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 to 31 January 1972 under the home/away match system.
The tournament was split into two 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.Copa de Campeones 1972 on the RSSSFOlimpia y sus tres hazañas on El Heraldo, 19 Oct 2017
North/Central American Zone Unknown if clubs from: Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala United Statesentered the tournament.
First round Earlier results and matches unavailable.Eliminated participants apparently included: América Deportivo Santa Cecilia Unión Española Olimpia qualified for semifinal.
Toluca advances to the semifinal.
Caribbean Zone
First round
Robinhood advances to the second round.
Don Bosco apparently won; results unknown. Advances to the second round.
Second round
Robinhood, won presumably by withdrawal and advanced to the CONCACAF Final.
Semifinal
Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate. GK Samuel Sentini DF Selvin Cárcamo DF Oscar Banegas DF Miguel Ángel Matamoros DF Ventura López MF Domingo Ferrera MF Ángel Paz FW Rigoberto Gómez FW Reynaldo Mejía FW Jorge Urquía FW Jorge BranSubstitutions: FW Mario Mairena FW Raúl Suazo Manager: Carlos Viera
GK Edmond Leillis DF Wilfred Siom DF Kenneth Blacker DF Wenley Olenberg DF Nilton Vogeland MF Delano Waterral MF Fritz Zebeda MF Jan Carron MF Silrfred Rostemberg FW Rihaldo Emtingh FW Frank BurtessonSubstitutions: MF William Joselet FW Venenburg Helsmass Manager: ?
Champion
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