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1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
9th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
9th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| year | 1973 |
| size | 250 |
| caption | SV Transvaal, champions |
| dates | 1 June 1973 – 10 January 1974 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| associations | 9 |
| champion_other | NGY Transvaal |
| (1st title) | |
| second_other | CRC Saprissa |
| prevseason | 1972 |
| nextseason | 1974 |
(1st title)
The 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 9th edition of the top international club competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined the 1973 continental football champions in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played by 16 teams of 9 national associations, from 1 June to 3 August 1973 with the matches in the tournament played under the home/away match, but a final series was set up for 8 and 10 January 1974, after no team from either of the other two sections participated.
The teams were split into three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to participate in the final tournament. As no clubs entered in the North American section, the winner of the two remaining zones gained the qualification to the final, but both Central American teams withdrew; therefore the final was scratched and the Caribbean winner, Transvaal from Suriname, won the tournament, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time.
North American Zone
The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.
Central American Zone
First round
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973 Saprissa, Alajuelense and Comunicaciones advanced to the Central American Zone second round.
1 CSD Municipal later withdrew.
2 The match was abandoned in the 68th minute with Alajuelense leading 1–0 due to torrential rain which flooded the pitch; the result was allowed to stand.
Gerardo Solano CRC Saprissa advanced to the Second Round
GUA Municipal advanced to the Second Round
Walter Elizondo CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round
GUA Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round
Second round
1Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.
Alfredo Piedra
Roy Sáenz
Javier Jimenez
Javier Jimenez
CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round
Hernán Morales
Gerardo Solano
Carlos Solano
CRC Saprissa advanced to the Third Round
Third round
Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew.
Caribbean Zone
First round
Bye: S.V. SUBT
Theo Klein
Musanto
Corte
Nortan
Own goal
Klein
Hedley
Del Prado
Second round
1 Devonshire Colts withdrew.
- Transvaal and Jong Colombia advance to the third round.
Humphrey Castillion
Theo Klein
Wesley Bundel Humphrey Castillion
Theo Klein
Vanenburg
Third round
TBD Edwin Schal
Fourth round
1 Devonshire Colts were reinstated as all other clubs from the Central Zone withdrew, since the Northern Zone had been cancelled due to no clubs having entered.
Wensley Bundel
Theo Klein
Humphrey Castillion
Darrel
Wiene Schal
Roy Vanenburg
Final round
The final round was scratched and Transvaal, the winners of the Caribbean Zone, were declared CONCACAF champions after the winners of the Central American Zone, Saprissa, withdrew on 15 December 1973.
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups73.html Copa de Campeones 1973] on the RSSSF
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