1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup


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The 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 9th 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 originally scheduled to be played by 16 teams of 9 countries 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.

1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates1 June 1973 – 10 January 1974
Teams16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTransvaal

1972

1974

The teams were split into 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.[1]

The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.

Central American Zone

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Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vida   0–3   Saprissa 0–2 0–1
Municipal   1–01   Olimpia 0–0 1–0
Alajuelense   4–0   Águila 3–0 1–02
Comunicaciones   1–0   Juventud Olímpica 0–0 1–0

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.

  Saprissa advanced to the Second Round


  Municipal advanced to the Second Round


  Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round


  Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Santa Cecilia1   1–8   Alajuelense 0–5 1–3
Comunicaciones   1–4   Saprissa 1–0 0–4

1Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.

  Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round


  Saprissa advanced to the Third Round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alajuelense   0–2   Saprissa 0–1 0–1

Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Robinhood   2–4   Jong Colombia 2–3 0–1
Transvaal   14–0   Universidad Católica 8–0 6–0
Devonshire Colts   6–5   North Village CC 3–1 3–4

Bye: S.V. SUBT

24 June 1973 Transvaal   8–0   Universidad Católica Paramaribo’s National Stadion
Edwin Schal   
Theo Klein   
Musanto  
Corte  
Nortan  
Own goal  
Nil
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SUBT   3–9   Transvaal 2–5 1–4
Jong Colombia   w/o1   Devonshire Colts

1 Devonshire Colts withdrew.

Transvaal   4–1
(9–3 agg.)
  SUBT
Wiene Schal  
Humphrey Castillion  
Theo Klein  
Vanenburg  
 
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal   4–2   Jong Colombia 2–1 2–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal   7–3   Devonshire Colts 4–2 3–1

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.

8 January 1974 Transvaal   4–2   Devonshire Colts
Wiene Schal  
Wensley Bundel  
Theo Klein  
Humphrey Castillion  
Lambert  
Darrel  

CONCACAF final round

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The final was scratched and   Transvaal. winners of the Caribbean Zone, were declared CONCACAF Champions in that Central American finalist Saprissa had withdrawn after 15 December 1973.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1973 champions
 
Transvaal
First title
  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1973 on the RSSSF