| Copa de Campeones Concacaf | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 July 1975 – 9 May 1976 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Atlético Español |
| Runners-up |  Transvaal |
The 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 11th 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 and was played from 5 July 1975 till 9 May 1976.
The teams were split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and the Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North and Central zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Mexican club Atlético Español beat Surinamese side Transvaal in the finals 3–0 and 2–1,[1] becoming CONCACAF champion for their first time.[2]
North American Zone
First round
| 5 July 1975 | Monterrey | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbian White Eagles | |
Alfredo Jiménez  33'Jose Sánchez 90+' |
Nil |
| 13 July 1975 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Monterrey | Toronto, Ontario |
| Mike Wareika 35' |
[[3] Report] | Romeo Corbo 6' |
Stadium: CNE Stadium Attendance: 2500 Referee: Henry Landauer | |
| Note: Abandoned at 1–1 in 67' due to fight | ||||
- Monterrey advanced to Second Round.
Second round
| 28 September 1975 | Atlético Español | 1–1 | Monterrey | Puebla, Mexico |
| Ramírez 66' (pen.) |
11' González |
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc |
| 9 October 1975 | Monterrey | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Atlético Español | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| 26' Urbina |
Stadium: Estadio Universitario |
- Atlético Español advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.
Central American Zone
First round
| 4 May 1975 | Motagua .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–1 |  Herediano | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Salvador Bernárdez 4' Pedro Caetano 59' |
69' Vicente Wanchope |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 15 May 1975 | Herediano | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Motagua | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Fernando Montero 33' Rafael Camacho 75' |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 8 June 1975 | Saprissa | 4–1 | España | San José, Costa Rica |
| Asdrúbal Paniagua 20' (pen.) 60' Odir Jacques 36'Carlos Santana 90' |
Antonio Pavón 23' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 15 June 1975 | España | 2–0 (3–4 agg.) | Saprissa | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Ramírez 8' Mejía 28' |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| 29 June 1975 | Negocios Internacionales  | 0–0 |  Municipal | |
| Nil | Nil |
| 6 July 1975 | Municipal | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | Negocios Internacionales | |
| Julio César Anderson |
TBD |
| 6 July 1975 | Platense | 4–3 | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Luis Cesar Condomi Oscar Guerrero Oscar Armando Payés |
|
Stadium: Flor Blanca Stadium |
| 9 July 1975 | Platense | 0-1 (4–4 agg.) | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Nil | Miguel Gustavo Perez |
Stadium: Flor Blanca Stadium | ||
| Note: Aurora advanced on away goals.[4] | ||||
- Herediano, Saprissa, Municipal and Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
| 4 September 1975 | Saprissa | 2–0 | Herediano | San José, Costa Rica |
| Odir Jacques |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 11 September 1975 | Herediano | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Saprissa | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Johnny Alvarado Rafael Angel Camacho |
Javier Jimenez |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 14 September 1975 | Municipal | 2–1 | Aurora | Guatemala city, Guatemala |
| Felipe Antonio Carias |
TBD |
Stadium: Mateo Flores Stadium |
- Saprissa and Municipal advanced to the Third Round.
Third round
| 5 October 1975 | Saprissa | 2–2 | Municipal | San José, Costa Rica |
| Odir Jacques Gerardo Solano |
Leonardo McNish Julio Cesar Anderson |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
- Saprissa advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.
Caribbean Zone
Round 1
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santos  |
w/o |  Universidad Catolica |
||
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3 - 3* | Robinhood |
2 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
| Transvaal |
2 - 6* |  Violette |
2 - 2 | 0 - 4* |
- Universidad apparently disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues.
- Robinhood win on lots
- 2nd leg reportedly abandoned at 4-0 in 70'; Violette disqualified for using ineligible players.
| Racing Haïtien | 2–0 | Robinhood | ||
| Nil |
| Robinhood | 3-1 (3-3 agg.) | Racing Haïtien |
Round 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal |
4 - 2 | Santos |
4 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Robinhood |
w/o | Montecarlo |
||
- Monte Carlo disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues
- Transvaal and Robinhood advanced to Round 3.
Round 3
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal |
1 - 0 | Robinhood |
1 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
- Transvaal advance to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final.
Semi-final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saprissa |
2 - 4 | Atlético Español |
1 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
- Atlético Español advance to the CONCACAF Final.
- Transvaal bye to the CONCACAF Final.
| Atlético Español | 2–1 (4-2 agg.) | Saprissa |
Final
First leg
1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
| Transvaal | 0–3 | Atlético Español |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Borbolla 14' Rodríguez 35'Urbina 63' |
Second leg
Second leg
| Atlético Español | 2–1 | Transvaal |
|---|---|---|
| Ramírez 28' Isordia 83' |
Report | Vanenburg 8' |
Atlético Español won 4–0 on points (5–1 on aggregate)
Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1975 Champion |
|---|
Atlético Español First title |
References
- ↑ Copa de Campeones 1975 on the RSSSF
- ↑ Atlético Español, el 'disfraz' de Necaxa by Eric Fong on Medio Tiempo, 25 Apr 2020
- ↑ Koep, Bob (July 14, 1975). "Players, fans mob visitors". Toronto Star. p. B1.
- ↑ "Platense – Fútbol de Honduras".
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