1976 African Cup Winners' Cup

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1976 African Cup Winners' Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril - 12 December 1976
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Nigeria.svg Shooting Stars F.C. (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored128 (3.37 per match)
1975
1977

The 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup was the second edition of Africa's secondary interclub competition. The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Shooting Stars F.C. from Nigeria won the final, and claimed their - and their country's - first African club trophy.

Contents

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Bata Bullets Flag of Malawi.svg 6-4 Flag of Madagascar.svg Fortior Mahajanga 2-44-0
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 6-1 Flag of Gabon.svg Petrosport 3-03-1
Liberté FC Flag of Niger.svg 1-9 Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg Al-Ahly Tripoli 0-51-4
Gambia Ports Authority F.C. Flag of The Gambia.svg 2-6 Flag of Upper Volta.svg Rail Club du Kadiogo 1-41-2

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Bata Bullets Flag of Malawi.svg 1-4 Flag of Zambia.svg Rokana United 1-00-4
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 2-2 (a) Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Vita Club 2-10-1
Rail Club du Kadiogo Flag of Upper Volta.svg 1-7 Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star 1-00-7
ASKO Kara Flag of Togo.svg 1-5 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé 1-20-3
Mechal Army Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg 6-4 Flag of Tanzania.svg Youth League 5-21-2
Shooting Stars F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 5-0 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Breweries 3-02-0
US Gorée Flag of Senegal.svg 3-6 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Stella Club d'Adjamé 0-00-2
Zamalek Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg 4-2 Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg Al-Ahly Tripoli 3-01-2

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Mechal Army Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg 2-6 Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Zamalek 2-00-6
Shooting Stars F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 4-3 Flag of Zambia.svg Rokana United 3-21-1
Tonnerre Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 2-1 Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star 0-02-1
AS Vita Club Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg 5-3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Stella Club d'Adjamé 2-03-3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
AS Vita Club Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg 2-4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé 1-11-3
Zamalek Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg 2-2 (3-5 p) Flag of Nigeria.svg Shooting Stars F.C. 2-00-2

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Shooting Stars F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 4-2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé 4-10-1

Champion

African Cup Winners' Cup
1976 Winners
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Shooting Stars F.C.
First Title

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