1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972 |
| Teams | 22 (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico Cruz Azul (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Costa Rica Alajuelense |
← 1970 1972 →
All statistics correct as of On January 6, 2012. | |
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
| October 3, 1971 | Elizabeth United States | 0–0 | Mexico Cruz Azul | Elizabeth, United States |
| Stadium: Farcher's Grove |
| October 13, 1971 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 2–0 (2–0 agg.) | United States Elizabeth | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca | ||||
| Note: Elizabeth S.C. forfeit | ||||
Elizabeth S.C. forfeit. MexicoCruz Azul advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
| September 19, 1971 | Rochester Lancers United States | 4–1 | Bermuda Pembroke Hamilton | Rochester, United States |
| Stadium: Aquinas Memorial Stadium | ||||
| Note: [3] | ||||
| September 26, 1971 | Pembroke Hamilton Bermuda | 3–1 (4–5 agg.) | United States Rochester Lancers | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium | ||||
| Note: [4] | ||||
United States Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
Central American Zone
Preliminary round
| August 22, 1971 | Diriangén Nicaragua | 0–5 | Guatemala Comunicaciones | Diriamba, Nicaragua |
| Omar Larrosa File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Enrique Mendoza File:Soccerball shade.svg Hector Tambasco File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Estadio Colegio La Salle |
- Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.
First round
| August 22, 1971 | Aurora Guatemala | 2–1 | El Salvador Atlético Marte | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Alex Frank File:Soccerball shade.svg Edgar Gonzalez File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González |
| August 29, 1971 | Atlético Marte El Salvador | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Guatemala Aurora | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Sergio Mendez File:Soccerball shade.svg | Edgar Gonzalez File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Guatemala Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
| September 19, 1971 | Motagua Honduras | 0–3 | Costa Rica Saprissa | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Hernán Morales File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Fernando Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Edgar Marín File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Ramón Molinero (GUA) |
| September 26, 1971 | Saprissa Costa Rica | 2–0 (5–0 agg.) | Honduras Motagua | San José, Costa Rica |
| Odir Jacques File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Ramón Molinero (GUA) |
Costa Rica Saprissa advanced to the Second Round.
| September 26, 1971 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 5–2 | El Salvador FAS | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Omar Larrosa File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Oscar Molina File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Hugo Torres File:Soccerball shade.svg |
David Cabrera File:Soccerball shade.svg Ricardo “la Tuca” Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
| October 3, 1971 | FAS El Salvador | 0–3 (2–8 agg.) | Guatemala Comunicaciones | Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| Hernán Godoy File:Soccerball shade.svg Peter Sandoval File:Soccerball shade.svg Hugo Torres File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño |
Guatemala Comunicaciones advance to the second round
| September 26, 1971 | Olimpia Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| October 12, 1971 | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Honduras Olimpia | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Walter Elizondo File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 5,775 |
Costa Rica Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
| November 7, 1971 | Aurora Guatemala | 1–2 | Guatemala Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Rolando Valdez File:Soccerball shade.svg | Oscar Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Estadio del Ejército |
| November 14, 1971 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 1–0 (3–1 agg.) | Guatemala Aurora | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Guatemala Comunicaciones advance to the Final Tournament
| November 14, 1971 | Saprissa Costa Rica | 1–5 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Carlos Solano File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Mario Vega File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Alfredo Piedra File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Chávez File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Victor RuizFile:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Oscar Cordero File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| November 21, 1971 | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 0–3 (5–4 agg.) | Costa Rica Saprissa | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Francisco Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Jaime Grant File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
Costa Rica Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament
Caribbean Zone
| September 30, 1971 | Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 3–1 | Guyana Thomas United | |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg Pierre |
| October 5, 1971 | Thomas United Guyana | 0–3 (1–6 agg.) | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal |
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal advanced to the Final Tournament
Netherlands Antilles Estrella advance to the Final Tournament
CONCACAF Final Tournament
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico Cruz Azul | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 | Forced to a playoff |
| 2 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Guatemala Comunicaciones (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
| 4 | United States Rochester Lancers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Netherlands Antilles 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 United States | 2–0 | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Eli Durante File:Soccerball shade.svg Carlos Dell’Omodarme File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 42,000 |
| March 16, 1972 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 7–0 | Netherlands Antilles Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Héctor Tambasco File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Carlos Guzmán File:Soccerball shade.svg Enrique Mendoza File:Soccerball shade.svg Antonio Rojas File:Soccerball shade.svg Oscar Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 42,000 |
| March 14, 1972 | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles Estrella | |
| Emilio Valle File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Ismael Croes File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| March 14, 1972 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 1–1 | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Octavio Muciño File:Soccerball shade.svg | Edwin Schal File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium |
| March 16, 1972 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 1–1 | United States Rochester Lancers | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Manfred Seissler File:Soccerball shade.svg | José Luis Desachy File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
| March 16, 1972 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 3–1 | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Héctor Tambasco File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Edwin Schal File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
| March 20, 1972 | Rochester Lancers United States | 2–0 | Netherlands Antilles Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Francisco Escos File:Soccerball shade.svg Charlie Mitchell File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| March 20, 1972 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 1–2 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Antonio Rojas File:Soccerball shade.svg | Walter Elizondo File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| March 22, 1972 | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 2–0 | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Roy Saénz File:Soccerball shade.svg Emilio Valle File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
| March 22, 1972 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 9–0 | Netherlands Antilles Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Octavio Muciño File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Cesareo Victorino File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Alberto Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Fernando Bustos File:Soccerball shade.svg Antonio Munguía File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium |
| March 23, 1972 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 3–1 | Costa Rica Alajuelense | |
| Fernando Busto File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Octavio Muciño File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Carlos Mejía File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| March 23, 1972 | Comunicaciones Guatemala | 3–1 | United States Rochester Lancers | |
| Oscar Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Peter Sandoval File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Manfred Seissler File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| March 26, 1972 | Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles Estrella | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Edwin Schal File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 1,500 |
| March 26, 1972 | Alajuelense Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States Rochester Lancers | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Walter Elizondo File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
| March 26, 1972 | Cruz Azul Mexico | 3–1 | Guatemala Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Octavio Muciño File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Javier Guzmán File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Oscar Molina File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
Playoff
Playoff
| Cruz Azul Mexico | 5–1 | Costa Rica Alajuelense |
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| Bustos File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Vera File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 60' Muciño File:Soccerball shade.svg 70', 75' (pen.) |
Villalobos File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Referee: Henry Dandawer (USA)
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Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1971 Champion |
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| Mexico Cruz Azul Third title |
References
- ↑ 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.