1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates	25 April – 30 September 1969
Teams	10 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Cruz Azul
Runners-up	Comunicaciones
Third place	Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	53 (2.94 per match)

The 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 5th 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 played by 10 teams of 9 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

It was played from 25 April till 30 September 1969 under the home/away match system and for the first time, the teams were not split into zones, playing in a straight round system.

Club Deportivo Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.

First round

25 April 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	4 – 0	Motagua	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)	Aguilar 19' Chico 60' Umaña 82' Chavarría 86'			Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

1 May 1969 2nd leg	Motagua	1 – 1	Saprissa	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00)	Guifarro			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score.

11 May 1969 1st leg	Comunicaciones	1 – 1	Universidad Católica	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

13 May 1969 2nd leg	Universidad Católica	0 – 3	Comunicaciones	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate score.

18 May 1969 1st leg	Águila	3 – 1	Jong Colombia	San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca

20 May 1969 2nd leg	Jong Colombia	2 – 2	Águila	San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca

Águila won 5–3 on aggregate score.

14 June 1969 1st leg	Somerset Cricket	1 – 1	Violette	Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)

16 June 1969 2nd leg	Violette	0 – 5	Somerset Cricket	Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)

Somerset Cricket won 6–1 on aggregate score.

Second round

12 June 1969 1st leg	Toluca	0 – 0	Cruz Azul	Toluca, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

18 June 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	0 – 1	Toluca	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)			Pereda 5'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes

Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate score. Toluca were disqualified for the undue alignment of three players; Cruz Azul advanced.

22 June 1969 1st leg	Águila	2 – 5	Comunicaciones	San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Jorge "Mágico" González

29 June 1969 2nd leg	Comunicaciones	2 – 2	Águila	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

Comunicaciones won 7–4 on aggregate score.

24 July 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	3 – 0	Somerset Cricket	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

27 July 1969 2nd leg	Somerset Cricket	0 – 4	Saprissa	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Saprissa won 7–0 on aggregate score.

Semifinal

31 August 1969 1st leg	Saprissa	2 – 2	Cruz Azul	San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)	Chavarría 63' Hernández 75'		Victorino 43' Pulido 72'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

9 September 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	2 – 1	Saprissa	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)	Guerrero 32' Flores 54'		Chavarría 56'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 35,000

Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final

18 September 1969 1st leg	Comunicaciones	0 – 0	Cruz Azul	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 30,000

30 September 1969 2nd leg	Cruz Azul	1 – 0	Comunicaciones	Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)	Alejándrez 82'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 35,000

Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1969 Champion

Cruz Azul First Title

References

RSSSF Site

CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Champions League

Champions' Cup era, 1962–2008

Seasons	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Champions League era, 2008–present

Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Finals	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Finals Records and statistics

CONCACAF competitions

National team tournaments

CONCACAF era

Current	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Cup CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Championship CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Regional Copa Centroamericana Caribbean Cup Multi-sport events Pan-American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Copa América Centenario

Defunct	CONCACAF Championship North American Nations Cup CFU Championship

Pre-CONCACAF

Defunct	NAFC (NAFC Championship) CCCF (CCCF Championship CCCF Youth Championship)

Club tournaments

CONCACAF tournaments	Champions League CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Regional CFU Club Championship Supercopa Centroamericana UNCAF Women's Club Championship

Invitational tournaments	Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana (2004–2008) Recopa Sudamericana

Defunct tournaments	Copa Interamericana Copa Interclubes UNCAF CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup North American SuperLiga

International club football

FIFA FIFA Club World Cup List of association football clubs

Africa	CAF – Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Top-division clubs

Asia	AFC – Champions League AFC Cup Top-division clubs

Europe	UEFA – Champions League Europa League Super Cup Top-division clubs

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions League Top-division clubs

Oceania	OFC – Champions League Top-division clubs

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Top-division clubs

See also: International women's club football

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