1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 2nd edition of the annual continental club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.
Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1963 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 10 March – 18 August 1963 |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | Various (in 8 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Racing Haïtien (1st title) |
Runners-up | CD Guadalajara |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 46 (2.71 per match) |
The tournament was played by 9 teams from 8 countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, and the United States. The tournament was played from 10 March 1963 till 18 August 1963, and was won by Haitien club Racing.[1]
First round
10 March 1963 Caribbean Zone | Sithoc | 1–3 | Racing | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
Valeriam 43' | Champagne 69' Santvil 86' Limagree |
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium |
17 March 1963 Caribbean Zone | Racing | 1–0 (4–1 agg.) | Sithoc | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Santvil 52' | Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
15 March 1963 North American Zone | Oro | 2–3 | New York Hungaria | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Peña 10' Epaminondas 33' |
18' 53' 85' Mate | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco |
17 April 1963 North American Zone | New York Hungaria | 2–2 (5–4 agg.) | Oro | New York City, United States |
Mate 39' 82' | 34' Rodríguez 49' Peña |
Stadium: Eindracht Oval |
- CD Guadalajara gets bye to second round for winning 1962 tournament.
1963-04-28 Central American Zone | Vida | 2 - 2 | Xelajú | Estadio Nilmo Edwards La Ceiba, Honduras |
Juárez 19' Amaya 85' |
López 34' Anaya 54' |
1963-05-05 Central American Zone | Xelajú | 6 - 0 | Vida | Estadio Mario Camposeco Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
Lizano 25, 83' Arjona 34, 69' Anaya 57' López 79' |
- Xelajú advance 8-2 on aggregate.
1963-04-28 Central American Zone | Saprissa | 1 - 1 | FAS | Estadio Nacional San José, Costa Rica |
Jiménez 81' | Najera 75' |
1963-05-05 Central American Zone | Saprissa | 2 - 0 | FAS | Estadio Nacional San José, Costa Rica |
Jiménez 52' Marín 85' |
- Saprissa advance 3-1 on aggregate.
Second round
1963-05-19 North American Zone Play-off | New York Hungaria | 0 – 0 | CD Guadalajara | New York City, New York, (USA) |
1963-06-17 North American Zone Play-off | CD Guadalajara | 2 – 0 | New York Hungaria | Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco (MEX) |
Reyes Valdivia |
- CD Guadalajara advanced to the third round 2-0 on aggregate.
1963-07-07 Inter–Zone Play-off | Xelajú | 1 - 4 | Racing Haïtien | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
Juárez 50' | Saint Vil 32, 72, 82' Champagne 62' |
1963-07-14 Inter–Zone Play-off | Xelajú | 3 - 1 | Racing Haïtien | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
López 2, 49' Anaya 10' |
Obas 67' |
- Saprissa received a bye to the third round.
Playoff re-match
Due to each team having won one match, a play-off was needed.
1963-07-17 Inter–Zone Play-off | Xelajú | 1 - 2 | Racing Haïtien | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Reyes 66' | Obas 9' Nelson 26' |
- Racing Haïtien advanced to the third round.
Third round
1963-08-14 | Saprissa | 0 - 1 | CD Guadalajara | Estadio Nacional San José, Costa Rica |
Reyes 43' |
1963-08-18 | Saprissa | 0 - 2 | CD Guadalajara | Estadio Nacional San José, Costa Rica |
Reyes 35, 70' |
- Racing Haïtien received a bye to the final round.
- CD Guadalajara advanced to the final round 3–0 on aggregate.
Final round
Difficulties in securing passports for Racing Haïtien's players in time for the September final in Guadalajara caused the match to be postponed three times. After CD Guadalajara's protest to CONCACAF in February 1964, the governing body declared that club to be champions, but changed their minds after a counter-protest, instead deciding that both legs of the final should be played within two months of 2 April 1964. This decision caused CD Guadalajara to scratch from the competition because they were on a European tour during that period, so the title was awarded to Racing Haïtien without any match being played.
References
- Copa de Campeones 1962 by Steven Torres on the RSSSF