1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 5th 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.

1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates25 April–30 September 1969
Teams10 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Cruz Azul
Runners-up Comunicaciones
Third place Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored53 (2.94 per match)

The tournament was played by 10 teams of 9 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

It was played from 25 April till 30 September 1969 under the home/away match system and for the first time, the teams were not split into zones, playing in a straight round system.

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.

First round
25 April 1969 1st leg Saprissa 4–0 Motagua San José, Costa Rica
20:17 (UTC−06:00) Aguilar  19'
Hernández  60'
Umaña  82'
Chavarría  86'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Valentín Gazo (NCA)
1 May 1969 2nd leg Motagua 1–1 Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00) Díaz  15' (o.g.)  19' (o.g.) Navarro Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Clemente Cayez (SLV)
  • Saprissa won 5–1 on aggregate score.
11 May 1969 1st leg Comunicaciones 1–1 CD UCA Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
13 May 1969 2nd leg CD UCA 0–3 Comunicaciones Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Comunicaciones won 4–1 on aggregate score.
18 May 1969 1st leg Águila 3–1 Jong Colombia San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
20 May 1969 2nd leg Jong Colombia 2–2 Águila San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
  • Águila won 5–3 on aggregate score.
14 June 1969 1st leg Somerset Trojans 1–1 Violette Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)
16 June 1969 2nd leg Violette 0–5 Somerset Trojans Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)
  • Somerset Cricket won 6–1 on aggregate score.

Second round
12 June 1969 1st leg Toluca 0–0 Cruz Azul Toluca, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
18 June 1969 2nd leg Cruz Azul 0–1 Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Pereda  5' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
  • Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate score. Toluca were disqualified for the undue alignment of three players; Cruz Azul advanced.
22 June 1969 1st leg Águila 2–5 Comunicaciones San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional Jorge "Mágico" González
29 June 1969 2nd leg Comunicaciones 2–2 Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
  • Comunicaciones won 7–4 on aggregate score.
24 July 1969 1st leg Saprissa 3–0 Somerset Trojans San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional
27 July 1969 2nd leg Somerset Trojans 0–4 Saprissa San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Nacional
  • Saprissa won 7–0 on aggregate score.

Semifinal
31 August 1969 1st leg Saprissa 2–2 Cruz Azul San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Chavarría  63'
Hernández  75'		 Victorino  43'
Pulido  72'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
9 September 1969 2nd leg Cruz Azul 2–1 Saprissa Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Guerrero  32'
Flores  54'		 Chavarría  56' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 35,000
  • Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final
18 September 1969 1st leg Comunicaciones 0–0 Cruz Azul Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00) Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 30,000
30 September 1969 2nd leg Cruz Azul 1–0 Comunicaciones Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Alejándrez  82' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 30,000
  • Cruz Azul won 1–0 on aggregate score.
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1969 Champion

Cruz Azul
First title

References
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