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Walter Elizondo | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
March 26, 1972 | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Octavio Muciño Javier Guzmán |
Oscar Molina | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
Playoff
[edit]Cruz Azul | 5–1 | Alajuelense |
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Bustos 16' Vera 25', 60' Muciño 70', 75' (pen.) |
Villalobos 43' |
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Champion
[edit]CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1971 Champion |
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Cruz Azul Third title |
References
[edit]- ^ Copa de Campeones 1971 by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
- ^ "Tercera Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1971" on Reino Azul (blogsite), April 26, 2014
- ^ Rickey, Jim (September 20, 1971). "Lancers Rout Bermuda, 4-1; DeRosa Says He's Quitying". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1D, 3D. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Lancers Win in Overtime". Democrat and Chronicle. September 27, 1971. pp. 1D, 3D. Retrieved March 14, 2022.