1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates 22 August 1971 – 19 April 1972
Teams 22 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions Mexico Cruz Azul (3rd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica Alajuelense

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 22 August 1971 till 19 April 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.

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

North American Zone

  • Cruz Azul and Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.

Central American Zone

Preliminary Round

  • Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.

First Round

  • Aurora, Saprissa, Comunicaciones and Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round.

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aurora Guatemala 1–3 Guatemala Comunicaciones 1–2 0 – 1
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 4–5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–5 3 – 0
  • Comunicaciones and Alajuelense advance to the final tournament.

Caribbean Zone

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Estrella Netherlands Antilles x – x Haiti Aigle Noir AC w/o
SV Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 6–1 Guyana Thomas United 3–1 3 – 0
  • Aigle Noir A.C. withdrew, SV Estrella advances.
  • SV Transvaal advances to the final tournament.

CONCACAF Final Tournament

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul 5 3 2 0 17 4+13 8 Forced to a playoff
2 Alajuelense 5 4 0 1 8 4+4 8
3 Comunicaciones 5 2 1 2 12 7+5 5
4 Rochester Lancers 5 2 1 2 6 5+1 5
5 Transvaal 5 1 2 2 3 6−3 4
6 SV Estrella 5 0 0 5 1 21−20 0
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rochester Lancers United States 2–0 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal
Comunicaciones Guatemala 7–0 Netherlands Antilles SV Estrella
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–1 Netherlands Antilles SV Estrella
Cruz Azul Mexico 1–1 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal
Cruz Azul Mexico 1–1 United States Rochester Lancers
Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–1 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal
Rochester Lancers United States 2–0 Netherlands Antilles SV Estrella
Comunicaciones Guatemala 1–2 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Alajuelense Costa Rica 2–0 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) SV Transvaal
Cruz Azul Mexico 9–0 Netherlands Antilles SV Estrella
Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Comunicaciones Guatemala 3–1 United States Rochester Lancers
SV Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 1–0 Netherlands Antilles SV Estrella
Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 United States Rochester Lancers
Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
  • 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.

Playoff

Cruz Azul Mexico 5–1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Bustos  16'
Vera  25', 60'
Muciño  70', 75' (pen.)		 Villalobos  43'

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1971 Champion
Mexico
Cruz Azul
Third Title

References

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