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1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Copa de Campeones Concacaf
Dates5 July 1975 – 9 May 1976
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Atlético Español
Runners-upSuriname Transvaal
1974
1976

The 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 11th 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 5 July 1975 till 9 May 1976.

The teams were split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and the 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.

Mexican club Atlético Español beat Surinamese side Transvaal in the finals 3–0 and 2–1,[1] becoming CONCACAF champion for their first time.[2]

North American Zone

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First round

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5 July 1975 Monterrey Mexico 2–0 Canada Serbian White Eagles San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Alfredo Jiménez 33'
Jose Sánchez 90+'
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mile Wortf
13 July 1975 Serbian White Eagles Canada 1–1
(1–3 agg.)
Mexico Monterrey Toronto, Ontario
Mike Wareika 35' [[3] Report] Romeo Corbo 6' Stadium: CNE Stadium
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Henry Landauer
Note: Abandoned at 1–1 in 67' due to fight
  • Monterrey advanced to Second Round.

Second round

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  • Atlético Español advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.

Central American Zone

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First round

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Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1975


15 June 1975 España Honduras 2–0
(3–4 agg.)
Costa Rica Saprissa San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Ramírez 8'
Mejía 28'
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán


6 July 1975 Platense El Salvador 4–3 Guatemala Aurora San Salvador, El Salvador
Luis Cesar Condomi
Oscar Guerrero
Oscar Armando Payés
Stadium: Estadio Flor Blanca
9 July 1975 Platense El Salvador 0-1
(4–4 agg.)
Guatemala Aurora Guatemala City, Guatemala
Miguel Gustavo Perez Stadium: Estadio del Ejército
Note: Aurora advanced on away goals.[4]
  • Herediano, Saprissa, Municipal and Aurora advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

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11 September 1975 Herediano Costa Rica 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Costa Rica Saprissa Heredia, Costa Rica
Johnny Alvarado
Rafael Angel Camacho
Javier Jimenez Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

14 September 1975 Municipal Guatemala 2–1 Guatemala Aurora Guatemala city, Guatemala
Felipe Antonio Carias TBD Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
17 September 1975 Aurora Guatemala 1–0
(2–2 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Guatemala Municipal Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
  • Saprissa and Municipal advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

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5 October 1975 Saprissa Costa Rica 2–2 Guatemala Municipal San José, Costa Rica
Odir Jacques
Gerardo Solano
Leonardo McNish
Julio Cesar Anderson
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
  • Saprissa advanced to CONCACAF Final Series.

Caribbean Zone

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Round 1

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santos Jamaica w/o Dominican Republic Universidad Catolica
Racing Haïtien Haiti 3 - 3* Suriname Robinhood 2 - 0 1 - 3
Transvaal Suriname 2 - 6* Haiti Violette 2 - 2 0 - 4*
  • Universidad apparently disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues.

  • Robinhood win on lots

  • 2nd leg reportedly abandoned at 4-0 in 70'; Violette disqualified for using ineligible players.

Round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal Suriname 4 - 2 Jamaica Santos 4 - 1 0 - 1
Robinhood Suriname w/o Dominican Republic Montecarlo
  • Monte Carlo disqualified due to the Dominican Republic's failure to pay CONCACAF dues

  • Transvaal and Robinhood advanced to Round 3.

Round 3

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Transvaal Suriname 1 - 0 Suriname Robinhood 1 - 0 0 - 0
  • Transvaal advance to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final.

Semi-final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa Costa Rica 2 - 4 Mexico Atlético Español 1 - 2 1 - 2
  • Transvaal bye to the CONCACAF Final.

both legs in San Juan de Tibás

  • Atlético Español advance to the CONCACAF Final.

Final

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The Transvaal team before the start of the first leg.

First leg

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1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Transvaal Suriname0–3Mexico Atlético Español
Report Borbolla 14'
Rodríguez 35'
Urbina 63'

Second leg

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Second leg
Atlético Español Mexico2–1Suriname Transvaal
Ramírez 28'
Isordia 83'
Report Vanenburg 8'

both legs in Paramaribo

Atlético Español won 4–0 on points (5–1 on aggregate)

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
1975 Champion
Mexico
Atlético Español
First title

References

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  1. ^ Copa de Campeones 1975 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Atlético Español, el 'disfraz' de Necaxa by Eric Fong on Medio Tiempo, 25 Apr 2020
  3. ^ Koep, Bob (July 14, 1975). "Players, fans mob visitors". Toronto Star. p. B1.
  4. ^ "Platense – Fútbol de Honduras".