1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 8th 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 29 October 1971 till 31 January 1972 under the home/away match system.

1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Dates29 October 1971–31 January 1972
Final positions
Champions CD Olimpia (1st title)
Runners-up SV Robinhood

The tournament was split into 2 zones (North, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament.

CD Olimpia from Honduras won the final, and became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion.

North/Central American Zone

Unknown if clubs from:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
United States
entered the tournament.

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toluca 4 - 1 Vida 3 - 1 1 - 0
  • Toluca advances to the semifinal.

Caribbean Zone

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal 2 - 3 Robinhood 1 - 0 1 - 3
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Don Bosco *** Aigle Noir
  • Don Bosco apparently won; results unknown. Advances to the second round.

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Robinhood w/o Don Bosco
  • Robinhood, won presumably by withdrawal and advanced to the CONCACAF Final.

Semifinal
18 December 1972 1st leg Toluca 0 – 1 Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Report Mejía Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Juan Molinero (GUA)
20 December 1972 2nd leg Olimpia 1 – 1 Toluca Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Urquía  40' Report Eugui  72' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Giovanni Conessa (GUA)
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final
28 January 1973 1st leg Robinhood 0–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Honduras
 43' Brand Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luis Bocaletti (GUA)
1 February 1973 2nd leg Olimpia 0–0 Robinhood Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mario Rubio (MEX)
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1972 Champions

C.D. Olimpia
First title

References
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