1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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 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:
Bermuda Devonshire Colts
Bermuda North Village CC
United States 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 Costa Rica 3–3 Guatemala Aurora 2–1 1–2
Motagua Honduras 3–0 Costa Rica Cartaginés 1–0 2–0
Marathón Honduras 0–4 Guatemala Municipal 0–1 0–3
Alianza El Salvador 5–0* Nicaragua CD UCA 5–0
Deportivo Santa Cecilia Nicaragua 4–5 El Salvador Negocios Internacionales 4–1 0–4

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

Guatemala Aurora advanced to the Second Round


Honduras Motagua advanced to the Second Round


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

Guatemala Municipal advance to the Second Round


27 May 1974 Alianza El Salvador 5–0 Nicaragua CD UCA San Salvador
Manuel Cañada
Miguel González
Roberto Guerra
Miguel Hermosilla
Ninon Osorio
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca
CD UCA Nicaragua w/o
(0–5 agg.)
El Salvador 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

El Salvador Alianza advanced to the Third Round


El Salvador Negocios Internacionales advanced to the Second Round

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua Honduras 0–4 Guatemala Municipal 0–0 0–4
Aurora Guatemala 5–3 El Salvador Negocios Internacionales 3–1 2–2
  • Alianza FC: Bye
28 June 1974 Municipal Guatemala 4–0
(4–0 agg.)
Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Emilio Mitrovich
Cesar Anderson
Raul Benitez
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Guatemala Municipal advance to the Fourth Round


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

Guatemala Aurora advanced to the Third Round

Third round

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

El Salvador Alianza FC advance to the fourth round.

Fourth round

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


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

Guatemala Municipal advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Caribbean Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia Netherlands Antilles 3–2 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Robinhood 2–2 1–0
Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 12–1 Netherlands Antilles Real Rincon 6–1 6–0


Netherlands Antilles Jong Colombia advance to second round.


Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal advanced to the second round

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jong Colombia Netherlands Antilles 3–5 Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal 1–2 2–3


Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Transvaal advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Final

First leg

1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Transvaal Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)1–2Guatemala Municipal
Roy Vanenburg 55' Report Cesar Anderson 48'
Raul Benítez 75'

Second leg

Second leg
Municipal Guatemala2–1Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 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

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1974 Champion
Guatemala
Municipal
First title

References

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