1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#North American Zone
{{Short description|11th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| year = 1975
| other_titles = Copa de Campeones Concacaf
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| dates = 5 July 1975 – 9 May 1976
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| champion_other = {{flagicon|MEX}} Atlético Español
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| second_other = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
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| prevseason = 1974
| nextseason = 1976
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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,[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups75.html Copa de Campeones 1975] on the RSSSF becoming CONCACAF champion for their first time.[https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/atletico-espanol-disfraz-necaxa-gano-titulo-concacaf Atlético Español, el 'disfraz' de Necaxa] by Eric Fong on Medio Tiempo, 25 Apr 2020
North American Zone
=First round=
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| date = 5 July 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Monterrey {{flagicon|MEX}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Serbian White Eagles
| goals1 = Alfredo Jiménez {{goal|33}}
Jose Sánchez {{goal|90+}}
| goals2 =
| location = San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
| stadium = Estadio Universitario
| attendance = 18,000
| referee = Mile Wortf
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 13 July 1975
| time =
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| team1 = Serbian White Eagles {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score = 1–1
| aggregatescore = 1–3
| report = [{{Cite news|last=Koep|first=Bob|date=July 14, 1975|title=Players, fans mob visitors|page=B1|work=Toronto Star}} Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Monterrey
| goals1 = Mike Wareika {{goal|35}}
| goals2 = Romeo Corbo {{goal|6}}
| location = Toronto, Ontario
| stadium = CNE Stadium
| attendance = 2500
| referee = Henry Landauer
| nobars = Y
| note = Abandoned at 1–1 in 67' due to fight
}}
- Monterrey advanced to Second Round.
=Second round=
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| date = 28 September 1975
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| team1 = Atlético Español {{flagicon|MEX}}
| score = 1–1
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| team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Monterrey
| goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|66|pen.}}
| goals2 = {{goal|11}} González
| stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 9 October 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Monterrey {{flagicon|MEX}}
| score = 0–1
| aggregatescore = 1–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Atlético Español
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|26}} Urbina
| location = San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
| stadium = Estadio Universitario
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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- Atlético Español advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.
Central American Zone
=First round=
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1975
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| date = 4 May 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Motagua {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 2–1
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| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano
| goals1 = Salvador Bernárdez {{goal|4}}
Pedro Caetano {{goal|59}}
| goals2 = {{goal|69}} Vicente Wanchope
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
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| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 15 May 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Herediano {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–0
| aggregatescore = 3–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Motagua
| goals1 = Fernando Montero {{goal|33}}
Rafael Camacho {{goal|75}}
| goals2 =
| location = Heredia, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 8 June 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} España
| goals1 = Asdrúbal Paniagua {{goal|20|pen.}} {{goal|60}}
Odir Jacques {{goal|36}}
Carlos Santana {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = Antonio Pavón {{goal|23}}
| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 15 June 1975
| time =
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| team1 = España {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 2–0
| aggregatescore = 3–4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa
| goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|8}}
Mejía {{goal|28}}
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| location = San Pedro Sula, Honduras
| stadium = Estadio Francisco Morazán
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
}}
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| date = 29 June 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Negocios Internacionales {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 0–0
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| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Municipal
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| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| stadium = Estadio Flor Blanca
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| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 6 July 1975
| time =
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| team1 = Municipal {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}
| score = 2–1
| aggregatescore = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Negocios Internacionales
| goals1 = Julio César Anderson {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}}
| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 6 July 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Platense {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 4–3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Aurora
| goals1 = Luis Cesar Condomi {{goal|}}{{goal|}}
Oscar Guerrero {{goal|}}
Oscar Armando Payés {{goal|}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| stadium = Estadio Flor Blanca
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 9 July 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Platense {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 0-1
| aggregatescore = 4–4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Aurora
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Miguel Gustavo Perez {{goal|}}
| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio del Ejército
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note = Aurora advanced on away goals.{{cite web |title=Platense – Fútbol de Honduras |url=http://hondurasfutbol.com/clubes/platense/}}
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- Herediano, Saprissa, Municipal and Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
=Second round=
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| date = 4 September 1975
| time =
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| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Herediano
| goals1 = Odir Jacques {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
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| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 11 September 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Herediano {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–1
| aggregatescore = 2–3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa
| goals1 = Johnny Alvarado {{goal|}}
Rafael Angel Camacho {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Javier Jimenez {{goal|}}
| location = Heredia, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 14 September 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Municipal {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Aurora
| goals1 = Felipe Antonio Carias {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
| goals2 = TBD {{goal|}}
| location = Guatemala city, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 17 September 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Aurora {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}
| score = 1–0
| aggregatescore = 2–2
| penaltyscore = 2–4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Municipal
| goals1 = {{goal|}}
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| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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- Saprissa and Municipal advanced to the Third Round.
=Third round=
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| date = 5 October 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA|1968}} Municipal
| goals1 = Odir Jacques {{goal|}}
Gerardo Solano {{goal|}}
| goals2 = Leonardo McNish {{goal|}}
Julio Cesar Anderson {{goal|}}
| location = San José, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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| date = 12 October 1975
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Municipal {{flagicon|GUA|1968}}
| score = 0–0
| aggregatescore = 2–2
| penaltyscore = 5–6
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa
| goals1 =
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| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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- Saprissa advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.
Caribbean Zone
=Round 1=
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Santos|JAM| w/o |Universidad Catolica|DOM| |}}
{{TwoLegResult|Racing Haïtien|HAI|var1=1964|3 - 3*|Robinhood|SUR|2 - 0|1 - 3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|SUR| 2 - 6* |Violette|HAI|var1=1964|2 - 2|0 - 4*}}
{{end}}
- Universidad apparently disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues.
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| team1 = Racing Haïtien {{flagicon|HAI}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Robinhood
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Nil
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| nobars = Y
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| team1 = Robinhood {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 3-1
| aggregatescore = 3-3
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| team2 = {{flagicon|HAI}} Racing Haïtien
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| nobars = Y
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- Robinhood win on lots
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| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 2-2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HAI}} Violette
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| nobars = Y
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| team1 = Violette {{flagicon|HAI}}
| score = 4-0
| aggregatescore = 6-2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
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- 2nd leg reportedly abandoned at 4-0 in 70'; Violette disqualified for using ineligible players.
=Round 2=
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|SUR|4 - 2|Santos|JAM|4 - 1|0 - 1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Robinhood|SUR| w/o |Montecarlo|DOM| |}}
{{end}}
- Monte Carlo disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues
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| date =
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| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 4-1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Santos
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| date =
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| team1 = Santos {{flagicon|JAM}}
| score = 1-0
| aggregatescore = 2-4
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
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- Transvaal and Robinhood advanced to Round 3.
=Round 3 =
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Transvaal|SUR|1 - 0|Robinhood|SUR|1 - 0|0 - 0}}
{{end}}
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| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Robinhood
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| date =
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| team1 = Robinhood {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 0-0
| aggregatescore = 0-1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
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- Transvaal advance to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final.
Semi-final
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Saprissa|CRC|2 - 4|Atlético Español|MEX|1 - 2|1 - 2}}
{{end}}
- Transvaal bye to the CONCACAF Final.
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| date =
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| round =
| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 1–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Atlético Español
| goals1 =
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| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
| attendance =
| referee =
| nobars = Y
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| date =
| time =
| round =
| team1 = Atlético Español {{flagicon|MEX}}
| score = 2–1
| aggregatescore = 4-2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
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| referee =
| nobars = Y
| note =
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both legs in San Juan de Tibás
- Atlético Español advance to the CONCACAF Final.
Final
= First leg =
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|date = March 7, 1976
|time =
|event = 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
|round = First leg
|team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|SUR}}
|score1 = 0
|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Atlético Español
|score2 = 3
|scorenote =
|aet =
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups75.html Report]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Borbolla {{goal|14}}
Rodríguez {{goal|35}}
Urbina {{goal|63}}
|stadium = National Stadium
|location = Paramaribo
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= Second leg =
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|date = March 9, 1976
|time =
|event =
|round = Second leg
|team1 = Atlético Español {{flagicon|MEX}}
|score1 = 2
|team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
|score2 = 1
|scorenote =
|aet =
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups75.html Report]
|goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|28}}
Isordia {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Vanenburg {{goal|8}}
|stadium = National Stadium
|location = Paramaribo
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both legs in Paramaribo
Atlético Español won 4–0 on points (5–1 on aggregate)
Champion
{{winners-other|CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1975 Champion|MEX|Atlético Español|First}}
References
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