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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

FieldValue
tourney_nameCONCACAF Champions' Cup
year1971
datesAugust 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972
num_teams22
associations12
champion_otherMEX Cruz Azul
count3
second_otherCRC Alajuelense
updatedOn January 6, 2012
prevseason1970
nextseason1972

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

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Champion

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups71.html Copa de Campeones 1971] by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
  2. "Tercera Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1971" on Reino Azul (blogsite), April 26, 2014
  3. (September 20, 1971). "Lancers Rout Bermuda, 4-1; DeRosa Says He's Quitying". Democrat and Chronicle.
  4. (September 27, 1971). "Lancers Win in Overtime". Democrat and Chronicle.
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