1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates 1 June till 3 August 1973
Teams 16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions SV Transvaal

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 played by 16 teams of 9 countries from 1 June till 3 August 1973 with the matches in the tournament played under the home/away match

The teams were split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to 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, SV Transvaal from Suriname, won the tournament, and became for the first time CONCACAF champion.

North American Zone

The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.

Central American Zone

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CD Vida Honduras 0 - 3 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 0 - 2 0 - 1
CSD Municipal Guatemala 1 - 02 Honduras CD Olimpia 0 - 0 1 - 0
LD Alajuelense Costa Rica 4 - 0 El Salvador CD Águila 3 - 0 1 - 02
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala 1 - 0 El Salvador Juventud Olímpica 0 - 0 1 - 0

Saprissa, Alajuelense and Comunicaciones advance to the Central American Zone second round.
1 CSD Municipal later withdrew.
2 The match was abandoned in the 68th minute with LD Alajuelense leading 1-0 due to torrential rain which flooded the pitch; the result was allowed to stand.

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Santa Cecilia1 Nicaragua 3 - 5 Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 3 - 0 0 - 5
CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala 1 - 4 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 1 - 0 0 - 4

1Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.
Saprissa and Alajuelense advance to the Central American Zone third round.

Third Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
LD Alajuelense Costa Rica 1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa

1Both Alajuelense and Saprissa withdrew; the tie was scratched.

Caribbean Zone

First Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Robinhood Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 2 - 4 Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia 2 - 3 0 - 1
SV Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 14 - 0 Dominican Republic Universidad Catolica 8 - 0 6 - 0
Devonshire Colts Bermuda 6 - 5 Bermuda North Village CC 3 - 1 3 - 4

Bye: S.V. SUBT

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SUBT Netherlands Antilles 3 - 9 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal 2 - 5 1 - 4
Jong Colombia Netherlands Antilles w/o1 Bermuda Devonshire Colts

1 Devonshire Colts withdrew.

Third Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 4 - 2 Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia 2 - 1 2 - 1

CONCACAF Final Round

The final was scratched and Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal were declared CONCACAF champions as both Central American finalists, Saprissa and Alajuelense, withdrew.

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1973 Champions
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
SV Transvaal
First Title

References

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