1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
12th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th 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 6 June 1976 till 13 February 1977.
The teams were split in three zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament, where the winners of the North and Central zones played a semi-final to decide who was going to play against the Caribbean champion in the final. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Salvadorean club Águila beat Surinamese Robinhood in the final[1] to became CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history, and the second Salvadoran team to win the trophy.[2][3]
North American Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Italia  |
5–3 |  New York Inter-Giuliana |
3–2 | 2–1 |
- León on a bye.
- Toluca on a bye.
- Serbian White Eagles on a bye.
| New York Inter-Giuliana | 1–2 (3–5 agg.) | Toronto Italia |
- Toronto Italia advances to the second round.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
León  |
w/o | Serbian White Eagles |
||
| Toronto Italia |
w/o | Toluca |
- Serbian White Eagles withdrew.
- The Toronto Italia v Toluca matches were originally scheduled for July 16 and August 31, but Toluca asked to reschedule the series to September 5 and 8. After the matches were not played by September 8, CONCACAF disqualified Toluca.
- León and Toronto Italia advanced to the third round.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| León |
w/o | Toronto Italia |
- Toronto Italia withdrew.
- León advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Central American Zone
Summarize
Perspective
First round
Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1976
- Group A
- Águila advances to the third round.
| 20 June 1976 | Águila | 2–1 | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Félix "Garrobita" Pineda  Luis Baltazar Ramírez "Pelé" Zapata |
René Morales |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
| 27 June 1976 | Alianza | 1–1 | Aurora | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Óscar Gustavo "Lotario" Guerrero |
René Morales |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
| 5 July 1976 | Águila | 1–0 | Alianza | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Ismael "Cisco" Díaz |
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca |
- Group B
| 5 September 1976 | Olimpia | 0–0 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 15 September 1976 | Real España | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Ferreira |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán | |||
| Note: C.D. Olimpia advances to the second round. | ||||
Round 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diriangén  |
w/o |  Real España |
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- Águila on a Bye to the third round
- Real España withdrew
- Diriangén advances to the third round.
Round 3
- Águila advances to the CONCACAF Final.
| Diriangén | 1–6 (a.e.t.) |  Águila |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Luis Ramírez Zapata Félix Pineda Moises Gonzalez |
| Águila | 5–1 | Diriangén |
|---|---|---|
| Ismael Díaz Félix Pineda Sergio Méndez Luis Ramírez Zapata |
TBD |
Caribbean Zone
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robinhood  |
4–2 |  Jong Colombia |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Christianburg  |
1–20 | Voorwaarts |
1–8 | 0–12 |
| Thomas United |
1–6 |  Tesoro Palo Seco |
0–2 | 1–4 |
- Malvern United on a Bye
| Jong Colombia | 1–1 (2–4 agg.) | Robinhood |
| Christianburg | 1–8 | Voorwaarts |
| Voorwaarts | 12–0 (12–0 agg.) | Christianburg |
| Thomas United | 0–2 | Tesoro Palo Seco |
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | Thomas United |
- Robinhood, Voorwaarts and Tesoro Palo Seco advance to the second round.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood |
2–0 | Malvern United |
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Tesoro Palo Seco |
1–6 | Voorwaarts |
0–4 | 1–2 |
- Robinhood and Voorwaarts advance to the third round
| Robinhood | 0–0 | Malvern United |
| Tesoro Palo Seco | 0–4 | Voorwaarts |
| Voorwaarts | 2–1 (6–1 agg.) | Tesoro Palo Seco |
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood |
3–0 | Voorwaarts |
3–0 | 0–0 |
- Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
| Robinhood | 3–0 | Voorwaarts | ||
| TBD TBD TBD |
Nil |
| Voorwaarts | 0–0 (0–3 agg.) | Robinhood | ||
| Nil | Nil |
Semi-final
- Due to several players being sent off after a brawl, León forfeited the 2nd leg while leading 2–1: Águila was awarded a 2–0 win.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Second leg
Aguila won the series 4–2 on points (8–3 on aggregate).
Champion
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976 Champion |
|---|
 Águila First title |
References
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