1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Dates5 May – 27 October
Final positions
Champions Municipal
Runners-up Transvaal
1973
1975

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.

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

As all clubs withdrew, the zone was cancelled.

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1974

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 3–3 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

12 May 1974 Saprissa 2–1 Aurora San Juan de Tibás
Carlos Solano
Gerardo Solano
Fernando Solano o.g.' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
19 May 1974 Aurora 2–1
(3–3 agg.)
Saprissa Guatemala City, Guatemala
René Morales
Gerardo Granja
[1] Gerardo Solano Stadium: Estadio del Ejército

Aurora advanced to the Second Round


Motagua advanced to the Second Round


27 May 1974 Municipal 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Marathón Guatemala City
José Emilio Mitrovich
Julio César Anderson
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Municipal advance to the Second Round


27 May 1974 Alianza 5–0 CD UCA San Salvador
Manuel Cañada
Miguel González
Roberto Guerra
Miguel Hermosilla
Ninon Osorio
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca
CD UCA w/o
(0–5 agg.)
Alianza San Salvador
The 2nd leg of Alianza FC vs. Universidad Centroamericana was cancelled by mutual agreement, and the 1st leg results stood. Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca

Alianza advanced to the Third Round


Negocios Internacionales advanced to the Second Round

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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: Bye
28 June 1974 Municipal 4–0
(4–0 agg.)
Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Emilio Mitrovich
Cesar Anderson
Raul Benitez
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Municipal advance to the Fourth Round


28 June 1974 Negocios Internacionales 2–2
(3–5 agg.)
Aurora San Salvador, El Salvador
Mauricio Meneses
Ricardo Sosa
Carlos Diaz
René Morales
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca

Aurora advanced to the Third Round

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aurora 2–4 Alianza 2–3 0–1
  • Municipal: Bye
Aurora 2–3 Alianza Guatemala City
Hugo Ottensen
Miguel Gonzalez
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
September 2, 1974 Alianza 1–0
(4–2 agg.)
Aurora San Salvador, El Salvador
Manuel Canadas Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca

Alianza FC advance to the fourth round.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 0–3 Municipal 0–1 0–2


October 7, 1974 Municipal 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala
Raúl Washington Benítez
Felipe Carias
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Municipal advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Caribbean Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 advance to second round.


Transvaal advanced to the second round

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Roy Vanenburg 55' Report Cesar Anderson 48'
Raul Benítez 75'

Second leg

Second leg
Municipal 2–1 Transvaal
Emilio Mitrovich 33', 73' Report Roy Vanenburg 43' (pen.)
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