1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

12th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF

International football competition

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

• León on a bye.
• Toluca on a bye.
• Serbian White Eagles on a bye.
• Toronto Italia advances to the second round.

Toronto Italia v New York Inter-Giuliana

New York Inter-Giuliana v Toronto Italia

Second round

• 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

• Toronto Italia withdrew.
• León advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Central American Zone

First round

Torneo Centroamericano de Concacaf 1976

Group A

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• Águila advances to the third round.

Águila v Aurora

Alianza v Aurora

Águila v Alianza

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Group B

Olimpia v Real España

Real España v Olimpia

Round 2

• 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.

November 1976

Estadio Colegio La Salle, Diriamba

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November 22, 1976

Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel

Caribbean Zone

First round

• Malvern United on a Bye
• Robinhood, Voorwaarts and Tesoro Palo Seco advance to the second round.

Robinhood v Jong Colombia

Jong Colombia v Robinhood

Christianburg v Voorwaarts

Voorwaarts v Christianburg

Thomas United v Tesoro Palo Seco

Tesoro Palo Seco v Thomas United

Second round

• Robinhood and Voorwaarts advance to the third round

Robinhood v Malvern United

Malvern United v Robinhood

Tesoro Palo Seco v Voorwaarts

Voorwaarts v Tesoro Palo Seco

Third round

• Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.

Robinhood v Voorwaarts

Voorwaarts v Robinhood

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.

January 24, 1976

Estadio Cuscatlán
San Salvador – El Salvador

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January 31, 1976

Estadio Cuscatlán
San Salvador – El Salvador

Final

First leg

1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final

13 February 1977

(UTC−06:00)

First leg

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

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Second leg

15 February 1977

(UTC−06:00)

Second leg

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Aguila won the series 4–2 on points (8–3 on aggregate).

Champion

References

1. Copa de Campeones 1976 on the RSSSF
2. "Copa de Campeones Concacaf 1976 Águila Campeón" on Historicas Coperas blogsite, 30 Jan 2015
3. Hace 40 años el Aguila fue el rey by Cristian López on El Gráfico, 16 Feb 2017