The 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 7th 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. It was played from August 22, 1971, till April 19, 1972, under the home/away match system.
The teams were split into 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying two teams to the final tournament, played for the first time in a group system. After the end of the group, a playoff match had to be played because two teams ended with the same points in the lead of the group. This tournament included the Rochester Lancers, the only team from the original North American Soccer League to take part.
Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final, and became for the third time in its history became CONCACAF champion.Copa de Campeones 1971 by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF"Tercera Copa de Campeones CONCACAF 1971" on Reino Azul (blogsite), April 26, 2014
North American Zone
Elizabeth S.C. forfeit.
Cruz Azul advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
Rochester Lancers advanced to the CONCACAF Final Tournament.
Central American Zone
Preliminary round
Comunicaciones advanced to the First Round.
First round
Aurora advanced to the Second Round.
Saprissa advanced to the Second Round.
Comunicaciones advance to the second round
Alajuelense advanced to the Second Round.
Second round
Comunicaciones advance to the Final Tournament
Alajuelense advanced to the Final Tournament
Caribbean Zone
Transvaal advanced to the Final Tournament
Estrella advance to the Final Tournament
CONCACAF Final Tournament
After the end of the group stage a playoff match had to be played due to Cruz Azul and Alajuelense ended with the same points in the lead of the group. The final tournament was played in Guatemala City.
Playoff
GK Miguel Marín DF Marco Antonio Ramírez DF Javier Guzmán DF Alberto Quintano DF Javier Sánchez MF Jesús Prado MF Héctor Pulido MF Antonio Munguía FW Fernando Bustos FW Octavio Muciño FW Eladio VeraSubstitutions: MF Antonio Gutiérrez FW Cesáreo Victorino Manager: Raúl Cárdenas
GK Roberto Tyrrel DF Luis Castro DF Walter Elizondo DF José Cedeño DF José M. Agüero MF Álvaro Vega MF Oscar Cordero MF Juan José Gámez MF Roy Sáenz FW Rolando Villalobos FW William QuirozManager: Juan Colecchio
Champion
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