1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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.

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

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 final, and became for the second time in its history CONCACAF champion.

North American Zone
30 June 1970 1st leg NY Greek Americans 0–1 Cruz Azul New York City, United States
EST  76' Muciño
12 July 1970 2nd leg Cruz Azul 5–0 NY Greek Americans Mexico City, Mexico
CST Muciño  12'  58'
Bidalis  16' (o.g.)
Guerrero  77'  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:
26 April 1970 Atlético Marte 5–0 Diriangén San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
28 April 1970 Diriangén 1–3 Atlético Marte Diriamba, Nicaragua
CST Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
3 May 1970 Atlético Marte 1–1 Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Franco  34'  57' Aguilar Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
12 May 1970 Saprissa 3–1 Atlético Marte San José, Costa Rica
CST Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
24 May 1970 Saprissa 9–0 Diriangén San José, Costa Rica
CST Umaña  13'
Marín  25'  50'
Chico  27' (pen.)
Aguilar  42'  78'
Heriberto  55'
Jiménez  67'
Grant  74'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
31 May 1970 Diriangén 0–2 Saprissa Diriamba, Nicaragua
CST Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

Group B

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

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

Caribbean Zone

First Round
9 June 1970 Transvaal 2–0 Maple Paramaribo, Suriname
SRT Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
14 June 1970 Maple 1–2 Transvaal Trinidad and Tobago
AST Schal
Brammerloo
  • Transvaal won 4–1 on aggregate score.
3 July 1970 SUBT 2–5 Racing Haïtien Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
AST Stadium: Stadion dr. Antoine Maduro
5 July 1970 Racing Haïtien 1–1 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 *** Santos
  • Unknown results; Santos wins round.


Final Round
20 September 1970 Santos 0–2 Transvaal Kingston, Jamaica
EST Vanenburg
Corte
27 September 1970 Transvaal 3–1 Santos Paramaribo, Suriname
SRT Corte
Lagadeau
Vanenburg 		Campbell Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion
  • Transvaal won 5–1 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF Semi-finals

The semi-finals and final were scratched and Cruz Azul were declared CONCACAF Champions after Deportivo Saprissa and SV Transvaal withdrew.

Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1970 Champions

Cruz Azul
Second title

References
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