1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

4th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF September 2020 1968 26 May – 1 December 1968 10 MEX 1934 Toluca 1 1967 1969 The 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 4th 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 football club champion in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was played by 10 teams of 10 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Suriname, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. It was played from 26 May till 1 December 1968 under the home/away match system. The tournament was split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the Central and Caribbean zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Northern champion in the final. The final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions after both semi-finalists, Aurora and Transvaal, were ejected from the competition (Aurora due to crowd violence and Transvaal for using ineligible players). Toluca FC from Mexico thus became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.Copa de Campeones 1968 on the RSSSFTodos los campeones de Concacaf on Goal.com, 20 Dec 2020 Caribbean zone 1st leg 22 April 1968 Scherpenheuvel ANT 1–1 Dutch Guiana Transvaal TBD TBD Y 2nd leg 2 May 1968 Transvaal Dutch Guiana 3–1 ANT Scherpenheuvel TBD TBD TBD TBD Y Transvaal won 4–2 on aggregate score. Northern zone First round 1st leg 26 May 1968 Somerset Trojans BER 2–1 USA NY Greek American TBD TBD TBD Y 2nd leg 2 June 1968 NY Greek American USA 1–0 BER Somerset Trojans TBD Nil Y Play-off NY Greek American USA 2–1 BER Somerset Trojans TBD TBD TBD New York, New York Y NY Greek American won 4–3 on aggregate score. Second round 29 September 1968 CST 1st leg Toluca MEX 1934 4–1 USA NY Greek American Amaury Epaminondas 14 85 pen.Felipe Ruvalcaba 25Francisco Linares 59 Tonorezos 33 pen. Mexico Y 6 October 1968 EST 2nd leg NY Greek American USA 2–3 MEX 1934 Toluca Víctor Jurisenvik John Kosmidis Felipe Ruvalcaba Juan Dosal Amaury Epaminondas United States Y Toluca won 7–3 on aggregate score. Central American Zone First round Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1968 3 April 1968 CST 1st leg Alajuelense CRC 0–2 GUA 1968 Aurora Oscar Molina Jorge Roldán San José, Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Y 7 April 1968 CST 2nd leg Aurora GUA 1968 0–1 CRC Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Y Aurora won 2–1 on aggregate score. 21 April 1968 CST 1st leg Alianza SLV 1–2 HON 1949 Olimpia Odir Jacques Ricardo Taylor Donaldo Rosales San Salvador, El Salvador Estadio Flor Blanca Y 28 April 1968 CST 2nd leg Olimpia HON 1949 1–0 SLV Alianza Conrado Flores Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Y Olimpia won 3–1 on aggregate score. Second round 3 November 1968 CST 1st leg Olimpia HON 1949 1–1 GUA 1968 Aurora TBD TBD Tegucigalpa, Honduras Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Y 10 November 1968 CST 2nd leg Aurora GUA 1968 4–0 HON 1949 Olimpia TBD TBD TBD TBD Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Y Aurora won 5–1 on aggregate score. Semi-final 27 November 1968 AST 1st leg Transvaal Dutch Guiana 1–1 GUA 1968 Aurora Swie TBD Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana Y 1 December 1968 AST 2nd leg Aurora GUA 1968 0–2 Dutch Guiana Transvaal Nil TBD TBD Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana Y The semi-final was declared null and void, and both teams were ejected from the competition: Aurora after their fans invaded the pitch following the end of the 2nd leg and caused a mass brawl between celebrating Transvaal fans, and Transvaal for using three ineligible players in both legs. Final After Aurora and Transvaal were both ejected from the competition, the final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions. Champion CONCACAF Champions' Cup1968 champion MEX 1934 50pxToluca 1st References 1968 Champions' Cup