1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup


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, 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.

North American Zone

The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973
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.
Saprissa advanced to the Second Round
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Municipal advanced to the Second Round
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Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round
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Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round

Second round

1Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.
Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round
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Saprissa advanced to the Third Round

Third round

Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew.

Caribbean Zone

First round

Bye: S.V. SUBT

Second round

1 Devonshire Colts withdrew.

Fourth round

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.

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.