1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Tournament details
Dates	August 22, 1971 – April 19, 1972
Teams	22 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Cruz Azul (3rd title)
Runners-up	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.

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

North American Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
SC Elizabeth	0–2	Cruz Azul	0–0	0 – 2
Rochester Lancers	5–2	Pembroke Hamilton	4–1	1 – 1

• Cruz Azul advances to the final tournament.
• Rochester Lancers advances to the final tournament.

Central American Zone

Preliminary Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Diriangén FC	1–15	CSD Comunicaciones	0–5	1 – 10

• Comunicaciones advances to the first round.

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aurora FC	3–2	Atlético Marte	2–1	1 – 1
CD Motagua	0–5	Deportivo Saprissa	0–3	0 – 2
CD Olimpia	0–1	LD Alajuelense	0–0	0 – 1
CSD Comunicaciones	8–2	FAS	5–2	3 – 0

• Aurora FC, Saprissa, Alajuelense, Comunicaciones advance to the second round.

Second Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aurora FC	1–3	CSD Comunicaciones	1–2	0 – 1
Deportivo Saprissa	4–5	LD 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	x – x	Aigle Noir AC	w/o
SV Transvaal	6–1	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	2–0	SV Transvaal
CSD Comunicaciones	7–0	SV Estrella
LD Alajuelense	2–1	SV Estrella
Cruz Azul	1–1	SV Transvaal
Cruz Azul	1–1	Rochester Lancers
CSD Comunicaciones	3–1	SV Transvaal
Rochester Lancers	2–0	SV Estrella
CSD Comunicaciones	1–2	LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense	2–0	SV Transvaal
Cruz Azul	9–0	SV Estrella
Cruz Azul	3–1	LD Alajuelense
CSD Comunicaciones	3–1	Rochester Lancers
SV Transvaal	1–0	SV Estrella
LD Alajuelense	1–0	Rochester Lancers
Cruz Azul	3–1	CSD 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 v Alajuelense

1972-04-19

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

Mexico City, Mexico

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1971 Champion
Cruz Azul Third Title

References

• RSSSF Site