1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Tournament details
Dates25 April – 30 September
Teams10 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Comunicaciones
Third place Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored53 (2.94 per match)
1968
1970

The 1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 5th 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 9 nations: Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. It was played from 25 April to 30 September 1969 under the home/away match system and for the first time, the teams were not split into zones, playing in a straight round system. [1] [2]

Cruz Azul from Mexico won the final after beating Guatemalan club Comunicaciones 1–0 in the second leg, [3] becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time in its history. [1] [4]

First round

25 April 19691st leg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 4–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua San José, Costa Rica
20:17 (UTC−06:00) Luís Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg19'
Fernando Hernández Soccerball shade.svg60'
Eduardo Umaña Soccerball shade.svg82'
Eduardo Chavarría Soccerball shade.svg86'
NilStadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Valentín Gazo (NCA)
1 May 19692nd leg Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(UTC−06:00) Dagoberto Díaz Soccerball shade.svg15' (o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.) Navarro Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Clemente Cayez (SLV)

11 May 19691st leg Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg 1–1 Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg CD UCA Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)TBD Soccerball shade.svgTBD Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
13 May 19692nd leg CD UCA Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg 0–3 Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Comunicaciones Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)NilTBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

18 May 19691st leg Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg 3–1 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jong Colombia San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)Juan Ramon Martinez Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Felix Pineda Soccerball shade.svg
Franklin Victoria Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
20 May 19692nd leg Jong Colombia Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 2–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)Hubert Martina Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgRudy Sobalvarro Soccerball shade.svg
Carlos Goncalvez Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca

14 June 19691st leg Somerset Trojans Flag of Bermuda.svg 1–1 Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg Violette Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)TBD Soccerball shade.svgTBD Soccerball shade.svg
16 June 19692nd leg Violette Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg 0–5 Flag of Bermuda.svg Somerset Trojans Hamilton, Bermuda
(UTC−06:00)NilTBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg
TBD Soccerball shade.svg

Second round

12 June 19691st leg Toluca Flag of Mexico.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul Toluca, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)NilNilStadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
18 June 19692nd leg Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00)Nil Pereda Soccerball shade.svg5'Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes

22 June 19691st leg Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–5 Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Comunicaciones San Salvador, El Salvador
(UTC−06:00)Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Hernán Godoy Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Hugo Peña Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Héctor Tambasco Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Jorge "Mágico" González
29 June 19692nd leg Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg 2–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)Hernán Godoy Soccerball shade.svg
Julio Rodas Soccerball shade.svg
Félix Pineda Soccerball shade.svg
Rudy Sobalbarro Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

24 July 19691st leg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–0 Flag of Bermuda.svg Somerset Trojans San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgNilStadium: Estadio Nacional
27 July 19692nd leg Somerset Trojans Flag of Bermuda.svg 0–4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00)NilSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio Nacional

Semifinal

31 August 19691st leg Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul San José, Costa Rica
(UTC−06:00) Chavarría Soccerball shade.svg63'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg75'
Victorino Soccerball shade.svg43'
Pulido Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
9 September 19692nd leg Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Mexico City, Mexico
(UTC−06:00) Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg32'
Flores Soccerball shade.svg54'
Chavarría Soccerball shade.svg56'Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 35,000

Final

First leg

1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
Report
Estadio Mateo Flores , Guatemala City
Attendance: 30,000

Second leg

Second leg
Cruz Azul Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg Comunicaciones
Alejándrez Soccerball shade.svg82' Report
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1969 Champion
Flag of Mexico.svg
Cruz Azul
First title

References

  1. 1 2 Copa Concacaf 1969 by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
  2. Campeones 1969 [ usurped ] on Footbase
  3. Comunicaciones en la Concacaf
  4. "Cruz Azul Campeón de la Concacaf 1969" on Reino Azul (blogsite), 7 Mar 2014