1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 10th 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 May till 27 October 1974 with all the matches played under the home/away match.

1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Dates5 May–27 October 1974
Final positions
Champions Municipal
Runners-upTransvaal

The teams were split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. As no clubs entered in the North American section, the winner of the two remaining zones gained the qualification to the final. Municipal from Guatemala won the tournament,[1] becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time.[2]

North American Zone

Entrants included:
Devonshire Colts
North Village CC
Maccabi Los Angeles

  • Apparently no matches were played.

Central American Zone

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 3–3
(draw)		 Aurora 2–1 1–2
Motagua 3–0 Cartaginés 1–0 2–0
Marathón 0–4 Municipal 0–1 0–3
Alianza 5–0* CD UCA 5–0
Deportivo Santa Cecilia 4–5 Negocios Internacionales 4–1 0–4
  • Aurora FC wins the draw.
  • Alianza FC vs. Universidad Centroamericana 2nd leg was not played. (1st leg results stand)*
  • Aurora FC, Motagua, Municipal and Negocios Internacionales advance to second round.

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua 0–4 Municipal 0–0 0–4
Aurora 5–3 Negocios Internacionales 3–1 2–2
  • Alianza FC advances on a Bye to the third round.
  • Aurora FC advance to the third round.

Third Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aurora 2–4 Alianza 2–3 0–1
  • Municipal advances on a Bye to the fourth round.
  • Alianza FC advance to the fourth round.

Fourth Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 0–3 Municipal 0–1 0–2
  • Municipal advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Caribbean Zone

First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia 3–2 Robinhood 2–2 1–0
Transvaal 12–1 Real Rincon 6–1 6–0
  • Jong Colombia and Transvaal advance to second round.

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia 3–5 Transvaal 1–2 2–3
  • Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Final

First leg
1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Transvaal 1–2 Municipal
Vanenburg  55' Report Anderson  48'
Benítez  75'

Second leg
Second leg
Municipal 2–1 Transvaal
Mitrovich  33', 73' Report Vanenburg  43' (p)
Referee: Javier Galindo (Mexico)

Municipal won 4–0 on points, and 4–2 on goal difference.

Champion
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1974 Champion

Municipal
First title

References
  1. Copa de Campeones 1974 on the RSSSF
  2. Rojos, campeones de Concacaf on Prensa Libre, 27 Oct 2020
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