1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

{{Short description|9th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Champions' Cup

| year = 1973

| other_titles =

| image =

| size = 250

| alt =

| caption = SV Transvaal, champions

| city =

| country =

| dates = 1 June 1973 – 10 January 1974

| num_teams = 16

| associations = 9

| champion_other = {{flagicon|NGY}} Transvaal
(1st title)

| count =

| second_other = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa

| third_other =

| fourth_other =

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| updated =

| prevseason = 1972

| nextseason = 1974

}}

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 (North American, Central American and Caribbean), 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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups73.html Copa de Campeones 1973] on the RSSSF

North American Zone

The zone was cancelled as no clubs entered.

Central American Zone

=First round=

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1973

{{TwoLegResult|Municipal|GUA|1–0¹|Olimpia|HON|var2=1949|0–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Comunicaciones|GUA|1–0|Juventud Olímpica|SLV|0–0|1–0}}

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.

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| date = 1 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Vida {{flagicon|HON|1949}}

| score = 0–2

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Carlos Solano {{goal|}}
Gerardo Solano {{goal|}}

| location = San Pedro Sula

| stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 24 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 1–0

| aggregatescore = 3–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Vida

| goals1 = Gerardo Solano {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = San Juan de Tibás

| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa advanced to the Second Round

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| date = 18 July 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Municipal {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}

| score = 0–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Olimpia

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Guatemala City

| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 25 July 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Olimpia {{flagicon|HON|1949}}

| score = 0–1

| aggregatescore = 0–1

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Municipal

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Leonardo McNish {{goal|}}

| location = Tegucigalpa

| stadium = Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Municipal advanced to the Second Round

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| date = 24 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Alajuelense {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 3–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Águila

| goals1 = Roy Saénz {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Walter Elizondo {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = Alajuela

| stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 29 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Águila {{flagicon|SLV}}

| score = 0–1

| aggregatescore = 0–4

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Walter Elizondo {{goal|}}

| location = San Salvador

| stadium = Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round

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| date = 11 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}

| score = 0–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Juventud Olímpica

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| location = Guatemala City

| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 3 August 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Juventud Olímpica {{flagicon|SLV}}

| score = 0–1

| aggregatescore = 0–1

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Comunicaciones

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Erwin Torres {{goal|}}

| location = San Salvador

| stadium = Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Comunicaciones advance to the Second Round

=Second round=

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Santa Cecilia¹|NCA|1–8|Alajuelense|CRC|0–5|1–3}}

¹Deportivo Santa Cecilia replaced Municipal, who withdrew.

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| date = 3 August 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Alajuelense {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 5–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|NCA}} Deportivo Santa Cecilia

| goals1 = Richard González {{goal|}}
Alfredo Piedra {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
Roy Sáenz {{goal|}}
Javier Jimenez {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = Alajuela, Costa Rica

| stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 10 September 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Deportivo Santa Cecilia {{flagicon|NCA}}

| score = 1–3

| aggregatescore = 1–8

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense

| goals1 = Gerardo Barrios {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Alfonso Obregón {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
Javier Jimenez {{goal|}}

| location = Diriamba, Nicaragua

| stadium = Estadio La Salle

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense advanced to the Third Round

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| date = 8 October 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa

| goals1 = Félix McDonald {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala

| stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 15 October 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 4–0

| aggregatescore = 4–1

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Comunicaciones

| goals1 = Wilberth Barquero {{goal|}}
Hernán Morales {{goal|}}
Gerardo Solano {{goal|}}
Carlos Solano {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica

| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

| attendance = 5,586

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa advanced to the Third Round

=Third round=

Saprissa won the series, but later withdrew.

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| date = 21 November 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Alajuelense

| goals1 = {{goal|}}

| goals2 =

| location = San Juan de Tibás

| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 5 December 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Alajuelense {{flagicon|CRC}}

| score = 0–1

| aggregatescore = 0–2

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal|}}

| location = San José, Costa Rica

| stadium = Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

Caribbean Zone

=First round=

{{TwoLegResult|Robinhood|Dutch Guiana|2–4|Jong Colombia|ANT|2–3|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|Dutch Guiana|14–0|Universidad Católica|DOM|8–0|6–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Devonshire Colts|BER|6–5|North Village CC|BER|3–1|3–4}}

Bye: S.V. SUBT

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 29 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Robinhood {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 2–3

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|ANT}} Jong Colombia

| goals1 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 15 July 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Jong Colombia {{flagicon|ANT}}

| score = 0–1

| aggregatescore = 2–4

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}} Robinhood

| goals1 = Nil

| goals2 = {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date = 24 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 8–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|DOM}} Universidad Católica

| goals1 = Edwin Schal {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Theo Klein {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Musanto {{goal|}}
Corte {{goal|}}
Nortan {{goal|}}
Own goal {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Nil

| location =

| stadium = Paramaribo’s National Stadion

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 28 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Universidad Católica {{flagicon|DOM}}

| score = 0–6

| aggregatescore = 0–14

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}} Transvaal

| goals1 = Nil

| goals2 = Edwin Schal {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Klein {{goal|}}
Hedley {{goal|}}
Del Prado {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium = Paramaribo’s National Stadion

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 1 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Devonshire Colts {{flagicon|BER}}

| score = 3–1

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|BER}} North Village CC

| goals1 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 24 June 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = North Village CC {{flagicon|BER}}

| score = 4–3

| aggregatescore = 5–6

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|BER}} Devonshire Colts

| goals1 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

=Second round=

{{TwoLegResult|Jong Colombia|ANT| w/o¹ |Devonshire Colts|BER| |}}

¹ Devonshire Colts withdrew.

Transvaal and Jong Colombia advance to the third round.

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| date = 12 July 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = SUBT {{flagicon|ANT}}

| score = 2–5

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}} Transvaal

| goals1 = {{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| goals2 = Wiene Schal {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Humphrey Castillion {{goal|}}
Theo Klein {{goal|}}
Wesley Bundel {{goal|}}

| location = Willemstad

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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| date =

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 4–1

| aggregatescore = 9–3

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|ANT}} SUBT

| goals1 = Wiene Schal {{goal|}}
Humphrey Castillion {{goal|}}
Theo Klein {{goal|}}
Vanenburg {{goal|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

=Third round=

{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|Dutch Guiana|4–2|Jong Colombia|ANT|2–1|2–1}}

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| date =

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 2–1

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|ANT}} Jong Colombia

| goals1 = TBD {{goal|}}
TBD {{goal|}}

| goals2 = TBD {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 4 August 1973

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Jong Colombia {{flagicon|ANT}}

| score = 1–2

| aggregatescore = 2–4

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}} Transvaal

| goals1 = TBD {{goal|}}

| goals2 = George Headley {{goal|}}
Edwin Schal {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

=Fourth round=

{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|Dutch Guiana|7–3|Devonshire Colts|BER|4–2|3–1}}

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.

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 8 January 1974

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 4–2

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|BER}} Devonshire Colts

| goals1 = Wiene Schal {{goal|}}
Wensley Bundel {{goal|}}
Theo Klein {{goal|}}
Humphrey Castillion {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Lambert {{goal|}}
Darrel {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| date = 10 January 1974

| time =

| round =

| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}}

| score = 3–1

| aggregatescore = 7–3

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|BER}} Devonshire Colts

| goals1 = Theo Klein {{goal|}}
Wiene Schal {{goal|}}
Roy Vanenburg {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Lambert {{goal|}}

| location =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

| nobars = Y

| note =

}}

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.

References

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Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup seasons