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
Final positions
ChampionsGuatemala Municipal
Runners-upSuriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal
1973
1975

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

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Entrants included:
  Devonshire Colts
  North Village CC
  Maccabi Los Angeles

As all clubs withdrew, the zone was cancelled.

Central American Zone

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First round

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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

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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


22 June 1974 Aurora   3–1   Negocios Internacionales Guatemala City, Guatemala
René Morales    
Selvin Pennant  
  Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
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

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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

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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

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First round

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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

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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

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First leg

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

Second leg

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

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

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1974 Champion
 
Municipal
First title

References

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