1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates26 May – 1 December 1968
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Toluca (1st title)
1967
1969

The 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 4th 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 football club champion in the CONCACAF region.

Contents

The tournament was played by 10 teams of 10 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Suriname, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

It was played from 26 May till 1 December 1968 under the home/away match system. The tournament was split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the Central and Caribbean zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Northern champion in the final. The final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions after both semi-finalists, Aurora and Transvaal, were ejected from the competition (Aurora due to crowd violence and Transvaal for using ineligible players).

Club Deportivo Toluca (actually known as Deportivo Toluca FC) from Mexico thus became for the first time in its history CONCACAF champion. [1] [2]

Caribbean zone

22 April 19681st leg Scherpenheuvel Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 1–1 Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg Transvaal
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2 May 19682nd leg Transvaal Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg 3–1 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Scherpenheuvel
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Northern zone

First round

Second round

29 September 19681st leg Toluca Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 4–1 Flag of the United States.svg NY Greek Americans Mexico
CST Amaury Epaminondas Soccerball shade.svg14'Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Felipe Ruvalcaba Soccerball shade.svg25'
Francisco Linares Soccerball shade.svg59'
Tonorezos Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1968

21 April 19681st leg Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia San Salvador, El Salvador
CST Odir Jacques Soccerball shade.svgRicardo Taylor Soccerball shade.svg
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Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca
28 April 19682nd leg Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST Conrado Flores Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés

Second round

3 November 19681st leg Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Aurora Tegucigalpa, Honduras
CST TBD Soccerball shade.svgTBD Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
10 November 19682nd leg Aurora Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg 4–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Semi-final

27 November 19681st leg Transvaal Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg 1–1 Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Aurora Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
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1 December 19682nd leg Aurora Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg 0–2 Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg Transvaal Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana
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The semi-final was declared null and void, and both teams were ejected from the competition: Aurora after their fans invaded the pitch following the end of the 2nd leg and caused a mass brawl between celebrating Transvaal fans, and Transvaal for using three ineligible players in both legs.

Final

After Aurora and Transvaal were both ejected from the competition, the final was scratched and Toluca were declared champions. [1]

Champion

 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1968 champion 
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Toluca
1st title

References