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1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
7th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
7th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| year | 1971 |
| dates | August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972 |
| num_teams | 22 |
| associations | 12 |
| champion_other | MEX Cruz Azul |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | CRC Alajuelense |
| updated | On January 6, 2012 |
| prevseason | 1970 |
| nextseason | 1972 |
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.
North American Zone
Elizabeth S.C. forfeit.
MEXCruz Azul advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
USA Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
Central American Zone
Preliminary round
Enrique Mendoza
Hector Tambasco
Omar Larrosa
- Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.
First round
Edgar Gonzalez GUA Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
Fernando Hernández Edgar Marín CRC Saprissa advanced to the Second Round.
Oscar Molina
Hugo Torres
Ricardo “la Tuca” Gómez
Peter Sandoval
Hugo Torres
GUA Comunicaciones advance to the second round
CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
GUA Comunicaciones advance to the Final Tournament
Alfredo Piedra
Chávez
Victor Ruiz
Oscar Cordero
Jaime Grant
CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament
Caribbean Zone
Dutch Guiana Transvaal advanced to the Final Tournament
ANT Estrella advance to the Final Tournament
CONCACAF Final Tournament
- 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.
Carlos Dell’Omodarme
Carlos Guzmán
Enrique Mendoza
Antonio Rojas
Oscar Molina
Charlie Mitchell
Emilio Valle
Cesareo Victorino
Alberto Gómez
Fernando Bustos
Antonio Munguía
Octavio Muciño
Peter Sandoval
Javier Guzmán
Playoff
Vera
Muciño
| MEX Raúl Cárdenas |
|---|
| ARG Juan Colecchio |
|---|
|}
Champion
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups71.html 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
- (September 20, 1971). "Lancers Rout Bermuda, 4-1; DeRosa Says He's Quitying". Democrat and Chronicle.
- (September 27, 1971). "Lancers Win in Overtime". Democrat and Chronicle.
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