1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates	25 April–30 September 1969
Teams	10 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Cruz Azul
Runners-up	Comunicaciones
Third place	Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	53 (2.94 per match)

The 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 5th 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.

The tournament was played by 10 teams of 9 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

It was played from 25 April till 30 September 1969 under the home/away match system and for the first time, the teams were not split into zones, playing in a straight round system.

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.

First round

Saprissa v Motagua

25 April 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	4–0	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
20:17 (UTC−06:00)	Aguilar 19' Hernández 60' Umaña 82' Chavarría 86'			Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Valentín Gazo (NCA)

Motagua v Saprissa

1 May 1969 2nd leg	Motagua	1–1	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00)	Díaz 15' (o.g.)		19' (o.g.) Navarro	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Clemente Cayez (SLV)

• Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score.

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Comunicaciones v CD UCA

11 May 1969 1st leg	Comunicaciones	1–1	CD UCA	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

CD UCA v Comunicaciones

13 May 1969 2nd leg	CD UCA	0–3	Comunicaciones	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

• Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate score.

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Águila v Jong Colombia

18 May 1969 1st leg	Águila	3–1	Jong Colombia	San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca

Jong Colombia v Águila

20 May 1969 2nd leg	Jong Colombia	2–2	Águila	San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca

• Águila won 5–3 on aggregate score.

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Somerset Trojans v Violette

14 June 1969 1st leg	Somerset Trojans	1–1	Violette	Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)

Violette v Somerset Trojans

16 June 1969 2nd leg	Violette	0–5	Somerset Trojans	Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)

• Somerset Cricket won 6–1 on aggregate score.

Second round

Toluca v Cruz Azul

12 June 1969 1st leg	Toluca	0–0	Cruz Azul	Toluca, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

Cruz Azul v Toluca

18 June 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	0–1	Toluca	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)			Pereda 5'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes

• Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate score. Toluca were disqualified for the undue alignment of three players; Cruz Azul advanced.

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Águila v Comunicaciones

Comunicaciones v Águila

29 June 1969 2nd leg	Comunicaciones	2–2	Águila	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

• Comunicaciones won 7–4 on aggregate score.

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Saprissa v Somerset Trojans

24 July 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	3–0	Somerset Trojans	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Somerset Trojans v Saprissa

27 July 1969 2nd leg	Somerset Trojans	0–4	Saprissa	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

• Saprissa won 7–0 on aggregate score.

Semifinal

Saprissa v Cruz Azul

31 August 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	2–2	Cruz Azul	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)	Chavarría 63' Hernández 75'		Victorino 43' Pulido 72'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Cruz Azul v Saprissa

9 September 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	2–1	Saprissa	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)	Guerrero 32' Flores 54'		Chavarría 56'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 35,000

• Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate score.

• Comunicaciones received a bye to the final.

Final

Comunicaciones v Cruz Azul

18 September 1969 1st leg	Comunicaciones	0–0	Cruz Azul	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 30,000

Cruz Azul v Comunicaciones

30 September 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	1–0	Comunicaciones	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)	Alejándrez 82'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 30,000

• Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1969 Champion
Cruz Azul First title

References

• RSSSF Site