1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

June 2023 9th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1973 250 SV Transvaal, champions 1 June 1973 – 10 January 1974 16 9 NGY Transvaal(1st title) CRC Saprissa 1972 1974 The 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 9th edition of the top international club competition organized by CONCACAF for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined the 1973 continental football champions in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played by 16 teams of 9 national associations, 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. The teams were split into three 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.Copa de Campeones 1973 on the RSSSF North American Zone The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered. Central American Zone First round Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973 Vida HON 1949 0–3 Saprissa CRC 0–2 0–1 Municipal GUA 1–01 Olimpia HON 1949 0–0 1–0 Alajuelense CRC 4–0 Águila SLV 3–0 1–02 Comunicaciones GUA 1–0 Juventud Olímpica SLV 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. 1 June 1973 Vida HON 1949 0–2 CRC Saprissa Carlos Solano Gerardo Solano San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 24 June 1973 Saprissa CRC 1–0 3–0 HON 1949 Vida Gerardo Solano San Juan de Tibás Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Y CRC Saprissa advanced to the Second Round 18 July 1973 Municipal GUA 1968 0–0 HON 1949 Olimpia Guatemala City Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Y 25 July 1973 Olimpia HON 1949 0–1 0–1 GUA 1968 Municipal Leonardo McNish Tegucigalpa Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Y GUA 1968 Municipal advanced to the Second Round 24 June 1973 Alajuelense CRC 3–0 SLV Águila Roy Saénz Walter Elizondo Alajuela Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Y 29 June 1973 Águila SLV 0–1 0–4 CRC Alajuelense Walter Elizondo San Salvador Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González Y CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round 11 June 1973 Comunicaciones GUA 1968 0–0 SLV Juventud Olímpica Guatemala City Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Y 3 August 1973 Juventud Olímpica SLV 0–1 0–1 GUA 1968 Comunicaciones Erwin Torres San Salvador Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González Y GUA 1968 Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round Second round Deportivo Santa Cecilia1 NCA 1–8 Alajuelense CRC 0–5 1–3 Comunicaciones GUA 1–4 Saprissa CRC 1–0 0–4 1Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew. 3 August 1973 Alajuelense CRC 5–0 NCA Deportivo Santa Cecilia Richard González Alfredo Piedra Roy Sáenz Javier Jimenez Alajuela, Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Y 10 September 1973 Deportivo Santa Cecilia NCA 1–3 1–8 CRC Alajuelense Gerardo Barrios Alfonso Obregón Javier Jimenez Diriamba, Nicaragua Estadio La Salle Y CRC Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round 8 October 1973 Comunicaciones GUA 1968 1–0 CRC Saprissa Félix McDonald Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores Y 15 October 1973 Saprissa CRC 4–0 4–1 GUA 1968 Comunicaciones Wilberth Barquero Hernán Morales Gerardo Solano Carlos Solano San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 5,586 Y CRC Saprissa advanced to the Third Round Third round Alajuelense CRC 0–2 Saprissa CRC 0–1 0–1 Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew. 21 November 1973 Saprissa CRC 1–0 CRC Alajuelense San Juan de Tibás Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Y 5 December 1973 Alajuelense CRC 0–1 0–2 CRC Saprissa San José, Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Y Caribbean Zone First round Robinhood Dutch Guiana 2–4 Jong Colombia ANT 2–3 0–1 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 14–0 Universidad Católica DOM 8–0 6–0 Devonshire Colts BER 6–5 North Village CC BER 3–1 3–4 Bye: S.V. SUBT 29 June 1973 Robinhood Dutch Guiana 2–3 ANT Jong Colombia Y 15 July 1973 Jong Colombia ANT 1–0 2–4 Dutch Guiana Robinhood Nil Y 24 June 1973 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 8–0 DOM Universidad Católica Edwin Schal Theo Klein Musanto Corte Nortan Own goal Nil Paramaribo’s National Stadion Y 28 June 1973 Universidad Católica DOM 0–6 0–14 Dutch Guiana Transvaal Nil Edwin Schal Klein Hedley Del Prado Paramaribo’s National Stadion Y 28 June 1973 Devonshire Colts BER 3–1 BER North Village CC Bermuda National Stadium Y 1 July 1973 North Village CC BER 4–3 5–6 BER Devonshire Colts Bermuda National Stadium Y Second round SUBT ANT 3–9 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 2–5 1–4 Jong Colombia ANT w/o1 Devonshire Colts BER 1 Devonshire Colts withdrew. Transvaal and Jong Colombia advance to the third round. 12 July 1973 SUBT ANT 2–5 Dutch Guiana Transvaal Wiene Schal Humphrey Castillion Theo Klein Wesley Bundel Willemstad Y Transvaal Dutch Guiana 4–1 9–3 ANT SUBT Wiene Schal Humphrey Castillion Theo Klein Vanenburg Y Third round Transvaal Dutch Guiana 4–2 Jong Colombia ANT 2–1 2–1 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 2–1 ANT Jong Colombia TBD TBD TBD Y 4 August 1973 Jong Colombia ANT 1–2 2–4 Dutch Guiana Transvaal TBD George Headley Edwin Schal Y Fourth round Transvaal Dutch Guiana 7–3 Devonshire Colts BER 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 Dutch Guiana 4–2 BER Devonshire Colts Wiene Schal Wensley Bundel Theo Klein Humphrey Castillion Lambert Darrel Y 10 January 1974 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 3–1 7–3 BER Devonshire Colts Theo Klein Wiene Schal Roy Vanenburg Lambert Y Final round The final round was scratched and Transvaal, the winners of the Caribbean Zone, were declared CONCACAF champions after the winners of the Central American Zone, Saprissa, withdrew on 15 December 1973. Champions Dutch Guiana Transvaal 1st References 1973 Champions' Cup