1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates26 April till 5 June 1970
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Cruz Azul
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 6th 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.

It was played from 26 April till 5 June 1970 under the home/away match system. The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament; the semi-finals and final were scratched and Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions after Deportivo Saprissa and SV Transvaal withdrew.

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the competition, becoming CONCACAF champion for the second time in its history.[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 Goal 76' Muciño
12 July 1970 2nd leg Cruz Azul Mexico 5–0 United States NY Greek Americans Mexico City, Mexico
CST Muciño Goal 12' Goal 58'
Bidalis Goal 16' (o.g.)
Goal 77' Goal 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 Saprissa 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 8 Qualified to the Central American Zone final round
2 Atlético Marte 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 4
3 Diriangén 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]
26 April 1970 Atlético Marte El Salvador 5–0 Nicaragua Diriangén San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
28 April 1970 Diriangén Nicaragua 1–3 El Salvador Atlético Marte Diriamba, Nicaragua
CST Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
3 May 1970 Atlético Marte El Salvador 1–1 Costa Rica Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Franco Goal 34' Goal 57' Aguilar Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
12 May 1970 Saprissa Costa Rica 3–1 El Salvador Atlético Marte San José, Costa Rica
CST Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
24 May 1970 Saprissa Costa Rica 9–0 Nicaragua Diriangén San José, Costa Rica
CST Umaña Goal 13'
Marín Goal 25' Goal 50'
Chico Goal 27' (pen.)
Aguilar Goal 42' Goal 78'
Heriberto Goal 55'
Jiménez Goal 67'
Grant Goal 74'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
31 May 1970 Diriangén Nicaragua 0–2 Costa Rica Saprissa Diriamba, Nicaragua
CST Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

Group B

17 May 1970 Olimpia Honduras 3–2 Guatemala Municipal Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Goal
Goal
Goal		 Goal Toninho
Goal López		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
24 May 1970 Municipal Guatemala 0–0 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Final Round[]

21 June 1970 Saprissa Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Olimpia San José, Costa Rica
CST Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
5 July 1970 Olimpia Honduras 1–4 Costa Rica Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Goal 12' Goal 10'
Goal 15'
Goal 46' Marín
Goal 90' 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score.

Caribbean Zone[]

First Round[]

9 June 1970 Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago Paramaribo, Suriname
SRT Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
14 June 1970 Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal Trinidad and Tobago
AST Goal Schal
Goal Brammerloo
  • Transvaal won 4–1 on aggregate score.
3 July 1970 SUBT Netherlands Antilles 2–5 Haiti Racing Haïtien Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
AST Stadium: Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro
5 July 1970 Racing Haïtien Haiti 1–1 Netherlands Antilles SUBT Port-au-Prince, Haiti
EST Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator
  • 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 Goal Vanenburg
Goal
27 September 1970 Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 3–1 Jamaica Santos Paramaribo, Suriname
SRT Goal
Lagadeau Goal
Vanenburg Goal		 Goal Campbell Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
  • Transvaal won 5–1 on aggregate score.

Semi-finals[]

As no final was held due to Deportivo Saprissa and Transvaal withdrew, Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions.

Champion[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1970 Champions
Mexico
Cruz Azul
Second title

References[]

  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1970 on the RSSSF
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