1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates26 April – 5 June
Teams12 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul (2nd title)

The 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 6th edition of the annual international club association football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup

It was played from 26 April to 5 June 1970 under the home/away match system. The teams were split into three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each qualifying the winner to the final tournament. The final tournament was not held and Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions after Deportivo Saprissa and SV Transvaal withdrew.

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the competition for the second time in their history, having also won the 1969 Champions' Cup the previous year.[1]

North American Zone

30 June 1970 1st leg NY Greek Americans United States 0–1 Mexico Cruz Azul New York City, United States
EST 76' Muciño
12 July 1970 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico 5–0 United States NY Greek Americans Mexico City, Mexico
CST Muciño 12' 58'
Bidalis 16' (o.g.)
Guerrero 77' 87'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
  • Cruz Azul won 6–0 on aggregate score.

Central American Zone

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 8 Central American Zone final round
2 El Salvador Atlético Marte 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 4
3 Nicaragua Diriangén 4 0 0 4 1 19 18 0
Source:
28 April 1970 Diriangén Nicaragua 1–3 El Salvador Atlético Marte Diriamba, Nicaragua
CST TBD Elenilson Franco
Sergio Mendez
Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
3 May 1970 Atlético Marte El Salvador 1–1 Costa Rica Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Elenilson Franco 34' Luis Aguilar 57' Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
12 May 1970 Saprissa Costa Rica 3–1 El Salvador Atlético Marte San José, Costa Rica
CST Luis Aguilar 30'
Jimenez 35' 57'
Ricardo Sepulveda 75' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
24 May 1970 Saprissa Costa Rica 9–0 Nicaragua Diriangén San José, Costa Rica
CST Umaña 13'
Marín 25' 50'
Chico 27' (pen.)
Aguilar 42' 78'
Heriberto 55'
Jiménez 67'
Grant 74'
None Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
  • Saprissa advance to final round.

Group B

17 May 1970 Olimpia Honduras 3–2 Guatemala Municipal Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Urquía
Brand
Suazo
Toninho
López
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Final Round

5 July 1970 Olimpia Honduras 1–4 Costa Rica Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Urquía 12' 10' Grant
15' Ruiz
46' Marín
90' Aguilar
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score and advance to final round.

Caribbean Zone

First round

9 June 1970 Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago Maple Paramaribo, Suriname
SRT Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
14 June 1970 Maple Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
AST TBD Edwin Schal
Harald Reumel “Brammerloo”
  • Transvaal won 4–1 on aggregate score.

  • Racing Haïtien won 6–3 on aggregate score.

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing Haïtien Haiti ?–? Jamaica Santos
  • Unknown results; Santos wins round.

Final Round

20 September 1970 Santos Jamaica 0–2 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal Kingston, Jamaica
EST Vanenburg
Corte
  • Transvaal won 5–1 on aggregate score.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals and final were scratched and Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions after Deportivo Saprissa and Transvaal both withdrew.

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1970 Champions
Mexico
Cruz Azul
Second title

References

  1. Goloboy, Jim; Stokkermans, Karel (9 May 2019). "Central American Club Competitions 1970". RSSSF.org. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.